Written by
Dee Loflin, SMT Manager/Editor
Bloomfield, Missouri - The Bernie Mules began their bid for the title at the 57th Annual Bloomfield Christmas Tournament on Thursday.
The #3 seed Bernie Mules looked great and were confident on the floor as they defeated the Puxico Indians by a score of 72 – 38.
Bernie’s Bubby Schwent recorded a game-high 17 points and was 7 for 8 at the charity stripe. Jake Wagner sank a couple of 3-pointers on his way to a 12 point game. He was also 4 for 4 in free throws.
Both Caleb Ellenburg #50 and Justin Stanfield #15 scored in double digits. Ellenburg, a 6’ 2” junior recorded 11 and Stanfield tallied 10 points and was 2 for 2 at the charity stripe for the Mules.
Matt Vernon and B.J. Jennings each added a trey. Stanfield calculated two 3-pointers.
Corey Pratt was the only Indian in double digits. He managed to score 13 points against the Bernie Mules. He was also 3 for 4 at the charity stripe.
Final Score: Bernie Mules 72 – Puxico Indians 38
Puxico Indians 8 11 15 4 - 38
Bernie Mules 20 21 19 12 - 72
Puxico (38) – Ronnie Wegener 4, Garrett Payne 6, Corey Pratt 13, Austin Tiechman 4, Zach McCoy 2, Seth Luttrull 4, Zach Tucker 5. FG 16, FT 6/11, F19 (3-pointers none, Fouled Out: Tim Hancock, Zach Tucker)
Bernie (72) – Matter Vernon 5, Jake Wagner 12, B.J. Jennings 9, Justin Stanfield 10, J.R. Pregel 4, Bubby Schwent 17, Joey Walker 4, Caleb Ellenburg 11. FG 23, FT 20/29, F 17 (3-pointers: Matt Vernon, Jake Wagner 2, B.J. Jennings 1, Justin Stanfield 2. Fouled Out: none)
The Bernie Mules will be back in action Friday, December 27th at 7:00 p.m. as they take on the Twin Rivers Royals. This will be game #15 of the tournament.
The Puxico Indians will play in the second consolation game of the tournament beginning at 11:30 a.m. on Friday, December 27th.
Written by
Dee Loflin, SMT Manager/Editor
Bloomfield, Missouri – The Indians of Hayti rallied to defeat the Bulldogs of Van Buren in the second game of the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament.
Three of the Indians were in double digits. Demetrius Luster #35 had a game-high 24 points. Both Devan Riddick and Indaquel Presberry tallied 13 points each. Kenyatte Brooks and Indaquel Presberry sunk two treys apiece along with Devan Riddick, Cedric Harris, and Demetrius Luster who added one trey each.
Frankie Burden, Jr. fouled out in the fourth quarter and was the only player to do so.
Van Buren looked great in the second quarter and were able to keep up the pace with the Indians, but unfortunately Kennett had an 18 point lead going into the period.
Tyler Griffin did an extraordinary job putting 22 points on the board for the Bulldogs, including 3 treys. Austin Chilton tallied 10 points including one 3-pointer. All of Zach Griffin’s points came in the way of 3-pointers. He recorded three.
Final Score: Van Buren Bulldogs 46 – Hayti Indians 76
Van Buren Bulldogs 9 17 11 9 - 46
Hayti Indians 27 19 6 24 - 76
Van Buren (46) – Dylan Williams 10, Zach Griffin 9, Tyler Griffin 22, Ricky Davis 5. FG 17, FT 5/12, F 11 (3-pointers Austin Chilton 1, Zach Griffin 3, Tyler Griffin 3, Fouled Out: none)
Hayti (76) – Kenyatte Brooks 8, Devan Riddick 13, Cedric Harris 5, Indaquel Presberry 13, Brandon Burden 7, Demetrius Luster 24, Frankie Burden, Jr. 26. FG 29, FT 11/18, F16 (3-pointers Kenyatte Brooks 2, Devan Riddick 1, Cedric Harris 1, Indaquel Presberry 2, Demetrius Luster 1, Fouled Out Frankie Burden, Jr.)
Game #16 will be Hayti Indians vs the Dexter Bearcats. Hayti will play Dexter Friday, December 27th at 8:30 p.m.
Van Buren will play Portageville at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, December 27th in the consolation portion of the tournament. It will be Bulldogs vs Bulldogs on the court!
Written by
Dee Loflin, SMT Manager/Editor
Bloomfield, Missouri – The Kennett Indians opened the 57th Annual Bloomfield Tournament with an impressive win over the Richland Rebels on Wednesday.
Coming into the tournament as the #1 seed, Kennett has won the last 3 of 4 Bloomfield Christmas Tournaments. The Holcomb Hornets are the defending 2012 Champions. Since 2005, Bernie, Hayti, Malden and Doniphan have each won the title and bragging rights.
Kennett has only won 4 other championships at Bloomfield prior to their recent domination.
Kennett’s 6’ 4” senior Kevonte Mitchell #20 tallied a game-high 28 points. Senior Antavies Drake #1 added another 22 points to the Indians' win. Akeem Nelson tallied 15 along with Rantrell Caruthers who added another 11 points.
Carlos Turners, Landon Vaughan, and Kevonte Mitchell each added a trey.
Richland’s Skyler Harper had a game-high 16 points including one trey. Adam Lane tallied 15 points for the Rebels. Josh Thornton also scored in double digits adding 12 for the Rebels. Tristan Wamble was the only other Rebel to sink a trey.
The Indians will continue their bid for the title, as they will play tomorrow afternoon at 4:00 p.m. against Malden. Malden upset Holcomb in the final game of the day 70 - 67.
Kennett had a comfortable lead in the first quarter scoring 33 points against Richland's 9, but the Rebels rallied in the third quarter to earn 20 points. It simply was not enough to defeat the #1 seed.
Final Score: Richland Rebels 50 – Kennett Indians 104
Richland 9 16 20 5 - 50
Kennett 33 28 28 15 - 105
Richland (50) - Skyler Harper 16, Tristan Wamble 3, Jacob Gonzales 1, Marcus Grayson 1, Josh Thornton 12, Tristan Montgomery 2, Adam Lane 15. FG 20, FT 8/15, F 7 (3-pointers Skyler Harper 1, Tristan Wamble 1, Fouled Out: none)
Kennett (104) - Antavies Drake 22, Rantrell Caruthers 11, Carlos Turner 7, Akeem Nelson 15, Landon Vaughan 7, Kevonte Mitchell 28, Andre Oliver 6, Jerry Kinnon 2, Anthony Hawkins 2, Materion Jones 4. FG 48, FT 5/6, F 16 (3-pointers Carlos Turner, Landan Vaughan, Kevonte Mitchell, Fouled Out: none)
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Dee Loflin, SMT Manager/Editor
Broseley, Missouri – The Dexter Lady ‘Cats varsity basketball team had a spectacular win on Monday afternoon as they easily defeated New Madrid County Central. Top-seeded Dexter overpowered the Green Wave 83 – 33 in the championship quarterfinal.
It was the second time in a week that the Bearcats defeated New Madrid County Central. Undefeated Dexter is having an extraordinary season this year and is now 8 – 0. They are the team everyone wants to beat in this area. Way to go Lady ‘Cats!
The Bearcats gained a lot of momentum in the 1st quarter giving themselves a comfortable lead over the Green Wave 31 - 11. The second quarter was still all 'Cat power as they climbed to a 53 - 15 lead at half-time.
Hannah Noe, senior point guard for the Lady ‘Cats is remarkable on the court. She has had tremendous games thus far and her performance on the court has been incredible. Noe finished with 28 points, including two 3-pointers and five assists against New Madrid.
“She’s definitely developing into one of the best point guards we have ever had,” stated head coach Chad Allen. “She sees the floor well, takes control and calls out plays. She gets in the right spots and does a lot of good things for us. She just keeps getting better.”
Alison Jarrell, Paige Patterson and Erika Cobb all finished in double digits. Patterson tallied 18 points, Jarrell 14 points and Cobb 10 points for the Bearcats.
Raushaunda Summers hit 8 for New Madrid along with Amirah Ruff and Keisha Rainer who each added 6 points.
“I thought New Madrid played even harder today than the other day," commented Allen. "Coach Crockett definitely does a good job and gets his girls to play hard.”
Jarrell was the only other Bearcat with a trey sinking two. Dakota Reynolds also tallied 7 points for Dexter.
Final Scored: Quarterfinal Game: #1 Dexter 83 - #9 NMCC 33
New Madrid County Central 11 4 12 6 - 33
Dexter Senior High School 31 22 21 9 - 83
New Madrid County Central (33) - Shanterra Waters 4, Virginia Villarreal 2, Amirah Ruff 6, Keisha Rainer 6, Whitney Williams 5, Raushaunda Summers 8, Octavia Smith 2. FG 13/40, FT 4/9, F 6. (3-pointers: Ruff 2, Summers 1. Fouled out: none)
Dexter High School (83) - Hannah Noe 28, Paige Patterson 18, Dakota Reynolds 7, Melanie McKuin 2, Alison Jarrell 14, Erika Cobb 10, Sydney Rogers 2, Cheyenne Mosby 2. FG 35, FT 9/10, F 12. (3-pointers: Noe 2, Jarrell 2. Fouled out: none.
Twin Rivers seeded #5 defeated #12 seeded Naylor 59 – 52 in overtime in their championship quarterfinal game.
Dexter will now play Twin Rivers in the championship semifinal on Friday, December 27th at 2 p.m.
Championship game is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, December 28th.
Written by
Dee Loflin, SMT Manager/Editor
Bernie, Missouri - The Mules played Bell City Friday evening and defeated the Cubs 95 - 27. They played Scott City on Saturday night an added yet another win. The Bernie Mules continue to be a powerhouse in basketball and improved their record to 7 - 0 and 2-0 in the District.
Senior player B.J. Jennings had an awesome game hitting five 3-pointers and tallying a game-high 25 points. Several of the Mules were able to score including Caleb Ellenburg who added 20 points to the board.
Jake Wagner also hit double digits for the Mules adding 10 points including a couple of 3-pointers along with Joey Walker and Devin Trammell who tallied 9 points each.
Matt Vernon and Justin Stanfield each added a trey for the Mules.
Bernie was able to score double digits in each of the four quarters holding Bell City to a game high quarter of 11 points. The Mules led the first quarter 24 - 4 and at the half it was all Mule power 48 - 10.
“Our kids had great effort and intensity tonight and we shot the ball better than we have been," stated head basketball coach Brad Botsch. "We want to keep working to improve, but I really like what I see and our heads seem to be in the right place.”
Final Score: Bernie Mules 95 - Bell City Cubs 27
Bell City 4 6 11 6 - 27
Bernie 24 24 29 18 - 95
Bell City (27) - Nate Finney 4, Kolten Siebert 8, Aaron Smith 4, Cole Nichols 5, Bobby Wright 2, Peyton Maddox 4. FG 9, FT 8/12, F 14. (3-pointers: Siebert 1. Fouled out: none)
Bernie (95) - Matt Vernon 3, Jake Wagner 10, Brandon Sparks 4, B.J. Jennings 25, Justin Stanfield 5, J.R. Pregel 2, Bubby Schwent 6, Devin Trammell 9, Joey Walker 9, Caleb Ellenburg 20, Gavin Smith 2. FG 38, FT 10/13, F 16. (3-pointers: Vernon 1, Wagner 2, Jennings 5, Stanfield 1. Fouled out: none)
Bernie will be back in action on Thursday, December 26th when they enter the 57th Annual Bloomfield Christmas Tournament. Game time is 12:30 p.m. Bernie is the #3 seed and will be playing #14 seed Puxico.
