Written by

Jessica Snider, SMT Writer

Dexter, Missouri - Friday night the crowd rolled in to the Bearcat Event Center with high hopes of some entertaining high school hoops. A large number of fans from both the Bearcat side and the Indian side were in attendance for Friday night's match up.

The Junior Varsity teams started the night rolling with a very exciting game. Coach Guethle got the Dexter Bearcat Junior Varsity team well-prepared for Friday's game.

The JV Bearcats came out strong and kept a lead over the Indians almost the whole game. As the fourth quarter approached, the Bearcats let their leading margin slip, and the Kennett Indians still had a chance for victory as the clock began to run out.

As the fourth quarter came to an end, the Bearcats had possession of the ball and had to be very careful to not cause any turnovers. The Kennett Indians were persistent in their efforts all throughout the game, but ultimately the Dexter Bearcat Junior Varsity team took the victory with a 54-49 final score.

Shortly after the conclusion of the Junior Varsity Bearcat victory, the Dexter Varsity team ran out and took the court. Fans from both teams were excited for the start of this match up.

With the first possession going to the Bearcats due to a violation on the Kennett side during the tip off, the momentum was quickly sent to the Dexter side.

Dexter held their own once Kennett was on offense, but a few of the Indians could not be stopped.

With the injury of senior Chase Young still causing the Dexter Bearcats some need for adjustment, the team continued to play hard on both ends of the court Friday night.

Going into halftime, the Kennett Indians continued to escape further away from the Bearcats with a 32-8 lead.

After the halftime warm-up and a pep talk from Coach Nichols, Dexter turned the momentum back over to the Bearcat side.

The Dexter Bearcats were finding the open player right under the goal for easy shots causing the Bearcat fans to really get excited. Dexter senior Jordan Miller was on fire throughout the fourth quarter as he was found making wide open shots to help close in on the Indian's lead.

Towards the end of the fourth quarter, the Bearcats cut the Indian's lead to six points, but couldn't completely close the gap.

It was a hard-fought match and the Dexter Bearcats held their own in a game that many fans had previously thought would be much more of a struggle for Dexter.

When the end of the fourth quarter buzzer sounded, the Dexter Bearcats walked off the court with a loss of 62-51 against the Kennett Indians.

Catch the Dexter Bearcats in their next game as they head to Poplar Bluff on Tuesday, February 12th to tackle the Mules.  Game time 6 p.m.  And don't forget, Friday night is Senior Night for the DHS Bearcat Boys Basketball Team.