Bloomfield, Missouri - Puxico's Levi Woods drained seven 3-pointers to lead the Indians to victory over the South Pemiscot Bulldogs 67-60 in game 11 of the 60th Annual Bloomfield Christmas Tournament on Tuesday.
Woods, a junior, scored a game-high 36 points solidifying a consolation semifinal match against the Bernie Mules on Wednesday at 2:30 p.m.
Dalton King tallied 16 points on three buckets, three treys and one from the charity stripe for the Indians.
Michael Smith, Logan Damesworth and Jabari Herron each contributed 10 points for South Pemiscot.
The South Pemiscot Bulldogs have been eliminated from the tournament after losing to No. 6 Kennett in the first round.
Final Score Puxico 67, South Pemiscot 60
Puxico 23 12 13 19 - 67
South Pemiscot 14 12 19 15 - 60
Puxico (67) - Levi Woods 36, Hunter Walker 1, Braiden Jones 8, Dalton King 16, Brady Hart 2, Brent Geohagan 2, Andrew Geohagan 2. FG 24, FT 8/16, F 11 (3-pointers: Woods 7, Jones 1, King 3, Fouled Out: None)
South Pemiscot (60) - Michael Smith 10, Riley Cain 6, Kevin Burton 9, Logan Damesworth 10, Dorian Jones 5, Johnny Morrow 7, Chase Terry 1, Rogers 1, Jabari Herron 10. FG 22, FT 9/15, F 13 (3-pointers: Smith 1, Burton 2, Jones 1, Morrow 2. Fouled Out: None)
Bloomfield, Missouri - The No. 10 seeded Bernie Mules easily advanced to the consolation semifinal at the 60th Annual Bloomfield Christmas Tournament over the Holcomb Hornets 87-55.
The Hornets shot 39 of their 55 points were made on 13 treys, but it was not enough to make up for Bernie's Nate Dillinger who led the Mules with 30 points. He hit 13 buckets and was 4/5 at the free throw line.
Michael Suite recorded 14 points and Gavin Brown tallied 10 points to ensure a victory over the Holcomb Hornets.
Ty Neldon was Holcomb's top scorer with 15 on 5 buckets. Gabe Roso added 11 including his three 3-poimters of the morning.
Final Score Bernie 87, Holcomb 55
Bernie 21 19 28 19 - 87
Holcomb 9 16 13 19 - 55
Bernie (87) - Jayce Burck 3, Littleton 9, Michael Suiter 14, Weston Comstock 5, Josh Ellenburg 8, Nate Dillinger 30, Riley Wells 4, Gavin Brown 10, Dalton Hobgood 4. FG 38, FT 9/15, F 8. (3-pointers Burk 1, Comstock 1. Fouled Out: None)
Holcomb (55) - Ty Neldon 6, Alec McDaniel 15, Gabe Roso 11, Johnny Maynard 8, Dillon Mize 8, Noah Hobbs 7. FG 20, FT 2/4, F 16. (3-pointers: Neldon 2, McDaniel 5, Roso 3, Maynard 1, Mize 2. Fouled Out: Korben Tucker).
Bernie will play Puxico in a consolation semifinal on Wednesday, December 28th at 2:30 p.m.
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.
Bloomfield, Missouri - It was the first time 2005 the East Prairie Eagles were able to capture a win in the first round of the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament and what a win they had upsetting the #8 seed Twin Rivers padding their season 5-2.
Casey Gregory poured in 31 points for the Eagles on 14 baskets and four from the charity stripe.
Luke Marcum tallied 12 points including one trey.
Twin Rivers' Zach Hargraves recorded 21 points on 6 buckets, two treys, and was 3/5 at the charity stripe.
Chance Wilkerson finished with 13 points for East Prairie.
Final Score Twin Rivers 62, East Prairie 66
Twin Rivers 20 11 21 10 - 62
East Prairie 14 17 21 14 - 66
Twin Rivers (62) - Hayden Thomas 21, Chance Wilderson 13, Jamie Robards 8, Jack LeGrand 2, Jacob Mitchell 9, Colin Garrette 2, J.R. Perryman 7. FG 22, FT 11/19, F 16. (3-pointers: Hayden Thomas 2, Jamie Robards 2, Jacob Mitchell 2. Fouled Out: Jamie Robards).
East Prairie (66) - Luke Marcum 12, Deverence Jones 5, Kobe Hubbert 2, Derez Tipler 6, Casey Gregory 31, Mason Bryars 9. FG 26, FT 11/24, F 15. (3-pointers: Luke Marcum 1, Derez Tipler 1, Mason Bryars 1. Fouled Out: 15)
East Prairie (5-2) will face Hayti at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 27th and Twin Rivers will play Richland at 2:30 p.m.
Bloomfield, Missouri - One of the closest games thus far in the 60th Annual Bloomfield Christmas Tournament, the Bernie Mules almost upset the Portageville Bulldogs. With the game tied at 29-29 and 2.3 seconds left on the clock, Ian Torrey hit one from the left corner sealing their victory and advancing to the the quarterfinals Tuesday, December 27th.
Torrey tallied a game-high 17 points against the Mules. He was the only Bulldog in double digits.
Nate Dillinger recorded 13 points for Bernie, six buckets and one from the charity stripe.
Final Score Portageville 31, Bernie 29
Portageville 2 10 7 12 - 31
Bernie 4 5 12 8 - 29
Bernie (29) - Jayce Burk 3, Michael Suiter 8, Josh Ellenburg 3, Nate Dillinger 13, Dalton Hobgood 2. FG 12, FT 4/10, F 15 (3-pointers: Jayce Burk 1, Fouled Out: None)
Portageville (31) - Ian Torrey 17, Chris Garmon 3, Bub Lance 3, Alex Riddle 6. FG 11, FT 4/10, F 12. (3-pointers: Bub Lance 1, Alex Riddle 2, Fouled Out: Chris Garmon)
Bernie will play Holcomb in a consolation quarterfinal game on Tuesday, December 27th at 11:30 a.m.
Portageville will play Dexter at 7:00 p.m. in quarterfinal action on Tuesday, December 27th at the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament!
