Photos: Mount Vernon falls to Solon 78-58

Photos: Mount Vernon falls to Solon in boys’ basketball, 78-58

Savannah Blake

Jan. 17, 2023 10:11 pm, Updated: Jan. 18, 2023 12:27 am

Photos from Solon’s 78-58 win over Mount Vernon in an Iowa high school boys’ basketball game at Mount Vernon on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023.

Mount Vernon Mustangs Zach Fall (5) reaches up to block Solon Spartans guard Jake Benzing (15) as he shoots the ball in the first quarter of the game at Mount Vernon High School in Mount Vernon, Iowa on Tuesday, January 17, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Mount Vernon Mustangs Jensen Meeker (4) watches as Solon Spartans forward Gehrig Turner (30) shoots a two-pointer in the third quarter of the game at Mount Vernon High School in Mount Vernon, Iowa on Tuesday, January 17, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Mount Vernon Mustangs Caleb Dausener (14) blocks Solon Spartans guard Vince Steinbrech (13) as he looks to shoot the ball in the first quarter of the game at Mount Vernon High School in Mount Vernon, Iowa on Tuesday, January 17, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Solon Spartans forward Gehrig Turner (30) shoots the ball past Mount Vernon Mustangs Jensen Meeker (4) and gets a two-pointer in the first quarter of the game at Mount Vernon High School in Mount Vernon, Iowa on Tuesday, January 17, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Solon Spartans guard Jake Benzing (15) fouls on Mount Vernon Mustangs Brady Erickson (20) as he goes for a layup in the second quarter of the game at Mount Vernon High School in Mount Vernon, Iowa on Tuesday, January 17, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Mount Vernon Mustangs Jackson Kutcher (22) guards Solon Spartans guard Sean Stahle (1) as he shoots the ball in the third quarter of the game at Mount Vernon High School in Mount Vernon, Iowa on Tuesday, January 17, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Mount Vernon Mustangs Jackson Kutcher (22) reacts as he trips and loses control of the ball in the first quarter of the game against Solon at Mount Vernon High School in Mount Vernon, Iowa on Tuesday, January 17, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Solon Spartans guard Rylen Stiegelmeyer (3) guards Mount Vernon Mustangs Joe Rhomberg (24) as he drives the ball towards the basket in the second quarter of the game at Mount Vernon High School in Mount Vernon, Iowa on Tuesday, January 17, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Solon Spartans guard Sean Stahle (1) celebrates with teammate Solon Spartans forward Gehrig Turner (30) after pulling ahead of the Mustangs in points in the middle of the third quarter at Mount Vernon High School in Mount Vernon, Iowa on Tuesday, January 17, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Solon Spartans guard Jake Benzing (15) guards Mount Vernon Mustangs Jensen Meeker (4) as he dribbles the ball down the court in the third quarter of the game at Mount Vernon High School in Mount Vernon, Iowa on Tuesday, January 17, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

A Solon assistant coach celebrates with players after the Spartans pull ahead in points against the Mustangs at the end of the third quarter at Mount Vernon High School in Mount Vernon, Iowa on Tuesday, January 17, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Solon Spartans guard Sean Stahle (1) jumps up past Mount Vernon Mustangs Ryne Moeller (12) and Mount Vernon Mustangs Brady Erickson (20) and gets a three-pointer in the first quarter of the game at Mount Vernon High School in Mount Vernon, Iowa on Tuesday, January 17, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Mount Vernon Mustangs Jackson Kutcher (22) guards Solon Spartans guard Vince Steinbrech (13) as he drives the ball towards the basket in the first quarter of the game at Mount Vernon High School in Mount Vernon, Iowa on Tuesday, January 17, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Mount Vernon Mustangs Joe Rhomberg (24) and Mount Vernon Mustangs Jackson Kutcher (22) reach up to block Solon Spartans forward Oaken Foster (21) as he shoots the ball in the third quarter of the game at Mount Vernon High School in Mount Vernon, Iowa on Tuesday, January 17, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Solon Spartans guard Jake Benzing (15) reaches up to block Mount Vernon Mustangs Zach Fall (5) as he goes for a layup in the second quarter of the game at Mount Vernon High School in Mount Vernon, Iowa on Tuesday, January 17, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

The Mustang student section reacts after the Spartans miss a slam dunk in the second quarter of the game at Mount Vernon High School in Mount Vernon, Iowa on Tuesday, January 17, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Solon Spartans forward Gehrig Turner (30) reaches out to block Mount Vernon Mustangs Joe Rhomberg (24) as he shoots a three-pointer in the second quarter of the game at Mount Vernon High School in Mount Vernon, Iowa on Tuesday, January 17, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

The Spartan bench celebrates after Solon Spartans forward Oaken Foster (21) gets a free throw and a basket in the third quarter of the game against Mount Vernon at Mount Vernon High School in Mount Vernon, Iowa on Tuesday, January 17, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Mount Vernon Mustangs Jensen Meeker (4) runs to stop the ball from going out of bounds in the second quarter of the game with pressure from Solon Spartans forward Gehrig Turner (30) at Mount Vernon High School in Mount Vernon, Iowa on Tuesday, January 17, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Mount Vernon Mustangs Jackson Kutcher (22) tries to stop Solon Spartans guard Sean Stahle (1) and fouls on him as he goes for a layup and gets a basket for the Spartans in the third quarter of the game at Mount Vernon High School in Mount Vernon, Iowa on Tuesday, January 17, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)