Bloomfield, Missouri - The #2 Bernie Mules topped the #15 Holcomb Hornet in game No. 2 of the 63rd Annual Bloomfield Christmas Tournament on Thursday, December 26, 2019.
Bernie jumped out to a 46-19 lead by halftime.
Holcomb's 5'10" freshman Dylan Bradshaw tallied a game-high 17 points and junior Elia Bader contributed 10 points.
Andrew Geohagan, a 6'5" senior and Blake Harty, a 5'8" senior shared a team-high 15 points.
Landon Zoll hit 4 treys and one bucket to get on the board with a total of 14 points.
Johnny Vaughn finished with 12 points on three buckets and two 3-pointers.
Final Score Bernie 75, Holcomb 46
Bernie 18 28 14 15 - 75
Holcomb 9 10 17 10 - 46
Bernie (75) - Landon Zoll 14, Johnny Vaughn 12, Blake Harty 15, Tyler Suiter 9, Brent Gage 4, John Nimmo 6, Andrew Geohagan 15. FG 30, FT 5/15, F 16. (3-pointers: Zoll 4, Vaughn 2, Harty 3, Gage 1. Fouled Out: None)
Holcomb (46) - Dylan Bradshaw 17, Zander Burke 6, Ben Maynard 2, Eli Bader 10, Nate Rhew 9, Greg Kendrick 2. FG 16, FT 12/17, F 16. (3-pointers: Bader 2, Fouled Out: None)
Bloomfield, Missouri - The #1 seeded Kennett Indians had a slow start against the Richland Rebels during the first game of the 63rd Annual Bloomfield Christmas Tournament on Thursday, but it didn't take long for them to get into their groove. Finals score Kennett 79, Richland 44.
The Indians tallied 50 points in the first half.
Two players recorded game-high points. Richland junior guard Shai Sherfield for Richland and 6'3" senior Jackson Henfling for Kennett each had 21 points.
Sophomore Ben McMullan recorded 16 points including two 3-pointers the Indians. Marsayv'aun Harrell a 5'11" senior guard also recorded 16 points.
Final Score Kennett 79, Richland 44
Kennett 24 26 22 7 - 79
Richland 10 9 16 9 - 44
Kennett (79) - Rylee Spencer 4, Carter Maddox 9, Dashawn Franks 4, Marsayv'aun Harrell 16, Kobe Gates 4, Jackson Henfling 21, Ben McMullin 16, Verrius Ellis 2, Riley Henfling 3. FG 33, FT 10/12, F 12. (3-pointers: Jackson Henfling 1, Ben McMullan 2, Fouled Out: None)
Richland (44) - Damon Ivy 13, Chris Siebert 8, Matt Finch 2, Shai Sherfield 21. FG 16, FT 7/9, F 9. (3-pointers: Damon Ivy 1, Shai Sherfield 4. Fouled Out: None)
Broseley, Missouri - The Twin Rivers Lady Royals Christmas Classic seeds and bracket have been announced. The four-time defending champions the Lady Bearcats have received the 7th seed.
The 'Cats will open the tournament against 10th seeded East Carter at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, December 21st at Broseley.
The Neelyville Lady Tigers who are the only team to win the tournament other than Dexter in the last eight years have received the #1 seed followed by #2 Doniphan, #3 Naylor, #4 NMCC, #5 Kennett, #6 Twin Rivers, #7 Dexter, #8 Charleston, #9 Holcomb, #10 East Carter, #11 Malden, #12 Portageville, #13 Kelly, #14 Chaffee, #15 Clearwater, and #16 Greenville.
Saturday, December 21, 2019 First Round
Neelyville vs. Greenville, 9 a.m.
Charleston vs. Holcomb, 10 a.m.
Kennett vs. Portageville, 11:30 a.m.
NMCC vs. Kelly, 1 p.m.
Twin Rivers vs. Malden, 2:30 p.m.
Naylor vs. Chaffee, 4 p.m.
Dexter vs. East Carter, 5:30 p.m.
Doniphan vs. Clearwater, 7 p.m.
Monday, December 23rd Consolation Quarterfinals
Neelyville-Greenville loser vs. Charleston-Holcomb loser, 9 a.m.
Kennett-Portageville loser vs, NMCC-Kelly loser, 10:30 a.m.
Twin Rivers-Malden loser vs. Naylor-Chaffee loser, noon.
Dexter-East Carter loser vs. Doniphan-Clearwater loser, 1:30 p.m.
Neelyville-Greenville winner vs. Charleston-Holcomb winner, 3 p.m.
Kennett-Portageville winner vs. NMCC-Kelly winner, 4:30 p.m.
Twin Rivers-Malden winner vs. Naylor-Chaffee winner, 6 p.m.
Dexter-East Carter winner vs. Doniphan-Clearwater winner, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, December 27th Consolation semifinals, noon and 1:30 p.m.
Fifth-place semifinals, 3 and 4:30 p.m.
Championship semifinals, 6 and 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, December 28th
Consolation championship, 3 p.m.
Fifth-place game, 4:30 p.m.
Third-place game, 6 p.m.
Championship game, 7:30 p.m.
Murfreesboro TN - Dexter native Marcus Greer continues his athletic career with a stellar season at Middle Tennessee State University. Greer, a 6 foot 3 inch 285 Redshirt Freshman was named to the All-Freshman Team for Conference USA.
Marcus received multiple awards including being named the team's offensive player of the week and offensive lineman award. Greer was a starter in 10 games this season until he suffered an injury during the game against Rice University and missed the remainder of the season. Marcus is expected to make a full recovery and be ready for the Spring practices.
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders suffered through the 2019 season ending with an overall record of 4 wins and 8 losses (3-5 C-USA). The Blue Raiders have a very young squad and have great hope for the 2020 Fall season. The Blue Raiders finished 5th in the C-USA conference for the year, just one spot below the preseason prediction.
Though Marcus played at Chaminade High School and denotes his hometown of St. Louis, Missouri, the Dexter community lays 100% claim of Marcus and his parents, Matt and Lisa Greer, as Dexter natives. Grandparents Gary and Judy Crump and Beverly Hunter and many other uncles, aunts and cousins are reside in Dexter and are very proud of Marcus. The entire community wishes him well in all his athletic and academic endeavors.
Bloomfield, Missouri - The 63rd Annual Bloomfield Christmas Tournament seeds and bracket have been released. The Kennett Indians earned the #1 seed. The Tournament will feature 16 teams over four days beginning December 26th.
Kennett will play #16 Richland at 10:00 a.m. on December 26th at Bloomfield High School gym.
Seeds are: #1 Kennett, #2 Bernie, #3 Dexter, #4 Portageville, #5 Hayti, #6 Doniphan, #7 Van Buren, #8 Malden, #9 East Prairie, #10 Gideon, #11Twin Rivers, #12 South Pemiscot, #13 Bloomfield, #14 Puxico, #15 Holcomb, and #16 Richland.
Thursday, December 26th
Game 1 - 10:00 a.m. Kennett (4-2) vs Richland (1-2)
Game 2 - 11:15 a.m. Bernie (4-0) vs Holcomb (0-5)
Game 3 - 12:30 p.m. Dexter (0-3) vs Puxico (1-4)
Game 4 - 2:00 p.m. Portageville (3-0) vs Bloomfield (1-3)
Game 5 - 3:30 p.m. Hayti (4-1) vs South Pemiscot (1-2)
Game 6 - 5:00 p.m. Doniphan (4-5) vs Twin Rivers (2-3)
Game 7 - 6:30 p.m. Van Buren (4-5) vs Gideon (3-3)
Game 8 - 8:00 p.m. Malden (2-3) vs East Prairie (2-1)
Consolation quarterfinals on Friday, December 27th
Portageville/Bloomfield loser vs. Hayti/South Pemiscot loser, 10:00 a.m.
Bernie/Holcomb loser vs. Van Buren/Gideon loser, 11:30 p.m.
Dexter/Puxico loser vs. Doniphan/Twin Rivers loser, 1:00 p.m.
Kennett/Richland loser vs. Malden/East Prairie loser, 2:30 p.m.
Championship quarterfinals on Friday, December 27th
Kennett/Richland winner vs. Malden/East Prairie winner, 4:00 p.m.
Portageville/Bloomfield winner vs. Hayti/South Pemiscot winner, 5:30 p.m.
Bernie/Holcomb winner vs. Van Buren/Gideon winner, 7:00 p.m.
Dexter/Puxico winner vs. Doniphan/Twin Rivers winner, 8:30 p.m.
Saturday, December 28th
Consolation semifinals are at 1:00 p.m. and 2:30 p.m.
Fifth-place semifinals are at 4:00 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.
Monday, December 30th
Consolation Championship 4:00 p.m.
Fifth-place game 5:30 p.m.
Third-place game 7:00 p.m.
The Championship game will be at 8:30 p.m. Monday, December 30th
