Bloomfield, Missouri - The Portageville Bulldogs came in as the #7 seed and fell in double overtime to the #10 seeded Bloomfield Wildcats in the first upset of the 2017 Bloomfield Christmas Tournament on Tuesday, December 26th.
The Bloomfield Wildcats scored 13 points in the second overtime period of Game #7 to defeat the Portageville Bulldogs by a score of 63 - 51. (The last few minutes of the game plus both double overtime periods can be seen on the ShowMe Times Facebook page).
The Bulldogs led at the end of the first quarter 13 - 11. Bloomfield took the lead near the end of the second period going into the locker room at the half with a score of 25-24.
Portageville held Bloomfield to just six points in the third period, but the Wildcats struggled back well and tied it up 48-48 for their first overtime. Each team scored only two points causing yet another overtime period of 4 minutes.
It was all Wildcat basketball in double overtime. They outscored Portageville 13 - 5 for the victory.
Peyton Bell earned a game-high 20 points for Bloomfield on five buckets and was 7/12 at the charity stripe. He also had one 3-pointer.
Dalton Phillips tallied 19 points on 4 buckets, 2 treys and 5 from the free throw.
Travis McCollough finished with 15 points. He also had one 3-pointer.
Portageville's Ian Torrey recorded a team-high 19 points. DAniel Carter finished with 11 points.
Final Score Portageville 55, Bloomfield 63
Portageville 13 11 14 10 2 5 - 55
Bloomfield 11 14 6 17 2 13 - 63
Bloomfield will play Hayti at 7:00 p.m. in Game #15 on Wednesday, December 27th.
Portageville will play Holcomb in Game #10 at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, December 27th
Bloomfield, Missouri - The Doniphan Dons faced the Puxico Indians in Game #6 of the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament on Tuesday, December 26th.
Doniphan's Klay Barton recorded a team-high 18 points on 7 buckets and was 100% from the charity stripe adding four.
Wyatt Marler finished with 14 points on four buckets and two 3-pointers.
Puxico led at the end of the first quarter 13 - 8 and at the end of the first half 25 - 20.
Levi Woods led the Indians with a game-high 20 points including three treys.
Matt Bollinger finished with 17 points.
Final Score Doniphan 64, Puxico 51
Doniphan 8 12 25 19 - 64
Puxico 13 12 15 11 - 51
Doniphan (64) - Cameron Kelly 2, Jared Dutton 2, Klay Barton 18, Derek Ferguson 2,Wyatt Marler 14, Michael Owens 8, Jake Eddington 5.
Puxico (51) - Levi Woods 20, Hunter Walker 2, DaltonKing 7, Brent Geohagan 1, Matt Bollinger 17, Mason Miller 4. FG 20, FT 7/12, F 16. (3-pointers: Woods 3, King 1, Fouled Out: Dalton King).
Bloomfield, Missouri - The East Prairie Eagles faced the Van Buren Bulldogs in Game #6 of the 2017 Bloomfield Christmas Tournament on Tuesday, December 26th.
Mason Bryars led the attack for the Eagles with a game-high 21 points in the first three periods. Luke Marcum tallied 15 points and Derez Tipler finished with 10 points.
The Eagles entered the second half with a lead of 41 - 27.
Bulldogs top scoring player was Hayden Towner who recorded 16 points on 7 buckets and 2 from the charity stripe. Conner Jackson added 13 on 4 treys and a free throw.
Final Score Malden 67, Van Buren 49
Malden 16 25 14 12 - 67
Van Buren 9 18 15 7 - 49
Malden (67) - Luke Marcum 15, Derez Tipler 10, Harrison Moore 2, Brian Shoffner 5, Bian Merryman 8, Hunter Scott 4, Mason Bryars 21, Tyler McCurter 2. FG 29, FT
Van Buren (49) - Conner Jackson 13, Ross Hayworth 6, Jacob Brown 8, Kory Rick 2, Hayden Towner 16, Ethan Ponder 4. FG 19, FT 5/9, F 14. (3-pointers: Jackson 2, Brown 2. Fouled Out: None)
Bloomfield, Missouri - The Malden Green Wave and the Twin Rivers Royals squared off in Game #4 of the 2017 Bloomfield Christmas Tournament on Tuesday, December 26th.
Donterrian Triplett jumped out with three buckets to ensure Malden's lead over Twin Rivers early in the fist quarter. Dushawn Butler added a bucket and a trey to finish off the first period with a 17-12 lead.
By half-time the Green Wave were ahead by nine points, but quickly went on the attack scoring 14 points holding Twin Rivers to just 8 in the third quarter.
Dushawn Butler finished with a game-high 20 points for Malden. Brodderic Annesser tallied 14 points and Donterrian Triplett finished with 10 points.
The Royals had one player in double digits, Hayden Thomas recorded 13 points.
Final Score Malden 60, Twin Rivers 39
Malden 17 13 14 16 - 60
Twin Rivers 12 9 8 10 - 39
Malden (60) - Ontario Reed 8, Dushawn Butler 20, Tye Miller 2, Brodderic Annesser 14, Kelan Williams 2, Malcom McBride 4, Donterrian Triplett 10. FG 28, FT 0/2 F 14. (3-pointers: Dushawn Butler 4, Fouled Out: None).
Twin Rivers (39) - Zach Hargraves 6, Hayden Thomas 13, Jamie Robards 6, Tanner Ledbetter 6, Aaron Mittelstadt 8. FG 16, FT 6/14, F 6. (3-pointers: Hayden Thomas 1, Fouled Out: None).
Malden will play at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, December 27th against East Prairie.
Twin Rivers will play Van Buren in Game #9 at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, December 27th.
Bloomfield, Missouri - The Bernie Mules and the Gideon Bulldogs squared off in Game #3 of the 2017 Bloomfield Christmas Tournament on Tuesday, December 26th. Coached by Brad Botsch and assisted by Jason Long.
The Bernie Mules wasted no time getting points on the board. Four Mules finished in double digits. At the end of the first quarter Bernie lead Gideon 22 - 12. By the end of the first half it was a 34 -16 point game.
Michael Suiter, 6'4" center, tallied a game-high 18 points for the Mules.
Senior #23 Nate Dillinger and junior #31 Hunter Slavings each recorded 14 points and Josh Ellenburg finished with 13 points. He also had two 3-pointers.
Sophomore guard Sam Williams had a team-high 14 points for the Bulldogs.
Bernie held Gideon to single digits in three of the four quarters.
Final Score Bernie 70, Gideon 30
Bernie 22 12 22 14 - 70
Gideon 12 4 7 7 - 30
Bernie (70) - Blake Harty 1, Michael Suiter 18, Josh Ellenburg 13, Nate Dillinger 14, Skyler Schwent 2, Hunter Slavings 14, Dalton Hobgood 8. FG 28, FT 11/17, F 12. (3-pointers: Ellenburg 2, slavings 1. Fouled Out: None)
Gideon (30) - Sam Williams 14, Tyler Hill 3, Tristin Martin 5, Logan Woodard 6, Austin Simmons 2. FG 12, FT 5/7, F 13. (3-pointers: Tyler Hill 1, Fouled Out: None)
Bernie will play at 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, December 27th against the winner of the Doniphan/Puxico game beginning at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday evening.
Gideon will play at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 27th playing the losing team of the Doniphan/Puxico game.
