Dexter, Missouri - It was a great night to be a Cardinal fan. First overtime game of the tournament between the Woodland Cardinals and the Advance Hornets with Woodland coming out on top 67-60 in a battle between two great 3-point teams.
The Hornets' Dawson Mayo recorded a team-high 17 points. Armani Vermillion tallied 11 points including one trey. Dakota Welty and Brian Whitson each had a 3-pointer. Preston Wuebker contributed two treys.
Woodland had several powerhouse athletes on the court tonight. All five of their starters recorded in the double digits.
Michael McCormick #54 had a team-high 17 points including four 3-pointers.
Jake Long #34 tallied 15 points and was 5/6 at the charity stripe.
Zach Beel #30 hit 6 buckets and was 100% from the free-throw line totaling 13 points.
Cole Schlief #20 hit two buckets, two 3-pointers and two free throws for 12 points and Bruester Yong #32 contributed 10 points including one trey. He was also 100% at the charity stripe with three added points.
Final Score in Overtime Woodland Varsity 67, Advance Varsity 60
Woodland 15 12 15 16 9 - 67
Advance 13 15 14 16 2 - 60
Woodland (67) - Jake Long 15, Landon Thomsen 12, Zach Beel 13, Bruester Young 10, Michael McCormick 17. FG 24, FT 12/13, F 14. (3-pointers: Cole Schlief 2, Bruester Young 1, Michael McCormick 4. Fouled Out: None).
Advance (60) - Armani Vermillion 11, Dakota Welty 9, Preston Weubker 13, Brian Whitson 5, Austin ladd 5, Dawson Mayo 17. FG 21, FT 13/20, F 11. (3-pointers: Armani Vermillion 1, Dakota Welty 1, Preston Wuebker 2, Brian Whitson 1. Fouled Out: None).
The Woodland Cardinals have never won a Stoddard County Athletic Association tournament. They take on the #3 seeded Bloomfield Wildcats. Bloomfield beat them by one point in their last face-to-face match in regular season play. It's been 17 years since Bloomfield brought home the title and trophy! It all starts at 8:30 p.m. on Friday at the Bearcat Event Center! Should make for an exciting Championship Game!
#4 seeded Advance will play #2 seeded Dexter for 3rd place at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.
Photo credit to Dee Loflin, ShowMe Times manager/editor.
