Bloomfield, Missouri - Game 9 of the 2018 Bloomfield Christmas Tournament proved to be the Wildcats' best performance thus far.  They beat Gideon in a very tight match 49-43.

No. 13 seeded Bloomfield Wildcats (2-7) led 10-3 after the first quarter, 22-16 at the half, 40-31 by the end of the third quarter beating the #12 seeded Bulldogs in a consolation quarterfinal on Thursday morning.

Travis McCollough tallied a game-high 26 points for the Wildcats.  He hit three 3-pointers, five buckets and was seven of nine from the charity stripe.

Sam Williams of Gideon had a team-high 18 points. 

#13 Bloomfield will play Portageville in Game 17 of the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament on Friday at 1:00 p.m,

#12 Gideon has been eliminated from tournament play.

Final Score Bloomfield 49, Gideon 43

Bloomfield    10   11  19     9  -  49

Gideon          3    13  15   12  - 43

Bloomfield  (49) - Wes Schuchart 2, Brandon Wright 3, Malik Williams 4, Carson Blair 3, Gabe McNeil 3, Travis McCollough 25, Parker Heaton 2, Ethan Pennington 3, Jamison Dodd 3.  FG 15, FT 14/22, F 15. (3-pointers: Carson Blair 1, Travis McCollough 3, Jamison Dodd 1.  Fouled Out: None)

Gideon (43) - Sam Williams 18, Gage Stover 8, Brevin Vires 3, Seth Houart 6, Zach Swift 3, Logan Woodard 5.  FG 17, FT 4/9, F 14. (3-pointers: Gage Stover 2, Brevin Vires 1, Seth Houart 2.  Fouled Out: Stover).