ATLANTA - After dropping two straight games over the weekend, the Mount Vernon Varsity Boys Basketball team responded in a major way defeating the Douglass High School Astros 86-82 in double overtime on Tuesday night, Dec. 13.
Mount Vernon led 15-12 at the end of the first quarter but the Astros secured a 23-20 run in the second quarter to tie the game at 35-35 at halftime.
In the third quarter, the Mustangs went on a 19-12 spurt in the third period but the Astros responded in the final frame of regulation with a 22-15 run to send the game to overtime.
The Mustangs and Astros battled to a 10-10 draw in the first overtime period to force double overtime.
Mount Vernon pulled away late, winning the second overtime 7-3 to secure the victory.
Four players finished in double-figures scoring for the Mustangs: Xavier Shegog (25), Pace Bottoms (18), ShaYah Goba (17), and Keith Williams (12).
Williams led the team in rebounds with 15, Shegog in blocks with 10 and Patterson in assists with 12.
All 18 of Bottoms' points came from downtown as well.
Mount Vernon hit seven 3-pointers in the contest and finished 12-of-28 from the free thrown line.
Josh Mickell led the Astros with 22 points including three made 3-pointers.
Mount Vernon is now 4-1 through the first five road games of the season.
The Mustangs (9-4) are back on the court on Friday, Dec. 16 traveling to Flint Hill Prep to partake in the Dennis Scott Shooter's Paradise Tournament.
Tip-off against the Huskies is slated for 6 p.m. in Oakton, Va.
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.
MUSTANGS SNAP LOSING STREAK WITH 86-82 DOUBLE OVERTIME VICTORY AT DOUGLASS HIGH SCHOOL
