The Saxony Lutheran boys basketball team pulled off the lone upset during the first day of the Bloomfield Christmas tournament Monday.
The 10th-seeded Crusaders defeated No. 7 seed Bloomfield 46-30 behind 19 points from Gabe Bohnert.
Saxony 17 10 6 13 -- 46
Bloomfield 8 7 10 5 -- 30
SAXONY LUTHERAN (46) -- Trent Steffens 8, Logan Sprandel 2, Clayton Carver 10, Brandon Fritsche 1, Gabe Bohnert 19, Nick Johnson 6. FG 16, FT 10-18, F 10. (3-pointers: Carver 2. Fouled out: none)
BLOOMFIELD (30) -- Caleb Baker 9, Brett Ruch 5, Austin Williamson 2, Logan Cowart 2, Thomas Sanders 2, Zach Pounds 2, Adam Vandiver 7, Thomas Korkum 1. FG 12, FT 3-9, F 18. (3-pointers: Baker 2, Ruch 1. Fouled out: none)
Fourth-seeded Perryville got 17 points from Jared Thieret to beat Viburnum 63-32.
Viburnum 14 5 7 6 -- 32
Perryville 17 12 16 18 -- 63
VIBURNUM (32) -- Jordan Conaway 5, Jackson Conaway 22, Ryan Mayberry 2, Brandon Hubbs 3. FG 11, FT 5-9, F 9. (3-pointers: Jo. Conaway 1, Ja. Conaway 3. Hubbs 1. Fouled out: none)
PERRYVILLE (63) -- Nate Kinnison 2, Jake Dobbelare 16, Alex Robinson 3, Cody Call 3, Colby Brown 9, Bryce Weibrecht 9, Jacob Lawrence 4, Jared Thieret 17. FG 27, FT 6-10, F 14. (3-pointers: Robinson 1, Brown 1, Weibrecht 1. Fouled out: none)
Natalie Gremaud scored 12 points and grabbed six rebounds to help six-seeded Perryville upset No. 3 seed Lesterville 45-39.
Perryville 12 8 15 10 -- 45
Lesterville 11 13 7 8 -- 39
PERRYVILLE (45) -- Natalie Gremaud 12, Morgan Mueller 4, Courtney Borden 4, Kaycee Erzfeld 6, Allison Moldenhauer 15, Katlyn Lukefahr 4. FG 21, FT 3-5, F 17. (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: none)
LESTERVILLE (39) -- Taylor Cook 14, Jordan Watts 2, Rochelle Thomas 5, Drew Myers 8, Immerah Bethume 4, Rosy Williams 4, Lyndsey Bradshaw 2. FG 16, FT 6-13, F 10. (3-pointers: Thomas 1. Fouled out: none)
-- From staff reports
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