The top-ranked Mount Vernon girls’ basketball set a school record in a win over No. 15 (4A) Marion on Friday, Feb. 7.

The Mustangs sank 16 3-pointers and beat the Wolves 75-52.

“There was something in the air on this Senior Night,” Mount Vernon coach Nathan Sanderson said. “Were we loose? Confident? Selfless? All of the above.”

Sydney Huber led the 3-point attack with five and had 17 points. Savanna Wright had 16 points, Taylor Franck had 15 points and Courtney Franck had 10 points, six rebounds and seven assists.

It was a convincing win after beating Marion by nine points, 67-58, on Jan. 21 in Marion. This time, Mount Vernon led 21-11 after one quarter and 49-30 at halftime.

Earlier in the week, Mount Vernon claimed the outright Wamac East Division crown with a 73-26 win at Independence on Monday, Feb. 3.

Mount Vernon led 25-8 after one quarter.

“We opened the game on a 18-0 run behind the outstanding play of Sydney Huber, who scored 20 of her game-high 28 points in the first half,” Sanderson said.

Huber also had nine rebounds and five assists. Savanna Wright added 12 points. Courtney Franck had eight points, seven rebounds and eight assists. Chloe Meester had 11 points and six rebounds.

The Mustangs played Tuesday, Feb. 11, against Clear Creek Amana in XTream Arena.

They open postseason play Saturday, Feb. 15, at home against Vinton-Shellsburg (5-16). They beat the Vikings 77-25 back on Jan. 10.

Win and they host either Solon (10-10) or Assumption (8-11) Wednesday, Feb. 19. The regional final is Saturday, Feb. 22, in Mount Vernon, assuming the Mustangs keep winning. The other side of the region includes No. 14 Mediapolis (20-1).