Bloomfield, Missouri - The Bernie Mules and the Gideon Bulldogs squared off in Game #3 of the 2017 Bloomfield Christmas Tournament on Tuesday, December 26th.  Coached by Brad Botsch and assisted by Jason Long.

The Bernie Mules wasted no time getting points on the board.  Four Mules finished in double digits.  At the end of the first quarter Bernie lead Gideon 22 - 12.  By the end of the first half it was a 34 -16 point game.

Michael Suiter, 6'4" center, tallied a game-high 18 points for the Mules.

Senior #23 Nate Dillinger and junior #31 Hunter Slavings each recorded 14 points and Josh Ellenburg finished with 13 points. He also had two 3-pointers.

Sophomore guard Sam Williams had a team-high 14 points for the Bulldogs.

Bernie held Gideon to single digits in three of the four quarters.

Final Score Bernie 70, Gideon 30

Bernie    22   12   22   14  -  70

Gideon   12    4      7     7 -  30

Bernie (70) - Blake Harty 1, Michael Suiter 18, Josh Ellenburg 13, Nate Dillinger 14, Skyler Schwent 2, Hunter Slavings 14, Dalton Hobgood 8.  FG 28, FT 11/17, F 12. (3-pointers: Ellenburg 2, slavings 1.  Fouled Out: None)

Gideon (30) - Sam Williams 14, Tyler Hill 3, Tristin Martin 5, Logan Woodard 6, Austin Simmons 2.  FG 12, FT 5/7, F 13. (3-pointers: Tyler Hill 1, Fouled Out: None)

Bernie will play at 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, December 27th against the winner of the Doniphan/Puxico game beginning at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday evening.

Gideon will play at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 27th playing the losing team of the Doniphan/Puxico game.