Bloomfield, Missouri - The #8 Portageville Bulldogs eliminated the #16 seeded Holcomb Hornets 96-41 in game #12 of the 2018 Bloomfield Christmas Tournament on Thursday, December 27, 2018.

Portageville (7-2) led 25-10 after the first period, increased its lead to 66-25 by halftime and cruised to a 90-34 lead by the end of the third period.

Twelve players recorded at least two points for the Bulldogs.  Bub Lance led the way with a game-high 25 points.

Terry Kirkwood and J.J. Hicks finished in double digits with 16 and 13 points respectively.

Nate Rhew tallied five treys finishing with a team-high 17 points for the Hornets.

Greg Kendrick added a dozen points on six 2-point buckets for the Hornets (0-9).

Final Score Portageville 96, Holcomb 41

Holcomb           10    15       9   7 - 41

Portageville       25    41    24   6 - 96

Holcomb (41) - Austin Barnes 1, Topher Kendrick 2, Elijah Hobbs 6, Eli Bader 3, Nate Rhew 17, Greg Kendrick 12. FG 16, FT 3/9, F 21. (3-pointers: Rhew 5; Fouled out: None).

Portageville (96) - Steven Guo 7, A.J. Hicks 13, Chris Word 2, Drew Irby 4, Aaron Guo 2, Bryce Rone 2, Bub Lance 25, Terry Kirkwood 16, Brendan Garmon 8, Joey Chamberlain 6, Mikel Moody 9, Lamonte Dixson 2. FG 42, FT 12/21, F 13. (3-pointers: None; Fouled out: None).

Portageville will play Bloomfield in Game 17 of the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament at 1 p.m. on Friday, December 28, 2018.