Dexter, Missouri - The #3 ranked Bernie JV Mules took care of business in the opening game of the SCAA JV Tournament on Monday evening eliminating the #6 seeded Woodland JV Cardinals 64-31.
The Mules jumped out to a 16-13 lead in the first quarter by half it was 35-21.
Bernie Mules' Ridge Littleton #10 recorded a game-high 15 points including one 3-pointer and two from the charity stripe.
Josh Ellenburg #24 recorded 14 points and was 4 for 6 at the free throw line. Hunter Slavings #22 also recorded in double digits tallying 13 points including three treys.
Woodland did not have any player in double digits;however Tyler Massa #14 and Zach Cureton #22 hit one 3-pointer each!
Final Score Bernie JV 64, Woodland JV 31
Bernie 16 19 15 14 - 64
Woodland 13 8 4 6 - 31
Bernie JV (64) - Weston Zoll 9, Ridge Littleton 15, Weston Comstock 4, Alan Pippins 5, Hunter Slavings 13, Josh Ellenburg 14, Dylan Turner 2, Nick Troutt 2. FG 23, FT 10/15, F 10. (3-pointers: Weston Zoll 3, Ridge Littleton 1, Weston Comstock 1, Hunter Slavings 3. Fouled Out: None).
Woodland JV (31) - David Ashby 4, Drake Holweg 2, Tyler Massa 5, jamie Wiseman 4, Zach Cureton 7, Karson Skinner 5, Brandon Sitzes 2, Dalton Boyer 2. FG 12, FT 5/10, F 10. (3-pointers: Tyler Massa 1, Zach Cureton 1. Fouled Out: None).
Bernie JV will be back in action on Thursday, January 28th at 4:00 p.m. They will play the winner of the Bloomfield JV vs Richland JV game.
Bernie, Missouri - The Mule Barn was full of love and compassion on Friday evening as they honored one of their own, Shawn Green.
“This was an emotional night for everyone,” commented Bernie boys basketball coach Brad Botsch. “Our players really felt the emotion from the ceremony for Shawn and it carried over to the floor for us. Shawn was an incredible player and is even a better person and I am glad our kids could find a way to win for him tonight.”
Win they did and in a big way. The Mules defeated the Puxico Indians 75-57.
Alex Whitehead earned an impressive team-high 27 points for the Mules including 2 treys.
Gavin Brown recorded 18 points on 6 baskets and 6 from the charity stripe.
Nate Dillinger contributed 12 points. Jayce Burk tallied three 3-pointers.
“Alex Whitehead and Gavin Brown really stepped up for us tonight,” stated Botsch. “Gavin had 14 rebounds and 16 points. Alex had 11 rebounds and 26 points. We really needed the boost from those guys and it was great to see them step up for us. Everyone contributed tonight and our effort was better than it has been.”
Puxico’s Levi Woods hit the basket 14 times including two 3-pointers and made three of six free throws for a game-high 33 points.
Final Score Bernie 75, Puxico 57
Bernie 19 19 17 20 - 75
Puxico 16 14 18 9 – 57
Bernie (75) - Jayce Burk 9, Alex Guzman 2, Alan Pippins 2, Nate Dillinger 12, Alex Whitehead 27, Gavin Brown 18, Dalton Hobgood 5. FG 28, FG 12/22, F 16. (3-pointers: Jayce Burk 3, Alex Whitehead 2, Dalton Hobgood 1. Fouled Out: Jayce Burk).
Puxico (57) - Levi Woods 33, Nathan Dare 2, Chris Siler 8, Dalton King 10, Jordan Burch 2, Chris Dunivan 2. FG 23, FT 9/16, F 18. (3-pointers: Levi Woods 2. Fouled Out: Chris Siler).
“Hopefully we can build off this win and continue to improve,” continued Botsch. “It was a great night to be a part of and the win made it even better.”
Bernie (4-12) will be back in action in the SCAA Tournament on Monday, January 25th when they take on rivalry the Dexter Bearcats at 8:30 p.m. in the Bearcat Event Center.
Photo credit to Dee Loflin, ShowMe Times Manager/Editor. Bernie Mules #40 Alex Whitehead head to the basket for two.
Bernie, Mules - The 2016 Bernie Mules 6th grade basketball team's season is already underway, but they stopped long enough to get their group photo taken at a recent game.
These athletes are working hard to learn their sport and have only a few games left this season. Please come out and support them at the Bernie Tournament on Saturday, January 30th when they take on Risco and Clarkton. On January 23rd they travel to Campbell with a game time of 10:00 a.m. On February 1st they play Malden at home at 6:00 p.m. and on February 13th they will participate in the Bell City Tournament.
Playing for the 6th grade Bernie Mules are #50 Weston Henry, #32 Delilah Barks, #33 Wyatt Nimmo, #55 John Nimmo, #10 Noah Foster, #13 Cole Mason, #44 Emery Walls, # 42 Darrick Cobb, #15 Tad Davis, #32 Conner Brown, #1 Jake Winstead, and #12 Ashton Corzine.
Bernie, Missouri - The 2016 Bernie Mules 5th grade basketball team's season is already underway, but they stopped long enough to get their group photo taken at a recent game.
These athletes are working hard to learn their sport and have only a few games left this season. Please come out and support them at the Bernie Tournament on Saturday, January 30th when they take on Risco and Clarkton. On January 23rd they travel to Campbell with a game time of 10:00 a.m. On February 1st they play Malden at home at 6:00 p.m. and on February 13th they will participate in the Bell City Tournament.
Playing for the 5th grade Mules are #23 Joel Aycock, #25 Ryan Lawrence, #20 Nathan Stephens, #10 Tristan Johnson, #21 James Barks, #15 Hunter Null, #12 Tucker Anthony, and #30 Hunter Corzine.
Annapolis, Missouri - The Bernie Mules varsity basketball team endured a 44-42 loss on the road Tuesday evening at South Iron High School.
It was a close game right down to the buzzer. South Iron came alive in the fourth quarter scoring 20 points to earn them a hometown win.
“We held a nine-point lead going into the 4th quarter and didn’t finish the game,” commented head Bernie basketball coach Brad Botsch in a press release to the ShowMe Times. “South Iron played harder than we did down the stretch and clearly wanted to win worse than we did. Until we learn to dig deeper, we are going to continue to struggle.”
Nate Dillinger recorded a team-high 12 points for the Bernie Mules.
Dalton Hobgood tallied 9 points all on 3-pointers.
Hayce Burck and Alex Whitehead each hit one 3-pointer for Bernie.
Final Score South Iron 44, Bernie 42
Bernie 8 11 14 9 - 42
South Iron 7 13 4 20 - 44
Bernie (42) – Jayce Burk 6, Alan Pippins 4, Nate Dillinger 12, Alex Whitehad 7, Gavin Brown 4, Dalton Hobgood 9. FG 13, FT 11/17, F 13 (3-pointers: Jayce Burck 1, Alex Whitehead 1, Dalton Hobgood 3. Fouled Out: None).
South Iron (44) – Garrett Wilfong 5, Garrett Hovis 14, Sam Ivy 5, LaRon Cornell 6, Logan Lucus 10, Tyler Browers 4. FG 17, FT 5/10, F 15. (3-pointers: Garrett Wilfong 1, Garrett Hovis 2, Logan Lucus 2. Fouled Out: None).
In Junior Varsity action the Mules defeated South Iron 30-27 in two quarters. Barnett recorded 10 points and Zoll tallied 9 points. The JV squad is now 2-0 on the season.
Bernie (1-3) will be back in action on Friday, December 11th when they host Gideon. Game time 6:00 p.m.
Pictured is Bernie Coach Brad Botsch at a game during the 2014 basketball season.
