Central Rebels defeat Farmington Knights to win Bob Sechrest Jr. Central Christmas Tournament for second year in a row

(Park Hills, MO) The top seeded Central Rebels are crowned the champions of the 68th annual Bob Sechrest Jr. Central Christmas tournament after defeating the three seed Farmington Knights 78-61. The Rebels are back-to-back champions and this is their 10th Christmas Tournament championship in team history. Both Central teams finished first in their respective bracket for the first time since 2015. 

Central jumped ahead early in the first quarter and held the lead for the duration of the game. They outscored the Knights 19-11 in the first quarter and ended the first half up 41-27. Farmington came out in the second half looking to rally back and outscored the Rebels 19-18 in the third quarter, at one point coming within single digits. Central came back with the dagger in the fourth quarter, however, outscoring Farmington 19-15 to secure their second Christmas Tournament championship win in as many years. 

Caden Casey had a huge night for the Rebels, putting up 29 points and shooting 59% from the field. Jobe Bryant also came up big in the win with a double-double, scoring 23 points and collecting 12 rebounds. They were joined on the Central scoresheet by Braydon Berry (14p), Zack Boyd (10p), and Kannon Harlow (2p). Farmington was led by Cannon Roth (26p, 5r) and Logan Schaupert (20p).

The Rebels finished with a 4-0 record in the tournament, securing first place. The Knights record was 3-1 and they finished second. 

Broadcast Schedule

Thursday, November 21:
6:30p, NHL: San Jose @ St. Louis*
Saturday, November 23:
1:30p, FB, Class 2 Qtrs: Valle @ Bowling Green
6:00p, NHL: St. Louis @ NY Islanders*
6:30p, MBB: Wabash Valley @ Mineral Area
Sunday, November 24:
11:00a, NFL, Week 12: Kansas City @ Carolina
Monday, November 25:
4:30p, BBB, AV Tourn Qtrs: 1-South Iron vs 8-Bis
5:30p, NHL: St. Louis @ NY Rangers*
6:30p, BBB, AV Tourn Qtrs: 2-WC vs 7-Clearwater
8:00p, BBB, AV Tourn Qtrs: 3-Fred vs 6-Ellington
Tuesday, November 26:
4:30p, BBB, AV Tourn Qtrs: 4-AV vs 5-Lesterville
6:30p, GBB: Bismarck @ Arcadia Valley
Wednesday, November 27:
12:30p, WBB: Southwestern IL @ Mineral Area
5:30p, NHL: St. Louis @ New Jersey*
6:00p, BBB, AV Tournament Semifinal: TBD vs TBD^
8:00p, BBB, AV Tournament Semifinal: TBD vs TBD^
Thursday, November 28:
6:30p, BBB, AV Tournament 3rd Place Game^
8:00p, BBB, AV Tournament Championship Game^
Friday, November 29:
1:00p, NFL, Week 13: Kansas City @ Las Vegas
Saturday, November 30:
5:30p, NHL: Philadelphia @ St. Louis*
^ - denotes live video
+ -denotes game on KFMOsportsPlus
* - denotes game on B104.3