Missouri High School Basketball - Mt. Vernon thwarts Lafayette
January 26, 2012: Mt. Vernon, MO 65712 The Mt. Vernon Mountaineers (Mt. Vernon, MO) basketball felled the visiting Lafayette Fighting Irish (St. Joseph, MO), 56-40 in Thursday's non-league test.
The Mountaineers (11-1) will now prepare for their test against Billings (Billings, MO). The Wildcats go into the non-league test with a 15-2 record. In their last test, Billings went down by Nixa (Nixa, MO), 87-57, in a non-league test.
The Fighting Irish now own a 9-8 record. They take the field next when they travel to Hogan Prep Charter for a non-league test on Friday, January 27. Lafayette will clash with a Rams squad coming off a 74-71 non-league loss to Willard (Willard, MO). The Rams record now stands at 9-8.