Bloomfield, Missouri - The Bernie Mules easily defeated the Van Buren Bulldogs in game #15 of the 2019 Bloomfield Christmas Tournament on Friday evening.

Landon Zoll recorded a game-high 21 points for Bernie.  He also tallied 5 treys.

Final Score Bernie 71, Van Buren 45

Bernie    18   15   22  16  -  71

Van Buren   17   7   11  10  -  45

Bernie (71) - L. Zoll 21, J. Vaughn 3, B. Harty 19, T. Suitter 13, B. Gage 3, J. Nimmo 4, A. Geohagan 8. FG 29, FT 5/8, F 18. (3-pointers: Zoll 5, Harty 2, Gage 1.  Fouled Out: None)

Van Buren (45) - C. Jackson 11, H. Barnes 16, T. Nicholson 12, J. Brown 2, N. Marvin 2, H. Hillis 2.  FG 15, FT 12/21, F 13. (3-pointers: Jackson 3, Fouled Out: H. Hillis).

Bernie will play Dexter in a semifinal match-up on Saturday evening at 8:30 p.m.

Van Buren will face Doniphan at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday in the 5th place semi-final.