Bloomfield, Missouri - Peyton Bell led Bloomfield with 22 points to to secure a semifinal appearance against the #1 seeded Hayti Indians.  Bloomfield defeated Malden 57-51 in Game No. 14 of the 60th Annual Bloomfield Christmas Tournament.

Bell also recorded all three treys in the first half.

Timmy Hector tallied 12 points and Alex Gibbs finished with 11 points for the Wildcats. 

Dalton Phillips and Austin Phillips contributed one 3-pointers each.

The game was tied 31-all at halftime after Timmy Hector drained a buzzer-beater trey.

Dushawn Butler had a team-high 14 points for Malden. Tyler Ison tallied 11 points.

Final Score Bloomfield 57, Malden 51

Bloomfield   14   17   14   12  -  57

Malden        11   20    16     4  -  51

Bloomfield (57) - Dalton Phillips 4, Timmy Hector 12, Kyle Anderson 3, Austin Phillips 5, Peyton Bell 22, Alex Gibbs 11.  FG 20, FT 10/21, F 10. (3-pointers Dalton Phillips 1, Timmy Hector 2, Austin Phillips 1, Peyton Bell 3.  Fouled Out: None).

Malden (51) - Ontario Reed 2, Dushawn Butler 14, Broddric Annesser 8, Tyler Ison 11, Malcom McBride 6, Chience Booker 9. FG 21, FT 4/7, F 19 (3-pointers: Butler 3, Ison 1, Booker 1.  Fouled Out None)

Malden (5-4) drops to the 5th bracket where they will play No. 9 seeded East Prairie at 4 p.m., in the semifinals Wednesday, December 28th.

Bloomfield will play Hayti at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 28th in Game #21 of the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament.