Basketball: Three area boys teams set for Bernie Tourney

BERNIE — The Bernie High School boys basketball team will serve as tournament host next week.

The tournament will feature Campbell, Risco and Holcomb.

No. 8 Holcomb will play top-seeded Puxico in the opening round at 4 p.m. Monday, Nov. 27.

Campbell has drawn the No. 5 seed and will square off against No. 4 Twin Rivers at 5:30 p.m.

Risco has been seeded third, and the Tigers will play No. 6 Bloomfield in the opening-round nightcap at 8:30 p.m.

Host Bernie has the No. 7 seed, and the Mules will face No. 2 Neelyville in the prime-time window at 7 p.m.

Admission prices are $3 for adults and $2 for students per day, according to a packet of tournament information.

This tournament rotates among three schools: Bernie, Holcomb and Campbell. The Mules defeated Twin Rivers, 73-61, to win last year’s event.

2023 Bernie Tournament

At Bernie

Monday, Nov. 27

First-Round Games

4 p.m., No. 1 Puxico vs. No. 8 Holcomb

5:30 p.m., No. 4 Twin Rivers vs. No. 5 Campbell

7 p.m., No. 2 Neelyville vs. No. 7 Bernie

8:30 p.m., No. 3 Risco vs. No. 6 Bloomfield

Tuesday, Nov. 28

6 p.m., Consolation semifinals, two games

Thursday, Nov. 30

6 p.m., Championship semifinals, two games

Friday, Dec. 1

4 p.m., Seventh-place game

5:30 p.m., Consolation championship

7 p.m., Third-place game

8:30 p.m., Championship game

Admission: $3 for adults and $2 for students per day, Bernie School District athletic director Jason Long reported.