Written by
Dee Loflin, SMT Manager/Editor

Dexter, Missouri – The sixth game of the SCAA Tournament placed the #1 seeded Advance JV Hornets against the #8 seed Richland Rebels.  The Hornets proved to be more powerful early on and defeated the Rebels 59-43 to advance in the tournament. 

Richland’s Josh Thornton had a game-high 17 points followed by Jerry Craft with 16 total points.  Devin Stoker scored a 3-pointer in the second quarter.

The Hornets led early on scoring 19 points in the first quarter holding the Rebels to just eight. 

Preston Wuebker had a team-high 14 points including 2 treys for the Hornets.  Brian Whitson tallied 12 points including his two treys.  C.J. Seger and Dakota Welty also added a 3-pointer each.

The Advance JV Hornets will now play the Dexter JV Bearcats at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, January 30.  The winner will move on to the Championship game to be held at 7 p.m. Friday evening at the Bearcat Event Center.

Final Score: Advance JV 59  Richland JV 43

Richland     8   11    7   17  - 43

Advance   19   14  17     9  - 59

Richland (43) - Devin Stoker 3, Garet Phillips 2, Preston Tilley 5, Josh Thornton 17, Jerry Craft 16. FG 15, FT 12/16, F 12. (3-pointers: Devin Stoker 1. Fouled Out: none)

Advance  (59) - C.J. Seger 5, Preston Wuebker 14, Dakota Welty 9, Brendan Crader 4, Cade Long 2, Brian Whitson 12, Austin Ladd 6, Brandon Sokolowski 7. FG 22, FT 9/16, F 10. (3-pointers: Preston Wuebker 2, Brian Whitson 2, C.J. Seger 1, Dakota Welty 1. Fouled Out: none)