ALPHARETTA, Ga. - The Mount Vernon Varsity Boys Basketball team picked up a key region win on Tuesday night, Jan. 20, defeating the King's Ridge Christian School Tigers 54-45 at the Student Center.

The Mustangs got off to a slow start, trailing the Tigers at the end of the first quarter 16-6.

MV outscored King's Ridge 13-6 in the second period to pull within three at halftime, 22-19.

Mount Vernon won the third quarter 22-14 and the final period 13-9 to capture the victory.

Chase Daniels led the Mustangs ins scoring with 15 points, all coming from 3-pointers.

Darrell Dickens, III netted 14 points while teammate Gabe Alterman totaled 10.

JJ Paige was MV's leading rebounder with six.

Alterman totaled four assists and Daniels recorded four steals.

Mount Vernon (16-2, 8-1 Reg. 5-1A DI) returns to action on Friday, Jan. 26, hosting Whitefield Academy in another region contest.

Tip-off is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. at the Upper Campus Gym.

About The Mount Vernon School
Established in 1972, The Mount Vernon School serves over 1,250 students in preschool through grade 12 on our 40-acre Atlanta campus. As a leading innovative, independent school in the country, Mount Vernon’s brand of innovation, expansion, and growth has emerged over the last decade, impacting schools in the US and across the globe through Mount Vernon Ventures, a research, strategy, and consulting division of the School. In addition, in 2021 the School launched a global online program for grades 9-12 to meet the needs of today’s flexible family. Through established partnerships with Fortune 500 companies, non-profits, and civic environments, our mission is to design a better world...together.