Bloomfield, Missouri - The East Prairie Eagles upset the Malden Green Wave to advance to the quarterfinals on Thursday evening 56-54 at the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament.
East Prairie led at the end of the first quarter 16-13, but lost a little ground in the second period giving them a one point lead at the half.
Three Green Wave athletes finished in double figures. Junior guard Coy Wade reached a game-high 16 points. Sophomores Marques Jones and Sientez Lerma both tallied 14 points.
Senior 6'1" guard Jack Scruggs recorded a team-high 14 points. Sophomore Jase Aycock and senior Harrison Moore each finished with 13 points.
Final Score East Prairie 56, Malden 54
East Prairie 16 11 18 11 - 56
Malden 13 15 15 11 - 54
East Prairie (56) - Thomas Cade 8, Jase Aycock 13, Jack Scruggs 14, Evan Howell 3, Harrison Moore 13, Garrison Scott 5. FG 22, FT 5/13, F 12. (3-pointers: Cade 1, Aycock 1, Scruggs 4, Moore 1; Fouled out: None).
Malden (54) - Chris Castillo 2, Coy Wade 16, Trey Currie 4, Marques Jones 14, Drew Blankinship 4, Sientez Lerma 14. FG 23, FT 7/17, F 15. (3-pointers: Wade 1; Fouled out: None).
#9 East Prairie will play #1 seeded Kennett in a quarterfinal battle on Friday, December 27th at 4 p.m.
#8 Malden will face #16 Richland at 2:30 p.m. Friday.
Bloomfield, Missouri - The Van Buren Bulldogs and the Gideon Bulldogs faced each other in game #7 of the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament on Thursday, December 26, 2019. Van Buren defeated Gideon 63-61 and advance to the quarterfinals against Bernie on Friday evening.
Van Buren's 6'0" senior guard Connor Jackson tallied a game-high 19 points utilizing his ability to score from the outside on 3-pointers. He recorded 5 against Gideon. Seniors Trey Nicholson and Jacob Brown each finished with 15 points and 6'3" junior Haden Barnes added 11 points.
Senior guard Sam Williams recorded a team-high 15 points. Gage Stover, a senior guard, finished with 14 points for Gideon.
Final Score Van Buren 63, Gideon 61
Van Buren 22 17 15 9 - 63
Gideon 13 15 17 16 - 61
Van Buren (63) - Connor Jackson 19, Haden Barnes 11, Trey Nicholson 15, Jacob Brown 15, Hayden Hillis 3. FG 24, FT 5/12, F 12. (3-pointers: Jackson 5, Nicholson 1, Brown 3, Hillis 1. Fouled Out: None)
Gideon (61) - Brevin Vires 7, Sam Williams 15, Gage Stover 14, Zach Swift 13, Logan Wollard 8, Dalton Manning 4. FG 23, FT 7/10, F 16. (3-pointers: Vires 1, Stover 2, Swift 3, Wollard 2. Fouled Out: None)
#7 Van Buren will face #2 Bernie in a quarterfinal game on Friday, December 27th at 7:00 p.m.
#10 Gideon will play #15 Holcomb on Friday at 11:15 a.m.
Bloomfield, Missouri - The Doniphan Don and the Twin Rivers Royals battled it out on Thursday, December 26, 2019 in game #6 of the 63rd Annual Bloomfield Christmas Tournament.
Sophomore Ethan Jones recorded a game-high 16 points for the Dons on 5 treys and one free throw.
Orie Owen, a 6'6" junior center added 14 points on six 2-pointers and was 2/4 from the charity stripe.
Parker Watson tallied a team-high 15 points for the Royals and Jolby Jones finished with 12 points.
Final Score Doniphan 59, Twin Rivers 54
Doniphan 8 16 20 15 - 59
Twin Rivers 5 14 21 14 - 54
Doniphan (59) - Tristain Bryant 9, Brandon Moore 4, Alex Harris 4, Levi Rawlings 4, Ethan Jones 16, Orie Owen 14, Nolan Czerwonka 4, Kameron Barton 4. FG 23, Ft 8/16, F 17. (3-pointers: Jones 5. Fouled Out: None).
Twin Rivers (54) - Blane Pruitt 2, Parker Watson 15, Jolby ones 12, Brent Trout 7, Isaac Thurman 3, Miller Gerhke 7, Brandon Tomkins 2, Avery Jackson 6. FG 18, FT 10/19, F 15. (3-pointers: Watson 3, Jones 2, Trout 1, Jackson 2. Fouled Out: Trout).
#6 Doniphan will face #3 Dexter on Friday, December 27th at 8:30 p.m.
#11 Twin Rivers will play #14 Puxico at 1 p.m. on Friday.
Bloomfield, Missouri - Game #5 featured the #5 Hayti Indians and the #12 South Pemiscot Bulldogs. It was a battle on the court with Hayti coming out on top by two.
South Pem led at the end of the first quarter 11-8. By halftime it was Hayti 28, S. Pem 25.
Senior guard Khalal Rogers recorded a game-high 21 points on 7 buckets, one 3-pointer and was 4/7 from the charity stripe for the Bulldogs. AJ Wilbourn, a 6'1" freshman, contributed 15 points and sophomore Shawn Kinnon finished with 12 points.
Sophomore Trayvan Thomas and junior guard Quindale Malone each tallied 19 points for the Indians. Thomas hit two 3-pointers and 3 two pointers. Malone had three treys and four 2-pointers.
Final Score Hayti 64, South Pemiscot 62
Hayti 8 20 16 20 - 64
S. Pem 11 14 15 22 - 62
Hayti (64) - TreCharles McCoy 12, Trayvan Thomas 19, Tae Stevenson 8, Quindale Malone 19, Roy Presberry 2, Adreian Stevenson 4. FG 23, FT 13/28, 15. (3-pointers: Trayvan Thomas 2, Quindale malone 3. Fouled Out: None)
S. Pem (62) - Noah Willingham 2, Al Brimlett 2, PJ Rollings 2, Khalal Rogers 21, Terryon Johnson 8, Shawn Kinnon 12, AJ Wilbourn 15. FG 23, FT 12/21, F 15. (3-pointers: Khalal Rogers 1, Shawn Kinnon 3. Fouled Out: None)
Hayti will play Portageville at 5:30 p.m. Friday, December 27th.
South Pemiscot will play Bloomfield at 10 a.m. Friday.
Bloomfield, Missouri - The Bloomfield Wildcats took on the Portageville Bulldogs in game #4 of the 63rd Annual Bloomfield Christmas Tournament on Thursday, December 26th. Portageville jumped out to a 23-14 lead by the end of the first quarter. Bloomfield got within 2 points at the half.
Drew Irbey, 5'10" junior from Portageville recorded a game-high 16 points on two treys, three 2-pointers and was 4/6 from the free throw line. Senior guard AJ Hicks contributed 15 points and junior forward Brendan Garmon finished with 13 points.
Bloomfield's 6'3" senior forward Jamison Dodd tallied a team-high 15 points while junior guard Colton Hyslop finished with 10 points.
Final Score Portageville 57, Bloomfield 50
Portageville 23 7 12 15 - 57
Bloomfield 14 14 11 11 - 50
Portageville (57) - Drew Irby 16, AJ Hicks 15, Jabryson Rand 6, Treyshaun Townsend 2, Kelan Bills 5, Brendan Garmon 13. FG 18, FT 16/27 F 18. (3-pointers: Irby 2, Hicks 3. Fouled Out: None)
Bloomfield (50) - Nick Carter 2, Gage McNeil 7, Dawson Hill 6, Jeffrey Jarrell 2, Colton Hyslop 10, Parker Heaton 6, Lane Bader 2, Jamison Dodd 15. FG 18, FT 11/25, F 17. (3-pointers: Hill 2, Heaton 1, Fouled Out: None)
Bloomfield will play South Pemiscot on Friday, December 27th at 10 a.m
Portageville will play Hayti at 5:30 p.m. Friday.
