ATLANTA - The Mount Vernon Varsity Boys Basketball team picked up two wins over the MLK Jr. Holiday weekend, defeating the Riverwood Raiders on the road 69-54 on Saturday, Jan. 14 followed by a 64-59 victory over Washington High School on Monday, Jan. 16 in the MLK Dream Classic.
In Saturday's victory over the Raiders, the Mustangs led 32-28 at halftime.
Mount Vernon won the third quarter 17-9 and ended the final period on a 20-17 run to take the win.
A whopping four players secured a double-double for the Mustangs: Xavier Shegog (16 points, 11 rebounds), AJ Patterson (14 points, 11 assists), Trey Scott (13 points, 13 rebounds) and Keith Williams (12 points, 14 rebounds).
On Monday's MLK Dream Classic against Washington (at Campbell High School), the Mustangs and Bulldogs battled to a 28-28 draw at intermission.
The Mustangs edged out the Bulldogs 20-17 in the third quarter before ending the game on a 16-14 run.
Three players recorded double figures in scoring for the Mustangs: Scott (24), Shegog (13) and Williams (11).
Williams also led the team in rebounding with 11.
Mount Vernon (13-7) is back in action on Friday, Jan. 20, returning to region play against the Galloway School.
Tip-off against The Scots is slated for 7:30 p.m. at the Galloway Gymnasium.
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 PICK UP WEEKEND WINS OVER RIVERWOOD RAIDERS AND WASHINGTON BULLDOGS
