Thursday night the Middle School Lady Bearcats traveled to Neelyville to take on the Lady Tigers.  Both of the Middle School teams played well in a game that had the Bearcats facing teams that were as tough as they have seen all year.

In the first game of the night the 7th grade Lady 'Cats played a Neelyville team that played very good on defense.  The Bearcats played consistent in the first half and managed to score 14 points to the Tigers 6. 

Dexter came out and responded with good defense of their own and shut out Neelyville in the third quarter while adding six points to their total.  Neelyville came charging back in the fourth quarter, scoring 11 points and holding Dexter to a mere three points. 

It was enough however, for the 7th grade Lady Bearcats to hold on for the 23-17 win.  Taylor Wells led all scorers with eight points, while Hannah Thurmon scored seven.

The 8th grade Lady 'Cats looked like they might have met their match as the first half wore on.  With good play on defense the Neelyville Lady Tigers were playing with the 'Cats, only down 12-9 after the first quarter. In the second quarter it was much the same as the Tigers kept the same pace and only trailed 13-19. 

In the second half the Bearcats offense began to pick up and was too much for the defense of the Lady Tigers.  Dexter slowly wore down Neelyville Tigers with good defense and a big three pointer by Cidney Gathings (two three pointers on the game).  Cheyenne Mosby led all scorers with 11 points while Sydney Rogers and Harley Allen had nine and eight respectively.

The 8th grade Dexter Lady Bearcats won the game by the final of 40-24.  Both teams played well and are continuing to get better under the coaching of Eric Sitze and Chad Allen. 

The 7th grade Lady Bearcats next games are at the NMCC tournament at New Madrid on the 15th and 16th.  The 8th grade girls next games will be at the Girls Basketball Tournament that they are hosting at the Bearcat Event Center in Dexter, Oct. 20-22.