Northmor High School

The Fredericktown girls’ basketball (5-5, 2-3) team took care of KMAC rival Northmor (3-9, 0-6) with ease, with Ella Bouton leading the Freddies to a 42-24 win over the the Golden Knights.

Grant Bentley led the scoring charge with 23 points to help the Northmor Golden Knights (6-3, 3-0) knock off Mansfield Christian (6-2, 3-0) 63-53 on Dec. 30.

The Northmor basketball team (4-3, 2-0) had a pair of games before the holiday break last week, beating East Knox (0-6, 0-2) before dropping a game against Clear Fork (2-3, 1-2).

Seniors Grant Bentley and Ella Proper each reached the 1,000 point milestone, and for their hard work over their careers and also this season they have been named Mount Vernon Athletes of the Week.

Grant Bentley is moving up the list of top Northmor (4-2, 2-0) scorers, as he recently hit the 1,000 point mark and is now sitting in third place after putting up 21 points in a 73-43 win over Mount Gilead (3-3, 1-1).

The Division VI and VII All-Ohio football teams were announced on Dec. 4 with a number of Mount Vernon News coverage area players selected.

The Knox Morrow Athletic Conference released their All-KMAC football selections for 2023. The conference includes Cardington-Lincoln, Centerburg, East Knox, Fredericktown, Mount Gilead, Loudonville and Northmor.

The No. 4 Northmor football team (10-3, 6-1) had a terrific season, but No. 1 Garaway (13-0, 5-0) has been unstoppable and it continued on Friday night in a 42-7 rout of the Golden Knights, where they scored all their points in the first half.

No. 4 Northmor Golden Knights (10-2, 6-1) vs. No. 1 Garaway Pirates (12-0, 5-0)

Quarterback AJ Bower was a touchdown machine in the Knox Morrow Athletic Conference this year. This continued in the regional quarterfinals of the OHSAA Division VI, Region 23 football tournament, throwing three touchdown passes to lead No. 4 Northmor (10-2, 6-1) to a 31-6 win over No. 12 Trimble (6-5, 2-2).

No. 4 Northmor Golden Knights (9-2, 6-1) vs. No. 12 Trimble Tomcats (6-4, 2-2)

No. 4 Northmor (9-2, 6-1) had no trouble with No. 13 Dawson-Bryant (4-7, 1-6) in the opening round of the Division IV Region 23 football tournament on Friday night, with AJ Bower throwing for three touchdowns in a 44-22 win.

No. 4 Northmor Golden Knights (8-2, 6-1) vs. No. 13 Dawson-Bryant Hornets (4-6, 1-6)

Northmor finished off the regular season with with a 34-7 win over Loudonville, and they relied on a rushing attack fueled by sophomore running back Carson Campbell, who is this week’s Mount Vernon Athlete of the Week.

Carson Campbell finished the season with one of his best performances, going off for four touchdowns and 222 yards to lead Northmor (7-2, 5-1) to a 34-7 win over Loudonville (3-7, 2-5) on Friday night. The Golden Knights finished the season with a five game winning streak.

Cardington-Lincoln (12-10, 8-4) went 2-0 last week in volleyball action, led by Autumn Holt with 24 kills and Abby Ufferman with 76 assists over the two matches.

Northmor (7-2, 5-1) has been on a tear lately and on Friday night they won their fourth straight game 48-7 over Centerburg (4-5, 3-3), with quarterback AJ Bower throwing for five touchdown passes.

Fredericktown (16-3, 11-0) is leading the KMAC as the season winds down, and last week the Freddies remained hot with a pair of sweeps over conference foes Mount Gilead (0-19, 0-11) and Northmor (11-8, 6-5), with setter Julia Partington stuffing the stat sheet.

Centerburg hosts KMAC rival Northmor on Friday night with only two games left in the regular season.

Danville (5-14, 2-9) hosted Northmor (11-8, 6-5) on Oct. 3 and the Golden Knights came to play in a dominant three set sweep over the Blue Devils.