By Andrew Cato, ShowMe Times Sports

DEXTER, Mo. - Monday (Feb. 21) night was the opening night of the Class 4, District 1 Tournament, and saw Girls’ First-Round action. No. 3 Ste. Genevieve played No. 6 Fredericktown in the opener, and No. 4 Sikeston faced off against No. 5 Perryville in the nightcap.

Sarah Steagall hit a three for the Lady Dragons in the opening minutes of the first quarter, helping push Ste. Gen. out to a 10-4 lead early in the frame. Haley Stevens and Anna Godsey each hit threes for Fredericktown to cut Ste. Gen’s lead to only four points, 16-12, after the first.


Laura Rhodes was on fire from beyond the arc in the second, hitting three threes for the Lady Dragons, helping them to a 32-22 advantage going into halftime.

Steagall hit her second three of the night midway through the third quarter. Terra Helm led the Black Cats’ scoring with three points in the frame. Ste. Gen. held a 19 point lead after three quarters of play.

Megan Herman hit a three for the Dragons in the fourth, and teammate Meyer was a perfect four-for-four from the free-throw line. Fredericktown was held to only eight points in the frame, and Ste. Gen. was able to get the big win, with a 64-39 final score.

The Lady Dragons will move on to face the No. 2 Dexter Lady Bearcats in the 6:00 p.m. game on Wednesday (Feb. 23).



 The seeds again held true in the second game of the evening, with No. 4 Sikeston beating No. 5 Perryville by 10 points. Ty’Angela Gibson dropped in eight points for Sikeston in the opening frame. Natalie Bauwens put in three buckets of her own, and went two-for-three from the free-throw line, but Sikeston still held a seven point lead after the first.

Sikeston owned the offensive glass in the second quarter, with all four of Asia Liggins’ points coming off offensive boards. The Lady Bulldogs were up by 10 at half, 32-22.

Keyonna Blissett hit a deep three for Sikeston midway through the third quarter. Bauwens had four points and two steals for Perryville, but Sikeston’s lead grew to 16 points in after the third quarter.

Kaycee Erzfeld hit a trey for the Pirates in the fourth, helping Perryville outscore Sikeston 17-11 in the frame. Sikeston went three-for-four in the fourth quarter to secure the victory, 57-47.

Sikeston will face No. 1 Notre Dame in the late game on Wednesday (Feb. 23).



THE BEARCAT EVENT CENTER

2011 MSHAA Girls Basketball Class 4 District 1 Tournament

Dexter High School 1101 West Grant Street, Dexter, MO 63841

Tournament Dates: 2/21/2011 - 2/25/2011

1ST ROUND GAMES	2ND ROUND GAMES	CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
	NOTRE DAME (1)
SIKESTON (4)	Feb 23 @ 7:30 PM
Feb 21 @ 7:30 PM	SIKESTON (4)
PERRYVILLE (5)
		Feb 25 @ 6:00 PM
ST. GEN (3)
Feb 21 @ 6:00 PM	ST. GEN (3)
FREDERICKTOWN (6)	Feb 23 @ 6:00 PM
	DEXTER (2)

The Young Lady Bearcats Will Be A Lot of Fun To Watch ... COME ON OUT TO THE BEC!!