The Mount Vernon boys basketball team improved their record to 11-5 with three wins in a week, and four straight total.
Monday, Jan. 23The first challenge for the week was a visit from the Anamosa Blue Raiders.
The Mustangs took the contest by a convincing 67-41 margin.
The home team took a meager three-point lead of 12-9 after the opening period, but went on to overpower their guests 22-9 and 19-9 in the next two.
Tuesday, Jan. 24 The Mustangs dug deep for a 66-65 victory over hosts Xavier Saints as Mount Vernon improved to 10-5 and the Saints fell to 10-4.
“That was a lot of fun,” said Mount Vernon head coach Derek Roberts.
“Our guys made plays down the stretch on both ends of the ball. Jensen Meeker and Brady Erickson had big buckets in the last four minutes, and then, of course, Jackson Kutcher, which included the game winner with 3.8 seconds left,” Roberts said.
Roberts was referring to the junior’s final shot to ice the game and advance the team to 10-5.
Erickson had 18 in the victory.
Friday, Jan. 27The Mustangs fended off another challenge from Independence Friday, with a 55-44 win leading to the fourth straight victory in a row from the Mount Vernon chapter of the Mustangs. Independence is also represented by a Mustang.
Meeker led the visiting team with 15 points, while nabbing five rebounds and four assists.
Kutcher put in 10 points in the effort, and grabbed four steals.
Monday, Jan. 23
Mount Vernon vs. Anamosa
ANA 9 9 9 14 41
MV 12 22 19 14 67
Mount Vernon
Points | Jackson Kutcher, JR PTS 22 FG 8/11 3PT 5/8 FT 1/1
Points | Brady Erickson, SR PTS 13 FG 6/7 FT 1/2
Points | Zach Fall, SR PTS 7 FG 3/9 3PT 1/1
Rebounds | Jackson Kutcher, JR RBD 7 OFF 1 BLK 1 STL 2
Rebounds | Joe Rhomberg, JR RBD 5 OFF 1 BLK 1 STL 1
Rebounds | Joe Briesemeister, SO RBD 4 STL 1
Assists | Jensen Meeker, SR AST 5 TO 3 A/TO 1.7
Assists | Zach Fall, SR AST 4 TO 1 A/TO 4.0
Assists | Brady Erickson, SR AST 3 TO 1 A/TO 3.0
Anamosa
Points | Devin Brophy, SR PTS 12 FG 5/13 3PT 2/8
Points | Jacob King, SO PTS 10 FG 3/5 3PT 3/4 FT 1/2
Points | Ike Classen-Tubbs, JR PTS 6 FG 3/5
Rebounds | Devin Brophy, SR RBD 4 STL 1
Rebounds | Ike Classen-Tubbs, JR RBD 4 OFF 1 BLK 1
Rebounds | Ethan Tenley, SR RBD 2
Assists | Ethan Tenley, SR AST 3 TO 0 A/TO INF
Assists | Nate Fischer, SO AST 2 TO 0 A/TO INF
Assists | Devin Brophy, SR AST 1 TO 5 A/TO 0.2
Tuesday, Jan. 24
Mount Vernon vs. Xavier
MV 14 14 19 19 66
XAV 20 22 15 8 65
Points | Jackson Kutcher, JR PTS 23 FG 9/14 3PT 5/8
Points | Brady Erickson, SR PTS 18 FG 7/9 3PT 1/1 FT 3/3
Points | Jensen Meeker, SR PTS 12 FG 4/9 FT 4/8
Rebounds | Joe Rhomberg, JR RBD 6 OFF 1 STL 2
Rebounds | Jensen Meeker, SR RBD 3 OFF 2 STL 5
Rebounds | Brady Erickson, SR RBD 2
Assists | Zach Fall, SR AST 3 TO 1 A/TO 3.0
Assists | Jensen Meeker, SR AST 3 TO 2 A/TO 1.5
Assists | Joe Rhomberg, JR AST 2 TO 1 A/TO 2.0
Friday, Jan. 27
Mount Vernon vs. Independence
MV 11 19 15 10 55
IND 16 11 10 7 44
WaMaC-East Standings
Marion 10-0 W8 14-3
Mount Vernon 7-3 W4 11-5
Solon 7-4 L2 9-5
West Delaware 7-4 L1 10-8
Independence 3-7 L2 7-11
Mustang boys accelerate to 11-5
Trent Bowman
February 2, 2023