Congratulations to Mt. Vernon Rams Basketball! In addition to their back-to-back regional championships they are back-to-back Josh Finley Country Financial Rams of the Week from WMIX Sports. The Rams shocked the East St. Louis Flyers in the Triad Sectional Semifinal, 70-64 setting up a date with the Centralia Orphans in the Sweet Sixteen this past Friday. Marlin Price stole the show with his usual suffocating defense and then stepped up and added 17 points! Navontae Nesbit, Jr., had 24 while David Barnes added 15, Cale Maurer had 8, Equinton Millsap chipped in a free throw, and Brogan Holloway had a big second half three en route to 5. Mt. Vernon got East Side into foul trouble and surfed that wave into Friday’s Championship. Unfortunately, the Orphans were too hot to handle and the Rams season came to an end with a 49-33 loss. The Rams season finished 24-10 with their 48th all-time regional championship! GREAT SEASON, RAMS BASKETBALL!