Dexter, Missouri - The final game of the night between #4 seeded Advance and #5 seeded Bell City proved to be the most exciting of the evening and was also the highest scoring game so far in the SCAA Tournament.
The Advance Hornets came out on top 96-82 in what was a very close game until the third quarter. Bell City lost momentum calculating only 12 points while Advance's offense ran up the scoreboard with three treys and 9 buckets giving them the lead by 13. The Cubs had held lead at the end of the first 23-22 and at the half 47-42.
Cole Nichols recorded a team-high 31 points. He got the motion going for the Cubs in the first quarter hitting 2 treys, 2 buckets and 2 from the charity stripe. Dawson Mayo #50 answered for the Hornets recoding a game-high 33 points on 11 buckets and was 11/14 at the charity stripe.
Bell City hung in there with their 3-pointers hitting 15 total treys against the Hornets.
Bobby Wright #35 recorded 18 points for Bell City including 5 treys. Kolten Siebert #3 hit all of his points on treys finishing with 12 points.
Advance had four other athletes record double digits besides Mayo. Preston Wuebker #22 recorded 20 points including 7 baskets and two 3-pointers. Austin Ladd #30 tallied 16 points on six buckets and was 4 for 6 at the charity stripe. Brian Whitson #25 and Armani Vermillion #1 each finished with 11 points. Whitson was 100% at the charity strip hitting all four of his baskets. he also recorded one trey.
Final Score Advance 96, Bell City 82
Advance 22 20 30 24 - 96
Bell City 23 24 12 23 - 82
Advance (96) - Armani Vermillion 11, Dakota Welty 5, Preston Wuebker 20, Brian Whitson 11, Austin Ladd 16, Dawson Mayo 33. FG 34, FT 24/34, F 21. (3-pointers: Dakota Welty 1, Brian Whitson 1. Fouled Out: None).
Bell City (82) - Taylor Jackson 9, Kolten Siebert 12, Logan Yates 5, Cole Nichols 31, Peyton Maddox 7, Bobby Wright 18. FG 26, FT 15/21, F 22. (3-pointers: Taylor Jackson 2, Kolten Siebert 4, Cole Nichols 4, Bobby Wright 5. Fouled Out: Brandon Abner).
Advance will be back on Thursday night at 8:30 when they take on the #1 seeded Woodland Cardinals!
Photo credit to Dee Loflin, ShowMe Times manager/editor. Cole Nichols #12 goes up for two while defender Dakota Welty #21 tries not to get the foul.
