Bloomfield, Missouri - The long awaited 59th Annual Bloomfield Christmas Tournament begins Saturday, December 26th with the Bloomfield Wildcats earning the #1 seed for the first time in 50 years!
Bloomfield will begin the tournament at 10:00 a.m. against the #16 seeded Richland Rebels.
At 11:15 a.m. the #2 seeded Kennett Indians will play the #15 seeded Holcomb Hornets.
#3 seeded South Pemiscot will play #14 seed Van Buren at 12:30 p.m.
Beginning at 2:00 p.m. the #4 seed Doniphan Dons will take on the #13 seed Bernie Mules.
At 3:30 p.m. the Malden Green Wave seeded #5 against #12 seed Portageville Pirates.
Saxony Lutheran seeded #6 will compete against #11 Puxico at 5:00 p.m.
At 6:30 p.m. the #7 seed Hayti will take on #10 seed East Prairie.
The last game of the evening will be the #8 seed Dexter Bearcats against #9 seed Twin Rivers Royals at 8:00 p.m.
Round 2 begins on Monday, December 28th at 4:00 p.m., 5:30 p.m., 7:00 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Semifinals will be Tuesday, December 29th at 7:00 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. and the Championship game will be Wednesday, December 30th at 8:30 p.m.
Third place game will be played at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 30th.
Fifth place games are on Tuesday, December 29th at 4:00 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. and then the final game will be at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, December 30th.
Consolation quarterfinals are slated for Monday, December 28th at 10:00 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1:00 p.m., and 2:30 p.m. with semifinals on Tuesday, at 1:00 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. Final game is on December 30th at 4:00 p.m.
Below are the scores for Saturday, December 19th.
2015 Twin Rivers Lady Royals Christmas Classic
#1 Neelyville 100, #16 East Carter County 14
#2 Dexter 83, #15 Senath-Hornersville 18
#3 Naylor 65, #14 New Madrid County Central 36
#4 Twin Rivers 63, #13 Kelly 12
#5 Doniphan 61, #12 Portageville 46
#6 Greenville 76, #11 Charleston 57
#10 Malden 55, #7 Chaffee 22
#8 Kennett 60, #9 Clearwater 41
Schedule for Monday, December 21st:
9:00 a.m. - #16 East Carter vs #9 Clearwater
10:30 a.m. - #12 Portageville vs #13 Kelly
Noon - #11 Charleston vs #14 NMCC
1:30 p.m. - #7 Chaffee vs #15 Senath
3:00 p.m. - #1 Neelyville vs #8 Kennett
4:30 p.m. - #5 Doniphan vs #4 Twin Rivers
6:00 p.m. - #6 Greenville vs #3 Naylor
7:30 p.m. - #7 Malden vs #2 Dexter
Semifinals will be played on Tuesday, December 22nd and the championship game will be placed on Wednesday, December 23rd at 7:30 p.m.
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The Bearcats established a half-time lead of 38-16 before finishing off the Rebels 61-24 for the win.
"It was good for the boys to get their first win," continued Dowdy. "We will take a break over the weekend and get back to work on Monday."
Dexter junior guard Jason Jarrell had an incredible night against Richland. He tallied a game-high 26 points most coming prior to the half-time mark.
Senior guard Jacob Pedigo also had a tremendous night scoring 10 of his 14 points in the first half.
Sophomore center Gabe Jackson also contributed double digits for the Bearcats adding 10 points.
Dexter held the Rebels to just 8 points in the second half."We worked on a few different things defensively tonight," commented Dexter head basketball coach Josh Dowdy. "They were able to get some easy baskets off of our press early in the game. We played man to man in the second half and did a much better job of disrupting their offense."
"We also had quite a few younger kids step in to some roles," continued Dowdy. "They did not look scared and it was good to see."
Final Score Dexter 61, Richland 24
Dexter 19 19 17 6 - 61
Richland 4 12 6 2 - 24
Dexter (61) - Jason Jarrell 26, Jacob Pedigo 14, Dawson Kasting 2, Ben Sindle 1, Tyler Heil 4, Adam Webb 4, Gabe Jackson 10. FG 27, FT 6/14, F 11. (3-pointers: Jarrell. Fouled Out: None).
Richland (24) - Devin Stoker 2, Brandon Partenberry 4, Josh Thornton 10, Clayton Harriel 4, Hunter Walker 4. FG 11, FT 2/4, F16. (3-pointers: None, Fouled Out: none)
Dexter (1-5) will return to action at the 2015 Bloomfield Christmas Tournament on Saturday, December 26th against #9 seeded Twin Rivers at 8:00 p.m. Dexter received a #8 seed for the tournament.Richland earned the #16 seed and will play the top-seeded Bloomfield Wildcats at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, December 26, 2015.
The Bearcats recorded seven 3-pointers to secure their 63-30 win over the Rebels.
Kole Kelley and Marcus Woodson tallied game-high 11 points each. Kelly recorded three treys while Woodson added one 3-pointer for Dexter.
Alfonso Torres also contributed in double digits scoring 10 points. He hit 3 treys for the Bearcats.
"Pretty neat what Al Torres did off the bench tonight in that junior varsity game," commented Dexter head boys basketball coach Josh Dowdy. "He definitely stirred up the crowd with those three point shots."
Final Score Dexter JV 63, Richland JV 30
Dexter 8 27 16 12 - 63
Richland 5 8 13 4 - 30
Dexter (65) - Kole Kelley 11, Marcus Woodson 11, Joe Rice 2, Seth Rogers 4, Nate Gargas 5, Dawson Kasting 6, Braxton Foster 5, Chad Smith 9, Alfonso Torres 10. FG 18, FG 20/30, F 17. (3-pointers: Kole Kelley 3, Marcus Woodson 1, Alfonso Torres 3. Fouled Out: None).
Richland (30) - Daniel Petty 3, Mikey Burton 2, Hunter Walker 8, Nick Azure 9, Clayton Harriel 8. FG 10, FT 9/17, F 19. (3-pointers: Hunter Walker 1, Fouled Out: None)
Sliger was the Poplar Bluff Invitational and Jackson Invitational sophomore champion. She made All-Conference, All-District and was also a state qualifier. She is the first female at Senior High to break 20 minutes in the MSHSAA Class 4 state meet – a 5k. In the classroom, Sliger maintains an 11.40 GPA, including honor classes.
“One of the hardest working athletes I know, (Sliger) is extremely self-disciplined and goal oriented,” cross country coach Beth Lewis-Muse said.
Hardin, a junior, scored 19 goals and 14 assists during the 2015 season, adding to his career total of 63 goals and 38 assists. He was an All-State honorable mention in 2015 and made the second team in 2014; All-Regional and All-District first team during the 2014/15 season; and first team All-Conference in 2015 and second team the previous year.
Soccer coach Steve Edwards described Hardin as a leader on the field, adding: “He brings the level of play up for everyone he is around.”
Presenting the awards last week is Booster Club President Jason Smothers.
