Brian Rosener is the keeper of the Semoball Cup which is presented to the school with the most successful season. It is based on a formula that takes into account the combined winning percentage of all sports teams plus bonus points for advancement in postseason play for both teams and individuals. The bonus points are divided by the number of teams a school fields. Rosener has been the sports editor for the Daily American Republic in Poplar Bluff, Mo. since December 2001. He was born and raised in St. Louis, where he attended Lindbergh High School and Webster University. He is married to Jennifer, a Poplar Bluff native, has a son Jack and a dog named Satchel who stands in for his @semoballBrian photo.

Bloomfield seeds are…

Posted Sunday, December 7, 2008, at 10:08 PM

1. Bernie, which just won the Campbell Invitational title.

2. Portageville

3. Kennett

4. Hayti

5. Dexter; 6. Twin Rivers; 7. Doniphan; 8. Bloomfield; 9. South Pem; 10. Richland; 11. Malden; 12. East Prairie; 13. Puxico; 14. Van Buren; 15. Greenville; 16. East Carter.

Good seeding?

First round matchups are (in bracket order) Bernie-East Carter; Bloomfield-South Pem; Dexter-East Prairie; Hayti-Puxico; Twin Rivers-Malden; Kennett-Van Buren; Doniphan-Richland; Portageville-Greenville;

Possibly interesting quarterfinals include the top seed facing the host; Dons vs. Portageville; Twin Rivers vs. Kennett; Possible Cinderella teams include Bloomfield, which lost twice this week by a bucket, Doniphan as a seventh seed or Twin Rivers as a sixth seed. Still plenty of time for teams to get better and it seems that there's a lot of parity this year.

Schedule goes like this…

First day, Dec. 26, 10 a.m. until 8 p.m.

Day 2, Dec. 27, consolation quarterfinals, 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. quarterfinals are 4, 5:30, 7 and 8:30

No games Sunday, Dec. 28

Day 3, Dec. 29, semifinals are 7 and 8:30; fifth place semifinals, 4 and 5:30; consolation semifinals, 1:00 and 2:30;

Day 4, Dec. 30, championship, 8:30; third place, 7:00; fifth place, 5:30; Consolation, 4:00.

Will the day off make a difference this year?

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I'll Have To go with kennett winning the tournament this year, i watched them play in the potosi tournament the past week and the look very athletic and have kids who can score at Will, and with a pretty solid defense to go along with it!The Are Really Quick up and down the court and i dont see anybody keeping up with Them in This Tournament!

Semo_Fan

-- Posted by semo_fan on Mon, Dec 8, 2008, at 12:38 AM
Year in year out, it's difficult to overcome the teams who play seeral games each year at Bloomfield (Bernie, Dexter, etc.). But, who knows?

-- Posted by semo7178 on Mon, Dec 8, 2008, at 3:22 PM
I'm looking forward the tourney this year. The great thing about the Bloomfield tournament is more than a handfull of teams actually has a chance to win so it's always exciting.

-- Posted by Dr. Wil B. Inebrated on Mon, Dec 8, 2008, at 10:17 PM

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