MANSFIELD — The Tygers kept their foot on the accelerator Tuesday night. Mansfield Senior raced to a 19-7 first-quarter lead and never slowed down in a 62-43 Ohio Cardinal Conference win over Mount Vernon at Pete Henry Gym. Senior High (11-3 overall, 8-2 in the OCC) completed the season sweep after beating the Yellow Jackets […]
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Unbeaten Lexington survives battle with Mount Vernon
LEXINGTON — Scott Hamilton is not a fan of early January, the time that statewide basketball polls come out for the first time during the season. The veteran Lexington basketball coach is even less fond of initial rankings that come out right before a game — especially with team that starts three sophomores and has […]
Mount Vernon rallies to dump Ashland in OCC clash
MOUNT VERNON – The Yellow Jackets have seen this script before. Fall behind, crack down on defense, rally in the second half and don’t look back. After allowing Ashland an early 10-1 lead Friday, the Mount Vernon boys basketball team remained behind until midway through the third period. An 18-3 run extending into the fourth […]
Mount Vernon executes play in final seconds to nip Madison
MADISON TOWNSHIP — Mount Vernon coach Nick Coon drew up a game-winning play on his dry-erase board with 8.9 seconds left Tuesday night. His players made it work in a thrilling 52-50 win at Madison in an Oho Cardinal Conference boys’ basketball game. The Yellow Jackets inbounded the ball at halfcourt and the play’s first […]