The Mount Vernon boys basketball team won a home game against Clear Creek-Amana before dropping a contest at conference rival Marion to make their record 7-3 overall.
Joey Rhomberg posted 21 points and nine boards in the win.
“Both games, I thought we took care of the ball well overall, cut down our turnovers,” said Mustangs head coach Derek Roberts.
“We’ll continue to work on our shooting and finishing on offense, and need to work on our post defense going into this week against two good teams in Solon and West Delaware,” Roberts said.
Tuesday, Jan. 10The Mustangs defeated the visiting Clippers 60-40 Tuesday.
“Against CCA, we were able to get out in transition after getting stops and causing disruption with our defense,” remarked Roberts.
Thursday, Jan. 12
The Mustangs dropped a tight contest with conference rivals the Marion Wolves Thursday.
“Jensen Meeker did a great job for us defensively, guarding one of the top players in the state for Marion — Brayson Laube,” said Coach Roberts.
“We were up late into the third, but Marion turned up their defense and forced us into some tough shots in the fourth quarter that ultimately did not fall,” he said.
The Wolves outpaced in the Mustangs in the fourth quarter 18-5.
Rhomberg was again explosive on offense, offering up 20 points and 10 rebounds.
Tuesday, Jan. 10
Clear Creek-Amana vs. Mount Vernon
CC-A 5 16 11 8 40
MV 23 9 17 11 60
Thursday, Jan. 12
Mount Vernon vs. Marion
MV 13 19 11 5 48
MAR 19 14 8 18 59
WaMaC-East Standings
Marion 7-0 W4 10-3
Mount Vernon 5-2 L1 7-4
West Delaware 4-2 L1 8-5
Solon 5-3 W3 7-3
Independence 3-3 W3 6-7
Mount Vernon’s Jensen Meeker (No. 4) advances the ball down the court in play last week.