Bloomfield, Missouri -The Dexter Bearcats started off flat, but rose to the occasion defeating the Portageville Bulldogs 65-59 to secure a spot in the Bloomfield Christmas semifinals against the Kennett Indians!
Portageville held Jason Jarrell and Clay Mullins to just two points each in the first quarter.
Clay Mullins led the Bearcats with 16 points before fouling out late in the game.
Gabe Jackson contributed 12 points prior to fouling out as well.
Ben Sindle recorded three treys all in the third quarter finishing with 12 points.
Jason Jarrell added 10 points.
Luke Darst recorded a team-high 15 points for the Bulldogs. Ian Torry came in with 14 points and Bub Lance finished with 12 points. Darst and Lance each had four 3-pointers. Darst and Lance both fouled out during the game.
Final Score Dexter 65, Portageville 59
Dexter 4 19 24 18 - 65
Portageville 16 7 12 24 - 59
Dexter (65) - Jason Jarrell 10, Alan Pippins 5, Ben Sindle 12, Clay Mullins 16, Dawson Kasting 5, Ryan Mayo 5, Gabe Jackson 12. FG 23, FT 16/25 F 15 (3-pointers: Ben Sindle 3, Fouled Out: Clay Mullins, Gabe Jackson).
Portageville (59) - Hunter Gates 5, Luke Darst 15, Ian Torrey 14, Tony Smith 2, Chris Garmon 2, Daniel Carter 4, Bub Lance 12, Alex Riddle 5. FG 21, FT 5/9, F 17. (3-pointers: Darst 4, Torrey 1, Lance 4, Riddle 1. Fouled Out: Darst, Lance).
Dexter will play Kennett in semifinal action on Wednesday, December 28th at 8:30 p.m.
Portageville drops to the 5th place bracket and will play Doniphan at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, December 28th.
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.
Bloomfield, Missouri -The East Prairie Eagles tried their best to conquer the Hayti Indians and place one more upset under their belt at the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament, but the Indians proved to be too much for them on Tuesday. Hayti won 71-66 dropping the Eagles to the 5th place portion of the bracket.
Kemron Rollings led Hayti with 22 points with 11 buckets.
Kobe Cooper and Kedron Rollings each contributed 12 points.
East Prairie's Casey Gregory tallied a game-high 27 points.
Luke Marcum recorded 19 and Deverence Jones finished with 10 points.
Final Score Hayti 71, East Prairie 66
Hayti 15 22 17 17 - 71
East Prairie 10 17 17 22 - 66
Hayti (71) - Kobe Cooper 12, Daurius Jones 8, Maurius Newbill 6, Kedron Rollings 12, Kemron Rollings 22, Dayon Moore 9. FG 26, Ft 12/17, F 18 (3-pointers: Jones 2, Newbill 2, Kedron Rollings 2, Fouled Out: None)
East Prairie (66) - Luke Marcum 19, Deverence Jones 10, Derez Tipler 6, Casey Gregory 27, Mason Bryars 4. FG 26, FT 12/17, F 13 (3-pointers: Marcum 2, Fouled Out: None).
East Prairie will play in the fifth-place semifinal Wednesday at 4:00 p.m.
Hayti seeded #1 will take on the winner of the Bloomfield in semifinal action at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 28th and will be game #21 of the tournament.
Bloomfield, Missouri - The Richland Rebels were eliminated from the 60th Bloomfield Christmas Tournament when they suffered a second loss in two days. The Royals defeated the Rebels by a score of 60 - 37.
Josh Thornton led the Rebels with 14 points.
Royals' Hayden Thomas recorded 21 points and Chance Wilkerson tallied 18 points.
Final Score Twin Rivers 60, Richland 37
Twin River 9 26 14 11 - 60
Richland 12 7 8 10 - 37
Twin Rivers (60) - Hayden Thomas 21, Chance Wilkerson 18, Jamie Robards 3, Tanner Watson 2, Jack LeGrand 6, Jacob Mitchell 3, Colin Garrette 2, JR Perryman 4. FG 20, FT 14/23, F 19 (3-pointers: Thomas 3, Robards 1, Mitchell 1. Fouled Out: Perryman).
Richland (37) - Daniel Petty 4, Riley Glass 5, Devin Stoker 4, Preston Tilley 3, Josh Thornton 14, Andrew Partenberry 1, Clayton Harriel 1. FG 11, FT 11/24, F 20. (3-pointers: None. Fouled Out: None).Twin Rivers will compete against Van Buren in a consolation semifinal on Wednesday, December 28th at 1:00 p.m.
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)
