Bloomfield, Missouri - The Doniphan Dons defeated the Bernie Mules in the championship quarterfinal of the 2017 Bloomfield Christmas Tournament on Wednesday, December 27th.

The #3 seeded Dons led #6 seeded Mules 16-2 after the first period, 35-20 at halftime, 55-35 at the end of the third quarter and their final score was 68-51.

Doniphan senior guard Klay Barton tallied a game-high 31 points. Barton hit five of Doniphan's six 3-pointers.

Wyatt Marler contributed 11 points for Doniphan.

Jake Eddington and Trent Lippoldt also finished in double digits for Doniphan with 10 points each.

Senior forward Nate Dillingers led Bernie with 24 points.

Junior guard Hunter Slavings hit three of the Mules’ four treys. He finished with twelve points.

Bernie (8-1) will play Bloomfield in a fifth-place semifinal Thursday, December 27th at 5:30 p.m.

Doniphan plays Hayti in a championship semifinal Thursday at 8:30 p.m.

Doniphan 16 19 20 13 – 68

Bernie 2 18 15 16 – 51

Doniphan (68) - Cameron Kelly 2, Jarden Dutton 2, Klay Barton 31, Wyatt Marler 11, Jake Eddington 10, Michael Owens 2, Trent Lippoldt 10. FG 29, FT 4/11, F 24. (3-pointers: Ferguson 5, Marler 1; Fouled Out: Owens, Lippoldt).

Bernie  (51) - Blake Harty 3, Michael Suiter 9, Josh Ellenburg 24, Hunter Slavings 12, Gavin Brown 3. FG 15, FT 17/29, F 13. (3-pointers: Harty 1, Slavings 3; Fouled Out: None).