Bloomfield, Missouri – The #4 seeded Bernie Mules took control and secured their win over Twin Rivers Saturday at the 58th Annual Bloomfield Christmas Tournament by a score of 51 – 36.
Seth Snider tallied a team-high 12 points for Twin Rivers. Chance Wilkerson hit one 3-pointer.
Caleb Ellenburg paced the Mules with 21 points including one trey. Brandon Sparks tallied 13 points and Gavin Smith finished with 10 points.
Bernie is scheduled to go against top-seeded Hayti on Monday in the championship semifinal at 7:00 p.m.
Hayti is undefeated and seeded in first defeated #8 South Pemiscot 64-51 in a quarterfinal match-up on Saturday.
Twin Rivers will play South Pemiscot at 4:00 p.m. on Monday.
Final Score #4 Bernie 51, #5 Twin Rivers 36
Twin Rivers 12 5 6 13 - 36
Bernie 12 7 12 20 - 51
Twin Rivers (36) – Jase Worley 4, Chance Wilkerson 5, Andrew Mittelstadt 6, Josh Suiter 9, Seth Snider 12. FG 17, FT ½, F 17. (3-pointers: Wilkerson 1. Fouled Out: None)
Bernie (51) – Matt Vernon 7, Brandon Sparks 13, Caleb Ellenburg 21, Gavin Smith 10. FG 16, FT 18/22, F 5. (3-pointers: Ellenburg 1. Fouled Out: None)
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 #6 Dexter Bearcats earned another win defeating the #11 Portageville Bulldogs 62 – 47 in game #6 of the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament.
Portageville’s Kynan Mosby recorded a team-high 16 points including an impressive five 3-pointers. Derrick Priggel tallied 13 points including one trey. Greg Hopkins finished with 10 points for the Bulldogs.
The Bulldogs recorded zero fouls in the first half and were down by 20 points going into the locker room at the half.
Jason Jarrell recorded a game-high 21 points for the Bearcats. Austin Chesser tallied 15 points including one trey. Jacob Pedigo finished with 11 points including a trey. Peyton Pollock and Addison Moore each added one trey also.
Final Score #6 Dexter 62, #11 Portageville 47
Portageville 6 5 15 21 - 47
Dexter 15 16 11 20 - 62
Portageville (47) – Kynan Mosby 16, Will Crysler 2, Jaylin Mosby 4, Derrick Priggel 13, Greg Hopkins 10, Ian Torrey 2. FG 17, FT 7/10, F 17. (3-pointers: Mosby 5, Priggel 1. Fouled Out: None).
Dexter (62) – Noah Kronk 6, Jason Jarrell 21, Peyton Pollock 4, Jacob Pedigo 11, Austin Cheser 15, Adison Moore 5. FG 20, FT 18/26, F 12. (3-pointers: Pollock 1, Pedigo 1, Chesser 1, Moore 1. Fouled Out: None).
Dexter is slated to play the Kennett Indians at 8:30 p.m. Saturday evening. Portageville was defeated by Doniphan 66-47 in game 11 at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Bloomfield, Missouri – The #5 seed Twin Rivers easily defeated the #12 seed Holcomb Hornets in game #5 of the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament 64-31.
Twin Rivers jumped out to a 27 – 8 lead at the end of the first period and never looked back.
None of the Hornets could score double digits against the Twin Rivers defense. Jacob Adkins had a team-high 7 points.
Andrew Mittelstadt tallied a game-high 14 points for Twin Rivers. Seth Snider scored 11 points. Matt Austin, Jase Worley, Chance Wilkerson, and Jesse Robards each scored a 3-pointer in the game. Mason Douglas tallied two treys for the Hornets.
Final Score #5 Twin Rivers 64, #12 Holcomb 31
Holcomb 8 11 5 7 - 31
Twin Rivers 27 9 13 15 - 64
Holcomb (31) – Skyler Johnson 4, Pearson McClendon 3, Preston Sikes 4, Paden McCormick 4, Jacob Adkins 7, Colton Dunbar 5, Ben Vance 4. FG 9, FT 13/20, F 13. (3-pointers: None. Fouled Out: None)
Twin Rivers (64) – Matt Austin 5, Jase Worley 7, Chance Wilkerson 7, Jesse Robards 6, Andrew Mittelstadt 14, Josh Suiter 8, Mason Douglas 6, Seth Snider 11. FG 27, FT 3/7, F 15. (3-pointers: Austin 1, Worley 1, Wilkerson 1, Robards 2, Douglas 2. Fouled Out: None).
Twin Rivers is slated to play the Bernie Mules on Saturday at 5:30 p.m. in game #14 of the annual Bloomfield Christmas Tournament.
Holcomb was defeated by East Prairie in game #9 70 - 41 and will now play in the quarterfinal for 5th place slated for Monday at 4:00 p.m.
Bloomfield, Missouri – It was definitely one of the most exciting games of the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament thus far. The #4 Bernie Mules utilized Matt Vernon’s scoring ability to secure their win over East Prairie 76 – 67.
East Prairie led at the end of the first quarter 16 – 15.
Seth Bays recorded 5 treys tallying 15 points for the East Prairie Eagles. Brandon Evans scored a team-high 20 points and Deverance Jones added 11 points. Dylan Lingle and Dustin Bryars each added a trey.
Matt Vernon recorded a game-high 23 points for the Bernie Mules including three 3-pointers. Brandon Sparks tallied 18 points including 2 treys and Caleb Ellenburg finished with 14 points. Gavin Smith tallied 12 points and Devin Trammell recorded 7 points.
Final Score #4 Bernie 76, #13 East Prairie 67
East Prairie 16 8 29 24 - 67
Bernie 15 20 20 21 - 76
East Prairie (67) – Set Bays 15, Dustin Bryars 3, Dylan Lingle 3, Mack Marcum 2, Brett Ellis 4, Cade Douglas 5, Deverance Jones 11, Nick Grubbs 2, Brandon Evans 20, Nate Owens 2. FG 28, FT 4/6, F 26. (3-pointers: Bays 5, Bryars 1, Lingle 1. Fouled Out: None).
Bernie (76) – Matt Vernon 23, Login Wood 2, Brandon Sparks 18, Caleb Ellenburg 14, Devin Trammell 7, Gavin Smith 12. FG 23, FT 25/35, F 11. (3-pointers: Vernon 3, Sparks 2. Fouled Out: None).
East Prairie played Holcomb at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday defeating them 70 – 41.
East Prairie is slated to play at 1:00 p.m. in the Consolation Semi-final on Monday against either Richland or Saxony Lutheran. That game is scheduled for Saturday at 2:30 p.m.
