Mt’neers football falls to Lamar, Mt. Vernon volleyball knocks off McDonald County and Aurora

The Mt. Vernon High School football team traveled to Class 2, second ranked Lamar on Friday, Oct. 8 but fell to the Tigers 38-13.
 
Lamar led 7-0 after the first quarter, 29-7 at the half, and 29-13 at the end of the third quarter. The Tigers added another nine points in the fourth quarter to close out the scoring.
 
Matt Hodgson was 23-49 passing for 344 yards and a touchdown. 
 
“The score was not indicative of the game itself,” said head coach Tom Cox. “We played hard from the first whistle until the final whistle. I was very proud of our players.”
 
The Mt’neers are now 3-4 on the season and will host Class 3, third-ranked Cassville on Saturday. With the loss, Mt. Vernon remains in fourth place in the Class 3, District 6 standings with 30.90 points. Cassville leads the district with 44.78 points, followed by Seneca (42 points), Nevada (36.38 points), Mt. Vernon, Reeds Spring (24.38 points), Aurora (17 points) and Hollister (13.25 points).
 
Volleyball
 
The Lady Mt’neers volleyball team traveled to McDonald County on Tuesday, Oct. 6 and came home with a three-set win over the Lady Mustangs, 25-14, 25-10 and 25-14.
 
Ziah Schmutz led with 15 kills and added 12 assists, Elli Eddington added 10 kills, Claire Hale was the leader with 12 digs and Ruth Fish led with 16 assists.
 
Mt. Vernon started their week by traveling to Aurora and beating the Lady Houns in three sets, 25-9, 25-8 and 25-13.
 
Schmutz led with 12 kills and added 11 assists, and Fish led the team with 12 assists.
 
The Lady Mt’neers are 16-7-5 on the season and were scheduled to play at home this week against Carthage on Monday, Cassville last night and Branson tonight.