The Hayti Indians defeated Van Buren Bulldogs 58-46 in Game #13 of the 2022 Bloomfield Christmas Tournament on Wednesday. They led in every quarter except the 4th quarter..
Keion Hamilton and J'Vonta Payne both tied for a team-high 14 points each for the Indians. Hamilton is a senior guard. He scored seven buckets. Payne is freshman guard and he scored two buckets, three treys and one from the charity stripe.
Jovon Turner a sophomore forward tallied 12 points on six baskets.
Isaiah Love a freshman guard contributed 10 points on two buckets and two treys.
Elijah Van Wagner, a 6'0" sophomore guard/forward for the Bulldogs had a game-high 18 points. He recorded eight baskets and was 2/6 at the line.
Final Score Hayti 58, Van Buren 46
Hayti 19. 13. 20. 6. - 58
Van Buren 6. 6. 15. 19 - 46
Hayti (58) - Clay 2, Hamilton 14, Grant 4, Turner 12, Love 10, Nettleton 2, J'Vonta Payne 14, FG 26, FT 1/17, F 16. (3-pointers: Love 2, J'Vonta Payne 3. Fouled Out: None)
Van Buren (46) - Van Wagner 18, Bryce Hawkins 4, Benjamin Hawkins 4, Caleb Ricker 4, Mann 2, Evan Ricker 2, Hills 5, Townsley 6, Reed 1. FG 20, FT 5/16, F 19. (3-pointers: Benjamin Hawkins 1, Fouled Out None)
#14 Hayti will play #15 Bloomfield on Thursday at 2:30 p.m. in Game #18 of the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament.
Van Buren has been eliminated.
The Bloomfield Wildcats dug a small hole in the first half, but managed to put out a victory 49-46 over the Holcomb Hornets in Game #11 of the 2022 Bloomfield Christmas Tournament.
Hunter Moore, a 6'1" senior guard for the Wildcats recorded a game-high 19 points on four 3-pointers and was 7/10 at the charity stripe.
Noah Kenner, 6'2" sophomore guard/forward tallied a team-high 14 points for the Hornets. He collected four buckets, one trey and was 3/6 at the charity stripe.
Max Harmon also finished in double digits for Holcomb with 10. He added four buckets and was perfect at the line 2/2.
Final Score Bloomfield 49, Holcomb 46
Bloomfield. 9 11 12 17 - 49
Holcomb 13 13 8 12 - 46
Bloomfield (49) - Sanders 4, Wagster 3, Upchurch 1, Hutchison 3, Moore 19, Craft 9, Dowdy 6, Hartlein 4. FG 15, FT 13/22, F 18. (3-pointers: Wagster 1, Hutchison 1, Moore 4, Fouled Out: Upchurch)
Holcomb (46) - Kenner 14, Burk 8, Smith 5, McNabb 3, Reeves-Crittendon 6, Harmon 10. FG 14, FT 15/22, F 18. (3-pointers: Kenner 1, Burk 1, Smith 1. Fouled Out: None)
##15 Bloomfield will now face #14 Hayti in the consolation semifinal on Thursday, December 29th at 2:30 p.m.
Holcomb has been eliminated from the tournament.
The #8 ranked Puxico Indians faced off against the #16 seeded Gideon Bulldogs coming out on top by a score of 61-25.
The Bulldogs could not get much together offensively against the Indians scoring only 7 points in the first half. they have heart and didn't give up through the game.
Puxico's Cole Barnfield, a 5'11" senior guard tallied a game-high 17 points on four buckets and three treys. He was the only player in double digits.
Landan Burchard, Scyler Zimmerman, and Ben Jones each contributed one 3-pointer each.
Final Score Gideon 25, Puxico 61
Gideon 7. 0 11 7 - 25
Puxico 17. 18. 20. 6 - 61
Gideon (25) - Cornett 6, Weaver 9, Montgomery 6, Lemmon 2, Hewitt 2. FG 11, FT 02, F 12. (3-pointers: Weaver 3. Fouled Out: None)
Puxico (61) - Burchard 3, Robinson 2, Mitchell 6, Barnfield 17, Crabb 6, Long 4, Burch 4, Zimmerman 8, Jones 9, Fortner 2, FG 25, FT 5/8, F 8. (3-pointers: Burchard 1, Barnfield 3, Zimmerman 1, Jones 1. Fouled Out: None)
Gideon is out of the tournament.
Puxico will play Portageville at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 29th.
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!
In the last game of the first night of the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament the Twin Rivers Royals squared off with the Van Buren Bulldogs. It was all Royals fighting for the win. Final Score #6 Twin Rivers 66, #11 Van Buren 35.
Jagger Crismon, a 5'9" senior guard recorded a game-high 19 points against the Bulldogs. He tallied four treys, three baskets and was 1/1 at the charity stripe.
Hunter Huddleston, a 6'4" senior center/forward contributed 12 points on four buckets and was 4/5 at the line for the Royals.
Van Buren did not have any players in double digits; however eight players contributed to the 35 points. Mann recorded two treys while Benjamin Hawkins and Holden Hills each had one 3-pointer.
Final Score Twin Rivers 66, Van Buren 35
Twin Rivers 22. 19. 17. 8 - 66
Van Buren 7 12. 6. 10. - 35
Twin Rivers (66) - Crismon 19, Hargraves 9, Hester 8, Vaughn 4, Hequembourg 2, Lilly 6, Huddleston 12, L. Hester 4, Lewis 2. FG 24, FT 13/18, F 20. (3-pointers: Crismon 4, Hargraves 1, Fouled Out: None)
Van Buren (35) - Van Wagner 3, Hawkins 6, #1 B. Hawkins 3, Ricken 1, Mann 6, E. Ricker 4, Hills 7, Townsley 5. FG 13, FT 5/17, F 19. (3-pointers: #2 B. Hawkins 1, Mann 2, Hills 1, Fouled Out: None)
Twin Rivers will play Doniphan on Wednesday, December 28th at 8:30 p.m.
Van Buren will play Hayti at 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, December 28th.
