Portageville wins OT thriller while Dexter downs Rebels

Portageville's Dominique Walker goes up for two of his nine points against Hayti Monday night.
(Photo by David Jenkins, Staff)

BLOOMFIELD -- The Portageville Bulldogs used a last-second shot in overtime to defeat Hayti 70-68 in the quarterfinals of the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament Monday night.

With the score tied at 68-68 with 5.1 seconds remaining in overtime, the Bulldogs inbounded the ball to Fred Treadwell who went the length of the floor and hit a five foot runner as time expired to propel Portageville into the semifinals tonight against Kennett.

The game was back-and-forth for much of the first half as the teams went into the locker room at halftime tied 29-29. After Hayti built a 40-39 lead after three quarters, Portageville seemed to have the game well in hand with a 53-45 lead with just under three minutes left to play.

The Indians battled back and tied the game at 59-59 when Keenan Williams hit a 15-foot jumper with 18 seconds remaining. Hayti then stole the Portageville inbounds pass but missed a shot, followed by a Portageville miss on the other end. However after Hayti rebounded the Bulldog miss, Craig Rodgers was fouled, giving him two free throws with two tenths of a second remaining. But Rodgers missed both free throws, giving Portageville new life.

Rodgers redeemed himself in overtime, hitting two free throws to put Hayti ahead 65-61 but two straight baskets by Treadwell tied the game again. Jake Young then put back a missed shot, putting Portageville ahead 67-65 with one minute remaining. After each team made one free throw apiece, Rodgers stuck back a missed shot for Hayti, tying the game at 68-68 with 5.1 seconds remaining, setting up Treadwell's heroics.

Treadwell led Portageville with 22 points while Jake Young added 15 to go along with his 10 rebounds.

Doriyon West had 18 points and 7 rebounds to lead Hayti while Rodgers and Williams each finished with 15.

Portageville will face Kennett tonight in the semifinals at 7:30 p.m.

PORTAGEVILLE (70) -- Tevin Walker 5, Isaac Ray 4, Dominique Walker 9, Fred Treadwell 22, Fernando Minnis 11, Rondraus Booker 2, Jake Young 15, Dion Foster 2. FG 28, FT 12-22, F 23. (3-pointers: Walker 1, Treadwell 1. Fouled out: Minnis).

HAYTI (68) -- Keenan Williams 15, Keenon Norris 6, Byron Norris 2, Darius Presberry 3, Demonta Abbott 3, Jerome Thomas 3, Craig Rodgers 15, Darnell Clay 3, Doriyon West 18. FG 26, FT 13-29, F 19. (3-pointers: Williams 1, Presberry 1, Abbott 1. Fouled out: none).

Dexter 68, Richland 58

The Dexter Bearcats set up a rematch of last year's semifinal game with Bernie with a 68-58 win over Richland in the quarterfinals on Monday night.

The Rebels came into the game with a plan of keeping Dexter's Alan Flannigan under wraps but the Bearcats' supporting cast stepped up in the first quarter, led by Brandon Stoker. The 5-10 guard scored 10 points in the first quarter as Dexter built a 17-11 lead that increased to 34-27 at halftime.

"They took Alan away a little bit early but we made a few substitutions and a few adjustments and opened him a little bit," said Dexter coach Rob Nichols. "Alan got quite a few more looks there in that second half."

Richland closed the gap to 48-44 late in the fourth quarter but a 3-pointer by Jon Bowman and a layup by Flannigan put the Bearcats up 53-44 after three. Dexter led by as much as 18 (66-48) in the third quarter before Richland made a late run at the Bearcats to cut it the final of 68-58.

"The third quarter and early fourth quarter I really thought we played pretty well," Nichols said. "We just didn't close it out really well."

Despite Richland's efforts, Flannigan led Dexter with 27 points and 7 rebounds. Stoker finished with 17 points and Jon Bowman added 12 to go along with his 7 rebounds.

Ryan Kleffer had 18 to lead Richland while Drew Thornton added 16.

Dexter will now face Bernie in the semifinals tonight at 6 p.m. Last year Bernie defeated the Bearcats in the semifinals 68-41.

"They handed it to us here last year in the semifinals so hopefully we'll play them better," Nichols said. "They've got a lot of offensive weapons so we'll have our hands full."

RICHLAND (58) -- Michael Latham 9, Parker Evans 2, Drew Thornton 16, Ryan Kleffer 18, Mac Thornton 11, Richard Forshee 2. FG 19, FT 19-26, F 20. (3-pointers: D. Thornton 1. Fouled out: Latham, Jesse Brown).

DEXTER (68) -- Brandon Stoker 17, Ryan Windham 4, Gary Summers 6, Alan Flannigan 27, Jon Bowman 12, Taylor Jarrell 2. FG 24, FT 14-22, F 21. (3-pointers: Stoker 3, Bowman 2, Flannigan 1. Fouled out: Bowman).

Kennett 70, Bloomfield 65

The Kennett Indians held off the hometown Bloomfield Wildcats 70-65 in a game that looked to be a runaway early.

Kennett built an 18-point lead early in the first half 31-13 and looked to have the game well in hand. Bloomfield had other plans however, as the Wildcats chipped away at the lead and eventually cut the score to 44-43 early in the fourth.

The Indians responded and built as much as an 11-point lead in the fourth and Bloomfield could never cut it to less than five.

Dwight Usry and Fred Garmon led Kennett with 19 and 18 points respectively while Leighton Hensley had 30 for Bloomfield.

KENNETT (70) -- Andy Lack 6, Cameron Wallace 7, Jack Walls 2, Fred Garmon 18, Jay Shavers 5, Randrick Caruthers 6, Dwight Usry 19, Jimmy Gooden 7. FG 25, FT 15-26, F 24. (3-pointers: Lack 1, Wallace 1, Shavers 1, Caruthers 1, Usry 1. Fouled out: none).

BLOOMFIELD (65) -- Jacob McNeil 4, Leighton Hensley 30, Garrett Rice 10, Seth Hill 11, Derrick Caldwell 4, Dylan Bader 4, Cody Redcloud 2. FG 22, FT 19-32, F 22. (3-pointers: Hill 2. Fouled out: Rice, Caldwell).

Bernie 75, Twin Rivers 67

The top-seeded Bernie Mules survived a scare from the Twin Rivers Royals in the first quarterfinal of the day on Monday, holding on to advance to the semifinals with a 75-67 win.

The two teams battled each other point-for-point for most of the first half, with Twin Rivers building a 36-29 lead at one point before Bernie cut the lead to 38-36 at halftime.

Bernie took their first lead of the second half when Jordan McGowan hit a 3-pointer putting the Mules up 49-48 with just under a minute left in the third quarter. The Mules continued their run, leading 51-48 after three and building it to 55-48 before the Royals scored again. Bernie led by as many as 13 in the final quarter as Twin Rivers sliced the lead to 71-66 with 41 seconds remaining but could get no closer.

Bernie was led by a trio of players as Quinton Stevens, Jake Owens and Jake Smith had 16 points apiece. Twin Rivers was led by Alan-Michael Shearer's 19 points.

TWIN RIVERS (67) -- Garret Stockton 12, Randy Moore 7, Jacob Whitlock 3, Alan-Michael Shearer 19, Matt Boyles 9, Dustin Teague 4, Mason Oberkramer 8, Cole McBroom 5. FG 22, FT 18-33, F 24. (3-pointers: Shearer 4, Stockton 1. Fouled out: Moore).

BERNIE (75) -- Cameron Shipman 3, Jake Welch 12, Quinton Stevens 16, Jake Owens 16, Jake Smith 16, Jordan McGowan 12. FG 22, FT 24-32, F 21. (3-pointers: McGowan 3, Stevens 2, Shipman 1, Owens 1. Fouled out: Smith, McGowan).

Doniphan 70, East Carter 18

The Doniphan Dons rolled into the consolation semifinals with a 70-18 win over East Carter Monday afternoon.

The Dons built a 42-10 halftime lead and were never challenged by the Redbirds.

Doniphan was led in scoring by Greg Davis who scored 22.

DONIPHAN (70) -- Taylor Smith 16, Dillon Dusza 4, Derek Pittman 2, James Moore 6, Brian Patterson 10, Derek Hutchins 8, Gavin Wilfong 3, Greg Davis 22. FG 27, FT 14-16, F 16. (3-pointers: Davis 3. Fouled out: none).

EAST CARTER (18) -- Derrick Cook 2, Daniel Stromatt 4, John Zeigler 6, Josh Louis 2, Ethan Boyer 4. FG 7, FT 4-12, F 15. (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: none).

South Pemiscot 92, Greenville 51

South Pemiscot got off to a slow start against Greenville Monday, but used a strong third quarter to eliminate Greenville 92-51.

Trailing 29-27 at halftime, the Bulldogs outscored Greenville 35-13 in the third quarter to put the game out of reach and advance to the consolation semifinals.

Preston Wilbourn led South Pemiscot with 22 points while Jordan Johnson finished with 20. Jacob Wood paced Greenville with 14 points.

GREENVILLE (51) -- Jacob Wood 14, Perry Meyer 5, Trevor Bennett 8, Jacob Simmons 5 Nick Wren 7, Tim Frymire 7, Dylan Rhoden 5. FG 18, FT 10-26, F 19. (3-pointers: Wood 4, Meyer 1. Fouled out: none).

SOUTH PEMISCOT (92) -- Harris Seth 2, Jordan Johnson 20, Preston Wilbourn 22, Jordan Carter 13, Kerry Hall 1, Tyler Thompson 12, James Hollywood 14, Cameron Lincks 4. FG 37, FT 11-17, F 21. (3-pointers: Johnson 1, Wilbourn 1, Thompson 1. Fouled out: Carter).

Puxico 77, East Prairie 73

East Prairie saw their tournament come to a quick end Monday morning, falling to Puxico in the consolation quarterfinals 77-73.

The Eagles trailed 32-30 at halftime but a strong third quarter saw Puxico pull ahead 53-45 entering the final frame. The Indians and John Smith held off the East Prairie comeback attempt however as Smith had 11 of his team's 24 points in the quarter to help seal the victory.

Smith led Puxico with 30 points and Corey Davis added 17. East Prairie was led by Connor Scott's 30 points while Kaleb Williford added 23, including three 3-pointers. Mikey Russell also chipped in 12 for the Eagles.

PUXICO (77) -- Clay Harty 3, Skyler Moore 8, Derrick Durall 7, John Smith 30, Tyler Woodard 12, Corey Davis 17. FG 29, FT 13-22, F 15. (3-pointers: Smith 3, Moore 2, Harty 1. Fouled out: none).

EAST PRAIRIE (73) -- Mikey Russell 12, Kaleb Williford 23, Dalton Golightly 2, Connor Scott 30, Dustin Caldwell 6. FG 29, FT 12-19, F 19. (3-pointers: Williford 3. Fouled out: Golightly, Caldwell).

Van Buren 72, Malden 65

Van Buren advanced to the consolation semifinals with a 72-65 win over Malden in the first game of the day Monday.

The Bulldogs jumped out to a 17-7 lead and held the 10-point advantage after the second and third quarters. Van Buren sealed the game at the line in the fourth quarter, hitting 8 of 9 free throws. For the game Van Buren was 18 of 20.

Cody Rector had 24 points to lead Van Buren while Quentin Jackson had 15 to lead the Green Wave.

MALDEN (65) -- Quentin Jackson 15, Travis Gregory 9, Dontavious Minniefield 4, Patrick Wilson 3, Tanner Murphy 10, Quentin Johns 2, Luster Jordan 10, Dywhite Jackson 12. FG 28, FT 7-13, F 19. (3-pointers: Gregory 2. Fouled out: Minniefield).

VAN BUREN (72) -- Mike Duncan 4, Daniel Newberry 16, Zane Betz 16, Sledge Crawley 12, Cody Rector 24. FG 26, FT 18-20, F 14. (3-pointers: Newberry 2. Fouled out: none).