Mt. Vernon standout junior guard and Purdue recruit Luke Ertel scored 36 points to lead the Marauders, who withstood a 38-point night from UConn commit Braylon Mullins in his final high school game.

There was history at stake in Friday's Class 3A state title game between Mount Vernon and Dubuque Wahlert ... Marc Ray is the high school sports reporter for the Iowa City Press-Citizen.