Written by
Dee Loflin, SMT Manager/Editor
Bloomfield, Missouri – The Doniphan Dons came into the tournament as the #13 seed, but they played aggressively and gave South Pemiscot a good run. It was an intense game considering the South Pemiscot Bulldogs were ranked #4.
The Doniphan Dons kept pace and were capable of upsetting the Bulldogs. At the end of the first quarter they were only behind by 5 points. That’s not much in any basketball game. The Dons held their own during the second quarter as each team was able to score 10 points. Half time score South Pemiscot 25 – Doniphan 21.
The Bulldogs leading scorer, Jacob Trammel, led with a game-high 19 points, including five 3-pointers. Anothony Primer contributed 10 more points.
Wyatt Eaton #45 for the Doniphan Dons had a game-high 15 points. Lucas Moe #30 tallied 10 points.
Final Score: South Pemiscot 60 – Doniphan 47
Doniphan 11 10 13 13 - 47
South Pemiscot 15 10 18 17 - 60
Doniphan (47) – Clay Payne 6, Justin Harder 5, Brett Hale 5, Lucas Moe 10, Wyatt Eaton 15, Stephen Murphy 4, Seth Gettings 2. FG 17, FT 12/17, F18 (3-pointers: Brett Hale 1, Fouled Out: none)
South Pemiscot (60) – Jarvis Johnson 6, Torrance Shepard 5, Anothony Primer 10, Jcob Trammel 19, Glen Jackson 6, Anton Wilbourn 6, Contrell Johnson 8. FG 24, FT 6/15, F20 (3-pointers – Jacob Trammel, Contrell Johnson 1, Fouled Out: none)
The Doniphan Dons will play Saxony Lutheran in the first consolation game of the tournament beginning at 10 a.m. on Friday, December 27th.
South Pemiscot will play Bloomfield at 5:30 p.m. in game #14 of the tournament on Friday, December 27th.
