Bloomfield, Missouri - The #3 seeded Dexter Bearcats quickly took care of business on Thursday defeating the #14 seeded Puxico Indians 73-44 in round one of the 63rd Annual Bloomfield Christmas Tournament.

Dexter jumped out in front sinking 29 points in the first quarter outscoring the Indians by 21.

Bearcat Junior Andrew Ellinghouse recorded a game-high 19 points on 8 buckets and one trey.

Cole Nichols, a freshman for Dexter, added 15.  He finished with three buckets, two 3-pointers and was 3 for 4 at the charity stripe.

Puxico had three athletes in double digits.  Senor Ethan Helm with a team-high 11 points, 6'1" senior Matt Caldwell contributed 10 along with 6'1" junior Nolan Foster.

Final Score Dexter 73, Puxico 44

Dexter   29   20   21   3  -  73

Puxico   8    14   11   11  -  44

Dexter (73) -  Ryder Boles 6, Andrew Ellinghouse 19, Carter Dorton 2, Logan Wyman 2, Dylan Sitze 3, Cole Nichols 15, Peyton Driskill 6, Jackson Allen 9, Garrett Henson 11.FG 29, Ft 8/12, F 12.(3-pointers: Ellinghouse 1, Sitze 1, Nichols 2, Allen 3.  Fouled Out None)

Puxico (44) - Matt Caldwell 10, Bailey Zych 3, Ethan Helm 11, Dalton Andrews 4, Lucas Plunkett 3, Joel Bannister 3, Nolan Foster 10.  FG 19, FT 2/6, F 14. (3-pointers: Caldwell 2, Zych 1, Helm 1.  Fouled Out: None)

Dexter will play Doniphan at 8:30 p.m. on Friday, December 27th in game #16.

Puxico will play Twin Rivers at 1 p.m. Friday in game #11.