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 Day 1

Posted Friday, December 26, 2008, at 10:09 PM

Because our internet didn't work and the school's internet was also not working, we were unable to bring you updates from today's first round at Bloomfield. I just got back into the office while Rob Tate is still at the gym working on the final game. I'll start posting game stories and photos as soon as I can -- there are over 250 photos to go through and we did a story for each game.

I'll start posting in order of the games played today. Here are the scores and the schedule for Saturday:

Friday's Scores

Bernie 100, East Carter 30

Portageville 59, Greenville 26

Van Buren 55, Kennett 47

Puxico 72, Hayti 61

Dexter 75, East Prairie 29

Twin Rivers 72, Malden 26

Richland 62, Doniphan 40

Bloomfield 78, South Pemiscot 71

Saturday

East Prairie vs. Hayti, 9:30 a.m.