Mt. Vernon brought its heralded freshman class to William L. Garrett Gymnasium Friday and put on a show.
Julien Smith, Luke Ertel and R’Mani Wells, all freshmen, combined for 35 points to help the Marauders dominate the Golden Bears, 74-42.
Mt. Vernon (4-2, 2-0 Hoosier Heritage Conference) raced out to a 25-9 lead after one quarter then hit 7-of-12 three-pointers in the second quarter to build a 55-27 advantage by halftime.
Smith and senior Eli Bridenthal hit 3s to start the third-quarter scoring while Shelbyville was nearly held scoreless.
Mt. Vernon’s 69-32 lead came in part to 13 of 27 shooting from beyond the arc (48%).
The Marauders finished the game shooting 51% from the field and nearly had more offensive rebounds (11) than Shelbyville had total rebounds (14).
Smith led Mt. Vernon with 16 points on 5 of 7 shooting from the arc. He also had five rebounds and two assists.
Adam Hackett, a senior, had 12 points and five rebounds. Wells finished with 10 points. Ertel had nine points, seven rebounds and two assists.
Ollie Sandman and Luke Brinkman each had 11 points to lead Shelbyville (2-5, 0-2 HHC). Caden Claxton finished with nine points.
Mt. Vernon outscored Shelbyville 20-13 in the fourth quarter to seal a 52-39 victory in the junior varsity game.
Brody Runnebohm hit five 3s on the way to a team-high 15 points for Shelbyville. Kohen Myers had 13.
Mt. Vernon 74, Shelbyville 42
MV – Smith 5-8 1-2 16, Ertel 2-6 4-4 9, Bridenthal 2-5 1-2 6, Wells 2-6 4-7 10, Hackett 5-6 2-2 12, Fitzgerald 3-3 0-0 9, Teschendorf 2-4 2-2 7, Schank 0-2 0-0 0, King 0-0 0-0 0, Parra 0-3 0-0 0, Wright 1-1 1-2 3, Daugherty 1-1 0-0 2. Totals: 23-45 15-21 74.
SH – Sandman 3-15 2-3 11, Brinkman 2-5 5-6 11, Parker 1-2 0-0 2, Claxton 2-5 4-4 9, Lambert 1-2 0-0 2, Badgley 1-4 0-0 2, West 0-0 0-0 0, Fortune 0-0 0-0 0, Myers 0-0 0-0 0, Reed 1-1 2-2 5. Totals: 11-36 13-15 42.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
MV (4-2) 25 30 15 5 – 74
SH (2-5) 9 18 5 10 -- 42
Three-point field goals: MV 13-31 (Smith 5-7, Ertel 1-3, Bridenthal 1-4, Wells 2-6, Hackett 0-1, Fitzgerald 3-3, Teschendorf 1-3, Schank 0-1, Parra 0-3), SH 7-22 (Sandman 3-10, Brinkman 2-5, Parker 0-1, Claxton 1-3, Asher 0-2, Reed 1-1). Rebounds: MV 33 (Smith 5, Ertel 7, Bridenthal 1, Wells 4, Hackett 5, Fitzgerald 2, Teschendorf 3, Schank 2, King 1, Parra 1, Wright 1, Daugherty 1), SH 14 (Brinkman 1, Parker 4, Claxton 4, Lambert 2, Badgley 3). Assists: MV 9 (Smith 2, Ertel 2, Bridenthal 2, Wells 1, Hackett 1, Schank 1), SH 6 (Sandman 2, Brinkman 1, Parker 1, West 1, Myers 1). Steals: MV 5 (Bridenthal 1, Hackett 2, Teschendorf 1, King 1), SH 2 (Parker 1, Claxton 1). Blocks: MV 2 (Smith 1, Bridenthal 1). Total fouls: MV 16, SH 14. Turnovers: MV 8, SH 14.
JV
Mt. Vernon 52, Shelbyville 39
MV – Parra 15, Wright 11, Daugherty 10, Jerabek 6, Davis 6, Cross 2, Johnson 2.
SH – Runnebohm 15, Myers 13, West 5, Reed 4, Isaacs 2.
SCORE BY QUARTERS
MV 12 9 11 20 -- 52
SH 5 12 9 13 -- 39
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