Written by
Dee Loflin, SMT Manager/Editor
Bloomfield, Missouri – The Indians of Hayti rallied to defeat the Bulldogs of Van Buren in the second game of the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament.
Three of the Indians were in double digits. Demetrius Luster #35 had a game-high 24 points. Both Devan Riddick and Indaquel Presberry tallied 13 points each. Kenyatte Brooks and Indaquel Presberry sunk two treys apiece along with Devan Riddick, Cedric Harris, and Demetrius Luster who added one trey each.
Frankie Burden, Jr. fouled out in the fourth quarter and was the only player to do so.
Van Buren looked great in the second quarter and were able to keep up the pace with the Indians, but unfortunately Kennett had an 18 point lead going into the period.
Tyler Griffin did an extraordinary job putting 22 points on the board for the Bulldogs, including 3 treys. Austin Chilton tallied 10 points including one 3-pointer. All of Zach Griffin’s points came in the way of 3-pointers. He recorded three.
Final Score: Van Buren Bulldogs 46 – Hayti Indians 76
Van Buren Bulldogs 9 17 11 9 - 46
Hayti Indians 27 19 6 24 - 76
Van Buren (46) – Dylan Williams 10, Zach Griffin 9, Tyler Griffin 22, Ricky Davis 5. FG 17, FT 5/12, F 11 (3-pointers Austin Chilton 1, Zach Griffin 3, Tyler Griffin 3, Fouled Out: none)
Hayti (76) – Kenyatte Brooks 8, Devan Riddick 13, Cedric Harris 5, Indaquel Presberry 13, Brandon Burden 7, Demetrius Luster 24, Frankie Burden, Jr. 26. FG 29, FT 11/18, F16 (3-pointers Kenyatte Brooks 2, Devan Riddick 1, Cedric Harris 1, Indaquel Presberry 2, Demetrius Luster 1, Fouled Out Frankie Burden, Jr.)
Game #16 will be Hayti Indians vs the Dexter Bearcats. Hayti will play Dexter Friday, December 27th at 8:30 p.m.
Van Buren will play Portageville at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, December 27th in the consolation portion of the tournament. It will be Bulldogs vs Bulldogs on the court!
