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The Mt. Vernon (IA) varsity basketball team won Friday's home non-conference game against Grinnell (IA) by a score of 61-54.

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Grinnell----54
Mt. Vernon----61
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Game Story

Iowa High School Basketball - Mt. Vernon edges Grinnell

February 9, 2024: Mt. Vernon, IA 52314

The Mt. Vernon Mustangs (Mt. Vernon, IA) basketball nipped the visiting Grinnell Tigers (Grinnell, IA), 61-54 in Friday's non-league test.

The Mustangs (12-9) will now prepare for their test against Waverly-Shell Rock (Waverly, IA). The Go-Hawks go into the non-league test with a 17-4 record. In their last test, Waverly-Shell Rock was tipped by Pella (Pella, IA), 86-72, in a non-league test.

The Tigers now own a 14-6 record. They play next when they host Knoxville for a non-league test on Monday, February 12. Grinnell will encounter a Panthers squad coming off a 62-55 non-league loss to Bondurant-Farrar (Bondurant, IA). The Panthers record now stands at 11-8.

Rankings & Records

Grinnell (23-24)

IAClass
10827
OverallConferenceHomeAwayWin %Conference %PFPA
16-81-18-48-4.667.5001,3251,136

Mt. Vernon (23-24)

IAClass
13240
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
14-111-38-34-82-0.560.2501,3251,226

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1Final
Grinnell
10.07.516.013.04.055.2
Mt. Vernon
13.014.58.513.5-53.0

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Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Grinnell13-5Mt. Vernon9-7
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
11/30/23GrinnellWashington(W) 48-312/13/24Mt. VernonWashington(W) 64-38
12/5/23West DelawareGrinnell(W) 59-391/19/24Mt. VernonWest Delaware(L) 52-36
2/6/24West DelawareMt. Vernon(W) 58-38
12/8/23GrinnellSolon(L) 73-641/16/24Mt. VernonSolon(L) 58-45
2/2/24SolonMt. Vernon(L) 56-46
12/12/23GrinnellIndependence(W) 62-4612/19/23Mt. VernonIndependence
12/19/23Mt. VernonIndependence(W) 49-33
1/26/24IndependenceMt. Vernon(W) 71-43
12/15/23GrinnellSouth Tama County(W) 51-1912/12/23Mt. VernonSouth Tama County(L) 43-41
1/23/24South Tama CountyGrinnell(W) 47-40
2/19/24South Tama CountyGrinnell(W) 56-17
12/19/23GrinnellWilliamsburg(W) 61-571/5/24WilliamsburgMt. Vernon(W) 47-32
1/26/24WilliamsburgGrinnell(W) 44-42
1/5/24GrinnellCenter Point-Urbana(W) 52-4912/15/23Center Point-UrbanaMt. Vernon(W) 55-43
1/23/24Mt. VernonCenter Point-Urbana(L) 52-50
1/9/24GrinnellMarion1/29/24MarionMt. Vernon
1/15/24GrinnellMarion1/30/24MarionMt. Vernon(L) 49-34
1/18/24GrinnellMarion(L) 50-492/8/24Mt. VernonMarion(L) 66-60
1/12/24GrinnellClear Creek-Amana1/9/24Mt. VernonClear Creek-Amana
1/30/24Clear Creek-AmanaGrinnell(L) 57-531/11/24Mt. VernonClear Creek-Amana(W) 65-58
2/5/24GrinnellClear Creek-Amana(L) 64-61
1/16/24GrinnellBenton(W) 73-4112/5/23Mt. VernonBenton(W) 55-45
2/2/24BentonGrinnell(W) 43-41
1/19/24Vinton-ShellsburgGrinnell(W) 62-3412/8/23Vinton-ShellsburgMt. Vernon(W) 64-42
2/6/24GrinnellVinton-Shellsburg(W) 78-41
2/26/24Waverly-Shell RockGrinnell(L) 56-542/13/24Waverly-Shell RockMt. Vernon

Record Breakdown

Grinnell (23-24)

Mt. Vernon (23-24)

16-8
Overall
14-11
1-1
League
1-3
15-7
Non-League
13-8
0-1
Head to Head
1-0
13-5
Common Opponent
9-7
8-4
Home
8-3
8-4
Away
4-8
0-0
Neutral
2-0
0-0
Playoff
0-0
16-8
In-State
14-11
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0