Park Hills MO - If the Dexter Lady Bearcats game with the Park Hills Lady Rebels had been a prize fight, they would have have stopped it in the first round. LBB opened the game on a 19-0 run in the first four minutes and for all purposes the game was over. 

The full court press of the Cats forced 16 first quarter turnovers which spelled doom for the Lady Rebels.  Brittany Harris had three baskets early in the game (on her way to a game high 22 points) along with a basket by Paige Patterson to get the Cats up early.  Allison Jarrell then had a three point basket and a basket and free throw to add to the team's lead.  Finally, Erica Cobb had a three and Mollie Whitehead had a basket and the Lady Rebels were "shell shocked" and down by 19. 

The story of the night was really the inability of Park Hills to handle the pressure of the Lady Cats man to man defense. Makenzie Jones, the regular point guard for the Lady Rebels was out with an ankle injury and the Cats forced the other ball handlers into a number of unforced and forced errors. Katelyyn Frazier and Hannah Noe from their guard spots created a number of turnovers on the way to the 42-12 halftime lead.

While there was no full court press in the second half, it was more of the same as Dexter held Park Hills to 8 third quarter points and 1 fourth quarter point while scoring 34 in the second half to get the big 76-21 win. 

These two teams met each other in the state sectional game last year and both will be favored to win the districts again this year and move into the playoffs. 

Dexter placed Harris, Jarrell and Cobb in double figures while Noe had 9 and Patterson ended up with 7 points.

The Lady Cats will be at home for a rare home game on Monday the 21st against the Perryville Lady Pirates.  Come out and support the number 8 ranked team in the state!