Written by
Jessica Snider, SMT Writer
The Dexter Bearcats knew that heading to New Madrid last night would be a tough competition, but no one predicted the competition to get that far out of the Bearcat’s hands.
Being at the home of the Eagles, their student section was fired up and ready to go! This puts even more pressure on the Bearcats to show their true fans that showed up to the game that they were willing to fight for the victory.
The first possession was sent to the Eagles’ side, and from there New Madrid took off with the lead that the Bearcats couldn’t reach all throughout the game.
During the first quarter, the Bearcats turned the ball over a few times making it easy for the Eagles to rack up the points. The Eagles maintained a large lead over the Bearcats throughout the whole game.
The Dexter Bearcats could not stop the offense produced by the New Madrid Eagles. With Dexter trying to be tough and stop the ball, a few Bearcats got into some foul trouble.
With the Eagles having a large lead over the Bearcats at the half, Coach Nichols took his team in the locker room to evaluate the situation. At the beginning of the third quarter, the Bearcats let the fans know they wanted the win no matter how tough it would be.
Even though the Dexter Bearcats stepped it up a notch or two through the second half of the game, the New Madrid Eagles are never a competition to be taken lightly. Their offense was more than the Bearcats could handle last night, and the Cats couldn’t catch a break when they did get the ball in their possession.
The New Madrid County Central Eagles ended the game with a huge 52-28 win over the Dexter Bearcats.
Although the game didn’t end the way the Bearcats would have liked, last night’s game was a good practice opportunity for Dexter as they will take on strong competition this upcoming week in the Stoddard County Tournament.
The Dexter Bearcat Varsity team will play their first game of the tournament at 7:00 P.M. January 21st against Woodland. The Dexter Bearcats are seeded second while Woodland got the seventh seed.
The Stoddard County Tournament is sure to supply a few days of great competition for high school hoops!
Good luck to the Dexter Bearcats and all other Stoddard County Teams participating in the tournament!
