Dexter, Missouri -The ShowMe Times is proud to highlight the outstanding performance of two Dexter Bearcat Football athletes. Each week the ShowMe Times will choose two players – one offensive player and one defensive player who will be featured as Players of the Week. Leadership on the athletic field is often a good indicator of the future development of our young students and is a perfect training ground for future leaders.
The ShowMe Times is pleased to announce the ShowMe Times Players of the Week #8 against the Park Hills Rebels are Austin Aldridge and Drake Mitchell.
Drake Mitchell tallied a team-high 11 tackles against the Rebels. He is a senior at Dexter High School and gives 100% on the field. He is the son of Kevin and Ann Marie Mitchell. He is your Defensive Player of the Week!
Congratulations Drake!
Austin Aldridge received the ball more than any Bearcat against Park Hill. He caught the ball five times for 40 yards. Austin is a senior this year at Dexter High School. He is the son of Jimmy and April Aldridge. He is your Offensive Player of the Week!
Congratulations Austin!
Both of these young men are impressive football players and the Dexter community is proud of their accomplishments. For the entire Dexter vs Park Hills football article click HERE.
Mitchell and Aldridge will be back in action this Friday evening as the Bearcats travel to Malden to take on the Green Wave. Game time is 7:00 p.m. #GoBearcats! Don’t forget to wear your BLACK!
Dexter, Missouri – The little Lady ‘Cats of T.S. Hill Middle School swept Cape Central in both 7th grade and 8th grade action on Tuesday evening.
The 7th grade girls basketball team improved their record to 3-0 slaughtering the Cape Central Tigers 53-8.
Alexa Werneck earned a game-high 23 points with Annie Slaton tallying 16 points. Cape Central was unable to score during the first quarter giving the Bearcats a 19-point lead.
Final Score Dexter 53, Cape Central 8
Cape 0 4 4 0 - 8
Dexter 19 14 16 4 - 53
Cape Central (8) - Elise Buford 2, Zarria Mackins 2, Brianna Schumer 2, Yeniah Jackson 2. FG 4, FT 0/4, F 9. (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: none)
Dexter (53) - Margo Nea 4, Alexa Werneck 23, Maddie Slaton 8, Annie Slaton 16, Shea Baker 2. FG 22, FT 9/16, F 4. (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: none)
In 8th grade action, the Lady ‘Cats also defeated the Tiger 57-4.
Chaylea Mosby earned a game-high 25 points. Maci McBride tallied one 3-pointer.
Final Score Dexter 57, Cape Central 4
Cape 0 2 2 0 - 4
Dexter 18 17 18 4 - 57
Cape Central (4) - Abby Leimer 4. FG 2, FT 0/0, F 6. (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: none)
Dexter (57) - Maycie Martin 8, Anna Bishop 6, Maci McBride 3, Liza King 5, Rylee Allen 2, McKenna Wilson 4, Chloe Clark 4, Chaylea Mosby 25. FG 26, FT 4/7, F 4. (3-pointers: McBride 1. Fouled out: none)
The little ‘Cats will be back in action Wednesday with a make-up game with the Woodland Cardinals. Game time is 6:00 at the T.S. Hill Middle School.
Dexter, Missouri – The Park Hills Central Rebels continue to be a southeast Missouri powerhouse defeated the Dexter Bearcats 46-21 Friday night. Park Hills jumped ahead of the Bearcats by 21 points before Dexter was able to pull together and score their first of three touchdowns of the evening.
“When you give a team the ball inside the 10 twice that’s a killer,” commented Dexter’s head football coach Justin Peden. “That’s a 14 point swing right out of the gate, so we were shooting ourselves in the foot a little bit with some mistakes.”
Park Hills’ quarterback, Jake Bridges found Drew Harlow for a 54-yard pass up the middle in less than 3 minutes of the first quarter putting them on the scoreboard. A blocked punt on Dexter’s next drive game the Rebels the ball on the ‘Cats 10 yard line and Park Hills capitalized on great field position with yet another Rebels touchdown.
The Bearcats fumbled early in the second quarter giving Park Hills great field advantage once again. Six plays later a three-yard touchdown run by Brandon Manion gave the Rebels a 21-0 lead with almost 10 minutes left in the first half.
“Penalties were big as well,” commented Coach Peden. “Yardage-wise we did a great job moving the ball, but they were able to capitalize on their opportunities, which is what a good team does.”
Peyton Pollock was able to find Ethan Stevens for a 71-yard pass putting them in Rebel territory. He finished off the drive by keeping the ball and scoring a six-yard touchdown. Jason Jarrell’s extra point was good.
Manion then returned the ball 78 yards on the kick-off and put Park Hills in scoring position. They scored and then scored again with just 2:39 left in the first half.
The Bearcats fought back with a touchdown pass from Peyton Pollock to Noah Kronk with 4:40 left in the 2nd quarter, but the Rebels were ahead 33-14 going into the locker room at halftime.
“That was tough one,” Peden said. “If we go in there down two scores it makes it seem to the kids maybe a little more reachable. Even three scores I was trying to preach to them that it wasn’t insurmountable. That last score though was a bit of a backbreaker coming in at the half. Teams like that can score quicken and often.”
Park Hills scored two touchdowns in the third quarter with Dexter managing to score one in the third quarter. There were no points added to the board in the 4th quarter by either team.
Ethan Stevens had one tremendous catch for 71 yards and Austin Aldridge caught five passes for 40 yards. Peyton Pollock went 13 of 31 with 162 yards.
Dylan Bazarian rushed for 61 yards on four carries while Peyton Pollock ran for 40 yards on 18 carries and two touchdowns.
“Park Hills is the #3 team in the state,” commented Peden. “They have been really doing work on people all year long. They have been holding opponents to nine points a game and we were able to score 21 points. There was a lot of positives. The guys kept trying and fighting!”
“I was proud of my boys tonight. When it looked like it might get of hand, they very easily could have laid down, but they didn’t. That’s a testament to them and how hard they have worked!”
Dexter travels to Malden Friday evening. Malden is also an undefeated team and have been averaging over 50 points a game.
Talking about Malden, “They are one of the best teams around and they really put up a lot of points,” Peden said. “It is going to be a challenge, but I think our guys are up for it. It would be a great way to finish the regular season for us. One of the things we have talked about how do we want to write this story for us this season? It would be a great ending to the story to go down there and knock off Malden in Malden!”Final Score Dexter 21, Park Hills 46
Park Hills 14 19 13 0 - 46
Dexter 0 14 7 0 - 21
First Quarter
P - Drew Harlow 53 pass from Jake Bridges (Jake Bridges kick), 10:03
P - Brandon Mayberry 5 run (Jake Bridges kick), 8:19
Second Quarter
P - Brayden Manion 3 run (Jake Bridges kick), 9:32
D - Peyton Pollock 6 run (Jason Jarrell kick), 8:06
P - Brandon Mayberry 1 run (pass failed), 7:17
D - Noah Kronk 9 pass from Peyton Pollock (Jason Jarrell kick), 4:40
P - Logan Comfort 5 run (pass failed), 0:36
Third Quarter
P - Brayden Manion 25 pass from Jake Bridges (Jake Bridges kick), 9:12
P - Logan Comfort 29 pass from Jake Bridges (kick failed), 3:08
D - Peyton Pollock 14 run (Jason Jarrell kick), 2:51
Fourth Quarter
Neither team scored during the 4th quarter
Team Stats:
Parks Hills Dexter
First Downs 18 16
Total Yards 297 301
Rushing 34-113 32-133
Passing Yards 184 168
Passing 8-12-0 14-32-0
Fumbles Lost 0-0 1-1
Penalties Yards 5-45 6-57
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing -(Park Hills Central) Brandon Mayberry 17-50, Logan Comfort 8-38, Drew Harlow 2-10, Braden Manion 2-7, Jake Bridges 2-4, Nick Haney 2-4, Jared Mahurin 1-0. (Dexter) Peyton Pollock 18-40, Tim Spence 9-32, Dylan Bazarian 4-61, Noah Kronk1-0.
Passing - (Park Hills Central) Jake Bridges 8-12-0 184. (Dexter) Peyton Pollock 13-31-0 162, Ethan Stevens 1-1-0 6.
Receiving - (Park Hills Central) Brayden Manion 4-48, Hunter Strange 2-54, Logan Comfort 1-29, Drew Harlow 1-53; (Dexter) Austin Aldridge 5-40, Noah Kronk 2-14, Gavin White 2-8, Ethan Stevens 1-71, Dylan Bazarian 1-15, Payton Tinnin 1-12, Jason Jarrell 1-7, Austin Chessor 1-1.
Bloomfield, Missouri – The Lady ‘Cats of Dexter claimed back-to-back SCAA Tournament Titles by defeated the Bernie Lady Mules two years in a row.
“I try to subscribe to the fact and get my players to subscribe to the fact that every game is a championship game,” commented head volleyball coach Carmen Morgan. “Then when you get in championship games you should be ready.”
Ready they were with a record of 27-2-1 they hammered the #2 seeded Mules 25-11, 25-18.
“This is a good group of girls,” Morgan said. “We work hard and are where we want to be right now except for the serves. Everybody is contributing. When you are in a team sport everybody has a role to play and these girls know their role and are all contributing. It is imperative we have the right now.”
Jessica Lindsey rallied the Bearcats with 11 kills. Shyann Jines added 7 more and Krysten Garrison and Kendall Adams each tallied 2 kills.
Brittany Brown tallied 3 digs. Jessica Lindsey and Julia Hahn each had 2 digs.
“We came out and played a little big of defense,” according to Morgan. “Bernie picked their game up the second set.”
The Dexter JV Lady ‘Cats also won their championship game defeated #2 seeded Woodland Cardinals 25-7, 25-13.
“Those little girls played their hearts out!” Morgan said. “ They are a good team and I have been proud of them all year. They move as well on the floor as any group of kids I have ever had and they work well together. The only game they have lost so far is to Farmington. They have taken care of business and I am very pleased with them.”
Dexter will be back in action on Wednesday as they travel to Notre Dame High School. The game was originally slated for Monday; however due to inclement weather was rescheduled for Wednesday. Game time is 6:00 p.m.
On a further note the Dexter Varsity Volleyball team earned a top seed in District play with a complete article and brackets coming soon. District play begins Monday, October 20th.
Players selected to the SCAA all-tournament team included: Advance's Hannah Clark, Advance's Alanis Below, Bernie's Kayli Tanner, Bernie's Addie Shelton, Bernie's Morgan Baker, Bloomfield's Chelsea Delay, Bloomfield's Lindsey Young, Dexter's Jessica Lindsey, Dexter's Shyann Jines, Dexter's Krysten Garrison, Dexter's Julia Hahn and Woodland's Krista Rhodes.
Bloomfield, Missouri – The Dexter Lady ‘Cats defeated the Bloomfield Wildcats 25-17, 25-13 securing a repeat appearance in the championship game of the SCAA varsity volleyball tournament for the second straight year. The gym was full electrified with CAT spirit featuring Bearcat and Wildcat student body cheering section that kept the crowd cheering.
“I love the games where people are up,” commented Dexter’s head volleyball coach Carmen Morgan. “We have a really good group of boys. It’s not a large group, but they make a lot of noise and we appreciate them coming. Bloomfield has a good group of boys too and it makes it fun to play with a crowd like that.”
In the second semifinal game of the evening, the Bernie Mules were victorious over the Advance Hornets 25-21, 25-22.
Bernie was the 2012 conference champions, Dexter the 2013 champs. They compete Friday evening for the title in Bloomfield. Game time 8:00 p.m.
“Bloomfield has improved a lot since we played them early in the season,” stated Morgan. “Lindsey Young is putting the ball down well for them and she’s got that left arm so she is kind of a hard one to catch. Lefties are always hard to deal with in volleyball.”
Dexter’s Jessica Lindsey earned a team-high 10 kills. Shyann Jines and Krysten Garrison each tallied six kills.
Julia Hahn had 11 assists and Krysten Garrison had 10 assists.
Kristen Garrison, Julia Hahn and Brittany Brown each served one ace.
Dexter is the #1 seed in the SCAA volleyball tournament and is currently ranked #6 in Class 3 according to the latest state rankings. Bernie is ranked #9 and is the #2 seed with a record of 20-8. Dexter’s record is 26-2-1.
“We just have to go out and play our game,” Morgan said. “We want to get rid of the unforced errors, stay up and stay after it.”
In JV action Dexter defeated Bloomfield 25-7, 25-12 and will play Woodland tonight around 7:00 p.m. in Bloomfield for the JV title. Woodland defeated Advance 25-10, 25-14.
In 3rd place varsity action, the Advance Hornets take on the Bloomfield Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. The JV Hornets will also compete against the JV Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. for third place.
