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Mt. Vernon Effingham

Rams

Hearts

The Effingham (IL) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's home non-conference game against Mt. Vernon (IL) by a score of 53-50.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Mt. Vernon	17	9	16	11	53
Effingham	11	10	10	19	50

Final score provided by T. VanBlaricum.

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Game Stats

Mt. Vernon (24-25)

Mt. Vernon

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Min	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	160	53	17	47	36	44
0	Kamaree Pollard (Sr)	32	21	6	15	40	43
2	Arwyn Wilkey (So)	11	3	1	4	25	38
5	Melaina Zedalis (Sr)	27	14	5	14	36	43
10	Autumn Rudd (Sr)	32	1
11	Jerica Newell (Sr)	3	0	0	1	0	0
12	Addi Tinsley (Sr)	29	4	2	5	40	40
23	Josie Shirley (Sr)	26	10	3	8	38	56

Mt. Vernon

#	Athlete Name	Min	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	160	53	7	25	28	12	18	67	10	22	45
0	Kamaree Pollard (Sr)	32	21	1	3	33	8	9	89	5	12	42
2	Arwyn Wilkey (So)	11	3	1	3	33				0	1	0
5	Melaina Zedalis (Sr)	27	14	2	8	25	2	2	100	3	6	50
10	Autumn Rudd (Sr)	32	1				1	3	33
11	Jerica Newell (Sr)	3	0	0	1	0
12	Addi Tinsley (Sr)	29	4	0	2	0				2	3	67
23	Josie Shirley (Sr)	26	10	3	8	38	1	4	25

Mt. Vernon

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Min	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	PF
	Team Totals	160	53	9	25	34	8	5	6	16
0	Kamaree Pollard (Sr)	32	21	2	5	7	5	1	3	4
2	Arwyn Wilkey (So)	11	3	1	2	3
5	Melaina Zedalis (Sr)	27	14	4	6	10	1	2	1	4
10	Autumn Rudd (Sr)	32	1	2	5	7	1	1	1	3
11	Jerica Newell (Sr)	3	0
12	Addi Tinsley (Sr)	29	4	0	3	3	1			1
23	Josie Shirley (Sr)	26	10	0	4	4		1	1	4

Mt. Vernon

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Stl:F	Blk:PF	Defl
	Team Totals	0.31	0.38	7
0	Kamaree Pollard (Sr)	0.25	0.75	3
2	Arwyn Wilkey (So)			1
5	Melaina Zedalis (Sr)	0.50	0.25	1
10	Autumn Rudd (Sr)	0.33	0.33	1
23	Josie Shirley (Sr)	0.25	0.25	1

Effingham (24-25)

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Game Story

Illinois High School Basketball - Effingham held off by Mt. Vernon

December 5, 2024: Effingham, IL 62401

In Thursday's non-league test, the Mt. Vernon Rams (Mt. Vernon, IL) basketball squad got by the host Effingham Hearts (Effingham, IL), by a score of 53-50.

Next, the Rams encounter the Mt. Carmel Golden Aces (Mt. Carmel, IL) in a non-league test, on Saturday, December 7. Mt. Vernon will attempt to improve on its 5-1 season record. The Golden Aces come into the test with a 7-0 record after their 60-28 league win over Marshall (Marshall, IL).

The Hearts (6-1) will now prepare for their test against North Clay/Clay City (Louisville, IL). The come into the non-league test with a 4-3 record. In their last test, North Clay/Clay City held off Neoga (Neoga, IL), 48-45, in a league test.

Mt. Vernon @ Effingham Basketball Game Info

Thu., Dec. 5, 2024 @ 7:30p

Effingham High School

The Effingham (IL) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's home non-conference game against Mt. Vernon (IL) by a score of 53-50.

Rankings & Records

Mt. Vernon (24-25)

IL	Class
17	4

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Conference %	PF	PA
29-4	8-0	10-1	7-2	12-1	.879	1.000	2,088	1,543

Effingham (24-25)

IL	Class
74	21

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Conference %	PF	PA
25-8	8-2	9-2	7-4	9-2	.758	.800	1,828	1,201

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT1	Final
Mt. Vernon	16.6	16.3	16.5	13.7	7.0	63.3
Effingham	9.0	7.3	13.3	17.0	-	55.4

Head-to-Head

Mt. Vernon won on 12/5/2024

12/5 @ 7:30p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

Mt. Vernon 17 9 16 11 53
Effingham 11 10 10 19 50

The Mt. Vernon (IL) varsity basketball team won Thursday's away non-conference game against Effingham (IL) by a score of 53-50.
Box score
Mt. Vernon won on 2/25/2025

2/25 @ 6p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

Mt. Vernon 7 6 13 21 47
Effingham 6 2 10 20 38

The Mt. Vernon (IL) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's neutral playoff game against Effingham (IL) by a score of 47-38.
Box score

2/25 @ 6p	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Mt. Vernon	7	6	13	21	47
Effingham	6	2	10	20	38

Team Stat Comparison

Mt. Vernon		Effingham
63.1	Points Per Game	-
28.9	Rebounds Per Game	-
10.3	Assists Per Game	-
8.9	Steals Per Game	-
1.7	Blocks Per Game	-

Team Leaders

Mt. Vernon		Effingham	National Avg.
#5 Melaina Zedalis18.7	Points Per Game	-	4.1
#10 Autumn Rudd7.2	Rebounds Per Game	-	2.8
#0 Kamaree Pollard4.4	Assists Per Game	-	0.9
#5 Melaina Zedalis2.4	Steals Per Game	-	1.1
#0 Kamaree Pollard1.1	Blocks Per Game	-	0.3

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Mt. Vernon	10-1		Effingham	6-2

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
12/3/24	Teutopolis	Mt. Vernon	(W) 69-64	1/31/25	Effingham	Teutopolis	(L) 54-36
12/10/24	Centralia	Mt. Vernon	(W) 43-40	2/17/25	Centralia	Effingham	(W) 47-32
2/3/25	Mt. Vernon	Centralia	(W) 56-38
12/12/24	Marion	Mt. Vernon	(W) 75-64	12/28/24	Marion	Effingham	(W) 56-34
1/25/25	Mt. Vernon	Marion	(W) 59-58
2/6/25	Mt. Vernon	Marion	(W) 67-58
2/27/25	Marion	Mt. Vernon	(W) 74-59
12/28/24	Mt. Zion	Mt. Vernon	(W) 84-41	1/11/25	Effingham	Mt. Zion	(W) 46-42
				2/13/25	Mt. Zion	Effingham	(W) 74-42
1/11/25	Mt. Vernon	Highland	(W) 42-41	12/10/24	Effingham	Highland	(L) 52-37
1/14/25	Mt. Vernon	Triad	(L) 66-51	2/20/25	Effingham	Triad	(W) 50-38
2/8/25	Richland County	Mt. Vernon	(W) 76-29	2/12/25	Effingham	Richland County	(W) 63-22

Record Breakdown

Mt. Vernon (24-25)		Effingham (24-25)
29-4	Overall	25-8
8-0	League	8-2
7-2	Non-League	7-4
2-0	Head to Head	0-2
10-1	Common Opponent	6-2
10-1	Home	9-2
7-2	Away	7-4
12-1	Neutral	9-2
4-1	Playoff	1-1
27-4	In-State	25-8
1-0	Out-of-State	0-0