Bloomfield, Missouri - Logan Sanders poured in 26 points to seal #13 seeded Van Buren's victory in game #9 of the 60th Annual Bloomfield Christmas Tournament over the #12 seeded Gideon Bulldogs.
Both teams got off to a slow start. Van Buren picked up a huge lead in the second period and never looked back. Half time score Van Buren 26, Gideon 20.
Sanders was the only Van Buren player in double digits including his two 3-pointers. Todd Wilcoxon tallied one trey.
Nick Stoelting had a team-high 13 points for Gideon. He recorded 5 buckets and was 3/5 from the charity stripe.
Chris Dye tallied 12 points also on 5 buckets and was 2/4 from the free throw line.
Dawson Adams and Gavin Sprouse each contributed a trey for Gideon.
Final Score Van Buren 50, Gideon 42
Van Buren 9 17 9 15 - 50
Gideon 10 10 8 14 - 42
Van Buren (50) - Eli Dameworth 4, Todd Wilcoxon 3, Ross Hayworth 4, Logan Sanders 26, Spencer Burnham 3, Kory Ricker 6, Hayden Towner 4. FG 17, FT 13/20, F 17 (3-pointers: Wilcoxon 1, Sanders 2, Fouled Out: Ricker)
Gideon (42) - Logan Woodard 1, Chris Dye 12, Dawson Adams 7, Gavin Sprouse 3, Drew Buchanan 4, Sam Williams 2, Nick Stoelting 13. FG 15, Ft 9/19, F 18 (3-pointers: Adams 1, Sprouse 1, Fouled Out: Dye)
Van Buren advances to the consolation semifinal on Wednesday, December 28th at 1:00 p.m. in Game #17 against the winner of the Richland vs Twin Rivers game to be held at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Bloomfield, Missouri - It was the first time 2005 the East Prairie Eagles were able to capture a win in the first round of the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament and what a win they had upsetting the #8 seed Twin Rivers padding their season 5-2.
Casey Gregory poured in 31 points for the Eagles on 14 baskets and four from the charity stripe.
Luke Marcum tallied 12 points including one trey.
Twin Rivers' Zach Hargraves recorded 21 points on 6 buckets, two treys, and was 3/5 at the charity stripe.
Chance Wilkerson finished with 13 points for East Prairie.
Final Score Twin Rivers 62, East Prairie 66
Twin Rivers 20 11 21 10 - 62
East Prairie 14 17 21 14 - 66
Twin Rivers (62) - Hayden Thomas 21, Chance Wilderson 13, Jamie Robards 8, Jack LeGrand 2, Jacob Mitchell 9, Colin Garrette 2, J.R. Perryman 7. FG 22, FT 11/19, F 16. (3-pointers: Hayden Thomas 2, Jamie Robards 2, Jacob Mitchell 2. Fouled Out: Jamie Robards).
East Prairie (66) - Luke Marcum 12, Deverence Jones 5, Kobe Hubbert 2, Derez Tipler 6, Casey Gregory 31, Mason Bryars 9. FG 26, FT 11/24, F 15. (3-pointers: Luke Marcum 1, Derez Tipler 1, Mason Bryars 1. Fouled Out: 15)
East Prairie (5-2) will face Hayti at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 27th and Twin Rivers will play Richland at 2:30 p.m.
Bloomfield, Missouri - One of the closest games thus far in the 60th Annual Bloomfield Christmas Tournament, the Bernie Mules almost upset the Portageville Bulldogs. With the game tied at 29-29 and 2.3 seconds left on the clock, Ian Torrey hit one from the left corner sealing their victory and advancing to the the quarterfinals Tuesday, December 27th.
Torrey tallied a game-high 17 points against the Mules. He was the only Bulldog in double digits.
Nate Dillinger recorded 13 points for Bernie, six buckets and one from the charity stripe.
Final Score Portageville 31, Bernie 29
Portageville 2 10 7 12 - 31
Bernie 4 5 12 8 - 29
Bernie (29) - Jayce Burk 3, Michael Suiter 8, Josh Ellenburg 3, Nate Dillinger 13, Dalton Hobgood 2. FG 12, FT 4/10, F 15 (3-pointers: Jayce Burk 1, Fouled Out: None)
Portageville (31) - Ian Torrey 17, Chris Garmon 3, Bub Lance 3, Alex Riddle 6. FG 11, FT 4/10, F 12. (3-pointers: Bub Lance 1, Alex Riddle 2, Fouled Out: Chris Garmon)
Bernie will play Holcomb in a consolation quarterfinal game on Tuesday, December 27th at 11:30 a.m.
Portageville will play Dexter at 7:00 p.m. in quarterfinal action on Tuesday, December 27th at the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament!
Bloomfield, Missouri - Peyton Bell flooded the scoreboard with a game high 21 points for the Bloomfield Wildcats to ensure a victory over the Gideon Bulldogs in Game #5 of the 60th Bloomfield Christmas Tournament on Monday evening.
Bell also contributed two 3-pointers with his efforts.
Austin Phillips tallied 13 points on three treys and a couple of buckets.
Tim Hector added 11 with one trey, three buckets and two from the charity stripe.
Gideon's top scoring player was Chris Dye with 9 points hitting one 3-pointers and 3 buckets.
Final score Bloomfield 70, Gideon 33
Bloomfield 15 22 22 11 - 70
Gideon 7 7 11 8 - 33
Bloomfield (70) - Jacob Hector 7, Tim Hector 11, Kyle Anderson 4, Matt Gibbs 2, Austin Phillips 13, Peyton Bell 21, Dallas Monroe 2, Alex Gibbs 8. FG 25, FT 12/18, F 13. (3-pointers: Tim Hector 1, Austin Phillips 3, Peyton Bell 2. Fouled Out: None).
Gideon (33) - Chris Dye 9, Dawson Adams 4, Gavin Sprouse 3, Seth Houart 2, Drew Buchanan 7, Brett Buchanan 3, Sam Williams 5. FG 13, FT 3/5, F 14. (3-pointers: Chris Dye 1, Gavin Sprouse 1, Drew Buchanan 1, Brett Buchanan 1. Fouled Out None).
#5 seeded Bloomfield (6-2) will play #4 seeded Malden in quarterfinal (Game #14) action on Tuesday, December 27th at 5:30 p.m. Gideon will now face Van Buren in a consolation quarterfinal (Game #9) on Tuesday, December 27th at 10:00 a.m.
Bloomfield, Missouri - The Green Wave of Malden defeated Van Buren 61 - 39 in Game #4 of the 60th Bloomfield Christmas Tournament on Monday afternoon.
A close finish in the first quarter, Malden led by 2 with a score of 11 - 9. Malden extended their lead by 11 at the half.
Tyler Ison recorded a game-high 23 points and was 8/11 at the charity stripe. Dushawn Butler tallied 12 points including two treys for Malden.
Van Buren's Spencer Burnham recorded 11 points and Logan Sanders finished with 10 points.
Final Score Malden 61, Van Buren 39
Malden 11 16 21 13 - 61
Van Buren 9 7 12 11 - 39
Malden (61) - Ontario Redd 4, Dushawn Butler 12, Roddric Annesser 8, Tyler Ison 23, Malcom McBride 6, Ned Lee 8. FG 24, FT 8/11, F 14. (3-pointers: Dushawn Butler 2, Tyler Ison 1, Ned Lee 2. Fouled Out: None).
Van Buren (39) - Todd Wilcoxon 8, Logan Sanders 10, Spencer Burnham 11,Kory Ricker 5, Hayden Towner 5. FG 16, FT 4/11, F 11. (3-pointers: Todd Wilcoxon 2, Spencer Burnham 1. Fouled Out: None).
Malden will play Bloomfield at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, December 27th in Game #14 of the 60th Bloomfield Christmas Tournament.
