ROSWELL, Ga. - The Mount Vernon Varsity Boys Basketball team picked up a 92-59 region victory over the Fellowship Christian Paladins on Tuesday night, Feb. 4.
MV led 26-10 at the end of the first quarter and went on a 24-16 spurt in the second period to lead 50-26 at halftime.
The Mustangs would outscore the Paladins 42-33 in the second half to seal the win.
MV shot 48.7 percent from the field and 37.5 percent from downtown.
Mount Vernon also scored 26 points in transition and forced Fellowship Christian into 18 turnovers.
MV also capitalized on the inside game with 54 points in the paint.
Darrell Dickens led the Mustangs ins coring with 17 points coupled with seven rebounds.
Other Mustangs in double-figures scoring were Pace Bottoms (16), Gabe Alterman (12), AJ Doyley (12), Quint McGrath (11) and Chase Daniels (11).
Alterman led the team in assists with nine.
Mount Vernon (12-9, 8-4 Reg. 5-1A) returns to action on Wednesday, Feb. 5, hosting King's Ridge Christian School.
Tip-off is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. at the Upper Campus Gymnasium.
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.
