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.
