Bloomfield, Missouri - The Dexter Bearcats and the Kennett Indians faced off in Game #13 of the 2017 Bloomfield Christmas Tournament on Wednesday, December 27th.
Dawson Kasting was a key player and Coach Dowdy's plan to shut down Kennett's athlete Patrick Maddox was implement quite well by the Bearcats. Maddox had scored close to 30 points in the last three games. The Bearcats held him to just 3 tonight.
"If you look at the box score, you would not even know Dawson Kasting played," commented Dexter head boys basketball coach Josh Dowdy. "If you were at the game, I think you would know that his presence was known. Dawson's effort tonight was tremendous. Maddox has scored close to 30 the last three games. He was held to three tonight. it was the key to the game. We had a plan and Dawson executed it!"
They were tied at the end of the first period 16-16, but Dexter held Kennett to just 9 points in the second quarter giving them a 4 point lead going into the locker room at half time.
The third quarter was big for Dexter as the Bearcats sank five buckets and one trey by Ben Sindle. Sindle had three 3-pointers against the Indians.
Clay Mullins had 10 points for Dexter after missing the opening game against Richland due to an ankle injury.
"It was nice to see Clay back on the court," continued Dowdy. "He has been wearing me out on the bench to put him in. He finally won at halftime. He came out and played a very nice half."
Gabe Jackson finished with a team-high 14 points. Seth Rogers and Alan Pippins added some nice treys for the Bearcats.
"I thought our men on the bench came in and made some solid contributions," stated Dowdy. "Nate had some nice rebounds and made some great post feeds. Seth handled the point position real well in the first half. He even asked me at halftime what he needed to do to get better. That is always good to hear."
Final Score Dexter 54, Kennett 38
Dexter 16 13 17 8 - 54
Kennett 16 9 8 5 - 38
Dexter (54) - Seth Rogers 3, Nate Gargas 6, Alan Pippins 8, Braxton Foster 4, Ben Sindle 9, Clay Mullins 10, Gabe jackson 14. FG 18, FT 13/17, F 11. (3-pointers: Alan Pippins 2, Ben Sindle 3. Fouled Out: None).
Kennett (38) - Quayv'Aun Harrell 17, Patrick Maddox 3, La'Quez Pullum 5, Kobe Gates 2, Jackson Henfling 7, Mark Wagster 4. FG 14, FT 5/8, F 14. (3-pointers: Quayv'Aun Harrell 3, La'Quez Pullum 1, Jackson Henfling 1. Fouled Out: None).
Dexter will play Malden at 7:00 p.m. Thursday, December 28th in Game #21 of the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament.
Kennett will play East Prairie in Game #19 at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 28th.
Bloomfield, Missouri - Richland Rebels fell to the South Pemiscot Bulldogs in Game # 12 of the 2017 Bloomfield Christmas Tournament 82 - 60 after leading in the first two periods by as much as 14 points.
Daniel Petty and Tanner Freeman set the pace for the Rebels in the first quarter. Petty nailed three treys and a buck while Freeman sank four buckets to give them a comfortable 14 point lead.
Petty tallied a team-high 19 points including four treys. Freeman finished with 11 points and Hunter Walker recorded 10 points for Richland.
South Pem's Terrence Mullen recorded a game-high 20 including six buckets, two treys and two from the charity stripe.
Darius Johnson contributed 15 points on four buckets, two treys and 1 from the free throw line.
Final Score Richland 60, South Pemiscot 82
Richland 26 17 6 11 - 60
South Pemiscot 12 22 27 21 - 82
Richland (60) - Daniel Petty 19, Mikey Burton 9, Tanner Freeman 11, J.T. Pinkley 4, Luke Rhodes 2, Andrew Partenberry 2, Hunter Walker 10, Nick Azure 1. FG 23, FT 8/17, F 17. (3-pointers: Petty 4, Burton 1, Pinkley 1. Fouled Out: None).
South Pemiscot (82) - Terrence Mullen 20, Lasilas Smith 6, Kevin Burton 8, Jamarea Rogers 9, Khalal Rogers 9, Terryon Johnson 7, Chase Terry 2, Darius Johnson 15, Antonio Fuller 6. FG 31, FT 12/21, F 17. (3-pointers: Mullen 2, Smith 1, Burton 2, K. Rogers 1, Johnson 2, Fouled Out: None).
South Pemiscot will play Twin Rivers in Game #17 of the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament on Thursday, December 28th at 1 p.m.
Bloomfield, Missouri - The Puxico Indians and the Gideon Bulldogs battled it out in Game #11 of the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament on Wednesday, December 27th.
Puxico had a tremendous run in the first quarter putting them ahead 23 - 7. At the half the Indians led 48-18.
Logan Woodard tallied 15 points for Gideon. Sam Williams finished with 13 points.
Puxico's Dalton King had a game high 31 points. Braiden Jones had 16 points. Matt Bollinger and Levi Woods both had 12 points each.
King had eight 3-pointers.
Final Score Puxico 82, Gideon 42
Gideon 7 11 10 14 - 42
Puxico 23 25 23 11 - 82
Gideon (42) - Sam Williams 13, Gavin Sprouse 5, Bage Stover 2, Tyler Hill 2, Logan Woodard 15, Austin Simmons 5. FG 18, FT 5/11, F 13. (3-pointers: Sprouse 1; Fouled out: None).
Puxico (82) - Levi Woods 12, Hunter Walker 3, Braiden Jones 16, Dalton King 31, Dalton Heath 3, Matt Bollinger 12, Andrew Geohagan 5. FG 30, FT 8/15, F 10. (3-pointers: Wood 1, Walker 1, Jones 3, King 8, Heath 1; Fouled out: None).
Puxico will play Portageville at 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, December 28th in Game #18.
Bloomfield, Missouri - The Holcomb Hornets and the Portageville Bulldogs competed in Game #10 of the 2017 Bloomfield Christmas Tournament on Tuesday, December 27th.
The Portageville Bulldogs jumped out to a 19 - 9 lead at the end of the first quarter.
Senior Ian Torrey, 6'5" G/F had a game-high 27 points for the Bulldogs on 12 buckets and was 3/5 at the charity stripe.
Steven Guo, a junior 5'10" guard, finished with 14 points on 4 treys and was 100% at the free throw line 2/2.
Holcomb's senior, Noah Hobbs, a 6'4" forward carried the Hornets with a team-high 25 points. He contributed 11 buckets and was 3/8 at the charity stripe.
Final Score Holcomb 34, Portageville 69
Holcomb 9 10 6 9 - 34
Portageville 19 21 15 12 - 69
Holcomb (34) - Gabe Roso 6, Korben Tucker 3, Noah Hobbs 25. FG 15, FT 3/8, F 14. (3-pointers: Korben Tucker 1, Fouled Out: Austin Barnes)
Portageville (69) - Steven Guo 14, Chris Word 3, Hunter Gates 2, Ian Torrey 27, Bub Lance 7, Daniel Carter 4, Terry Kirkwood 1, Brendan Garmon 3, AJ Hicks 2, Mikel Moody 4. FG 28, FT 7/13, F 11. (3-pointers: Guo 4, Word 1, Lance 1. Fouled Out: None).
Portageville will play Puxico at 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, December 28th in the Consolation semi-final Game #18 of the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament.
Bloomfield, Missouri - The #13 seeded Twin Rivers Royals lost to Malden on Tuesday and upset the #12 seeded Van Buren Bulldogs in the second day of the 2017 Bloomfield Christmas Tournament on Wednesday, December 27th by a score of 69-51.
Van Buren lost steam in the fourth quarter. The Royals outscored the Bulldogs 15-4 in the final minutes of game #9.
Twin Rivers' Zach Hargraves finished with an impressive 27 points on 7 buckets and 1 trey. He hit 10 of his 11 free throws.
Hayden Thomas recorded 16 points on 6 buckets, one trey and one from the charity stripe.
Jamie Robards cleared four 3-pointers earning himself 12 points for the Royals.
Final Score Twin Rivers 69, Van Buren 51
Twin Rivers 21 19 14 15 - 69
Van Buren 11 22 14 4 - 51
Twin Rivers (69) - Zach Hargraves 27, Hayden Thomas 16, Jamie Robards 12, Tanner Ledbetter 4, Allen Hendrix 4, Aaron Mittlestadt 8. FG 26, FT 13/19, F 14. (3-pointers: Zach Hargraves 1, Hayden Thomas 1, Jamie Robards 4. Fouled Out: None).
Van Buren (51) - Conner Jackson 6, Keetien Perkins 2, Ross Hayworth 4, Will Towner 4, Jacob Brown 12, Hayden Towner 23. FG 17, FT 11/19, F 14. (3-pointers: Conner Jackson 2, Jacob Brown 4. Fouled Out: None).
