Bloomfield, Missouri - The #2 seeded Bernie Mules defeated the #7 Puxico Indians 68-27 in Game #3 of the SCAA Boys Basketball Tournament on Monday, January 21, 2019.

Bernie led 17 - 14 at the end of the first period, 36-22 at the the half and 54 - 26 at the end of three. Bernie held the Indians to only 5 points in the second half.

Josh Ellenburg recorded a game-high 18 points for the Mules on 8 buckets and two from the charity stripe.

Hunter Slavings added 17 points on three buckets, two treys and was 5/6 from the free throw line.

Final Score #7 Puxico Varsity 27, #2 Bernie 68

Bernie   17   19   18   14  -  68

Puxico   14    8     4     1  -  27

Bernie (68) - Weston Zoll 12, Landon Zoll 9, Blake Harty 4, Josh Ellenburg 18, Hunter Slavings 17, Andrew Geohagan 8.  FG 25, FT 13/17, F 9. (3-pointers: Weston Zoll 2, Landon Zoll 1, Hunter Slavings 2.  Fouled Out: None).

Puxico (27) - Bailey Zych 8, Ethan Helm 7, Austin Wilson 6, Braiden Jones 6. FG 11, FT 1/3, F 18.  (3-pointers Zych 2, Helm 2. Fouled Out: None).

Puxico has been eliminated from SCAA Tournament play.  Bernie will now face the winner of the #3 Advance vs #6 Bloomfield game on Thursday, January 24th at 8:30 p.m. at the Bloomfield High School gym.