CHAMPAIGN — The 2009 Monticello boys' track sectional is going to be a showdown, and for the first time in seven years, the host Sages aren't going to be a factor.
Unity and St. Joseph-Ogden both rolled to their respective conference titles Monday and now appear to be heading for a showdown at next Friday's sectional meet. The two teams are far and away the most complete squads in the sectional, and with Monticello stumbling to the finish line, both coaches expect a two-team race for the sectional plaque.
It should make for exciting theatre.
"We talk about season goals once or twice a week and the guys know what we’re going up against,” SJ-O coach Jon Jamison said after the Spartans topped Watseka by 52 Monday to win the Sangamon Valley title. “Looking at the results of the Okaw (meet) in the paper, Unity is going to be there at the end. I think they’ve been holding some of their cards a little and we saw some of that yesterday.”
"There's still a lot of the season left," Unity coach Tim Gateley said after Unity won the Okaw Valley meet by 68 points Monday. "We have to make sure we enjoy this and we should, we worked very hard for this, but at the same time it’s back to work Saturday at Shelbyville."
Both teams have one regular season meet left before the N-G
Honor Roll meet next week and sectionals Friday. The coaches said Monday's wins won't excuse poor performances next Friday."This doesn't make or break our season," Gateley said. "It's nice, but it's not our only goal."
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