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Dee Loflin, SMT Manager/Editor
Dexter, Missouri – The Bernie Mules varsity boys basketball had a slow start to Friday night’s SCAA Championship game. The Woodland Cardinals jumped out to a 8-0 lead in the first quarter hitting 4 buckets before the Mules were able to sink one of their own. Once the Mules put some points on the board, they never looked back and defeated the Cardinals 59-45 to earn another SCAA Tournament Championship title!
“We kind of felt coming in they might have an initial burst because of the excitement that they haven’t been in the championship game in a long time,” commented head Bernie coach Brad Botsch. “We kind of knew coming out we might have to absorb that and we tried to get our kids motivated to understand that.”
Jake Wagners had a terrific game. He hit six 3-pointers and finished with a game-high 20 points for the Mules.
B.J. Jennings and Justin Stanfield each contributed 11 points for Bernie. Stanfield had one trey.
Matt Vernon and Devin Trammell each added a trey for Bernie.
Woodland’s Garret Reynolds completed the evening with 20 points including one trey. Evan Grindstaff also was in double figures tallying 14 points.
Bernie (19-1) has won back-to-back SCAA titles. They are currently ranked #4 in the latest Class 2 state poll. Bernie was to play Twin Rivers on Tuesday, but that game was cancelled due to weather. Their next stop will be Notre Dame on Friday at 6 p.m. when they take on the Bulldogs on their turf.
"Right now, especially with some of our offense on crutches, we just have to grind games out," Botsch said. "It's just not going to be pretty. I thought the kids rose up and really guarded well after that initial burst from Woodland.
"It's a nice accomplishment to win the tournament back-to-back years," Botsch added. "It's never easy when you come play in the Stoddard County Tournament and I'm real proud of our kids."
Final Score Bernie 59 Woodland 45
Woodland 8 4 16 17 - 45
Bernie 4 19 20 16 - 59
Woodland (45) - Evan Grindstaff 14, Garret Reynolds 20, Cole Schlief 2, Landon Jackson 2, Devon Gramlisch 5, Garrett Faulkner 2. FG 19, FT 6/10, F 13. (3-pointers: Garret Reynolds 1. Fouled Out: none)
Bernie (59) - Matt Vernon 3, Jake Wagner 20, Brandon Sparks 1, B.J. Jennings 11, Justin Stanfield 11, J.R. Pregel 2, Devin Trammell 7, Joey Walker 4. FG 20, FT 10/17, F 13. (3-pointers: Jake Wagner 6, Matt Vernon 1, Justin Stanfield 1, Devin Trammell 1. Fouled Out: none)
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Dee Loflin, SMT Manager/Editor
Park Hills, Missouri – The Dexter Lady Bearcat basketball team traveled to Park Hills on Saturday and defeated the Miller Career Academy Phoenix by a score of 66-57.
Alison Jarrell #12 finished with a team-high 20 points including six 3-pointers. She was 100% from the field sinking ever ball she shot! Way to go Alison!
Erika Cobb #15 added 18 points for Dexter including two treys. She was also 5 for 5 at the charity stripe. Erika was also 100% from the court as she sank every shot she attempted. Way to go Erika!
Hannah Noe #10 scored 13 points for the Lady ‘Cats and was also 100% from the court with her shooting efforts.
Melanie McKuin #11 also hit a trey for the Bearcats.
Devin Fuhring #5 had a game-high 22 points for the Miller Career Academy Phoenix. She also had one trey. Ashlee Mariatt hit 2 treys and finished with 14 points.
Dexter (14-3) is currently ranked #3 in the Class 4 Girls Basketball.
The Lady ‘Cats are scheduled to host Saxony Lutheran tonight; however with Dexter out of school due to weather this game may be postponed or cancelled. Check the ShowMe Times Facebook page for updates on the game.
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Dee Loflin, SMT Manager/Editor
Dexter, Missouri - The Advance JV Hornets seeded #1 in the Stoddard County Athletic Association JV Tournament proved they belong on top tonight as they defeated the Woodland JV Cardinals 60-53.
Preston Wuebker had a game-high 22 points for the Hornets. He was 4 for 5 at the charity stripe and sunk two 3-pointers. BrianWhitson tallied 17 points including 4 treys.
Michael McCormick recorded a team-high 17 points for the Cardinals, hitting one trey and 2 for 2 at the charity stripe. Caleb Stewart contributed 13 points including his three treys. Jake Long added 11 points.
Congratulations to the Advance JV Hornets! The go down in the books as the 3rd place winners of the 2014 SCAA JV Tournament!
Head Coach: Dennis Wheetley
Asst. Coach: Chris Asmus
Playing for the Hornets are: C.J. Seger, Preston Wuebker, Nick Kight, Gavin Krech, Dakota Welty, Brendan Crader, Cade Long, Brian Whitson, Austin Ladd, Brandon Sokolowski, and Braden Nixon.
Final Score Advance JV Hornets 60 Woodland JV Cardinals 53
Advance 23 8 14 15 - 60
Woodland 12 9 14 18 - 53
Woodland (53) - Jake Long 11, Logan Thomsen 2, Caleb Stewart 13, Tyler Womack 2, Michael McCormick 17, J.D. Jenkins 2 FG 21, FT 7/15, F 15 (3-pointers: Caleb Stewart 3, Michael McCormick 1, Fouled Out: none)
Advance (60) - Preston Wuebker 22, Dakota Welty 9, Cade Long 4, Brian Whitson 17, Austin Ladd 8, FG 22, FT 10/17, F 16 (3-pointers: Preston Wuebker 2, Brian Whitson 4, Fouled Out: none)
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Dee Loflin, SMT Manager/Editor
Dexter, Missouri – They were down in every quarter, but the Bernie Mules would not go away easily. It took everything they had to escape victorious over the Puxico Indians. Fans of both team were on their feet as every ball went up. Silence fell when a ball would not go in and from the bleachers you could hear “get the ball, get the rebound”!
“It was a real grind,” commented Bernie’s head coach Brad Botsch, “this is the third time we have played and these guys are a completely different team this time from what we had before. It came down to possessions and something we talk about a lot is just valuing every possession and luckily we outplayed them one more possession than they did us.”
It was J.R. Pregel #22 who hit back-to-back free throws to get the Mules on top 60-58 with just under 20 seconds left on the clock.
“I remember looking right at him and saying ‘J.R. we’ve got to have a board’. We were awfully small all night on the floor. Joey Walker got into foul trouble and Caleb Ellenburg is out,” continued Botsch. “They really hurt us on the glass all night, but that was a big rebound by J.R. down the stretch. He stepped up and made two big ones tonight.”
B.J. Jennings led the Mules with a team-high 16 points including one 3-pointers. Jake Wagner and Justin Stanfield added 10 each. Wagner had one trey and Stanfield added two 3-pointers. Matton Vernon scored all of his points with two treys. Devin Trammell also hit a trey for the Mules.
“Tough, grind it out type win for us. Having beaten Puxico pretty handily two times earlier this year, I knew it was going to be pretty hard to motivate our kids and understand that they were playing better and we better get ready for a battle.
"We did just enough to win," continued Botsch. "We toughened up when we needed it the most and hung on. Sometimes you win ugly and just survive, it’s just part of it. I think our guys got a wake-up call, and hopefully we’ll be more ready to compete tomorrow night for the championship.”
Austin Teighman had the game-high points with 17 for the Puxico Indians. Tim Hancock added 12 and Garrett Payne tallied 11. Corey Pratt had one trey.
Bernie (18-1) will now play the #6 Woodland Cardinals in the SCAA Championship Game at 8:30 p.m. Friday night.
“Playing for a championship is as good as it gets,” stated Botsch. “It doesn’t matter how we get there. We got there. I think our kids will really have to value the opponent, get themselves totally prepared and be ready to grind out a win Friday night because it is sure not going to be easy.”
Final Score Bernie 61 Puxico 58
Puxico 19 14 14 11 - 58
Bernie 10 20 22 9 - 61
Puxico (58) - Garrett Payne 11, Corey Pratt 4, Austin Teichman 17, Tim Hancock 12, Seth Luttrull 2, Zack Tucker 12. FG 23, FT 11/19, F 18. (3-pointers: Corey Pratt 1. Fouled Out: none)
Bernie (61) - Matt Vernon 6, Jake Wagner 10, B.J. Jennings 16, Justin Stanfield 10, J.R. Pregel 4, Devin Trammell 5, Joey Walker 8, Gavin Smith 2. FG 21, FT 12/18, F 17. (3-pointers: Matt Vernon 2, Jake Wagner 1, B.J. Jennings 1, Justin Stanfield 2, Devin Trammell 1. Fouled Out: Joey Walker)
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Dee Loflin, SMT Manager/Editor
Dexter, Missouri – The Woodland Cardinals varsity boys basketball upset the Advance Hornets 67-57 in the semifinals of the SCAA Tournament on Thursday night.
The Cardinals seeded #6 and not expected to make it to the finals have surprised everyone, as they will be in the Championship game against the Bernie Mules at 8:30 p.m.
The Hornets had already defeated the Cardinals earlier in the season and were expected to win again. The Cardinals have proved they are competitive and are real contenders.
Garret Reynolds #14 tallied a game-high 27 points for the Cardinals including one trey. Evan Grindstaff #3 recorded 16 points including four 3-pointers. Devon Gramlisch #32 added another 14 points to help Woodland to the Championship game.
Lane Below #24 recorded a team-high 25 points including 5 treys before fouling out. Austin Miller recorded 13 points for Advance along with three 3-pointers.
Advance will play Puxico for 3rd place at 5:30 p.m. Friday night at the Bearcat Event Center.
Final Score Woodland 67 Advance 57
Woodland 20 18 19 10 - 67
Advance 15 17 12 13 - 57
Woodland (67) - Evan Grindstaff 16, Collin Rhodes 2, Tyler Yount 3, Garret Reynolds 27, Cole Schlief 5, Devon Gramlisch 14. FG 26, FT 9-18, F 9. (3-pointers: Evan Grindstaff 4, Tyler Yount 1, Garret Reynolds 1. Fouled Out: None)
Advance (57) - Zane Eggimann 3, Austin Miller 13, Garrett Walker 3, Eli Seger 1, Lane Below 25, Richie Nixon 2, Dalton Wilson 6, Dawson Mayo 4. FG 22, FT 5-8, F 16. (3-pointers: Lane Below 5, Austin Miller 3. Fouled Out: Lane Below)
