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Dee Loflin, SMT Manager/Editor
Dexter, Missouri – The Dexter Bearcats boys varsity basketball team had their best shooting performance of the season as they defeated the Perryville Pirates at the Bearcat Event Center Monday evening.
“I thought we played well,” commented Dexter’s head coach Rob Nichols. “We have had several close games this season that didn’t go our way. I think the biggest thing tonight was we shot the ball really well. We have had some games we lost by one or two points and when I go back and do the stats we shot only 24 to 28%.”
Dexter Bearcats had a great game shooting 25 of 33 from the charity stripe and had five players in double figures.
At the half the Bearcats were leading 28-21. The Pirates came out of the locker room with a short burst of energy and made up those 7 points and tied the game in the first 3 minutes of the 3rd quarter.
“That was a bit of a turning point for us, “ continued Nichols. “We went from being up seven at the half to tied. After that our kids dug in and built that lead back up. Then in the fourth quarter Perryville started fouling pretty early and we did a great job of making free throws.” Dexter hit 18 free throws in the 4th quarter with only 7 points coming from regular play.
Five Dexter Bearcats were in double figures against the Perryville Pirates. D.J. Dowdy tallied a team-high 18 points for the Bearcats. He scored in every quarter.
Austin Chesser sunk 13 points including 2 treys. Cole Renken also hit 13 for the Bearcats and Ethan Flowers scored 10 points including 2 treys. Peyton Pollock tallied 10 points with a trey of his own. Noah Kronk was just short of double figures ending the night with 9 points including a 3-pointer.
“We haven’t done this all year,” Nichols said of his players scoring in double figures. “We have had some games where at least two guys get in double digits. We’ve rarely had three in double digits. It shows our kids are sharing the ball a little better. We scored some with our defense too and that always helps.”
When asked about Dexter’s free throwing ability Coach Nichols stated, “We have lost three or four one or two-point games this year when our free throw shooting or overall shooting had been poor. The kids tonight hit some big shots when we were getting stops. In the fourth quarter we made about every free throw until the end. I was really proud of those guys stepping up and hitting free throws tonight!”
Final Score Dexter 75 Perryville 69
Perryville 8 13 18 30 - 69
Dexter 13 15 22 25 - 75
Perryville (69) - Grant Dix 5, Trenton Green 8, Luke Schlichting 2, Brett Schnurbusch 4, Garrett Martin 15, Colin Stief 2, Eli Tripp 7, Colin Schirmer 26. FG 24, FT 16/20, F 20. (3-pointers: Trenton Green 2, Garrett Martin 3. Fouled Out: none)Dexter (75) - Noah Kronk 9, D.J. Dowdy 18, Peyton Pollock 10, Austin Chesser 13, Ethan Flowers 12, Cole Renken 13. FG 22, FT 25/33, F 14. (3-pointers: Noah Kronk 1, Peyton Pollock 1, Austin Chesser 2, Ethan Flowers 2. Fouled Out: none)
Dexter hosts Bell City tonight, February 11th at 6:00 p.m. in the Bearcat Event Center.
"We have got to come out and play like we did tonight. There are no easy games for us," Nichols said. "Bell City will be competitive and that will be a game we will have to play well to win. It will be the last county game so our kids should be excited playing at home. We hope to have a good effort."
Congratulations Bearcats on your win! Dexter is now 4-12 on the season.
Written by
Dee Loflin, SMT Manager/Editor
Dexter, Missouri – The JV Bearcats had a great evening on the floor at the Bearcat Event Center. Dexter came back from being down 22 – 16 at the half to win 50 -48.
They scored 22 points in the 4th quarter to secure their win, but it wasn’t easy.
Jason Jarrell tallied the game-high 22 points for the Bearcats. Addison Moore scored 14 points.
Final Score Dexter JV 50 Perryville JV 48
Perryville JV 6 16 12 14 - 48
Dexter JV 8 8 12 22 - 50
Perryville (48) - Kyle Wood 2, Ryan Noland 4, Conner Stark 14, Garrett Johnson 2, McGwire Bartley 5, Wyatt Johnson 3, Nathan Noland 5, Austin Mueller 5, Eric Lappe 8. FG 14, FT 17/24, F 15. (3-pointers: Conner Stark 1, McGwire Bartley 1, Eric Lappe 1. Fouled Out: none)
Dexter (50) - Jason Jarrell 22, Jacob Pedigo 5, Tyler Heil 4, Austin Chesser 5, Addison Moore 14. FG 18, FT 14/18, F 17. (3-pointers: none. Fouled Out: none)
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Dee Loflin, SMT Manager/Editor
Cape Girardeau, Missouri – The Lady Bearcats traveled to Notre Dame High School to take on the highly ranked Bulldogs. These two teams are probably the top two teams in Southeast Missouri and what a great performance by both.
It was the Lady Cats coming out on top as they defeated the Bulldogs 60-54. It wasn’t easy and the ‘Cats new they had to put it all out on the court to earn this victory. They have competed against each other three years in a row in the Class 4 District 1 championship game with the Lady ‘Cats winning each time. It’s always good feeling for the Bearcats when they can defeat them in regular season as well.
The first half seemed to belong to the Notre Dame Lady Dogs though they were only ahead by 2 going into the 3rd quarter. “We didn’t defend very well in the first half,” stated Dexter’s head coach Chad Allen. “Notre Dame had too many open looks because we weren’t rotating quickly enough.”
Dexter owned the second half with their defensive strategy. They scored 25 points to Notre Dame’s 17 and Dexter’s awesome defense literally shut the Dogs down in the fourth quarter allowing only 6 points.
“I thought the girls did a great job in the 2nd half adjusting defensively,” continued Allen. “We only gave up 17 points in the 2nd half and only 6 in the 4th quarter.”Hannah Noe #10 had the game-high 21 points for the Bearcats hitting two treys. Alison Jarrell #12 scored 12 points all from 3-pointers. Erika Cobb #15 tallied 11 points and Paige Patterson #22 added 10 points.
The Dexter Bearcats will host Saxony Lutheran on Wednesday at the Bearcat Event Center.
Game time is 6:00 p.m.
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Dee Loflin, SMT Manager/Editor
Cape Girardeau, Missouri – The Bernie Mules traveled to Notre Dame high school on Friday night to take on the Bulldogs.
“We got an old-fashioned butt whipping tonight. Notre Dame whipped us and made us like it. We had more turn-overs I believe than we did shot attempts, and that isn’t a good recipe for success,” commented head coach Brad Botsch. “Until we value the basketball more than we did and make better decisions, we are going to have a hard time winning against great competition.”
Notre Dame defeated the Mules 69 – 46. Even with this loss, the Bernie Mules have an awesome win/loss record of 19-2 on the season.
“I just felt like we really didn’t compete very well, and we were at their mercy, and that shouldn’t be happening when you have 7 seniors and the district tournament 3 weeks away. The urgency hasn’t hit us yet and hopefully this will help remind us that we need to work harder. I knew this was coming.”
B.J. Jennings and Jake Wagner shared the team-high 12 points. Jennings hit two treys along with Brandon Sparks and Devin Trammell who each added one 3-pointer.
They play Hayti on Tuesday, February 11th in Bernie. Bernie has been recently plagued with a few injuries. Caleb Ellenburg is most likely out for a while. He was injured during the SCAA Tournament. Troy Kirkpatrick has been out since the beginning of the season and Bubby Schwent has missed a few games. Hopefully they will heal soon and be back in action at the barn. Game time is 6 p.m. Come out and cheer for the Mules!
“We play Hayti on Tuesday at home, and it’s a very big game for us against an incredibly athletic team. It will be interesting to see how we respond.”
Final Score Bernie 46 Notre Dame 69
Bernie Mules 7 11 15 13 - 46
Notre Dame 18 15 28 8 - 69
Bernie (46) - Jake Wagner 12, Brandon Sparks 1, B.J. Jennings 12, Justin Stanfield 2, J.R. Pregel 6, Bubby Schwent 4, Devin Trammell 3, Joey Walker 4, Gavin Smith 2. FG 13, FT 14-17, F 20. (3-pointers: Sparks 3, Jennings 2, Trammel 1. Fouled out: none)
Notre Dame (69) - Chase Urhahn 14, Tanner Shively 2, Jordan Williamson 2, Quinn Poythress 18, Grant Ressel 2, Jordan Barber 6, Thomas Himmelberg 8, Derek Hulshof 5, Dean Crippen 6, Bobby Jansen 6. FG 25, FT 16-25, F 18. (3-pointers: Urhahn, Himmelberg 2. Fouled out: none)
Shown in the picture is Jake Wagner #5 of the Bernie Mules with the ball. Photo taken by Michelle Stephens. Thank you Michelle because without great fans of the ShowMe Times we couldn't spotlight all the great students in Stoddard County.
Written by
Dee Loflin, SMT Manager/Editor
Dexter, Missouri – The JV Bulldogs of Sikeston traveled to the Bearcat Event Center on Thursday evening to take on the JV Bearcats. The Bulldgos lead 41-28 at the half and outscored the Bearcats 38-15 in the second half taking them to their 5th SEMO Conference victory. Final score 79-43.
Juwon Kimble of Sikeston had a game-high 23 points including 10 rebounds. Deterio Newman added 17 points including five 3-pointers. Ja’lon Marr hit 11 for the Bulldgos including 1 trey before fouling out late in the game.
Jason Jarrell led the Bearcats with 12 points including 1 trey. Jacob Pedigo and Alex Whitehead each tallied a trey.
The JV Bearcats will be back in action tonight at 6:00 p.m. in the Bearcat Event Center when they host the Advance JV Hornets.
Final Score Sikeston JV 79 Dexter JV 43
Sikeston JV 23 18 12 26 - 79
Dexter JV 15 13 8 7 - 43
Sikeston JV (79) – Juwon Kimble 23, Deterio Newman 17, Ja’lon Marr 11, Donnell Cobb 9, Chris Appleton 5, Phayzun Fobbs 5, Jaylen Mallory 4, Sam Cox 3, DeShawn Aldridge 2, FG 23, FT 6/8, F 16. (3-pointers: Deterio Newman 5, Chris Appleton 1, Phayzun Fobbs 1, Sam Cox 1, Ja’lon Marr 1 Fouled Out: Ja’lon Marr)
Dexter JV (43) – Jason Jarrell 12, Addison Moore 8, Austin Chessor 7, Jacob Pedigo 6, Tyler Heil 3, Alex Whitehead 3, Ryan Mayo 3, Payton Tinnin1 FG 13, FT 8/14, F 7 (3-pointers: Jason Jarrell 1, Jacob Pedigo 1, Alex Whitehead 1, Fouled Out: none)
