Marauders win 3rd straight

Mt. Vernon is on a roll going into the sectional, winning three straight games after tonight's 47-36 victory over Yorktown.

MV had two runs in the game -- an 8-0 spurt led by Quinn Williams in the second quarter that put the Marauders up 14-7, and a 16-3 run in the third spanning into the fourth that was keyed by Corbin Bundy's two 3-pointers and a couple of baskets each from Alex Payne and Anthony Burnett, which put MV up 36-23. Junior guard Seth Cook tried to get Yorktown back in it -- and did the first time, hitting 5 3s and scoring 17 points, but the Marauders had too much firepower in the end.

On Senior Night, Williams scored 16 points -- hitting five shots and 6-of-10 from the line -- while Bundy scored 12, half of which came from beyond the arc. Senior Darrion Colbert also started and played significant minutes. Payne had eight points for the Marauders.

MV is now 7-13, but has won three straight and ties Shelbyville for fifth in the tough Hoosier Heritage Conference with a 3-4 mark. Yorktown finishes 6-14 and plays Muncie South Tuesday night in the Muncie sectional.

MV does not yet know its first-round foe -- the Marauders will play next Friday against either No. 6 Rushville or Shelbyville in the second semifinal at New Palestine. The host Dragons will meet Hamilton Heights to start Friday's festivities at 6 p.m. We will broadcast both games on HancockCountySports.com.

The other two games scheduled tonight will be played Saturday -- Greenwood at New Palestine at 7:30 p.m. and Eastern Hancock at Hagerstown at 8 p.m.