MILTON — Host Milton rallied in the second half to get past the Mount Abraham Union High School boys’ basketball team on Tuesday, 59-49.
The Eagles led at the break, 29-24. But Milton’s Ian Jennings scored nine of his 24 points in the third period, during which Milton outscored Mount Abe, 16-8, to take control. Jennings reached the 1,000-point plateau as the Yellowjackets improved to 9-3.
Mount Abe dropped to 5-7 despite 14 points from Shain Sargent and 13 from Logan Rodriguez. The Eagles will host Middlebury on Monday and Vergennes on Wednesday.