Gideon tops Risco, 66-34

RISCO -- Gideon ran its winning streak to five games on Tuesday night, beating Risco on the road, 66-34.

Chris Woodall led the Bulldogs with 22 points, followed by Josh Hollingshead with 13 and Ben Buchanan with 11. Gideon hit seven 3-pointers in the win.

"Gideon is playing extremely well right now," said Risco coach Brandon Blankenship. "Woodall is tough to stop on the inside, and they had the outside game working too."

The loss snaps Risco's three-game winning streak. The Tigers were led by Kyle Carlisle with 10 points and Andrew Halford with nine.

"We just didn't play a very good game on either side of the ball tonight," said Blankenship.

Risco (7-8) will host Southland on Friday night.

EAST PRAIRIE -- Four Scott Central players finished in double figures as the Braves raced past East Prairie on Tuesday night, 79-61.

Do-everything forward Chris Pullen led the charge with 29 points, followed by Andrew Pullen with 16, Daniel Holman with 12 and Jeremy Johnson with 13.

"We had bigger people and we took advantage of that," said Scott Central coach Melvin Porter. "We played well in spurts, but we're still not there yet."

East Prairie sharpshooter Jordan Sanders hit seven 3-pointers in the game, finishing with 25 points on the night. "That Sanders kid is tough," said Porter. "He's a shooter."

Preston Shoemaker contributed 12 points in the loss.

Scott Central (8-10) will host Chaffee on Friday. East Prairie (6-8) will travel to South Pemiscot on Friday.

BLOOMFIELD -- Bloomfield knocked off Richland in its first game of the Stoddard County Tournament on Tuesday night, 83-61.

Tim Perry scored 17 for the Wildcats. Grant Jones had 13 and Cecil Haley had 12. Colin Stewart and Chuck Bridges each contributed eight.

"The main point was to get here and get the win and to move on," said Bloomfield coach Travis Brown. "We're looking forward to moving on and playing Bell City."

For Richland, Corey Moore led the way with 19 points. Gentry Herrion and Jackie Smith each scored 15 in the loss.

"Richland is a much improved team," said Brown. "Coach (Doyle) Denbow deserves a lot of credit. They should be proud of those kids -- they played really hard. They're extremely tough to guard and they are doing exactly what they need to. They have the personnel to really make it difficult to defend them."

Bloomfield will face Bell City in the semifinals on Thursday at 8:30 p.m.

BLOOMFIELD -- Advance qualified for the Stoddard County Tournament semifinals on Tuesday night, edging Woodland 58-55.

The Hornets held a 10 point lead with eight minutes left, but Woodland knocked down eight 3-pointers late to get back into the game and give Advance a scare.

"Woodland is a quality team," said Advance coach Jim Hall. "They're tough, strong and big inside. They have two or three kids that shoot it outside well. So I'm very pleased that we played well in the second and third quarters and got the lead and then just basically hung on."

Tyler Bowman led the Hornets with 19 points. Limbaugh contributed 15. For Woodland, Travis Benfield scored 24 and Cody McCraw added 13.

Advance will face top-seeded Dexter on Thursday at 7 p.m.