Sophomores Brandon Emmert and Conley Garrison combined for 39 points as Bolivar routed Republic 67-42 at Bolivar Friday. The game got out of hand from about the midway point of the first quarter, as Bolivar built a 12-point lead at the half, 30-18.
In the second half, Republic came out ice cold, failing to score for the first 4 1/2 minutes of the quarter. They trailed 54-32 at halftime and the lead hovered around 30 points for most of the remainder of the game.
Emmert led Bolivar with 21 points. Garrison had 18, including four three-pointers.
For Republic, Brock Yocum scored 12 points. Tim Brazeal added eight. Tristan Ollar had seven. Cameron Doke had four points. Mitch Coiner scored three, and Brady McGill, Blake Fanning, Ty Stevens, and Chandler Coates each scored two.
Republic falls to 6-6. The Tigers play again at home next Tuesday, when they host Carthage.
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