Dexter, Missouri - The Bloomfield JV Wildcats defeated the Richland JV Rebels 52-43 in Game #3 of the SCAA JV Tournament on Monday evening.
The Wildcats jumped to an 18-6 lead in the first quarter. At the half it was 25-20 with Bloomfield ahead by five.
Bloomfield had three athletes in double digits. Carson Blair #22 tallied a game-high 16 points including two treys and he was 6 for 8 at the charity stripe. Matt Gibbs #41 recorded 14 points. Dalton Phillips #14 contributed 13 points including two 3-pointers and three from the charity stripe.
Richland Rebels' Hunter Walker #31 also recorded a game-high 16 points including two three pointers, one in the first periods and one in the fourth period. Daniel Petty #1 contributed 10 points.
Final Score Bloomfield JV 52, Richland JV 43
Bloomfield 18 7 10 17 - 52
Richland 6 14 10 13 - 43
Bloomfield JV (52) - Malik Williams 2, Dalton Phillips 13, Holden Duckworth 7, Carson Blair 16, Matt Gibbs 14. FG 18, FT 11/17, F 10. (3-pointers: Dalton Phillips 2, Holden Duckworth 1, Carson Blair 2. Fouled Out: None).
Richland JV (43) - Daniel Petty 10, Riley Glass 9, Hunter Walker 16, Clayton Harriel 8. FG 19, FT 3/9, F 16. (3-pointers: Hunter Walker 2. Fouled Out: None).
The #2 Bloomfield JV boys basketball team will be back in action on Thursday, January 28th at 4:00 p.m. against the #3 Bernie JV Mules.
Malden, Missouri - Malden came from behind in the fourth period to beat Bloomfield 56-47 on Friday night.
Green Wave trailed behind the Wildcats 34-32 at the end of the 3rd quarter and outscored Bloomfield 24-13 to secure their win.
“We just aren't a very tough or focused group right now for whatever reason,” commented Bloomfield head boys basketball coach Jason Karnes. “Just can't get things done consistently on either end, and our margin for error is so small we've really got to learn how to compete at a high and consistent level again.”
Trevor Ison led Malden with 25 points. Shamaudre Barber and Dushawn Butler each contributed 11 points.
Noah Vandiver had a team-high 17 points for the Wildcats. Tim Hector added 10 points.
In Junior Varsity action, Malden defeated Bloomfield 50-31. Bloomfield's JV record is 10-3. Matt Gibbs recorded a team-high 14 points for the JV Wildcats. They will play the Woodland Cardinals on Tuesday, January 19th at home. Game time 6:00 p.m.
Final Score Bloomfield 47, Malden 56
Bloomfield 18 10 6 13 - 47
Malden 14 11 7 24 - 56
Bloomfield (47) - Tim Hector 10, Peyton Bell 7, Nathan Newell 5, Tyler Battles 2, Noah Vandiver 17, Alex Gibbs 6. FG 18, FT 6/8, F 13. (3-pointers: Timhecotr 2, Peyton Bell 1, Nathan Newell 1, Noah Vandiver 1. Fouled Out: None).
Malden (56) - Dushawn Butler 11, Tyler Ison 5, Malcom McBride 2, Reggie Reed 2, Shamaudre Barber 11, Trevor Ison 25. FG 21, FT 11/14, F 11. (3-pointers: Dushawn Butler 1, Shamaudre Barber 1, Tyler Ison 1. Fouled Out: None).
Bloomfield (12-3) will be back in action on Tuesday, January 19th when they take on the Bernie Mules at home! Friday, january 22nd is Homecoming at Bloomfield. They will play the Woodland Cardinals. JV will play two quarters against Woodland.
Photo credit to Dee Loflin, ShowMe Times Manager/Editor.
Bloomfield, Missouri - Senior basketball athlete, Noah Vandiver, was honored on Friday evening between the junior varsity and varsity game against the East Prairie Eagles with a rather extraordinary accomplishment.
The unexpected recognition brought tears to the basketball player's eyes when he was handed a commemorative basketball from teammate Nathan Newell in front of a full house of Wildcat fans. The two athletes have been playing basketball together since the third grade.
Noah claimed that he couldn’t have achieved this record without all of his teammates.
Vandiver is only the seventh player in Wildcat school history to record 1,000 career points in basketball and the first since Leighton Hensley in 2010. 
He currently sits in the top six in school history for career points.
Vandiver hit his 1,000th point at the Wildcats vs Advance game on December 18, 2015.
Noah is the son of Jeff Vandiver and Sharon Vandiver.
Bloomfield, Missouri - The Bloomfield Wildcats came from behind after falling short at the end of the first half to secure their 47-40 win over South Pemiscot in Game #24 of the 59th Annual Bloomfield Christmas Tournament.
Bloomfield senior, Noah Vandiver, recorded a game-high 18 points on 7 two-point baskets and four from the charity stripe. Tim Hector earned himself one trey.
Dominque Hardimon, South Pemiscot's 6'2" freshman tallied 10 points along with senior forward Steven Wilbourne who also contributed 10 points.
South Pemiscot led at the half 22 - 19. Bloomfield came alive in the third scoring 15 points and holding South Pemiscot to just 8 points.
Final Score Bloomfield 47, South Pemiscot 40
Bloomfield 4 15 15 13 - 47
South Pemiscot 12 10 8 10 - 40
Bloomfield (47) - Tim Hector 5, Caleb Pulley 1, Peyton Bell 8, Nathan Newell 3, Austin Bond 6, Austin Phillips 1, Tyler Battles 2, Noah Vandiver 18, Alex Gibbs 3. FG 16, FG 14/23, F 14. (3-pointers: Tim Hector 1. Fouled Out: Noah Vandiver).
South Pemsicot (40) - Dorion Jones 3, Riley Cain 1, Mike Smith 5, Kevin Burton 8, Dominque Hardimon 10, Steven Wilbourne 10, Jabari Herron 3. FG 13, FT 11/21, F 21. (3-pointers: Jones 1, Burton 2. Fouled Out: None).
Bloomfield will be back in action on Tuesday, January 5, 2016 when they travel to Chaffee High School. Game time 6:00 p.m.
Shown in the photo is Bloomfield's #25 6'0" senior Austin Bond. Photo credit to Dee Loflin, ShowMe Times Manager/Editor.
Bloomfield, Missouri - It’s a Cinderella story for the Dexter Bearcats. It wasn’t expected that the #8 seed would upset the #1 seed Bloomfield and the #5 seed Malden and continue their trek to the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament Championship game.
Dexter rained on Malden’s hope of a first place title on Tuesday evening beating them 65-50 in a highly spirited game.
Dexter’s win propels them to the Championship game for the first time since 2010. It was 2004 that Dexter won their last Christmas Tournament title.
“It’s cool for the community,” Dexter’s head boys basketball coach Josh Dowdy said. “We are going to be able to come out and play in a championship game. I am just so happy for these kids because we took our lumps early in the year. I try to find a way to pick them up, but I guess I don’t have the right words. But tonight, I just cannot keep the smiles off their faces. It’s good to see hard work pay-off.”
And smiling they were with powerhouse Gabe Jackson recorded 16 of his 20 points in the first half on 6 two-pointers and four points at the charity stripe. Dexter jumped out to a 16-point lead by half-time securing their run to biggest game of their season thus far.
"The kids really executed early in the game and we were trying to play-off Gabe Jackson," stated Dowdy. "Malden played a 2 -3 zone and comes after you. We were trying to isolate him down low and play off of him. I told Gabe If he felt like he had an advantage take it right at them, and if not, we could kick it out to our shooters”
“Malden played over the top and he had a lot of lob finishes. Gabe just keeps getting better each game. I have coached that boy since he was in the 7th grade and it is nice to see his progression year after year. It is fun, and I am so happy for him,” continued Dowdy.
Jason Jarrell tallied 19 points on 6 two-point baskets, one trey, and four free-throws for the Bearcats.
Ethan Flowers recorded 14 points including three treys for Dexter.
“Everything looks fine tuned,” stated Dowdy. “Coming in we wanted to shut down Ison, of course. He’s quite a threat and had a little size on us. Tyler Heil like last night did a tremendous job for us on that.”
Dexter will have a rematch of the 2010 Championship game when they take on the #2 seed Kennett Indians on Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. Kennett defeated Saxony Lutheran 54 - 47 in the other semifinal match on Tuesday
“Everything seems to be working well right now,” continued Dowdy. “It's a good place to be. We took our lumps early in hopes that kind of competition would help us in this kind of environment, and I think it is paying off.”
Final Score Dexter 65, Malden 50
Dexter 20 19 15 11 - 65
Malden 8 15 10 17 - 50
Dexter (65) – Jason Jarrell 19, Jacob Pedigo 6, Ethan Flowers 14, Tyler Heil 6, Gabe Jackson 20. FG 22, FT17/24, F 10 (3-pointers: Jason Jarrell 1, Ethan Flowers 3. Fouled Out: None).
Malden (50) – Kylus Thompson 5, Tyler Ison 8, Malcom McBride 1, Ned Lee 20, Shamaudre Barber 4, Trevor Ison 12. FG 20, FT 6/13, F 20 (3-pointers: Ned Lee 3, Kylus Thompson 1. Fouled Out: None).
