The 2022 Bloomfield Christmas got off to a rocky start due to weather this year.  Monday's games were postponed to Tuesday.  The first game of the day was the Dexter Bearcats vs the Gideon Bulldogs.  Dexter being the #1 seed demolished the #16 seeded Gideon 78-19.

Cole Nichols, a 6'2" senior from Dexter tallied a game-high 28 points for the Bearcats.  He scored on 7 baskets, 3 treys and was 5/8 at the line.

Truman Krapf finished with 17 points on five 3-pointers and one regular basket.

Brayden Pullum also finished in double digits scoring 6 buckets, 1 trey totaling 15 points.

Final Score Dexter 78, Gideon 19

Dexter.  27   24   21.  6 -  78

Gideon   2   3   8   6. -  19

Dexter (78) - Pullum, 15, Stone, 7, Zabelin 4, Bell 5, Josupait 2, Nichols 28, Krapf 17 FG 32, FT 6/11, F 16 (3-pointers: Pullum 1, Bell 1, Nichols 3, Krapf 5.  Fouled Out: None)

Gideon (19) - Cornett 9, Knapp 1, Montgomery 7, Hewitt 2.  FG 7, FT 4/11, F 8. (3-pointers: Cornett 1, Fouled Out: None)

Dexter will play the winner of the Puxico vs East Prairie game on , Wednesday December 28 at 4 p.m.