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Montini grabs 3rd place in Class 3A

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Montini carries off the third place trophy in the Class 3A girls state basketball third place game in Normal on Saturday.

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Montini's Kelly Karlis goes airborne over Morton's Sarah Livingston trying to block her shot in the 4th quarter of the Class 3A girls state basketball third place game in Normal on Saturday.

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Montini's Malayna Johnson gets tangled up with Sarah Livingston under the basket in the second quarter at the Class 3A girls state basketball third place game in Normal on Saturday.

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Montini's Sara Ross shoots for two in the first quarter of the Class 3A girls state basketball third place game in Normal on Saturday.

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Mark Welsh/mwelsh@dailyherald.com Montini's Kelly Karlis battles for a loose ball with Morton in the first quarter of the Class 3A girls state basketball third place game in Normal on Saturday.

Montini's Kelly Karlis eyes the basket as Morton's Emily Schultz applies pressure in the second quarter of the Class 3A girls state basketball third place game in Normal on Saturday.

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Montini's Rainey Kuykendall leads the rest of the players off the court after beating Morton in the Class 3A girls state basketball third place game in Normal on Saturday.

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Montini's Lea Kerstein brings the ball across court as Morton's Sarah LIvingston applies pressure in the second quarter of the Class 3A girls state basketball third place game in Normal on Saturday.

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Montini's Lea Kerstein talks to the media after winning the third place game against Morton while coach Jason Nichols feels the sting of not winning like in past years in the Class 3A girls state basketball third place game in Normal on Saturday.

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Montini's Rainey Kuykendall and the rest of her teammates carry off the third place trophy in the Class 3A girls state basketball third place game in Normal on Saturday.

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Montini's Malayna Johnson passes off the ball to a teammate as she falls off-balance playing Morton in the Class 3A girls state basketball third place game in Normal on Saturday.

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The Montini girls basketball team bounced back from its semifinal loss to Vernon Hills on Friday to beat downstate Morton 42-38 Saturday afternoon and claim third place in the IHSA Class 3A state girls basketball tournament at Redbird Arena. The Broncos, who had won the last three state championships, finish the season with a 35-2 record. They bring home their fifth state trophy in the last six years.