Mt. Vernon in Oregon

December

In case you didn’t see, Mount Vernon defeated Beaverton (Oregon) 57-47 in last night’s opening round of the Les Schwab Invitational in Oregon. Sherrod Wright scored 23 points in the victory, leading the 18th-ranked Knights into tonight’s quarterfinal with Jefferson (Oregon) at 8:30 local time.

Weird game for the Knights, who led 23-4 after the first quarter before getting outscored 18-2 in the second. Mount Vernon scored only two points in the fourth quarter against Clarkstown South the other day and when I saw it, I thought it had to be the first time I’d ever seen it. To do it in the second quarter of a game, though, is quite bizarre.

Beaverton had a 6-foot-10 center named Jordan Railey, who blocked nine shots.

Jefferson beat South Medford yesterday, 68-62. Jefferson, the defending 5A Oregon state champs, is the 18th ranked team on the West Coast by ESPN. Jefferson features Terrence Jones, a nationally-ranked junior, who is 6-9. He had 19 points, five rebounds and five blocks in the win.

The game obviously won’t start until after midnight New York-time, but I’ll try to get an update when I get it. The Mount Vernon-Jefferson winner will play Dominguez (ranked 14th by USA Today) of Los Angeles or Jesuit of Oregon.

Here’s a glimpse at the Dominguez roster:

Jordan Hamilton: A 6-7 senior who has committed to Texas. He’s the 8th ranked overall in the nation by ESPN.
Aaron Moore: A 6-7 forward who is being recruited by California, Texas, Florida, Portland, USC and Washington
Keala King: A 6-4 junior getting recruited by Texas, USC and Oregon
Thurman Woods: A 6-5 forward who has committed to Montana
Norvel Pelle: A 6-8 power forward with Division I potential
Myron Green: A 6-2 senior guard who ESPN called one of the most underrated prospects on the West Coast.

If Mount Vernon manages to beat a very good Jefferson team, and then somehow knocks off Dominguez in the semifinal, it would like play Fairfax and a whole new group of Division I prospects in the finals. Fairfax is led by 6-10 Renardo Sidney, a Top 5 national prospect.

This entry was posted on Saturday, December 27th, 2008 at 3:08 pm by Kevin Devaney Jr..
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2 Responses to “Mt. Vernon in Oregon”

MV December 27th, 2008 at 5:48 pm
MV may be in over their heads, jordan hamilton, renardo sidney, two of the best basketball players in the country. Good luck to the knights.
duh man December 27th, 2008 at 7:55 pm
sidneys over-rated….and i think jordan hamilton isnt eligible….ino that was an issue at the start of the year, maybe it isnt now

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