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.

Bluff 75, Dexter 44

Posted Friday, December 18, 2009, at 10:43 PM

DEXTER -- Poplar Bluff's leading scorers for the season had just four combined points in the first half Friday night but the Mules still led by 20.

Jake White hit three 3-pointers and finished with 17 points, Kendric McCain added 14 and Jordan Marler chipped in 10 as Poplar Bluff rolled past Dexter 75-44 in a SEMO Conference game.

Jay Raulston and Eljie Johnson each scored seven points for the Mules (6-2, 1-0 SEMO).

Jon Bowman and Alan Flannigan each led Dexter with 11 points.

Poplar Bluff led wire-to-wire for the second straight game and scored 13 straight points in the second quarter. The Mules scored the final five points of the first quarter to take a 16-9 lead into the second.

Dexter (1-5, 1-3) pulled within five on Flannigan's bucket in the paint with 7:03 left in the half. Michael Griggs scored and got a steal to set up a 3-pointer by White. After another 3 from White, Raulston scored and Marler hit a 3-pointer before McCain finished the run with a pull-up jumper in transition.

Poplar Bluff led 44-24 at halfime and held Dexter scoreless in the second half until the 3:17 mark of the third quarter. The Mules scored 11 straight points and took a 65-30 lead into the fourth.

Poplar Bluff returns to action in the Poplar Bluff Showdown on Dec. 28 while Dexter will next play in the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament.

For more on the game, read Sunday's DAR or the Daily Statesmen.

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Can Bluff make it to the big house?

-- Posted by DonaldTrump on Sun, Dec 20, 2009, at 10:15 AM
Can Bluff make it to the big house?

-- Posted by DonaldTrump on Sun, Dec 20, 2009, at 10:15 AM
Dexter has a very decent team and could be very dangerous toward the end of the season.Bluff was very convincing in this victory and could polish everything up in the Show-Down before the road to March Madness begins.

-- Posted by DonaldTrump on Sun, Dec 20, 2009, at 2:00 PM

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