Dexter, Missouri - The #3 seeded Bloomfield Wildcats eliminated the #6 seeded Puxico Indians in Game #6 of the Stoddard County Athletic Association varsity boys basketball tournament on Tuesday evening at the Bearcat Event Center.
The Wildcats more than doubled their opponents points recording 7 buckets and one from the charity stripe to lead 15-7 at the end of the first period. It was all net for Bloomfield's offense as they continued their scoring run in the second quarter to build a 16 point lead going into the locker room at halftime. The third and fourth quarters proved to be more of the same for Bloomfield, but Puxico seemed to be more evenly matched on offense in the second half. Final score Bloomfield 71, Puxico 51.
Tim Hector hit a trey early in the 3rd quarter to keep the momentum going. Alex Gibbs had his best showing in the 3rd quarter recording 6 of his 8 points for Bloomfield.
There were four Wildcats in double digits. Peyton Bell #11 tallied a team-high 13 points. Nathan Newell #21 recorded 12 points. Tyler Battles #32 contributed 11 points including a 3-pointer and Austin Bond #25 finished with 10 points.
Puxico's Levi Woods #1 could not be stopped tonight; however it was not enough to propel Puxico to a win. He had a game-high 22 points completing 9 of 11 at the charity stripe and one trey. Dalton King #25 finished with 17 points including one 3-pointer.
Final Score Bloomfield 71, Puxico 51
Bloomfield 15 19 14 23 - 71
Puxico 7 11 10 23 - 51
Bloomfield (71) - Tim Hector 3, Caleb Pulley 2, Peyton Bell 13, Nathan Newell 12, Kyle Anderson 2, Dallas Monroe 2, Joe Clary 3, Austin Bond 10, Tyler Battles 11, Noah Vandiver 5, Alex Gibbs 8. FG 27, FT 14/25, F 17. (3-pointers: Tim Hector 1, Joe Clary 1, Tyler Battles 1, Fouled Out: Caleb Pulley).
Puxico (51) - Levi Woods 22, Austin Denny 1, Shayne Haynes 3, Chris Siler 4, Dalton King 17, Jordan Burch 4. FG 17, FT 14/18, F 22. (3-pointers: Levi Woods 1, Shayne Haynes 1, Dalton King 1. Fouled Out: Chris Siler).
Bloomfield (15-3) will face-off with the Dexter Bearcats (8-8) for a third time this season. Do they have what it takes to beat their neighbor? Come out and watch the game on Thursday, January 28, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. at the Bearcat Center to find out who wants to go to the Championship round the most!!
Dexter, Missouri - The Bloomfield JV Wildcats defeated the Richland JV Rebels 52-43 in Game #3 of the SCAA JV Tournament on Monday evening.
The Wildcats jumped to an 18-6 lead in the first quarter. At the half it was 25-20 with Bloomfield ahead by five.
Bloomfield had three athletes in double digits. Carson Blair #22 tallied a game-high 16 points including two treys and he was 6 for 8 at the charity stripe. Matt Gibbs #41 recorded 14 points. Dalton Phillips #14 contributed 13 points including two 3-pointers and three from the charity stripe.
Richland Rebels' Hunter Walker #31 also recorded a game-high 16 points including two three pointers, one in the first periods and one in the fourth period. Daniel Petty #1 contributed 10 points.
Final Score Bloomfield JV 52, Richland JV 43
Bloomfield 18 7 10 17 - 52
Richland 6 14 10 13 - 43
Bloomfield JV (52) - Malik Williams 2, Dalton Phillips 13, Holden Duckworth 7, Carson Blair 16, Matt Gibbs 14. FG 18, FT 11/17, F 10. (3-pointers: Dalton Phillips 2, Holden Duckworth 1, Carson Blair 2. Fouled Out: None).
Richland JV (43) - Daniel Petty 10, Riley Glass 9, Hunter Walker 16, Clayton Harriel 8. FG 19, FT 3/9, F 16. (3-pointers: Hunter Walker 2. Fouled Out: None).
The #2 Bloomfield JV boys basketball team will be back in action on Thursday, January 28th at 4:00 p.m. against the #3 Bernie JV Mules.
Malden, Missouri - Malden came from behind in the fourth period to beat Bloomfield 56-47 on Friday night.
Green Wave trailed behind the Wildcats 34-32 at the end of the 3rd quarter and outscored Bloomfield 24-13 to secure their win.
“We just aren't a very tough or focused group right now for whatever reason,” commented Bloomfield head boys basketball coach Jason Karnes. “Just can't get things done consistently on either end, and our margin for error is so small we've really got to learn how to compete at a high and consistent level again.”
Trevor Ison led Malden with 25 points. Shamaudre Barber and Dushawn Butler each contributed 11 points.
Noah Vandiver had a team-high 17 points for the Wildcats. Tim Hector added 10 points.
In Junior Varsity action, Malden defeated Bloomfield 50-31. Bloomfield's JV record is 10-3. Matt Gibbs recorded a team-high 14 points for the JV Wildcats. They will play the Woodland Cardinals on Tuesday, January 19th at home. Game time 6:00 p.m.
Final Score Bloomfield 47, Malden 56
Bloomfield 18 10 6 13 - 47
Malden 14 11 7 24 - 56
Bloomfield (47) - Tim Hector 10, Peyton Bell 7, Nathan Newell 5, Tyler Battles 2, Noah Vandiver 17, Alex Gibbs 6. FG 18, FT 6/8, F 13. (3-pointers: Timhecotr 2, Peyton Bell 1, Nathan Newell 1, Noah Vandiver 1. Fouled Out: None).
Malden (56) - Dushawn Butler 11, Tyler Ison 5, Malcom McBride 2, Reggie Reed 2, Shamaudre Barber 11, Trevor Ison 25. FG 21, FT 11/14, F 11. (3-pointers: Dushawn Butler 1, Shamaudre Barber 1, Tyler Ison 1. Fouled Out: None).
Bloomfield (12-3) will be back in action on Tuesday, January 19th when they take on the Bernie Mules at home! Friday, january 22nd is Homecoming at Bloomfield. They will play the Woodland Cardinals. JV will play two quarters against Woodland.
Photo credit to Dee Loflin, ShowMe Times Manager/Editor.
Bloomfield, Missouri - Senior basketball athlete, Noah Vandiver, was honored on Friday evening between the junior varsity and varsity game against the East Prairie Eagles with a rather extraordinary accomplishment.
The unexpected recognition brought tears to the basketball player's eyes when he was handed a commemorative basketball from teammate Nathan Newell in front of a full house of Wildcat fans. The two athletes have been playing basketball together since the third grade.
Noah claimed that he couldn’t have achieved this record without all of his teammates.
Vandiver is only the seventh player in Wildcat school history to record 1,000 career points in basketball and the first since Leighton Hensley in 2010. 
He currently sits in the top six in school history for career points.
Vandiver hit his 1,000th point at the Wildcats vs Advance game on December 18, 2015.
Noah is the son of Jeff Vandiver and Sharon Vandiver.
Bloomfield, Missouri - The Bloomfield Wildcats came from behind after falling short at the end of the first half to secure their 47-40 win over South Pemiscot in Game #24 of the 59th Annual Bloomfield Christmas Tournament.
Bloomfield senior, Noah Vandiver, recorded a game-high 18 points on 7 two-point baskets and four from the charity stripe. Tim Hector earned himself one trey.
Dominque Hardimon, South Pemiscot's 6'2" freshman tallied 10 points along with senior forward Steven Wilbourne who also contributed 10 points.
South Pemiscot led at the half 22 - 19. Bloomfield came alive in the third scoring 15 points and holding South Pemiscot to just 8 points.
Final Score Bloomfield 47, South Pemiscot 40
Bloomfield 4 15 15 13 - 47
South Pemiscot 12 10 8 10 - 40
Bloomfield (47) - Tim Hector 5, Caleb Pulley 1, Peyton Bell 8, Nathan Newell 3, Austin Bond 6, Austin Phillips 1, Tyler Battles 2, Noah Vandiver 18, Alex Gibbs 3. FG 16, FG 14/23, F 14. (3-pointers: Tim Hector 1. Fouled Out: Noah Vandiver).
South Pemsicot (40) - Dorion Jones 3, Riley Cain 1, Mike Smith 5, Kevin Burton 8, Dominque Hardimon 10, Steven Wilbourne 10, Jabari Herron 3. FG 13, FT 11/21, F 21. (3-pointers: Jones 1, Burton 2. Fouled Out: None).
Bloomfield will be back in action on Tuesday, January 5, 2016 when they travel to Chaffee High School. Game time 6:00 p.m.
Shown in the photo is Bloomfield's #25 6'0" senior Austin Bond. Photo credit to Dee Loflin, ShowMe Times Manager/Editor.
