Dexter, Missouri – The Dexter middle school boys basketball program will enter the 2014 SCAA Middle School Tournament with a perfect record on Saturday.  Both the 7^th and 8^th grade teams improved their records to 8-0 defeating Puxico on Veterans Day.

It was a packed gym at T.S. Hill Middle School with the 7^th grade Bearcats defeating Puxico 50 – 24.  The 8^th grade team beat Puxico 62 – 18.

In 7^th grade action Brodie Pollock tallied a game-high 20 points for the Bearcats.  Garrett Henson at 9 points including one 3-pointer.  Jack Scruggs also tallied 9 points.   The Bearcats scored double digits in both the first and second periods prior to the half.

Final Score 7^th Grade Boys:  Dexter 50, Puxico 24

Puxico      4   9    6   5  -  24

Dexter   19   20   4   7  -  50

Puxico (24) - Bailey Zych 2, Blake Helm 8, Nick Null 6, Matt Caldwell 2, Andrew Geohagan 6. FG 10, FT 3/6, F 17. (3-pointers: Null 1. Fouled out: Null)

Dexter (50) - Jack Scruggs 9, Bryston Pemberton 1, Andrew Williams 2, Haden Hillis 4, Logan Wyman 3, Preston Walton 2, Garrett Henson 9, Brodie Pollock 20. FG 23, FT 3/15, F 11. (3-pointers: Henson 1. Fouled out: none)

In 8^th grade action Nate Gargas tallied a game-high 14 points.  Seth Rogers and Garrison Collier both recorded 10 points for the Bearcats.  Eric Hahn added 8 points including 2 treys.  Ethan Hobgood added a three pointer with his 7 points.

The Bearcats scored double digits in the first three periods of the game.

Final Score 8^th Grade boys: Dexter 62, Puxico 18

Puxico     4    2    10   2   -  18

Dexter   18   21   14   9   -   62

Puxico (18) - Austin Wilson 2, Dalton Heath 2, Jordan Armstrong 3, Hunter Walker 2, Scotty Issac 2, Dylan Gulliams 3, Mason Miller 4. FG 7, FT 4/7, F 13. (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: none)

Dexter (62) - Seth Rogers 10, Nate Gargas 14, Eric Hahn 8, Coby Powers 1, Justin Kenley 2, Braxton Foster 6, Ethan Hobgood 7, Garrison Collier 10, Brock Simmons 4. FG 26, FT 7/17, F 10. (3-pointers: Hahn 2, Hobgood 1. Fouled out: none)

The 7th grade Bearcats will be back in action on Monday at 4 p.m. at the Bearcat Event Center.  They will play the winner of the Bloomfield/Woodland game which will be played Saturday at the SCAA Middle School Tournament.  CLICK HERE for brackets!

The 8th grade boys basketball team will play Bell City at 10:15 a.m. at the middle school on Saturday.

Dexter, Missouri – The seedings have been set for the 2014 SCAA middle school boys basketball 7^th and 8^th grade tournaments.

The tournaments take place in Dexter on Saturday, November 15^th, Monday, November 17^th and Tuesday, November 18^th in both the T.S. Hill Middle School gym and the Bearcat Event Center.

Dexter 7^th grade received a bye for Saturday morning action.  Bloomfield will play Woodland at 11:30 a.m. at the Bearcat Event Center while Advance will play Richland at the Middle School.  Bernie will play Puxico at 12:45 at the Bearcat Event Center. Dexter will play the winner of the Bloomfield/Woodland game on Monday, November 17^th at 4 p.m. at the Bearcat Event Center.

Dexter 8^th grade team will play Bell City at 10:15 a.m. at the Middle School on Saturday morning.  Bloomfield will play Richland at 9:00 a.m. Saturday at the BEC.  Bernie will play Puxico at 10:15 a.m. at the Bearcat Event Center and the Woodland will play Advance at the Middle School at 9:00 a.m.

Shown in the photo is Dexter's 8th grade, Braxton Foster, about to score two for the Bearcats against Puxico in a regular season game.

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 15TH SCHEDULE

T.S. Hill Middle School Gym

9:00 a.m.  8^th grade Woodland vs Advance

10:15 a.m.  8^th grade Dexter vs Bell City

1:30 a.m. 7^th grade Advance vs Richland

Bearcat Event Center

9:00 a.m. 8^th grade Bloomfield vs Richland

10:15 a.m. 8^th grade Bernie vs Puxico

11:30 a.m. 7^th grade Bloomfield vs Woodland

12:45 a.m. 7^th grade Bernie vs Puxico

 

Dexter, Missouri – The T.S. Hill Middle School boys basketball program added two more wins against Bell City on Monday evening.

The 7^th grade boys team played two periods and defeated the Cubs 23-4.   The Bearcats scored double digits in both quarters. 

Garrett Henson scored 9 points including one trey for the Bearcats.  Brodie Pollock had 8 points and Logan Wyman tallied 4 points, a trey and a free throw.  Shawn Roberts added 2 points.

Final Score Dexter 23, Bell City 4

Bell City   1     3  -   4

Dexter    12  11 -  23

Bell City (4) - Nate Stone 1, Jack Duenne 3. FG 1, FT 1/2, F 5. (3-pointers: Duenne 1. Fouled out: none)

Dexter (23) - Logan Wyman 4, Shawn Roberts 2, Garrett Henson 9, Brodie Pollock 8. FG 9, FT 3/5, F 2. (3-pointers: Wyman 1, Henson 1. Fouled out: none)

The 8^th grade team outlasted Bell City 51 – 5 to win in front of a packed home-town crowd.

Brock Simmons tallied 10 points for the Bearcats.  Nate Gargas added 7 and Seth Rogers, Eric Hahn, and Coby Powers each scored 6 points.  Eric Han scored all his points with treys.

Final Score Dexter 51, Bell City 5

Bell City      2    1     0   2  -   5

Dexter       11  23  12  5   -  51

Bell City (5) - Nate Stone 3, Evan Smith 2. FG 2, FT 1/7, F 9. (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: none)

Dexter (51) - Seth Rogers 6, Nate Gargas 7, Joe Rice 2, Eric Hahn 6, Coby Powers 6, Jake Harris 3, Justin Kenley 2, Braxton Foster 6, Ethan Hobgood 2, Cody Hagy 1, Brock Simmons 10. FG 20, FT 5/13, F 11. (3-pointers: Hahn 2. Fouled out: none)

Dexter, Missouri - The Dexter High School held their annual Fall Sports Recognition Banquet on Thursday at the high school cafeteria.

Athletes competing in football, cross country, volleyball, girls tennis and football cheerleader were recognized at the event.  Awards, certificates, first time letter winners and the ultimate Charles Bland Award were given to athletes throughout the evening. 

In Cross Country two athletes were honored.  The Most Outstanding Male Runner went to Josh Ladd, a junior at DHS.  The Most Outstanding Female Runner went to Emily Ladd, a freshman at DHS.

The football cheerleaders were recognized.  McKenzie Anthony, Michaela Gard, Macy Graves, Shelbie Hill, Britney Hubbard, Kelsey Kendrick, Jackie Kiger, Taylin Leija, Karlie McKuin, Paige Moore, Chelsea Mullins, Caroline Powers, MacKinlee Rogers, and Myca Sutton were our 2014 football cheerleaders who kept the fans going throughout the heat, the rain, and the cold at all of the football games.

MaKayla Waldner, a junior, received the Most Singles Wins and Most Valuable Player for Girls Tennis.  She finished the season 13-5 in singles and 9-5 in doubles.  Destiny Robertson, the only senior on the girls tennis team earned the Most Doubles Wins finishing 13-5 this season.

The Lady 'Cats Tennis team completed their season 11-5 varsity and 8-4 junior varsity.

In Volleyball, Jessica Lindsey received the Defensive Player of the Year award and the Most Kills Award.  Junior volleyball player Julia Hahn received the Most Sets Award.  Hahn tallied a team-high 292 assists.  Lindsey had a team-high 138 digs, 72 blocks, and 297 kills.

"We had a combined record (varsity and junior varsity) of 48 wins and 5 losses,"  commented head volleyball coach Carmen Morgan.  "The best compliment they could receive was 'those girls are fun to watch' and I agree they were fun to watch.  They played 'in your face' volleyball and I couldn't be more proud of them."

"We placed 2nd in the Notre Dame Tournament, won the SEMO Conference, won the SCAA Tournament and won Districts!  The varsity lost to Farmington and came back and won 19 straight games!  We had a great year and we are here to stay!"

"Jessica and Shyann have been playing volleyball together since the 4th grade and I am proud that they will continue to play together throughout their college years at Mineral Area College," continued Morgan.

Junior football player Jared Deal received the Lineman of the Year award.  Deal made the play calls on the offensive line.


"Jared was by far our best offensive lineman this year," stated head football coach Justin Peden.   "We had injuries that caused guys to have to move around. Jared was always there, helping guys learn plays and being a positive force on the team. He made the line calls a lot this year, which is difficult to do. Not only is he a good player but he's an even better guy to be around. He is a leader by example and a great influence on the younger players. I am excited to get to work with him next year. He has not reached his "ceiling" yet and when he does he will be one of the best in Southeast Missouri."

Senior football player Peyton Pollock received the Most Valuable Back/Skilled Position award.

Pollock completed 130 passes for 1,572 yards including 13 touchdowns.  Pollock carried the ball 142 times rushing for 730 yards including 8 touchdowns.  His total yardage was 2,302 with 21 touchdowns.

Senior football player Noah Kronk earned the Defensive Most Valuable Player and the Overall Most Valuable Player award.

Noah also earned the infamous Charles Bland Award.  This award is presented yearly to the most well-rounded football player and he is the 21st recipient of this award.

"I would like to start out by saying thank you for this award.  It means a great deal to me and I can remember when I was just a freshman watching Tyler Miller, someone I still look up to today, win this award,"  Kronk stated in his acceptance speech at the banquet.  "I knew right then this is something I would like to work towards.  That being said football is a tough sport.  It demands a lot of you both physically and mentally, but I have made a lot of friendships and memories that I will cherish forever."

"I would like to thank all the coaches for their support over the years, thank my Mom and Dad, and thank everyone for this award," Kronk continued.  "We had a good year finishing 4-6 and we beat Sikeston!"

Dexter, Missouri – The Dexter Elks will host their annual wrestling sign-ups tonight at the Elks Lodge. 

Each year they sponsor grades 1^st – 6^th boys and girls wrestling and any child in those grades in Stoddard County are encouraged to participate.  This will be the 3^rd season for Jason Twomey who will be available for sign-ups tonight at the Elks Lodge. 

Payment is required at time of sign-up.  The cost to participate is $15 per child.   Parents may order shirts as well.

In January duals will begin every Saturday at 10:00 a.m. at the Dexter High School.  There will be four teams, green, red, blue, and gold and on February 7^th there will be a final awards ceremony.

Sign-ups begin Thursday, November 6^th at 6:00 p.m.  If you are unable to attend tonight, there will be one last sign-up on Tuesday, November 11^th at 6:00 p.m.

Practices will begin in November at the Dexter High School gym as well.

These youngsters wrestle with kids from other towns as well in their weight class.  Some towns participating this year are Kennett, New Madrid County Central, Sikeston, and Notre Dame.  The Dexter teams will travel to Kennett, New Madrid, and Sikeston this year. 

Wrestlers will be educated in the basic skills necessary to succeed in the sport of wrestling through a safe and structured practice schedule. 

Coaches will encourage the wrestlers to reach their highest potential through hard work on the mat and in school while keeping a positive attitude and having good sportsmanship.

If you are interested in being a referee contact Jason at 573-625-1974.

Let's support these youngsters and get them started in a great sport!