Bloomfield, Missouri - Peyton Bell flooded the scoreboard with a game high 21 points for the Bloomfield Wildcats to ensure a victory over the Gideon Bulldogs in Game #5 of the 60th Bloomfield Christmas Tournament on Monday evening.
Bell also contributed two 3-pointers with his efforts.
Austin Phillips tallied 13 points on three treys and a couple of buckets.
Tim Hector added 11 with one trey, three buckets and two from the charity stripe.
Gideon's top scoring player was Chris Dye with 9 points hitting one 3-pointers and 3 buckets.
Final score Bloomfield 70, Gideon 33
Bloomfield 15 22 22 11 - 70
Gideon 7 7 11 8 - 33
Bloomfield (70) - Jacob Hector 7, Tim Hector 11, Kyle Anderson 4, Matt Gibbs 2, Austin Phillips 13, Peyton Bell 21, Dallas Monroe 2, Alex Gibbs 8. FG 25, FT 12/18, F 13. (3-pointers: Tim Hector 1, Austin Phillips 3, Peyton Bell 2. Fouled Out: None).
Gideon (33) - Chris Dye 9, Dawson Adams 4, Gavin Sprouse 3, Seth Houart 2, Drew Buchanan 7, Brett Buchanan 3, Sam Williams 5. FG 13, FT 3/5, F 14. (3-pointers: Chris Dye 1, Gavin Sprouse 1, Drew Buchanan 1, Brett Buchanan 1. Fouled Out None).
#5 seeded Bloomfield (6-2) will play #4 seeded Malden in quarterfinal (Game #14) action on Tuesday, December 27th at 5:30 p.m. Gideon will now face Van Buren in a consolation quarterfinal (Game #9) on Tuesday, December 27th at 10:00 a.m.