St. John Bosco Beats Prestonwood Christian 74-53 At Bass Pro Tournament Of Champions

By Don Louzader

CREATED Jan. 17, 2013

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  • Marquan Botley (2) from Prestonwood Christian goes for the drive against St. John Bosco's Daniel Hamilton (5) during the first round of the 2013 Tournament of Champions at JQH Arena Image by Chase Snider/KTTS News

  • Marquan Botley (2) from Prestonwood Christian goes for the drive against St. John Bosco's Daniel Hamilton (5) during the first round of the 2013 Tournament of Champions at JQH Arena

  • Hillcrest Hornet Juwan Johnson fights through Paul VI's Josh Reaves and Tyler Scanlon in the first night of the Bass Pro Tournament of Champions at JQH Arena

  • Bryce Dulin (12) breaks away and rushes down the court for the Nixa Eagles as they took on Bullitt East in the Bass Pro Tournament of Champions at JQH Arena

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The 29th Annual Bass Pro Tournament Of Champions is underway at JQH Arena in Springfield, with two area teams and six out of state squads doing battle.

In the early game, St. John Bosco out of Bellflower, California had no problems with Prestonwood Christian from Plano, Texas, winning 74-53.

Isaac Hamilton, a 6-4 senior guard who's ranked #16 in the nation by Rivals, finished with 21 points for the Braves to lead all scorers. Shane Missimo had 17 points to lead Prestonwood.

Neither team displayed a lot of offense in the first half, as the Braves held the ball for the final two minutes of the second quarter before missing a three point attempt at the buzzer to carry a 33-23 lead into the locker room. 

St. John Bosco outrebounded Prestonwood 32-13 and shot 60.4% from the field for the game (32-53).

Prestonwood is playing without the injured Julius Randle, a 6-9 forward ranked #2 in the nation by Rivals.

Friday's games tip off a half hour earlier than today, at 4:30 p.m, with Saturday's four game slate getting underway at 3:30 p.m.

Tickets are on sale at the JQH Chevy Pick Up Window, with a three day reserved ticket selling for $36.00, and a single day reserved seat for $12.00. An adult general admission ticket for a single day is $10.00, with single day student G-A selling for $7.00.

KTTS News will have complete coverage of the tournament with game recaps and photo galleries. You can also send your pictures or video from the tournament to icontribute@ktts.com.