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Mt. Vernon (25-4)



School Information

Name: Mt. Vernon High School
City: Mt. Vernon
City Population: 20,000
County: Jefferson
Enrollment: 1487
Nickname: Rams
Colors: Orange/Black
Conference: South Seven
Superintendent: Dr. Pat Garrett
Principal: Jim Shifflet
Athletic Director: Doug Creel
Head Coach: Doug Creel
Assistant Coaches: Gus Gillespie, Mark Zahm
Captains: Ryan Maurer, Jon Thomas
Last Year's Advancement: Lost to Mascoutah, 62-61, in Regional Final



Roster

No.  Name                     Pos.  Ht.  Wt.  Age  Yr.
 11  Kenneth Knox             G     5-6  150   16  So.
 15  Kyle McClure             G     6-1  150   16  So.
 21  Scott Gamber             F     6-3  170   16  So.
 30  Coleone Hawkins          G     6-0  185   17  Jr.
 31  Ryan Cross               G     6-0  155   17  Jr.
 33  Kent Williams            G     6-1  160   15  So.
 34  Robbie Dobbs             F     6-2  170   15  So.
 41  Randy Odle               F     6-0  160   16  So.
 42  Jeremy Frerich           C     6-4  175   16  So.
 43  Kris Morgan              F     6-1  150   16  So.
 44  Jon Knoche               G     5-7  160   15  So.
 45  Ryan Maurer              C     6-4  180   17  Sr.
 53  Jon Thomas               C     6-6  185   17  Sr.
 55  James Wilson             C     6-2  200   15  Fr.



Statistics

Name                     G     FG   FGA    3P    3PA    FT   FTA   Pts   Reb   Ast
Ryan Cross              20    16     31     5    13      6    10     43     8     7
Robbie Dobbs             6     1      4     0     0      0     0      2     3     1
Jeremy Frerich           0     0      0     0     0      0     0      0     0     0
Scott Gamber            28    63    113     2     9     76    97    204   129    25
Coleone Hawkins         28    65    148     7    23     42    75    179   143    87
Jon Knoche              28    53    127    26    60     63    71    195    68    37
Kenneth Knox            27    13     34     0     4      3     6     29    18    20
Ryan Maurer             26   116    213     5    19     52    75    289   111    21
Kyle McClure            27    10     26     7    16      8     8     35    10    17
Kris Morgan             28    75    159    10    30     26    43    186    63    31
Randy Odle               1     0      0     0     0      0     0      0     0     0
Jon Thomas              11     3      8     0     0      2     6      6    12     0
Kent Williams           28   169    381    55   163    157   203    550    85    55
James Wilson            12     4     11     0     0      5     6     13    12     0
 TOTALS                 28   588   1256   117   337    440   600   1733   662   301
 OPPONENTS              28   552   1314    94   344    274   472   1472   627   221



Scores

Date    Opponent                       W/L Pts. Opp.  High Scorer       Pts.  High Rebounder    Rebs.
12/3    Cahokia                          W   90   49  Kent Williams      17  Scott Gamber       11
12/6    Murphysboro                      W   66   36  Ryan Maurer        18  Scott Gamber        7
12/7    Salem                            W   61   56  Kent Williams      17  Scott Gamber        6
12/13   Centralia                        L   57   63  Kent Williams      24  Ryan Maurer         6
12/17   Carbondale                       L   45   49  Kent Williams      18  Ryan Maurer         7
12/20   O'Fallon                         W   55   54  Kent Williams      19  Coleone Hawkins    10
12/21   St. Jacob (Triad)                W   72   39  Kent Williams      21  Scott Gamber       11
Centralia Holiday Tournament
*12/26  Flossmoor (Homewood-F.)          L   48   50  Kent Williams      19  Coleone Hawkins     8
*12/27  Cahokia                          W   50   35  Kent Williams      25  Coleone Hawkins     6
*12/28  Chicago (Mt. Carmel)             W   56   52  Kent Williams      23  Kent Williams       4
*12/28  Salem                            W   43   35  Kent Williams      13  Kent Williams       6
1/14    Carbondale (OT)                  W   63   61  Kent Williams      18  Kris Morgan         7
1/18    Belleville (East) (OT)           W   92   87  Kent Williams      42  Ryan Maurer         8
Salem Tournament
*1/23   Granite City                     W   55   49  Ryan Maurer        22  Ryan Maurer         6
*1/24   Centralia                        W   61   49  Kent Williams      21  Kent Williams/Coleone Hawkins  6
*1/25   Edwardsville (H.S.)              L   52   69  Kent Williams      16  Ryan Maurer         4
1/31    Belleville (Althoff)             W   57   44  Kent Williams      19  Coleone Hawkins     8
2/1     Cahokia                          W   56   48  Kent Williams      20  Coleone Hawkins    10
2/4     Normandy High                    W   53   47  Kent Williams      15  Coleone Hawkins     8
2/7     Centralia                        W   61   54  Kent Williams      16  Scott Gamber        6
2/8     West Frankfort (Frankfort)       W   73   70  Kent Williams      20  Coleone Hawkins     8
2/14    O'Fallon                         W   73   62  Kent Williams      23  Ryan Maurer         9
2/21    Marion (H.S.)                    W   54   39  Jon Knoche         21  Jon Knoche          6
2/25    Mt. Carmel                       W   68   55  Kent Williams      24  Kent Williams       6
2/28    Marion (H.S.)                    W   54   39  Kent Williams      14  Scott Gamber        7
Salem Sectional Complex
*3/7    Murphysboro                      W   48   43  Kent Williams      17  Ryan Maurer         7
*3/11   Carbondale                       W   67   58  Kent Williams      29  Scott Gamber        5
*3/14   Centralia                        W   43   38  Kent Williams      13  Scott Gamber        8
SIU Carbondale Super-Sectional
*3/18   Alton (Sr.)                      W   60   53  Ryan Maurer        15  Coleone Hawkins/Ryan Maurer  5



Head Coach Doug Creel

Year   W-L       
1985   16-9      
1986   9-16      
1996   13-12     
1997   24-4      

School                             Years     No.     W-L       
At Thompsonville                   1985-86   2       25-25     
At Mt. Vernon                      1996-97   2       37-16     
Total                                        4       62-41     




For Mt. Vernon's previous state tournament history, please see the Record Book.