Dexter, Missouri - For the third time this season the Dexter Bearcats faced the Bloomfield Wildcats in boys basketball. Dexter won the first two games, but #3 Bloomfield upset the #2 seed 60 - 55 in the semifinal game of the SCAA boys basketball tournament.
"They beat us twice already this season. It was a great win," commented Bloomfield head boys basketball coach Jason Karnes. "It's hard to beat a good team three times in a row. We are a good team and they are a good team. We kind of got a hot start at the beginning."
Bloomfield's Austin Bond came out strong in the first quarter hitting three buckets and one trey on his way to an 11 points ball game.
Noah Vandiver #33 recorded a team-high 15 points including three treys for the Wildcats.
“It’s hard to beat a good team three times in a row,” stated Bloomfield’s senior center Noah Vandiver. “And we are a good team.”
"We have had some good battles with Bloomfield this year," Dexter head basketball coach Josh Dowdy said. "I wish Coach Karnes and his kids the best of luck tomorrow night. They were just the better team tonight."
"Tonight Bloomfield played a more complete game then we did," continued Dowdy. "They out rebounded us, shot more free throws and overall just played harder."
Senior Bearcat Ethan Flowers had an amazing night with a total of five 3-pointers. He finished with a game-high 25 points. His biggest quarter came in the third when he scored 16 points.
"Ethan Flowers put us on his back tonight," stated Dowdy. "He worked so hard on both ends. You could tell he did not want to play for third tomorrow night."
“We had to foul because of Ethan Flowers. We just had to,” Karnes said. “He caught fire the second half and we couldn’t give them a chance to set up their play. As good as he was playing and scoring the ball that second half we just had to foul.”
Only four Dexter players scored during the game. Gabe Jackson recorded 16 points and was 4/6 at the charity stripe. Jason Jarrell #11 tallied 10 points all on two point buckets. Jacob Pedigo #21 contributed 4 points.
"We showed a lot of heart and determination in the second half to battle back and give ourselves a chance to win," Dowdy stated.
“We had to find a way to stay aggressive on the offensive end,” commented Karnes. “We thought the first two times we played them we just weren’t very aggressive.”
Final Score Dexter 55, Bloomfield 60
Dexter 14 7 21 13 - 55
Bloomfield 22 9 16 13 - 60
Dexter (55) - Jason Jarrell 10, Jacob Pedigo 4, Ethan Flowers 25, Gabe Jackson 16. FG 22,FT 6/11, F 15. (3-pointers: Ethan Flowers 5, Fouled Out: None).
Bloomfield (60) - Tim Hector 7, Peyton Bell 8, Nathan Newell 6, Austin Bond 11, Tyler Battles 7, Noah Vandiver 15. FG 21, FT 12/15, F 13. (3-pointers: Tim Hector 1, Austin Bond 1, Tyler Battles 1, Noah Vandiver 3. Fouled Out: None).
#3 seeded Bloomfield (16-3) moves on to the SCAA Championship game against the #1 seeded Woodland Cardinals on Friday evening. The Cardinals have never won a SCAA championship game. For Bloomfield it’s been about 17 years since they took home a trophy and a title. Both want the same thing, but only one can come out with a win! Game time is 8:30 p.m.
Dexter varsity will play Advance for 3rd place at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.
Photo credit to Dee Loflin, ShowMe Times manager/editor.
Dexter, Missouri - The #3 seeded Bernie junior varsity Mules upset the #2 seeded Bloomfield JV Wildcats on Thursday evening at the SCAA JV Tournament in the Bearcat Event Center by a score of 41-37.
Bloomfield's Matt Gibbs was the star performer recording a game-high 14 points. He hit five buckets and 100% from the free-throw line for an extra two.
Final Score Bernie 41, Bloomfield 37
Bernie 7 9 13 12 - 41
Bloomfield 7 2 12 16 - 37
Bernie (41) - Weston Zoll 8, Ridge Littleton 7, Weston Comstock 8, Alan Pippins 8, Hunter Slavings 7, Josh Ellenburg 4. FG 18, FT 3/6, F 11. (3-pointers: Weston Zoll 2, Ridge Littleton 1, Alan Pippins 2, Hunter Slavings 1. Fouled out: None).
Bloomfield (37) - Dalton Phillips 7, Holden Duckworth 4, Carson Blair 9, Wes Schuhart 3, Matt Gibbs 14. FG 14, FT 5/8, F 11. (3-pointers: Dalton Phillips 2, Carson Blair 1, Wes Schuhart 1. Fouled Out: None).
Bernie will return Friday night and play #1 seeded Dexter JV Bearcats at 7:00 p.m. for the SCAA JV Championship game. Bloomfield JV Wildcats will play the Advance JV Hornets for 3rd place at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
Photo credit to Dee Loflin, ShowMe Times manager/editor.
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.
