Dexter, Missouri - Dexter Lady Bearcat's all-time leading scorer, Brittany Harris was honored yesterday in a ceremony as she and her family gathered at the Bearcat Event Center to commemorate signing her National Letter of Intent to play basketball in 2013-14 for the Southeast Missouri Redhawks. 

After ending a stellar career for the Bearcat program, Brittany is more than prepared to step to the next level.  Her numbers during high school placed her among the very top athletes in the state of Missouri.

 

In the final 2012-13 season, Brittany shot an amazing 64% on field goals to lead the Bearcats in scoring with 504 total points on the season.  Harris also played a big role on both the offensive and defensive boards for the 'Cats, snagging 91 offensive rebounds and 151 defensive rebounds. 

 

"Brittany has improved tremendously since she started playing for us in 7th grade," commented Bearcat's Head Coach Chad Allen.  "She is a 3 time MBCA all-state player and the all-time Lady Bearcat Basketball leading scorer at 1,782."

 

Brittany will be filling some roles in the front court for the Redhawks that Coach Ty Margenhaler would like to see improved for the 2013-14 season.  The Southeast Missouri women’s team lost a lot of their depth at the post position to graduation and feel confident they will be able to fill those positions with this recruitment class.

“I'm excited for her,” added Coach Allen.  “She's really wanted to go to SEMO because it's close to home, family & friends can watch her play, and they have a really good nursing program." 

Brittany was always a team player during her years at DHS.  She, along with the other 'Cats, had a very successful season this past year making it all the way to the big dance in Columbia for the MSHSAA Girls High School playoffs.  The Bearcats finished fourth in the State.

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