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)
