Mt'neer football shuts out Aurora, Mt. Vernon volleyball picks up three wins last week

The Mt. Vernon High School football team picked up their first win of the season last week, knocking off Aurora 26-0 at home on Friday, Sept. 11.
 
The Mt'neers led 7-0 at the half and 13-0 after the third quarter, before adding 13 points in the fourth quarter to win the game 26-0.
 
Brennan Diaz had 116 yards on 14 carries, Memphis Montgomery had 80 yards on 14 carries with a score, Matt Hodgson was 7-10 for 102 yards thorough the air with two touchdowns. He also ran in a score, Griffin Cordray had 64 yards on five catches with a touchdown and Loudin Goodson ended the game with 39 yards on two catches and a touchdown.
 
"The Bell Bowl trophy is back where it belongs in Mt. Vernon,” said Head Coach Tom Cox. “I thought our guys played very well, especially in the second half. We had a strong combination of rushing and passing. I was very pleased that we kept our focus on the task at hand and didn't get distracted by events we couldn't control. It was Senior Night and I couldn't have been more proud of our seniors and the way they handled themselves. It was a great night of football. Thank you to everyone who came out to support our players and coaches."
 
Mt. Vernon is 1-2 on the season and will play at Class 3, fifth ranked Seneca Friday night. With the win Mt. Vernon moves to fourth place in the Class 3, District 6 standings with 31.33 points. Nevada and Cassville lead the district with 46.33 points, followed by Seneca (32.33 points), Mt. Vernon, Reeds Spring (28.33 points), Aurora (13.67 points) and Hollister (13 points).
 
Volleyball
 
The Lady Mt'neers traveled to West Plains on Saturday, Sept. 12 to compete in the West Plains Showdown, going 2-1-1 at the tournament. Mt. Vernon tied Willard in two sets, 20-25 and 25-17, defeated Mountain Grove, 25-22 and 25-12 and Springfield Central, 25-10 and 25-14 but losing to West Plains in two sets, 16-25 and 16-25.
 
The Lady Mt'neers hosted Clever on Thursday, Sept. 10 and defeated the Lady Jays in five sets, 22-25, 25-19, 18-25, 26-24 and 15-6.
 
Ellie Eddington had 27 kills, 23 digs and five aces, Ziah Schmutz had 27 assists, 22 kills and 20 digs, Ruth Fish had 19 assists and 12 digs and Claire Hale finished with 26 digs and two aces.
 
Mt. Vernon started their week by hosting Carl Junction on Tuesday, Sept. 8 but fell in three sets, 23-25, 13-25 and 26-28.
 
Eddington led with 15 digs, Schmutz led with 12 kills, and 12 assists and Savannah Dampf added seven kills in the game.
 
Mt. Vernon is 5-6-3 on the season and were scheduled to play at Seneca last night.