Mt’neer football loses to Summit Christian Academy, Mt. Vernon volleyball falls in semifinals of district play

The Mt. Vernon High School football team traveled to Lees Summit on Friday, Oct. 23 to take on Summit Christian Academy but lost to the Eagles in a close game, 27-21.
 
Summit led 7-0 after the first quarter but the Mt’neers tied it up at 7-7 before the half. A 14-point third quarter saw Mt. Vernon jump ahead in the game 21-7 by the end of the quarter. The Eagles came back with a 21-point fourth quarter to seal the victory.
 
Matthew Hodgson led the Mt’neers in passing, going 9-20 for 75 yards and a touchdown, Tyler Orr was 4-12 for 50 yards and a score. Griffin Cordray led with 78 yards on eight catches and a touchdown and Jett Zerby added 25 yards on three catches with a touchdown. Memphis Montgomery finished the game with 110 yards rushing on nine carries.
 
“This was a disappointing loss,” said head coach Tom Cox. “I feel bad for our players, who played very hard and prepared well. They represented our community well. Many thanks to our fans who traveled two and a half hours to support our young men. We did many things well, but we must take better care of the ball, to many turnovers.”
 
Mt. Vernon ends the regular season with a 3-6 record and will play Reeds Spring in their first-round Class 3, District 6 playoff game at home on Friday.
 
Cassville finished the regular season as the district standings leader with 45.43 points, followed by Seneca (43.53 points), Nevada (32.10 points), Mt. Vernon (28.16 points), Reeds Spring (25.31 points), Aurora (16.77 points) and Hollister (12.29 points).
 
Volleyball
 
The Lady Mt’neers volleyball team saw their 2026 season come to an end after a four-set loss to Hollister, 25-23, 16-25, 19-25 and 16-25 in the semifinals of the Class 3, District 11 Tournament in Hollister on Thursday, Oct. 22.
 
Mt. Vernon ends their season with an 18-9-5 record.
 
Girls golf
 
The Lady Mt’neers golf team traveled to Farmington on Monday, Oct. 19 and Tuesday, Oct. 20 to compete in the Class 2 state golf tournament. Mt. Vernon as a team finished in eighth place overall with a team score of 807.
 
Emily Schubert finished in eighth place, shooting an 80 on both days to end the tournament with a 160 total. Stella Freitag finished in 58th place, shooting a 95 and a 101 for a total of 196, Jocelyn Liss finished in 77th place with a 108 and 103 for a total of 211 and Abigail Holmes finished in 87th place with a two-day total of 240.