Bloomfield, Missouri - The #1 seeded Advance Hornets had little trouble out of the #4 seeded Bernie Mules in the semifinal game of the 2017 SCAA Boys Basketball Tournament on Thursday evening. The Hornets easily defeated the Mules 68 - 39 and move on to the Championship game against the #2 seeded Dexter Bearcats.
Four Advance players finished in double figures.
Armani Vermillion tallied a game-high 16 points on seven buckets and was 2/5 from the charity stripe.
Preston Wuebker recorded 15 points on 7 field goals including one 3-pointer.
Michael Hodd and Dawson Mayo finished with 11 points each. Hodd had four 2-pointers and one 3-pointer while Mayo had five buckets and one free throw.
Bernie's Michael Suiter tallied a team-high 13 points and Nate Dillinger finished with 12 points.
#1 seeded Advance will take on the #2 seeded Dexter in the Championship game of the 2017 SCAA boys basketball Tournament at 8:30 p.m. on Friday, January 27, 2017.
#4 seeded Bernie will play for Third Place against #3 seeded Bloomfield at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, January 27, 2017.
Final Score Advance 68, Bernie 39
Advance 19 24 21 4 - 68
Bernie 6 10 8 15 - 39
Advance (68) - Armani Vermillion 16, Preston Wuebker 15, Michael Hodd 11, Braidan Brown 3, Brendan Crader 4, Carson Miles 4, Justin Alcorn 2, Dawson Mayo 11. FG 30, FT 3/9, F 8. (3-pointers: Preston Wuebker 1, Michael Hodd 1, Braidan Brown 1. Fouled Out: None).
Bernie (39) - Michael Suiter 13, Weston Comstock 2, Nate Dillinger 12, Riley Wells 2, Gavin Brown 2, Dalton Hobgood 8. FG 16, FT 4/7, F 11. (3-pointers: Nate Dillinger 1, Dalton Hobgood 2. Fouled Out: None).
