Yoakum boys basketball: Bulldogs pick up some wins at Bloomington Tournament

The Yoakum Bulldogs basketball team won three of five games in the Bloomington Tournament last week.
Yoakum 42, Victoria St. Joseph 34
The Bulldogs got 11 points from Xavier Barnett to open the tournament on Wednesday with a 42-34 win over Victoria St. Joseph.
The Bulldogs took a 6-5 lead at the end of the first quarter and outscored the Flyers 19-8 in the second frame.
St. Joseph cut their deficit to 31-21 after the three quarters and outscored Yoakum 13-11 in the last eight minutes of the game.
VSJ 5 8 8 13-34
Y 6 19 6 11-42
Yoakum:  Xavier Barnett 11, Corey Gomez 8, Jayden Jones 7, Jamar Hopkins 6 3pt-1, Trae Cuellar 4, Austin Novosad 2, Kade Giese 2, Gage Harrison 1, Donovan Toussaint 1.
Waelder 58, Yoakum 50
Yoakum dropped a 58-50 game to Waelder later on Wednesday as Jayden Jones led scoring for the Bulldogs with 10 points and one triple.
The Wildcats took a 16-12 lead in the first quarter and each team recorded 10 points in the second frame to keep Waelder ahead 26-22 at halftime.
The ‘Cats put a little more space between them and Yoakum with a 17-10 run in the third frame.
Yoakum trimmed the lead in the fourth stanza with an 18-15 run in the fourth frame.
W 16 10 17 15-58
Y 12 10 10 18-50
Yoakum: Jayden Jones 10 3pt-1, Xavier Bennet 7,  Kade Giese 6 3pt-1, Jamar Hopkins 6 3pt-1, Corey Gomez 6, Gage Harrison 4, AJ Adamek 4, Austin Novosad 3, Trae Cuellar 2, Donovan Toussaint 2.
Yoakum 42, Bloomington 30
A 15-9 run in the second quarter and 17-6 run in the third helped Yoakum beat the hosts 42-30 on Thursday.
Yoakum led just 3-2 after the first frame. Bloomington managed a 13-7 run in the fourth quarter. Leaders on the scoreboard for Yoakum was nine points from Barnett, Corey Gomez had eight points and Gage Harrison dropped in seven points.
Y 3 15 17 7-42
B 2 9 6 13-30
Yoakum: Xavier Barnett 9, Corey Gomez 8, Gage Harrison 7, Kade Giese 6 3pt-1, Jamar Hopkins 4, Jayden Jones 3, Austin Novosad 3,  Donovan Toussaint 2.
Bloomington: Amair Gardner 12, Cebron Taylor 6, Martin Cantu 5 3pt-1, Jesus Zuniga 3, Nebem Perez-Meichor 2, No. 55 2.
Victoria Cobras 59, Yoakum 41
Yoakum came up short to the Victoria Cobras 59-41 on Thursday despite Gomez scoring 15 points and two triples with Kade Giese adding a three-point bucket and 10 points.
The Cobras led 21-14 after the first frame and were ahead 30-22 at halftime. They outscored Yoakum 12-7 in the third box and 17-12 in the fourth period.
VC 21 9 12 17-59
Y 14 8 7 12-41
Yoakum: Corey Gomez  15 3pt-2, Kade Giese 10 3pt-1, Xavier Barnett 6 , Jayden Jones 4, Donovan Toussaint 2, Austin Novosad 2, Trae Cuellar 1, Gage Harrison 1.
Yoakum 61, Waelder 37
Giese had a big game in a rematch with Waelder as he dropped in 22 points and a triple to lead the ‘Dogs to 61-37 win to close out the tournament Friday. Barnett had double digits with 14 points in the book.
Yoakum took a 10-4 lead in the first frame and outscored the ‘Cats 15-9 in the second quarter for a 25-13 halftime lead. The ‘Dogs scored 10 of 17 points in the third and outmatched Waelder in the fourth with a 26-17 run.
W  4 9 7 17-37
Y 10 15 10 26-61
Yoakum: Kade Giese 22 3pt-1, Xavier Barnett 14, Corey Harrison 6, Jayden Jones 5 3pt-1, Jamar Hopkins 4, Trae Cuellar 3 3pt-1, Gage Harrison 3, Austin Novosad 2, AJ Adamek 2.