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Montini regroups, advances to semifinals

By Laura Funk

Huntley got the full Montini girls basketball experience on Saturday afternoon at the Montini Christmas Tournament in Lombard.

Well, almost.

Despite losing leading scorer Kaylee Bambule to a knee injury just 16 seconds into the game, the defending Class 3A champion Broncos cruised to a 63-33 victory in the tournament quarterfinals. Montini (16-1) will meet Benet (15-0) in the semifinals at 6:30 p.m. Monday. Huntley plays Geneva at 3 p.m. Monday.

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