Dexter, Missouri - On Saturday, November 30th, the Dexter Lady 'Cats Basketball Team will travel to St. Joseph's Academy, a college preparatory high school sponsored by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet in St. Louis to begin their 2013 - 2014 season.  With four seniors returning to the court their are great expectations that the girls will repeat their winning season from last year.

Dexter ended their season with a 26 - 5 record placing 4th at the Class 4 Championship games in Columbia.  Something they should be very proud to have accomplished.  They are the reining District Champs and they also won the Paragould, Arkansas Tournament and Lady Royals Classic last year.

"We look good coming into this year," stated Dexter's head coach Chad Allen.  "We have a tough schedule, playing on the road the first 14 games."

There are no juniors on the rosters.  Six sophomores and four seniors complete the varsity team according to the press released distributed at the Media Day hosted by the Dexter High School.

Varsity Girls Basketball Roster:



Dexter will host their first home game on January 13, 2014 when the Kennett Lady Indians travel to the Bearcat Event Center.  The Lady 'Cats will compete in the Farmington Tournament are the top seed.  They play #8 seed Roosevelt High School on December 2nd at 6:00 p.m.

The McDonald's Shootout in Paragould, Arkansas will be held December 12th - 14th with the championship game to be held on the 14th at 4:30 p.m.  Brackets will be posted in a later article closer to the tournament.

"The girls definitely want to go back to the state championships," commented Allen.  Dexter wont the district title against Notre Dame then beat North County in state sectional play and defeated Rosati-Kain in the state quarterfinals to advance to the final four.  "It was a great experience for them."

Good Luck Lady 'Cats and bring home a win!

Written by
Dee Loflin, SMT Manager/Editor

Jackson, Missouri – The Bearcats were on the road last night traveling to Jackson.  The 7th grade T.S. Hill Middle School boys basketball team is having a great season improving their record to 11 – 0.  They beat the Jackson Indians by a score of 43 – 34.  Way to go Bearcats!

Braxton Foster led the Bearcats with 14 points.  Seth Rogers tallied 12 more along with Nate Gargas who scored 11 and Joe Rice who added 6 more points.

Seth Rogers scored the only trey for Dexter.

Final Score Dexter 43 – Jackson 34

Jackson (34) – Kent 2, Salyer 13, Walton 2, Dameron 4, Jackson 5, Cheney 8, FG 12, FT 10/12, F 19 (3-pointers: none, Fouled out: none)

Dexter (43) - Braxton Foster 14, Seth Rogers 12, Nate Gargas 11, Joe Rice 6, FG 14, FT 14/24 F 15 (3-pointers Seth Rogers 1. Fouled out: none) 

Unfortunately the 8^th grade boys team lost to the Indians by a score of 42 – 30 dropping their record to 9 – 3.

Gabe Jackson led the Bearcats with 11 points along with Kole Kelley who tallied 8 points, Nick Trout who had 7 points and Ben Sindle who added 4 more. 

Kole Kelley hit two treys for the Bearcats!

Final Score Jackson 42 – Dexter 30

Jackson (42) – Morris 4, Callis 3, Harris 6, Crosnoe 3, Lake 7, Hester 7, King 5, Robinson 4, FG 15, FT 11/27, F 17 (3-pointers Crosnoe 1, Fouled out: none)

Dexter(30) – Gabe Jackson 11, Kole Kelley 8, Nick Trout 7, Ben Sindle 4, FG 4 , FT 10/17, F 18  (3-pointers Kelley 2.  Fouled out: none)

Dexter will be back in action on Monday, December 2^nd at home against the Kennett Indians.  Game time is 6:00 p.m.

 

Dexter, Missouri - Way to go 7th grade boys basketball team!  You just won your 10th game in a row against the Poplar Bluff Mules.  The house was packed full of Bearcat fans.  After having a wonderful chili and cinnamon roll dinner hosted by the Jr. Beta Club, fans were ready for some Bearcat action.

Nate Gargas finished in double digits scoring 15 or his 16 points in the first half.  He was the highest scoring player between either team.

Dexter led Poplar Bluff by a score of 19 - 13 at the half.  Dexter outscored Poplar Bluff in every quarter.

Joe Rice and Braxton Foster scored 9 points for Dexter.  Seth Rogers tallied 7 more for the Bearcats.

Nate Gargas and Seth Rogers each had a trey.

Final Score:  Dexter 46 - Poplar Bluff 29

Poplar Bluff Mules       7   6    6    10   -   29

Dexter Bearcats          10   9   11   16   -   46

POPLAR BLUFF (29) - Carlton McDonald 7, Tyler Cline 3, Xander Martin 5, Nick Rowland 4, Wyatt Rowland 2, Jaylon Lathan 4, Tyler Martin 4. FG 12, FT 5/13, F 22. (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: none)

DEXTER (46) - Seth Rogers 7, Nate Gargas 16, Joe Rice 9, Braxton Foster 9, Coby Powers 2, Josh Sitzes 1, Garrison Collier 2. FG 13, FT 18/30, F 13. (3-pointers: Rogers 1, Gargas 1. Fouled out: none)

The Bearcats will be back in action tonight traveling to Jackson to take on the Indians.  Game time is 6:00 p.m.

Bernie, Missouri -   Who's ready for some Bernie Basketball?

It's Gatorade Night at the Mule Barn!  Bring in a bottle of Gatorade and get a chance to watch your favorite Bernie Mule! 

It's a scrimmage!   Mule vs Mule.  Game time is 6:00 p.m.    

Support the Bernie Mules and enjoy some great basketball action.  Below is their schedule for the 2013 - 2014 season.  Do we see another state run this year?  We hope so!  Go Mules!

Bloomfield, Missouri - Top seeded Dexter 7th graders defeated the #2 seeded Bernie Mules 48 - 19!  The boys ran out on the court determined to win and they won big!

Of Bernie's 19 points 6 were treys scored by Weston Zoll and Josh Ellenburg.

Dexter hit three treys in just the first quarter giving them quite an edge over the Mules.  Eric Hahn had a great time hitting 3 treys for Dexter.  Seth Rogers scored one as well.

Two Bearcats registered double digits.  Nate Gargas scored 12 and Braxton Foster tallied 10.

7th Grade Championship:

Bernie       0     2     12     5    -    19

Dexter      12    4     17   15    -    48

BERNIE (19) - Weston Zoll 5, Jeffrey Brown 7, Josh Ellenburg 7. FG 8, FT 1/4, F 8. (3-pointers: Zoll 1, Ellenburg 1. Fouled out: none)

DEXTER (48) - Seth Rogers 7, Nate Gargas 12, Eric Hahn 9, Landin Wood 2, Joe Rice 6, Braxton Foster 10, Luke Boyer 2. FG 20, FT 4/8, F 10. (3-pointers: Hahn 3, Rogers 1. Fouled out: none)

Third place 7th grade SCAA Championship went to the fourth-seeded Bloomfield Wildcats as they defeated the third-seeded Woodland Cardinals 32 - 29.

7th Grade Third-Place Game:
Bloomfield     6    12    6    8    -   32
Woodland      2      9    9    7    -    29

BLOOMFIELD (32) - Dalton Hart 4, Wes Schuhart 2, Carson Blair 19, Rock Ruch 7. FG 14, FT 3/9, F 10. (3-pointers: Blair 1. Fouled out: none)

WOODLAND (29) - Zach Cureton 8, Travis Fox 2, Karson Skinner 2, Conner Goodwin 9, Paul Duncan 6 Team 2. FG 13, FT 3/7, F 14. (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: none)

Dexter returns to action Monday evening when they host the Poplar Bluff Mules. All other SCAA teams have completed their seasons.