Bloomfield, Missouri - The #1 seeded Bloomfield Wildcats opened the 59th Annual Bloomfield Christmas Tournament on Saturday morning slaying the Richland Rebels 71 - 19.
Twelve Wildcats contributed to their game one win. Senior Wildcat center Noah Vandiver tallied a game-high 17 points. Tyler Battles recorded 11 points including one trey for Bloomfield. Tim Hector, Caleb Pulley, Nathan Newell also hit one 3-pointer each and Joe Clary recorded two 3-pointers.
Bloomfield jumped out to a 25 - 7 lead in the first quarter and never trailed the Rebel. Their defense held Richland to single digit scoring in all four quarters.
Josh Thorton and Hunter Walker tied for team-high 6 points each for Richland.
Final Score Bloomfield 71, Richland 19
Bloomfield 25 23 14 9 - 71
Richland 7 6 5 1 - 19
Bloomfield (71) - Jacob Hester 2, Cameron Pulley 1, Tim Hector 5, Caleb Pulley 4, Peyton Bell 3, Nathan Newell 7, Kyle Anderson 3, Joe Clary 6, Auston Bond 3, Tyler Battles 11, Noah Vandiver 17, Alex Gibbs 9. FG 26, FT 13/19, F 14. (3-pointers: Tim Hector 1, Caleb Pulley 1, Nathan Newell 1, Joe Clary 2, Tyler Battles 1. Fouled Out: None).
Richland (19) - Devin Stoker 2, Brandon Partenberry 1, Preston Tilley 2, Josh Thorton 6, Hunter Walker 6, Nick Azure 1, Jordan Carmack 1, FG 6, FG 7/13, F 20. (3-pointers: Hunter Walker 2. Fouled Out: None).
Bloomfield will play the winner of Game #8 (Dexter vs Twin Rivers) at 4:00 p.m. Monday, December 28th. Richland will play the losing team of Game #8 at 2:30 p.m. on Monday, December 28th.
Bloomfield, Missouri - The long awaited 59th Annual Bloomfield Christmas Tournament begins Saturday, December 26th with the Bloomfield Wildcats earning the #1 seed for the first time in 50 years!
Bloomfield will begin the tournament at 10:00 a.m. against the #16 seeded Richland Rebels.
At 11:15 a.m. the #2 seeded Kennett Indians will play the #15 seeded Holcomb Hornets.
#3 seeded South Pemiscot will play #14 seed Van Buren at 12:30 p.m.
Beginning at 2:00 p.m. the #4 seed Doniphan Dons will take on the #13 seed Bernie Mules.
At 3:30 p.m. the Malden Green Wave seeded #5 against #12 seed Portageville Pirates.
Saxony Lutheran seeded #6 will compete against #11 Puxico at 5:00 p.m.
At 6:30 p.m. the #7 seed Hayti will take on #10 seed East Prairie.
The last game of the evening will be the #8 seed Dexter Bearcats against #9 seed Twin Rivers Royals at 8:00 p.m.
Round 2 begins on Monday, December 28th at 4:00 p.m., 5:30 p.m., 7:00 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Semifinals will be Tuesday, December 29th at 7:00 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. and the Championship game will be Wednesday, December 30th at 8:30 p.m.
Third place game will be played at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 30th.
Fifth place games are on Tuesday, December 29th at 4:00 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. and then the final game will be at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, December 30th.
Consolation quarterfinals are slated for Monday, December 28th at 10:00 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1:00 p.m., and 2:30 p.m. with semifinals on Tuesday, at 1:00 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. Final game is on December 30th at 4:00 p.m.
The Wildcats will begin play at 10:00 a.m. against the #16 seed Richland Rebels on December 26th in game 1 of the tournament.
Game #2 will be between the #2 seed Kennett Indians and the #15 seed Holcomb Hornets at 11:15 a.m. on Saturday, December 26th.
#3 seeded South Pemiscot will play #14 Van Buren in game three at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday.
Game #4 will begin at 2:00 p.m. with #4 seeded Doniphan against #13 Bernie on Saturday.
At 3:30 p.m. on Saturday game #5 will feature #5 Malden and #12 Portageville.
#6 seed Saxony Lutheran will take on #11 seed Puxico at 5:00 p.m. in game #6 on Saturday afternoon.
Game #7 will begin at 6:30 p.m. with #7 Hayti and #10 East Prairie squaring off on Saturday.
The final game of the evening will begin at 8:00 p.m. with the #8 Dexter Bearcats and the #9 seeded Twin Rivers.
The 2014 Champions, the Bernie Mules are seeded 13th this year. Kennett won in 2013 and is seeded #2 and Holcomb won in 2012 earning a 15th seed this year.
The 2015 Championship game will be played on December 30th at 8:30 p.m.
Bloomfield, Missouri - The 2015 Bloomfield Boys Basketball Christmas Tournament seeds have been released!
The ShowMe Times will be live at Bloomfield bringing you up-to-date scores and photos along with great articles about the games.
#1 Bloomfield Wildcats
#2 Kennett Indians
#3 South Pemiscot Bulldogs
#4 Doniphan Dons
#5 Malden Green Wave
#6 Saxony Lutheran Crusaders
#7 Hayti Indians
#8 Dexter Bearcats
#9 Twin Rivers Royals
#10 East Prairie Eagles
#11 Puxico Indians
#12 Portageville Bulldogs
#13 Bernie Mules
#14 Van Buren Bulldogs
#15 Holcomb Hornets
#16 Richland Rebels
The following are the first round basketball games that will begin on Saturday, December 26th.
Bloomfield will play Richland
Dexter will play Twin Rivers
Doniphan will play Bernie
Kennett will play Holcomb
Malden will play Portageville
Hayti will play East Prairie
South Pemiscot will play Van Buren
Saxony Lutheran will play Puxico
Brackets and more information will be posted at a later date. Congratulations Bloomfield Wildcats on your #1 seed!
Bloomfield, Missouri - The future appears bright for the Bloomfield boys basketball program. The Wildcats continue their impressive winning streak as they improved their record to 4-0 on the season defeating the Kelly Hawks 60-49 at home.
Kelly did not leave without a fight. They paced the Wildcats in each period, but fell short in the fourth quarter giving the Wildcats a larger margin of points.
“I give a lot of credit to Kelly,” commented Bloomfield head basketball coach Jason Karnes. “Coach Garnett had his guys ready to play and compete tonight. We just kind of went through the emotions without a lot of energy.”
“Our margin for error is very small, and we have to make sure we are ready to compete and play as hard as we possibly can every single night,” continued Karnes. “Facing adversity was good for us tonight, and hopefully we learned from it.”
Noah Vandiver tallied an impressive game-high 19 points for the Wildcats including 1 trey.
Nathan Newell recorded 14 points and sank two 3-pointers for Bloomfield.
Austin Bond also added 14 points for the Wildcats.
Bloomfield's Tyler Battles hit two treys.
Final Score Kelly 49, Bloomfield 60
Kelly 14 9 16 10 - 49
Bloomfield 10 18 12 20 - 60
Kelly (49) - Ty Houscholder 10, Cayden Williams 5, Levi Alsup 7, Jake McClain 4, Skylar Lemons 14, Isai Campos 2, Conner Dittinger 5. FG 16, FT 12/16, F 20 (3-pointers Cayden Williams 1, Skylar Lemons 4. Fouled Out: Levi Alsup, Skylar Lemons).
Bloomfield (60) - Tim Hector 1, Peyton Bell 3, Nathan Newell 14, Austin Bond 14, Tyler Battles 9, Noah Vandiver 19. FG 20, FT 15/31, F 14. (3-pointers: Nathan Newell 2, Tyler Battles 2, Noah Vandiver 1, Fouled Out: None)
In JV basketball action the Kelly Hawks defeated the Wildcats 45-43. Their record moves to 2-2 on the season.
Matt Gibbs tallied a game-high 22 points and Carson Blair recorded 14 points.
Bloomfield (4-0) will be back in action on Friday evening at Essex against the Richland Rebels.
Pictured is Noah Vandiver with the ball at the Bernie Tournament earlier in the season.
