Bloomfield, Missouri - Down by eight in the final quarter, the Hayti Indians turned up the head and made things more difficult for the Bloomfield Wildcats giving them a 62-58 victory during the championship semifinals of the 60th Annual Bloomfield Christmas Tournament.
No. 1 seeded Hayti (8-2) will take on No. 2 seeded Dexter in the tournament championship on Thursday at 8:30 p.m.
Kedron Rollings led the Indians with 16 points on 2 of 4 shooting from the floor and 11 of 12 from the free throw line.
Maurius Newbill and Kobe Cooper each added 10 for the Indians.
The Wildcats will take on No. 6 Kennett in the third-place game Thursday at 7 p.m. Dexter defeated Kennett 42 - 39 in the other semifinal to make their second consecutive title game appearance.
Hayti won their only other championship try in 2007 against Doniphan.Final Score Bloomfield 58, Hayti 62
Bloomfield 15 20 11 12 - 58
Hayti 15 11 14 22 - 62
Bloomfield (58) - Timmy Hector 14, Kyle Anderson 1, Matt Gibbs 2, Austin Phillips 5, Peyton Bell 23, Alex Gibbs 13. FG 20, FT 16/22, F 14. (3-pointers: Phillips 1, Bell 1. Fouled Out: None).
Hayti (62) - Kobe Cooper 10, Darius Jones 5, Maurius Newbill 10, Devante Robinson 5, Kedron Rollins 16, Chrivonte Moore 3, Kemron Rollings 7, Dayon Moore 4, Ivory Winters 2. Fg 21, Ft 16/19, F 19. (3-pointers: Newbill 1, Robinson 1, Kedron Rollings 1, C. Moore 1. Fouled Out: Cooper).
