The first game of the 2022 Bloomfield Christmas Tournament on Tuesday was between the Portageville Bulldogs and the Richland Rebels.  The Rebels came out strong in the first quarter leading the Bulldogs 20 -11  

Portageville fought back, changed up their offense and pulled ahead at the half 34 - 32, eventually winning the game 81-63.

Jamarion Smith, a 6'0" junior, tallied a team-high 21 points for the Bulldogs on seven baskets, one trey and was 4/5 at the line.

Shane Townsend, a 6'0" senior, contributed 14 points all on regulation baskets.

Connor Sells and Thomas Frakes each finished the night with 10 points.  Sells is a 6'2" senior.  He recorded his points on five baskets.  Sells is a 6'2" senior and recorded his points on five buckets.

Richland's Hunter Sanders, a 5'8" sophomore guard recorded a game-high 27 points.  He sunk five 3-pointers, five buckets and was 2 for 5 at the line.

Jacob Walley 6'1" sophomore center tallied 11 points on 5 buckets and 1 from the charity stripe.

Damon Ivy a 6'2" senior guard finished the night with 10 points on three buckets, one 3-pointers and one from the line.

Final Score Portageville 81, Richland 63

Portageville. 11  23. 24  23 - 81

Richland. 20  12. 13. 18 - 63

Portageville (81) - Townsend 14, Bogan 2, Dunlap 4, Jeffries 9, Adams 2, Sells 10, Frakes 10, Smith 21, Roberts 2, West 3, Larry 4.  FG 35, FT 7/9, F 17. (3-pointers: Frakes 2, Smith 1 West 1.  Fouled Out: None)

Richland (63) - Williams 8, Sanders 27, Ivy 10, Hughes 7, Walley 11. FG 25, FT 7/21, F 12. (3-pointers: Sanders 5, Ivy 1, Fouled Out: None)

Portageville will meet up with Puxico at 1 p.m. on Thursday, December 29th.

Richland is now out of the tournament.  Good luck the rest of the season!