Dexter, Missouri - Two of the powerhouse girls' teams in Southeast Missouri met on Monday night as the Dexter Lady Bearcats hosted the Notre Dame Lady Bulldogs in a SEMO Conference match-up. Notre Dame came to Dexter with 16-3 record while our Lady Cats started the night at 17-2.
The game was not as close as most thought it would be as the Lady Cats won all four quarters on the way to the 74-42 victory. Notre Dame jumped out to their only lead of the night at 3 - 2, before the Dexter depth began to take over.
The victory was the second consecutive for Dexter, ranked #5 in the latest Missouri High School Basketball Coaches Association (MBCA) poll.
Katelynn Frazier had an early basket, as did Erica Cobb, while Allison Jarrell had a three-pointer (one of 5 on the night on her way to 17 points). The post players then got in the act as Paige Patterson and Brittany Harris each had a basket to give the Cats a 12-7 lead. Mollie Whitehead then scored 4 of her 13 points on the end, late in the quarter to give the girls a 20-12 first quarter advantage.
An all around team effort with a number of kids scoring gave Lady Bearcats the 39-26 halftime lead.
Coach Allen and his team discussed stopping the dribble penetration of the Lady Bulldogs and the girls did just that in the second half to really open up the lead.
Hannah Noe and Katelynn Frazier from their guard spots did a great job of keeping the Notre Dame guards out of the lane in the second half. Brittany Harris had 10 of her game high 20 points in the third quarter as the Lady Cats put the game away.
The fourth quarter was more of the same as the Cats clamped down on the Notre Dame offense, as they allowed only 16 points in the second half and allowed only 40% shooting on the night.
The Dexter JV Bearcats moved to 8-0 on the season with its 44-27 victory. Both teams will be in action on Thursday night as they travel to Cape Central in another SEMO Conference match. Game time is 6:00 p.m.
DEXTER BEARCATS -- Mollie Whitehead 13, Katelynn Frazier 4, Hannah Noe 7, Melanie McKuin 2, Alison Jarell 17, Erika Cobb 6, Brittany Harris 20, Paige Patterson 5. FG 20, FT 13-17, F 16. (3-pointers: Jarell 5, Whitehead, Noe. Fouled out: None)
