Bloomfield, Missouri - The #10 seeded South Pemiscot Bulldogs defeated #15 seeded Puxico Indians 75-61 in a consolation quarterfinal of the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament on Thursday morning.

Puxico led 17-15 at the end of the first quarter and again at the half by a score of 29-27.  South Pemiscot exploded in the third period tallying 30 points to the Indians' 13.

South Pem's Jamarea Rogers finished with a game-high 22 points.  He hit five treys to propel the Bulldogs.

Terryon Johnson and Darius Johnson finished in double digits also with 12 points each.

Ethan Helm had a team-high 18 points for the Indians.  Matt Caldwell hit three treys adding 11 points.  Bailey Zych scored 10 points. 

Puxico (2-8) is now eliminated from tournament play.

South Pemiscot will play Malden on Friday at 2:30 in Game #18 of the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament.

Final Score South Pemiscot 75, Puxico 61

Puxico                   17   12   13   19 - 61

South Pemiscot    15    12   30   18 - 75

Puxico (61) - Matt Caldwell 11, Bailey Zych 10, Ethan Helm 18, Lucas Plunkett 9, Austin Wilson 4, Braiden Jones 9. FG 22, FT 7/11, F 22. (3-pointers: Caldwell 3, Zych 1, Helm 4, Plunkett 2; Fouled Out: None).

South Pemiscot (75) - Noah Willingham 5, Jamarea Rogers 22, Khalal Rogers 9, Terryon Johnson 12, Decarlos Johnson 7, Darius Johnson 12, Antonio Fuller 8. FG 27, FT 14/24, F 14. (3-pointers: Jamarea Rogers 5, Willingham 1, Khalal Rogers 1; Fouled Out: Fuller).