NEVADA, Mo. — The East Newton Patriots fell into a 12-point first-half hole and could not recover and fell 68-63 to the Mount Vernon Mountaineers in their Class 4 District 12 semifinal Thursday at Nevada High School. The Mountaineers (17-11) struck first with a Griffen Cordray trey from the top of the key. East Newton’s Ethan Bales made it 3-2 before Mount Vernon went on a 7-0 run sparked by a ...