Mt. Vernon finally found a way to top Ashland 56-49 at Mt. Vernon High on Jan. 5 in Ohio boys high school basketball action.
Ashland showed it was ready to play, using an early thrust to carve out an 18-12 advantage over Mt. Vernon as the first quarter ended.
The scoreboard showed the Arrows with a 27-21 lead over the Yellow Jackets heading into the second quarter.
Mt. Vernon broke in front at the beginning of the fourth quarter with a 37-32 lead over Ashland.
The Yellow Jackets held on with a 19-17 scoring edge in the fourth quarter.
Last time Mt Vernon and Ashland played in a 66-43 game on Jan. 6, 2023.
In recent action on Dec. 22, Mt Vernon faced off against West Holmes and Ashland took on Big Walnut on Dec. 30 at Ashland High School.
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