Written by
Dee Loflin, SMT Manager/Editor
St. Louis, Missouri – The Dexter Lady ‘Cats traveled to St. Joseph’s Academy in St. Louis on Saturday and defeated the Angels 62 – 53. It was a nail biter of a first quarter ending with a 12 – 12 tie, but the Angels jumped to a half-time lead scoring 23 points in the 2nd quarter.
The Angels are ranked #3 in the pre-season Class 5 state rankings led the Bearcats 35 – 22 at halftime. Dexter is ranked #2 in the Class 4 state rankings rocked the house in the 3rd quarter shooting well, scoring 18 points and eliminating all but two of their turnovers. The Bearcats finally took the lead 48-47 with just under 6 minutes remaining in the 4th quarter.
There was no stopping the girls and they wanted this victory! Alison Jarrell #12 led the Dexter in scoring with 17 points including five 3-pointers. Paige Patterson #22 tallied 15 points including 7 free throws. Hannah Noe #10 tallied 12 points including one 3-pointer. MaKayla Waldner #30 and Ericka Cobb #15 each recorded 8 points for the Bearcats.
The Lady ‘Cats will be back in action Monday, December 2nd playing in the eight team Farmington Invitation Varsity Basketball Tournament. Dexter is the top seed and will begin play with the eighth seeded Roosevelt High School at 6:00 p.m. #4 Farmington will play #5 Jackson at 7:30 p.m.
The winners of those two games will play on Friday, December 6th at 6:00 p.m. The Championship game will be Saturday, December 7th at 6:30 p.m. Go Bearcats!
Final Score: Dexter 62 - St. Joseph Academy 53
Dexter 12 10 18 22
St. Joseph 12 23 8 10
Dexter (62) - Noe 12, McKuin 2, Jarrell 17, Cobb 8, Patterson 15, Waldner 8. (3-pointers - Noe 1, Jarrell 5, Cobb 2) F 19
St. Joseph (53) - Barton 17, Sims 6, McLaughlin 2, Tracy 7, Karl 6, Combest 12. (3-pointers - Barton 3, Tracy 1) F 19
