Bloomfield, Missouri - Logan Sanders poured in 26 points to seal #13 seeded Van Buren's victory in game #9 of the 60th Annual Bloomfield Christmas Tournament over the #12 seeded Gideon Bulldogs.

Both teams got off to a slow start. Van Buren picked up a huge lead in the second period and never looked back.  Half time score Van Buren 26, Gideon 20.

Sanders was the only Van Buren player in double digits including his two 3-pointers.  Todd Wilcoxon tallied one trey. 

Nick Stoelting had a team-high 13 points for Gideon.  He recorded 5 buckets and was 3/5 from the charity stripe.

Chris Dye tallied 12 points also on 5 buckets and was 2/4 from the free throw line.

Dawson Adams and Gavin Sprouse each contributed a trey for Gideon.

Final Score Van Buren 50, Gideon 42

Van Buren    9  17   9  15  -  50

Gideon       10  10   8  14  -  42

Van Buren (50) - Eli Dameworth 4, Todd Wilcoxon 3, Ross Hayworth 4, Logan Sanders 26, Spencer Burnham 3, Kory Ricker 6, Hayden Towner 4.  FG 17, FT 13/20, F 17 (3-pointers: Wilcoxon 1, Sanders 2, Fouled Out: Ricker)

Gideon (42) - Logan Woodard 1, Chris Dye 12, Dawson Adams 7, Gavin Sprouse 3, Drew Buchanan 4, Sam Williams 2, Nick Stoelting 13.  FG 15, Ft 9/19, F 18 (3-pointers: Adams 1, Sprouse 1, Fouled Out: Dye)

Van Buren advances to the consolation semifinal on Wednesday, December 28th at 1:00 p.m. in Game #17 against the winner of the Richland vs Twin Rivers game to be held at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday.