Mount Vernon Hands T-town Boys Basketball Loss

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Published on December 21 2023 6:21 am
Last Updated on December 21 2023 6:21 am
Written by Millie Lange

MOUNT VERNON -- Three players hit double figures for Teutopolis but it wasn't enough as Mount Vernon claimed a 47-33 boys high school basketball victory Wednesday evening.

The Rams took the opening quarter lead and never looked back in the win. Mount Vernon held a 13-10 opening quarter lead behind Navontae Nesbit's five points on a three-pointer and a regular basket. while teammates Equinton Millsap and Cale Maurer knocked in a three-pointer each.

The Wooden Shoes kept close due in large part to Garrett Gaddis who hit two three-pointers and a regular basket along with a free throw for nine of the 10 points in the quarter.

Mount Vernon continued on with a 12-9 second period to lead 25-19 at halftime. Nesbit added five more points and Maurer also had five.

T-town's Joey Niebrugge and Tyler Pruemer put in four points each.

Mount Vernon came out and kept the Wooden Shoes down with a 13-7 third period to lead 38-26 going into the final quarter, then edged the Shoes 9-7 in that quarter.

Nesbit and Maurer finished with 15 points each for the Rams.

T-town was led by Garrett and Pruemer with 11 points each while J. Niebrugge added 10.

The Shoes took the junior varsity game by a 49-32 count. Drew Hoene was the leader with 11 points while Henry Thompson and Gavin Addis each chipped in with nine.

At Mount Vernon

TEUTOPOLIS (33)

Gaddis 4-1 -- 11, Kremer 0-0 -- 0, Z. Niebrugge 0-0 -- 0, J. Niebrugge 3-4 -- 10, Koester 0-0 -- 0, Addis 0-0 -- 0, Pruemer 4-3 -- 11, Bloemer 0-1 -- 1, Lawson 0-0 -- 0. TOTALS 11 FG, 9 FT.

MOUNT VERNON (47)

Holloway 0-0 -- 0, Millsap 2-0 -- 5, Price 1-2 -- 4, Nesbit 5-3 -- 15, Goodwin 1-0 -- 2, Maurer 4-5 -- 15, Barnes 2-0 -- 4, King 1-0 -- 2. TOTALS 16 FG, 10 FT.

Teutopolis                  10      9      7    7    --    33

Mount Vernon            13    12    13    9    --    47

3-point FG -- Teutopolis 2 (Gaddis 2), Mount Vernon 5 (Maurer 2, Nesbit 2, Millsap 1).

Junior Varsity Game

Teutopolis              11    7    12    19    --    49

Mount Vernon          4    8      6    14    --    32

Teutopolis -- Thoele 0, Kremer 7, Thompson 8, Kreke 4, Worman 0, Addis 9, Hoene 11, Thoele 4, McWhorter 0, Bushur 6

Mount Vernon -- Doggan 0, Plummer 2, Page 4, Nesbit 4, Shelby 2, Jefferson 1, Prost 3, Mast 3, McClure 7, Brown 2, Staples 4