Written by
Dee Loflin, SMT Manager/Editor
Bloomfield, Missouri – The #14 seed Puxico is making its way through the ranks with a win over the East Prairie Eagles. The Indians looked good on the court and were able to capitalize on many of their possessions.
Puxico’s Zach Tucker had a game-high 23 points hitting five of his six attempts at the charity strips. Four other Indians were in double digits. Garrett Payne hit for 13 including 3 treys. Corey Pratt hit 2 baskets for 2, 2 treys and was 2 for 2 in free throws. Austin Tiechman tallied 16 points and Tim Hancock contributed 12 more.
The East Prairie Eagles have not faired so well in the Bloomfield Tournaments over the years and this year was no exception. However they had five of their players scoring in double digits. Damion Tipler tallied a game-high
Final Score Puxico Indians 81 East Prairie Eagles 71
Puxico 19 21 21 20 - 81
East Prairie 19 15 16 21 - 71
Puxico (81) – Garrett Payne 13, Corey Pratt 12, Austin Tiechman 16, Tim Hancock 12, Seth Luttrull 5, Zach Tucker 23. FG 27, FT 21/35, F 17 (3-pointers: Garrett Payne 3, Corey Pratt 2, Seth Luttrull 1, Fouled Out: none)
East Prairie (71) – Seth Johnson 4, Seth Bays 10, Dustin Bryars 11, Brett Ellis 10, Mack Marcum 11, Damion Tipler 18, Deverance Jones 3, Nick Grubbs 4. FG 29, FT 9/18, F 20 (3-pointers Seth Bays 1, Dustin Bryars 1, Mack Marcum 1, Deverance Jones 1, Fouled Out: Seth Bays, Dustin Bryars Mack Marcum)
Puxico will be back in action on Saturday, December 28th at 2:30 p.m. They will play #15 Van Buren who upset #10 seed Portageville.
