The Monticello Sages shut out the Clinton Maroons in the third quarter and rolled to a 50-22 win at the Riverton Regional in quarterfinal high school boys basketball postseason action Monday.
Leading 32-16 at the intermission, Monticello blanked the Maroons in the third quarter 13-0 and opened a 47-16 lead on a Garrett Kepley layup to start the fourth quarter and initiate the 30-point running clock the remainder of the game.
Ryan Reeder led Monticello with 15 points. Kepley scored 13 points and Briggs Fultz added ten points.
Clayton Welch paced Clinton with nine points.
The Maroons struggled from the floor shooting 23.7-percent and went 4-for-20 from distance.
Monticello shot 57-percent from the floor and scored 36 of their 50 points in the paint. The Sages turned 15 Clinton turnovers into 14 points.
Monticello controlled the glass 30-17.
The Maroons finished the year 5-26 and lost their last ten games.
The Sages improve to 19-11 and will put their seven-game win streak on the line Wednesday night in a Class 2A regional semifinal matchup with Riverton.
Game time is 7 pm and can be heard on 95.9 FM WEZC and online at dewittdailynews.com.
Class 2A boys basketball regional action Monday....
At Riverton
Williamsville 56
Maroa-Forsyth 48
At Chillicothe
Princeton 70
Eureka 67
At Flora
Lawrenceville 44
Shelbyville 53
At Mackinaw
Dee-Mack 55
Tri-Valley 62
Tremont 57
Olympia 42
At Paris
Newton 67
Sullivan 51
At Paxton-Buckley-Loda
Clifton Central 45
G.C.M.S. 48
Class 1A Regional quarterfinal scores from Monday
At Catlin
Decatur St. Teresa 76
DeLand-Weldon 11
Decatur LSA 68
Danville Schlarman 52
At Gilman
Ridgeview 60
Armstrong 27
At Havana
Lewistown 47
Illini Central43
At Lexington
Roanoke-Benson 51
Lexington 26
Flanagan-Cornell 53
Heyworth 60
At Mt. Pulaski
Champaign Judah Christian 78
Decatur Christian 27
Warrensburg-Latham 60
Sangamon Valley 39
Class 1A Regional quarterfinal action tonight
At Catlin
Salt Fork 6:00pm
Urbana Prep
Cerro Gordo 7:30pm
Blue Ridge
At Concord
Springfield Calvary 7:30pm
Griggsville-Perry
At Havana
Delavan 6:00pm
Greenview
At Lexington
St. Anne 6:00pm
Normal Calvary Christian Academy
LeRoy 7:30pm
Bloomington Cornerstone Christian Academy
At Macon
Meridian 7:30pm
Ramsey
At Mt. Pulaski
Champaign St. Thomas More 6:00pm
Hartsburg-Emden
Mt. Pulaski 7:30pm
Argenta-Oreana
Class 2A Regional action tonight
At Paxton-Buckley-Loda
REGIONAL SEMIFINAL
Paxton-Buckley-Loda 7:00pm
Watseka
At Pleasant Plains
REGIONAL SEMIFINAL
Pleasant Plains 7:00pm
Beardstown
At Riverton
Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin 7:00pm
Williamsville
At St. Joseph-Ogden
REGIONAL QUARTERFINAL
St. Joseph-Ogden 6:00pm
Westville
Broadlands Heritage 7:30pm
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