Bloomfield, Missouri - The Holcomb Hornets were eliminated from the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament on Friday afternoon in game #10 by the Gideon Bulldogs.

The Bulldogs outscored the Hornets 78-72.

Senior guard Sam Williams recorded a game-high 31 points.  He sank twelve 2-pointers and was 7/10 from the charity stripe.

Juniors Brevin Vires and Zach Swift each contributed 16 points for the Bulldogs.

Freshman Dylan Bradshaw recorded a team-high 23 points.  Junior Eli Bader added 20 and sophomore Nate Rhew finished with 13 points.

Gideon 78, Holcomb 72

Holcomb    20    9    26   17 - 72

Gideon       11   22   29   18 - 78

Holcomb (72) - Dylan Bradshaw 23, Zander Burke 7, Topher Kendrick 7, Eli Bader 20, Nate Rhew 13, Greg Kendrick 2. FG 26, FT 15/25, F 21. (3-pointers: Bradshaw 1, Burke 1, Bader 2, Rhew 1; Fouled Out: None). 

Gideon (78) - Brevin Vires 16, Sam Williams 31, Gage Stover 7, Dawson Huckabee 3, Zach Swift 16, Logan Woodard 3, Dalton Manning 2. FG 28, Ft 18/23, F 18. (3-pointers: Vires 1, Huckabee 1, Stover 1, Manning 1; Fouled out: None). 

Gideon will play Twin Rivers at 2:30 p.m. in a consolation semifinal on Saturday, December 28th in game #18 of the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament.