Bloomfield, Missouri – In game #7 of the 58th Annual Bloomfield Christmas tournament the #7 seeded Bloomfield Wildcats proved to have the lucky number 7 on their side. Bloomfield scored double digits in each of the four quarters to secure their win over the Puxico Indians 73 – 55.
Chris Siler tallied a team-high 17 points for Puxico and landed one trey. Seth Luttrell scored 15 points and hit two 3-pointers. Zack Tucker finished the game with 14 points. Dalton King hit one trey for the Indians.
Puxico led at the end of the first quarter by one point. Bloomfield fought back and scoring 21 points in the second period to regain the lead 39 – 36 at the half.
Bloomfield’s Noah Vandiver seemed to be unstoppable under the basket finishing with a game-high 27 points. Peyton Bell tallied 12 points including one 3-pointer. Nathan Newell finished the night with 9 points including a trey and Tyler Battles scored 7 points including a trey.
The Wildcats came out strong in the 3rd quarter doubling their opponent’s points. Bloomfield scored 18 points to Puxico’s 9 points in the 3rd.
Final Score #7 Bloomfield 73, #10 Puxico 55
Puxico 19 17 9 10 - 55
Bloomfield 18 21 18 16 - 73
Puxico (55) – Levi Woods 4, Cory Pratt 2, Chris Siler 17, Dalton King 3, Seth Luttrell 15, Zack Tucker 14. FG 22, FT 7/10, F 16. (3-pointers: Luttrell 2, King 1, Siler 1. Fouled Out: Cory Pratt)
Bloomfield (73) – Tim Hector 6, Peyton Bell 12, Nathan Newell 9, Austin Bond 9, Tyler Battles 7, Noah Vandiver 27. FG 26, FT 14/24, F15. (3-pointers: Tim Hector 1, Bell 1 Newell 1, Battles 1. Fouled Out: None).
Bloomfield defeated #2 Malden 54 – 47 at the 7:00 p.m. game on Saturday to advance to the semi-finals. Full story and stats will be posted at a later time.
Puxico defeated Van Buren 79 – 54 in game #10 on Saturday morning. Full story and stats will be posted at a later time.
Bloomfield, Missouri – the 58th Annual Bloomfield Boys Basketball Christmas Tournament is slated to begin Friday, December 26th with the first game at 10:00 a.m. between the #1 seed Hayti Indians and the #16 seed Richland Rebels.
The seedings are as follows: #1 Hayti, #2 Malden, #3 Kennett, #4 Bernie, #5 Twin Rivers, #6 Dexter, #7 Bloomfield, #8 South Pemiscot, #9 Saxony Lutheran, #10 Puxico, #11 Portageville, #12 Holcomb, #13 East Prairie, #14 Doniphan, #15 Van Buren, and #16 Richland.
At 11:15 a.m. it’s the #2 seed Malden Green Waves vs #15 Van Buren and at 12:30 p.m. the #3 Kennett Indians take on #14 Doniphan Dons.
At 2:00 p.m. #4 Bernie Mules take on the #13 seed East Prairie Eagles. Twin Rivers seeded #5 will compete against #12 seed Holcomb Hornets at 3:30 p.m.
The Dexter Bearcats seeded #6 will play at 5:00 p.m. against #11 seed Portageville Pirates. #7 seeded Bloomfield Wildcats take on the #10 seed Puxico Indians at 6:30 p.m.
The final game of the evening will be #8 South Pemiscot against #9 Saxony Lutheran.
Play will begin on Saturday, December 27th at 10:00 a.m. beginning with the Consolation Bracket.
December 29th at 7:00 and 8:30 p.m. will be the semifinal games and the Championship game will be held on Tuesday, December 30th at 8:30 p.m.
Follow the ShowMe Times Facebook and Twitter pages for the latest scores and highlights from the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament.
The Kennett Indians are the returning champions and won the tournament in 2013. Holcomb Hornets won the 2012 tournament.
Bloomfield, Missouri – The Bloomfield Wildcats varsity boys basketball program improved their record to 4 – 1 with a convincing victory over the Richland Rebels.
“Offensively, we played about as well as we could play, and really did a good job for all four quarters,” commented head Bloomfield basketball coach Jason Karnes. “We weren’t very pleased with our defensive effort the first half, but thought we did a better job defensively and on the boards the second half. We are proud of our guys and the way they have played the first two weeks, but we want to continue to practice hard and continue to get better every day. We need a good week of practice and preparation for a really good Advance team on Friday.”
Preston Tilley recorded a game-high 23 points including five 3-pointers for the Rebels. Marcus Grayson added 11 including a trey.
Noah Vandiver recorded a team-high 22 points for Bloomfield. Peton Bell and Tim Hector each hit three treys for the Wildcats. Bell finished with 15 points and Hector tallied 9 points.
Austin Bond recorded 16 points and Tyler Battles tallied 18 points for Bloomfield.
Final Score Bloomfield 97, Richland 46
Richland 16 11 10 9 - 46
Bloomfield 31 30 29 7 - 97
Photo submitted by Katie Pinkley/Richland High School Student
Richland senior Skyler Harper #1 puts up a shot past Bloomfield’s Austin Bond #25.
Benton, Missouri – The Bloomfield Wildcats improved their record to 3 - 1 on the road defeating the Kelly Hawks 81 - 49.
“Always good when you can go on the road and get a win,” commented Bloomfield head boys basketball coach and Athletic Director Jason Karnes. “I thought our guys played really hard tonight. They had some good contributions tonight from everyone on the team, both offensively and defensively. Just really proud of our effort and the way these guys are starting to come together as a team.”
The Wildcats jumped out with a comfortable lead in the first period 15 - 6. Bloomfield scored double digits in each of the four quarters.
Noah Vandiver tallied a game-high 21 points for the Wildcats scoring more than one bucket in each period. Nathan Newell also scored a two-pointer in each period and added one trey, finishing the game with 17 total points.
Caleb Pulley, Peyton Bell and Tyler Battles each sank a 3-pointer for the Wildcats.
Final Score Bloomfield 81, Kelly 49
Bloomfield 15 20 23 23 - 81
Kelly 6 19 13 11 - 49
Bloomfield (81) – Cameron Pulley 2, Tim Hector 8, Caleb Pulley 7, Peyton Bell 7, Nathan Newell 17, Austin Bond 6, Tyler Battles 8, Noah Vandiver 21, Alex Gibbs 5. FG 31. FT 15/18. F 19 (3-pointers: Pulley 1, Bell 1, Newell 1, Battles 1. Fouled Out: Gibbs).
Kelly (49) - Maurice Davis 18, Ty Householder 5, Dalton Huffman 9, Jake McClain 10, Jacob Riley 2, Conner Dittlinger 7. FG 21, FT 7/12. F 17. (3-pointers: Householder 1, Huffman 1. Fouled Out: None).
Bloomfield will host the Richland Rebels in their home opener on Friday, December 12th. Game time 6:00 p.m.
Shown in the photo is Tyler Battles. Photo is from a previous game. Thank you Jerry Darby Photography for the photo.
Holcomb, Missouri – The #2 seeded Bloomfield Wildcats easily defeated Piggott, Arkansas 70 – 52 in a quarterfinal match-up at the Holcomb Invitational Tournament Tuesday evening.
Noah Vandiver, a six-foot-three junior tallied a game-high 18 points for the Wildcats.
Freshman Peyton Bell and Tyler Battles scored 14 points each. Bell hit two of Bloomfield’s three treys. Caleb Pulley had one trey.
Bloomfield jumped out to a 20 – 9 lead in the first quarter and scored double digits in each of the four quarters.
Final Score Bloomfield 70, Piggott 52
Piggott 9 15 16 12 - 52
Bloomfield 20 17 16 17 - 70
Piggott (52) – Logan Dixon 9, Peyton Mann, Nicholas Harris 16, Brayden Brewer 9, Quinton Mauldin 6, Nick McKinnie 8. FG 22, FT 6/10, F 17. (3-pointers: Dixon 1, Brewer 1. Fouled Out: Brewer)
Bloomfield (70) – Caleb Pulley 6, Peyton Bell 14, Nathan Newell 5, Austin Bond 6, Tyler Battles 14, Noah Vandiver 18, Alex Gibbs 7. FG 27, FT 12/25, F 15. (3-pointers: Pulley 1, Bell 2. Fouled Out: Bond)
Bloomfield takes on Twin Rivers in a semifinal on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. the other semifinal will feature the top-seeded Bernie Mules and #4 seeded Puxico Indians at 6:00 p.m.
