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Dexter boys basketball team knocks off Hayti for second-straight year to win Bloomfield Christmas TournamentBLOOMFIELD, Mo. – The Dexter boys basketball team kept themselves on top of the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament heap exactly how everyone expected them to. And no one had an answer for it. Dexter’s deliberately slow pace, dominant big man and the shooters surrounding him got the better of Hayti during a rematch of last year’s holiday final Friday night with a 54-41 victory at Bloomfield High School in the 61st edition of the annual tournament...
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East Prairie boys basketball team overcomes slow start to put away Bernie for fifth place at Bloomfield Christmas TournamentBLOOMFIELD, Mo. – The East Prairie boys basketball team finished where they were expected. Fifth. The fifth-seeded Eagles crawled back after a slow start and eventually held off No. 3 Bernie 55-48 in the fifth place game of the 61st annual Bloomfield Christmas Tournament Friday in Bloomfield, Mo...
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Portageville boys basketball team claims Bloomfield Christmas Tournament consolation title over Twin RiversBLOOMFIELD, Mo. – Rebounding from a first round loss, the Portageville Bulldogs ended this year’s Bloomfield Christmas Tournament on a high note. With a strong second half from senior Ian Torrey the seventh-seeded Bulldogs were able to pull out a back-and-forth game against 13th-seeded Twin Rivers, 51-45, to win their third-straight game and claim the consolation bracket championship...
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Portageville makes consolation final, East Prairie to play for 5th at Bloomfield Christmas TournamentBLOOMFIELD, Mo. – Ian Torrey continued his torrid scoring pace with 25 points to lead the seventh-seeded Portageville boys basketball team to a 70-53 win over No. 11 Puxico to reach the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament consolation championship game Thursday in Bloomfield, Mo...
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Top-seeded Dexter holds off No. 4 Malden to reach finals of Bloomfield Christmas TournamentBLOOMFIELD, Mo. – In a game where possessions seemed to carry more weight, the Dexter boys basketball team made theirs count. Even when upset-minded Malden just wouldn’t go away. The top-seeded Bearcats held off No. 4 Malden 44-43 to make the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament championship game for the second year in a row Thursday night in Bloomfield, Mo...
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SD ROUNDUP: Bloomfield falls short in second upset bid against Hayti, Dexter tops Kennett to reach Bloomfield Christmas Tournament semiBLOOMFIELD, Mo – Looking for their second upset in as many nights the 10th-seeded Bloomfield Wildcats fell short against No. 2 Hayti 65-52. Bloomfield came back to tie the Indians in the final two minutes of the third quarter and hung within four points with five minutes to play, 50-46...
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Fifth-seeded East Prairie blitzed by No. 4 Malden in Bloomfield Christmas Tournament quarterfinalBLOOMFIELD, Mo. – A rough start didn’t get any better for fifth-seeded East Prairie Wednesday when they took on No. 4 Malden in the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament quarterfinals. Down 17 points to start the second quarter the Eagles watched their deficit expand to 38 points midway through the second half before falling 71-34 to drop out of championship contention...
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Hosts upset Portageville 63-55 in double OT in first round of Bloomfield Christmas TournamentBLOOMFIELD, Mo. – The hosts of the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament turned a day filled with expected outcomes on its head. Tenth-seeded Bloomfield outlasted No. 7 Portageville 63-55 in double overtime Tuesday to give the first round of the 61st annual tournament its first upset...