ATLANTA - The Mount Vernon Varsity Football team dropped its final home game of the 2022 campaign on Friday afternoon, falling to the Saint Francis Knights 42-13 on Senior Night at Ron Hill Field.
The Mustangs will now gear up for the Class-A DI State Playoffs, set to begin on Friday, Nov. 11.
After leading 7-0 at the end of the first period, the Knights added three more scores in the second quarter to lead 28-0 at intermission.
Saint Francis punched in two more scores in the third quarter push their lead to 42-0.
Mount Vernon got on the board late in the third quarter on a 24-yard touchdown reception by Jonathan Gallinaro from Sam Nazarian to trail 42-6.
The Mustangs added a touchdown in the fourth quarter on another 24-yard score by Gallinaro from Nazarian.
Friday's first round opponent is the Prince Avenue Christian Wolverines.
Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. at Brad Akins Field in Bogart, Ga.
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Established in 1972, The Mount Vernon School, serves over 1,200 students in preschool through grade 12 on our 40-acre Atlanta campus. As a leading visionary independent school, Mount Vernon’s brand of innovation and entrepreneurship 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 grade 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.
