MONTICELLO - The Monticello boys basketball team started the season with a 30-point win, besting Parkview 73-43 in Monticello Tuesday night.
The game was a tale of two halves, with the Vikings jumping out to an early 6-0 lead behind back-to-back 3-pointers en route to a 17-14 advantage at the end of the first quarter. The Ponies outscored Parkview 15-12 in the second quarter to go into the locker room tied 29-29.
The second half was all Monticello. They outscored the Vikings 21-8 in the third and 23-6 in the fourth. Sophomore Ben May led the way for the Ponies with 28 points. Senior Bryce Klitzke had 21 points, and junior Lucas Marty added 18. Senior Jesse Halvorsen led the way on the glass, collecting seven rebounds. Klitzke had six rebounds.
Monticello coach Mark Olson was pleased with the balanced offensive output.
"Things we're going their way tonight," Olson said of May, Klitzke and Marty. "I think we have a number of different guys that can contribute on any night."
As far as the second-half domination, Olson said there weren't many adjustments made.
"We didn't honestly change much in the second half," he said. "We continued to be aggressive on the offensive end.
"The guys didn't get down. We didn't lose our mind, and stayed true to what we do. They play with a lot of confidence."
Even though it was ultimately a lopsided win, Olson said much early-season learning was being done by his team, especially on defense after the Vikings jumped out to the early lead. He said without scouting reports, his players had to adjust on the fly.
"The first game of the year you're feeling each other out, and you're not sure what to expect," he said. "For the first game of the year, we did pretty well there."
Monticello (1-0) will host Brodhead (1-0) on Friday.
The game was a tale of two halves, with the Vikings jumping out to an early 6-0 lead behind back-to-back 3-pointers en route to a 17-14 advantage at the end of the first quarter. The Ponies outscored Parkview 15-12 in the second quarter to go into the locker room tied 29-29.
The second half was all Monticello. They outscored the Vikings 21-8 in the third and 23-6 in the fourth. Sophomore Ben May led the way for the Ponies with 28 points. Senior Bryce Klitzke had 21 points, and junior Lucas Marty added 18. Senior Jesse Halvorsen led the way on the glass, collecting seven rebounds. Klitzke had six rebounds.
Monticello coach Mark Olson was pleased with the balanced offensive output.
"Things we're going their way tonight," Olson said of May, Klitzke and Marty. "I think we have a number of different guys that can contribute on any night."
As far as the second-half domination, Olson said there weren't many adjustments made.
"We didn't honestly change much in the second half," he said. "We continued to be aggressive on the offensive end.
"The guys didn't get down. We didn't lose our mind, and stayed true to what we do. They play with a lot of confidence."
Even though it was ultimately a lopsided win, Olson said much early-season learning was being done by his team, especially on defense after the Vikings jumped out to the early lead. He said without scouting reports, his players had to adjust on the fly.
"The first game of the year you're feeling each other out, and you're not sure what to expect," he said. "For the first game of the year, we did pretty well there."
Monticello (1-0) will host Brodhead (1-0) on Friday.
