BCT: Twin Rivers, Hayti to play for consolation

BLOOMFIELD —Twin Rivers junior Luke Hester and senior Zach Joiner combined for 37 points to lead the eighth-seeded Royals past the 13th-seeded Wildcats and into the consolation final of the 67th annual Bloomfield Christmas Tournament on Friday at Bloomfield High School.

Hester paced Twin Rivers with 19 points (5 FG, 9-11 FT) while Joiner came just one point shy with 18 (8 FG, 2-2 FT) in the Royals' 62-57 win.

Junior Jake Hester (4 FG, 1 3PT, 1-1 FT) rounded out double-digit scoring for the Royals with 10 points and senior Carter Williams (3 FG, 1-2 FT) scored nine, including two of Twin Rivers' four 3-point baskets.

Bloomfield senior Lucas Dowdy (9 FG, 6-10 FT) scored a game-high 24 points in a losing effort, while juniors Mathew Sanders (6 FG, 2 3PT) and Caleb Upchurch (5 FG, 3-4 FT) chipped in with 14 and 13 points, respectively.

Twin Rivers (7-5) will challenge 10th-seeded Hayti (4-3) in the BCT consolation finals at 4 p.m. Saturday at Bloomfield High School.

Bloomfield (5-5) will host East Prairie (8-1) at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 5.

Bloomfield 10 12 17 18 — 57

Twin Rivers 16 23 8 15 — 62

BLOOMFIELD (57) — Lucas Dowdy 24, Mathew Sanders 14, Caleb Upchurch 13, Kayden Craft 6. FG: 23, FT: 9-14, F: 16. (3-pointers: Sanders 2. Fouled out: none).

TWIN RIVERS (62) — Luke Hester 19, Zach Joiner 18, Jake Hester 10, Carter Williams 9, Brett Robards 3, Eli Hequembourg 2, Zack Hendrix 1. FG: 22, FT: 14-20, F: 12. (3-pointers: Williams 2, J. Hester 1, Robards 1. Fouled out: none).

__Hayti 79, South Pemiscot 75, 2OT__

The 10th-seeded Hayti Indians survived a double-overtime thriller against 11th-seeded South Pemiscot on Friday at Bloomfield High School to advance to the consolation finals of the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament.

Hayti had three players reach double figures in the victory, led by sophomore guard J'Vonta Payne's (9 FG, 2 3PT) 24-point performance. Joining Payne with double-digit scoring were sophomores Isaiah Love (6 PTS, 1 3PT, 5-8 FT) and Jeremy Alexander (6 FG, 5 3PT) — who made five of the Indians' nine 3s.

Two Bulldogs reached the 20-point mark in a losing effort, with freshman Ty Campbell (8 FG, 6-9 FT) scoring 22 and sophomore Robert Farmer (9 FG, 2-4 FT) netting 20. Sophomore Jaterion Smith (3 FG, 5-6 FT) also reached double figures with 11 points.

Hayti (4-3) will take on eighth-seeded Twin Rivers (7-5) in the BCT consolation final at 4 p.m. Friday at Bloomfield High School.

South Pemiscot (4-4) will travel to Malden for a 7:30 p.m. matchup on Friday, Jan. 5, with the 8-2 Green Wave — who are playing in the BCT championship Friday.

South Pemiscot 15 14 18 14 14 — 75

Hayti 19 9 17 16 18 — 79

SOUTH PEMISCOT (75) — Ty Campbell 22, Robert Farmer 20, Jaterion Smith 11, Jadie Morton 7, Torrell Boyd 6, Logan Southern 6, Parker Carlisle 2, Bryce Robinson. FG: 27, FT: 20-37, F: 16. (3-pointers: Boyd 1. Fouled out: Campbell, Morton).

HAYTI (79) — J'Vonta Payne 23, Isaiah Love 18, Jeremy Alexander 17, J.C. Ford 6, Jahiem Dunn 6, Arnez Jones 5, Dwayne Grant 4. FG: , FT: , F: . (3-pointers: Alexander 5, Payne 2, Love 1, Grant 1. Fouled out: Alexander, Love).

Portageville 59, Kennett 49

Seventh-seeded Portageville rolled to a 10-point upset win over third-seeded Kennett on Thursday to advance to the fifth-place game of the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament at Bloomfield High School.

Bulldogs coach T.J. Smith was proud of his team's performance on both sides of the ball in a 59-49 victory.

"We came out and competed well on the defensive end and got back to unselfish ball on the offensive end," Smith said. "That's when we are at our best. We got really good minutes from nine different players. It helps in these tourneys to have depth."

Senior Jamarion Smith (5 FG, 2 3PT, 2-2 FT) led the way with 14 points, followed by junior Layden Kellum's (5 FG, 2 3PT) 12 points and senior Mason Adams' (5 FG, 0-1 FT) 10.

Indians sophomore Ashton Dismukes posted a game-high 25 points, going a perfect 4-for-4 at the free-throw line and hitting Kennett's only 3-pointer. No other Indians reached double figures.

Portageville (5-3) is set to play ninth-seeded Richland for fifth place at 5:30 p.m. Friday at Bloomfield High School.

Kennett (4-6) will travel to face New Madrid County Central (6-1) at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 2.

Portageville 9 15 19 16 — 59

Kennett 7 12 11 19 — 49

PORTAGEVILLE (59) — Jamarion Smith 14, Layden Kellum 12, Mason Adams 10, Xayvion Bogan 8, Connor Jeffries 6, AJ Larry 6, Brandon West 3. FG: 25, FT: 4-6, F: 14. (3-pointers: Kellum 2, Smith 2, West 1. Fouled out: none).

KENNETT (49) — Ashton Dismukes 25, Dyson Watson 9, Zy'Kerrion Taylor 5, Kaden Taylor 4, Ashton Williams 2, Hunter Kirk 2, Chris Jefferson 2. FG: 21, FT: 6-12, F: 10. (3-pointers: Dismukes 1. Fouled out: none).