Dee Loflin, SMT Manager/Editor
Bloomfield, Missouri - The Bulldogs vs the Bulldogs! Van Buren and Portageville went head to head in a battle that seemed to be all Portageville until the fourth quarter when Van Buren came alive.
The Bulldogs of Portageville led early on and ended the first quarter with a five-point lead. At the end of the first half, Van Buren had narrowed the margin to just one point. The Portageville Bulldogs were ahead 26 – 25.
Van Buren lost steam quickly in the 3rd quarter as the Portageville Bulldogs increased their lead by 14 points and outscored them 23 – 9. Score at the end of the 3rd quarter was 47 – 35 with Portageville with a comfortable lead.
What happened next is anyone's guess. Van Buren came alive and tied the game 50 - 50. A couple of fouls on Portageville and Van Buren took advantage taking the lead with just 44 seconds remaining. Increasing the lead by 4. Portageville fans were on their feet screaming defense. A time out was called and the crowd fell silent!With just 6.4 seconds left on the clock a 3-pointer by Portageville and it was a one point game. Van Buren just needed to hold onto the ball and they would win. A foul sent them to the line adding two points. With just 1/2 second left on the clock, Van Buren Throws it long and the buzzer sounds! Van Buren wins by three!
Final Score Van Buren 59 Portageville 56
Van Buren 10 16 9 24 - 59
Portageville 15 9 23 9 - 56
Van Buren (59) – Austin Chilton 4, Zach Griffin 11, Mathew Shrontz 2, Tyler Griffin 24, Ricky Davis 18. FG 21, FT 13/17, F12 (3-pointers: Zach Griffin, Tyler Griffin, Fouled Out: none)
Portageville (56) – Fradreico Walton, Jaylin Mosby 2, Chris Garmon 2, Derrick Priggel 10, A.V. Banks 26, Caleb Gooch 2, FG 22, FT 4/12, F 19 (3-pointers: Fradreico Walton 3, A.V. Banks 5, Fouled Out: Caleb Gooch)
Van Buren will play Puxico at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, December 28th.
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Dee Loflin, SMT Manager/Editor
Bloomfield, Missouri – The #14 seed Puxico is making its way through the ranks with a win over the East Prairie Eagles. The Indians looked good on the court and were able to capitalize on many of their possessions.
Puxico’s Zach Tucker had a game-high 23 points hitting five of his six attempts at the charity strips. Four other Indians were in double digits. Garrett Payne hit for 13 including 3 treys. Corey Pratt hit 2 baskets for 2, 2 treys and was 2 for 2 in free throws. Austin Tiechman tallied 16 points and Tim Hancock contributed 12 more.
The East Prairie Eagles have not faired so well in the Bloomfield Tournaments over the years and this year was no exception. However they had five of their players scoring in double digits. Damion Tipler tallied a game-high
Final Score Puxico Indians 81 East Prairie Eagles 71
Puxico 19 21 21 20 - 81
East Prairie 19 15 16 21 - 71
Puxico (81) – Garrett Payne 13, Corey Pratt 12, Austin Tiechman 16, Tim Hancock 12, Seth Luttrull 5, Zach Tucker 23. FG 27, FT 21/35, F 17 (3-pointers: Garrett Payne 3, Corey Pratt 2, Seth Luttrull 1, Fouled Out: none)
East Prairie (71) – Seth Johnson 4, Seth Bays 10, Dustin Bryars 11, Brett Ellis 10, Mack Marcum 11, Damion Tipler 18, Deverance Jones 3, Nick Grubbs 4. FG 29, FT 9/18, F 20 (3-pointers Seth Bays 1, Dustin Bryars 1, Mack Marcum 1, Deverance Jones 1, Fouled Out: Seth Bays, Dustin Bryars Mack Marcum)
Puxico will be back in action on Saturday, December 28th at 2:30 p.m. They will play #15 Van Buren who upset #10 seed Portageville.
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Dee Loflin, SMT Manager/Editor
Bloomfield, Missouri – In the first consolation game of the day, the Saxony Lutheran Crusaders defeated the Doniphan Dons 60 – 52.
The Crusaders were able to put 11 points between them and the Dons in the first quarter and cruised into halftime with a small lead of just seven points.
Jack Lake #45, a senior, tallied a game-high 22 points for the Crusaders with ten of those points from the charity stripe. Junior guard Ryan Palmer #13 collected 18 points including three treys. He was the only Crusader to score a 3-pointer.
Doniphan’s leading scorer, Wyatt Eaton tallied 17 points including one trey. Clay Payne #4 scored 14 points including two 3-pointers. Lucas Moe also shot a trey.
Saxony Lutheran will continue their quest on Saturday, December 28th at 1:00 p.m. against the #8 seed Holcomb Hornets.
Final Score Saxony Lutheran 60 – Doniphan dons 52
Saxony Lutheran 7 16 3 24 - 60
Doniphan Dons 6 19 9 18 - 52
Saxony Lutheran (60) – Zach Beal 2, Chase Steffans 8, Ryan Palmer 18, Taylor Richmond 1, Elwood Voss 1, Hunter Coe 8, Jake Lake 22. FG 17, FT 23/29, F 15 (3-pointers – Ryan Palmer 3, Fouled Out – none)
Doniphan (52) – Bryce Hale 7, Clay Payne 14, Justin Harder 4, Lucas Moe 9, Wyatt Eaton 17, Seth Gettings 1. FG 20, FT 7/14, F 17. (3-pointers: Bryce Hale 1, Clay Payne 2, Lucas Moe 1, Wyatt Eaton 1, Fouled Out: Lucas Moe, Seth Gettings)
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Dee Loflin, SMT Manager/Editor
The Dexter varsity girls’ basketball team is just one win away of a 3-peat at the Lady Royals Classic. They defeated Twin Rivers 85-28 in the championship semifinal Friday evening. These girls are quite impressive on the court and really work well together as a team.
Dexter had a very comfortable lead at half-time leading Twin Rivers 50 - 11.
Five of the 'Cats were in double digits. Both Paige Patterson #22 and Melanie McKuin #11 had game-high points of 16 each. Erika Cobb #15 and Hannah Noe #10 tallied 15 points apiece. Alison Jarrell #12 contributed 12 points including 2 treys for Dexter.
Hannah Noe #10 and Sydney Rogers #21 each added a trey for the Bearcats.
The Lady ‘Cats will play the #2 seed Neelyville in the championship game Saturday evening. Game time 6:30 p.m.
Final Score: #1 Dexter Bearcats 85 #4 Twin Rivers Royals 28
Twin Rivers 8 3 9 8 - 28
Dexter 28 22 28 7 - 85
Twin Rivers (28) - Jaysea Morgan 3, Maci Shearer 4, Hannah Baxter 4, Hannah Sadler 13, Casey Douglas 4. FG 10, FT 7/11, F 16. (3-pointers: Baxter 1. Fouled out: none)
Dexter (85) - Dakota Reynolds 4, Hannah Noe 15, Melanie McKuin 16, Alison Jarrell 12, Erika Cobb 15, Sydney Rogers 5, Paige Patterson 16, Cheyenne Mosby 2. FG 34, FT 13/20, F 13. (3-pointers: Noe 1, Jarrell 2, Rogers 1. Fouled out: none)
Dee Loflin, SMT Manager/Editor
The Malden Green Wave came in as the #9 seed and what a team they have created this season. They were able to defeat the #8 seed in a battle on the court. Holcomb fought hard, but in the end, the defending champions fell 70 - 67.
Cortez Dobbins was the second highest scoring player of the tournament with his 34 points for Malden.
It was the last few seconds of the game that really woke the crowd. Skyler Johnson quietly sank a free throw and brought the Hornets within just two points of defeating Malden. Holcomb immediately fouled Cortez Dobbins who hit both of his free throws, putting his team up by three.
A three point shot at the buzzer fell short for Holcomb as Malden took home the victory upsetting the Hornets 70 - 67.
Final Score: Holcomb Hornets 67 - Malden Green Wave 70
Holcomb 18 13 15 21 - 67
Malden 11 21 14 24 - 70
HOLCOMB (67) - Ben Vance 6, Bub Davis 20, Preston Sikes 11, Skyler Johnson 3, Cameron Clark 14, Ryan Reeves 13. FG 24, FT 18/32, F 23. (3-pointers: Clark 1. Fouled out: Davis)
MALDEN (70) - Trevor Ison 6, Cortez Dobbins 34, Dremond Robinson 5, Reggie Reed 2, Jeremy Jones 4, Edwin Hale 4, Chauncey McBride 4, Shaeen Perkins 9, Team 2. FG 23, FT 23/32, F 25. (3-pointers: Perkins 1. Fouled out: Jones)
