The Mules have announced the 2014 - 2015 JV Roster and Schedule.
The Junior Varsity team freshman athletes are Ridge Littleton #10, Weston Comstock #12, Nate Dillinger #14, Alan Pippins #15, Gavin Brown #22, Dalton Hobgood #24, and Anthony Cook #52.
The sophomore Junior Varsity athletes are Alex Guzman #3, Drew Murphy #5, Riley Wells #40, and Usvaldo Anastacio #45.
Head coach is Brad Botsch and Assistant Coach is Jason Long.
Bernie will host their annual JV Tournament beginning December 8th - 13th. They will also compete in the Malden JV Tournament on January 12th - 17th and the SCAA Tournament January 26th - 30th.
They host South Iron on Tuesday, December 9th at 5:00 p.m.
Below is the 2014 - 2015 Bernie Mules Schedule:
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12/9/2014 |
5:00 PM |
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12/12/2014 |
6:00 PM |
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at Gideon |
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12/16/2014 |
6:00 PM |
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at Woodland |
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1/6/2015 |
6:00 PM |
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at Oran |
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1/9/2015 |
6:00 PM |
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at Advance |
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1/16/2015 |
6:00 PM |
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1/19/2015 |
6:00 PM |
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1/20/2015 |
6:00 PM |
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1/23/2015 |
6:00 PM |
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at Puxico |
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2/3/2015 |
6:00 PM |
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2/6/2015 |
6:00 PM |
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2/10/2015 |
6:00 PM |
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at Hayti |
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2/13/2015 |
6:00 PM |
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2/17/2015 |
6:00 PM |
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2/20/2015 |
6:00 PM |
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at Sikeston |
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12/8th, 10th, and 13th |
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Bernie JV tournament |
Bernie, MO |
Junior Varsity |
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1/12-17 |
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Malden JV tournament |
Malden, MO |
Junior Varsity |
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1/26-30 |
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SCAA Tournament |
Bloomfield, MO |
Junior Varsity |
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Last season they finished a highly successful season with a 27 - 4 record placing second in Class 4 at Columbia.
They have just one senior this year, five-foot ten Katie Reiker. Juniors are Karaline Keirsey, Melanie McKuin, and Dakota Reynolds. Sophomores are Harley Allen, Cheyenne Mosby, and Sydney Rogers. Freshman are Hannah Thurmon and Krysten Garrison.
The Lady 'Cats open their season in the Farmington Invitational Tournament which begins on Monday, December 1st and runs through Saturday, December 6th with their first home game not until January 8th when they host Farmington. Dexter opens against Notre Dame Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. and Jackson Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in the Farmington Tournament.
They will also participate in the Paragould Tournament December 11th - 13th and the Twin Rivers Lady Royals Classic December 18th - 23rd.
Dexter will compete in the Class 4, District 1 with Notre Dame, Cape Central, Sikeston, Kennett and Perryville. Sikeston will host this year's District Tournament.
The 2014 - 2015 Varsity roster includes: Harley Allen #33, Krysten Garrison #32, Karaline Keirsey #35, Melanie McKuin #11, Cheyenne Mosby #23, Katie Reiker #30, Dakota Reynolds #1, Sydney Rogers #22, and Hannah Thurmon #25.
Below is the 2014 - 2015 DHS Girls Basketball Schedule
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1/8/2015 |
6:00 PM |
Farminton |
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1/12/2015 |
6:00 PM |
at Kennett |
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1/15/2015 |
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at Neelyville |
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1/15/2015 |
6:00 PM |
at Neelyville |
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1/19/2015 |
6:00 PM |
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1/24/2015 |
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1/27/2015 |
7:30 PM |
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1/29/2015 |
6:00 PM |
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1/31/2015 |
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at Charleston |
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2/3/2015 |
7:30 PM |
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2/5/2015 |
6:00 PM |
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2/9/2015 |
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2/12/2015 |
6:00 PM |
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2/16/2015 |
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at Poplar Bluff |
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2/19/2015 |
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2/19/2015 |
6:00 PM |
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2/23/2015 |
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at Jackson |
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2/26/2015 |
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at Sikeston |
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The Mules will compete against #8 seed Risco at 6:00 p.m. Monday.
The Bloomfield Wildcats have earned a #2 spot and will play #7 Piggott on Tuesday, December 2nd at 6:00 p.m.
The #3 seed Twin Rivers will play the #6 seed the Holcomb Hornets on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.
Puxico earned the #4 seed and will play #5 seed Campbell Camels at 7:30 Monday, December 1st.
The winners will advance to the semi-finals slated for Thursday, December 4th at 6 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. with the Championship game set for Friday at 8:30 p.m.
Dexter, Missouri – The Dexter Bearcats boys basketball program will be under new leadership this year as Coach Josh Dowdy takes to the court. Coach Dowdy is a 1993 graduate of Dexter High School and will lead the season with five returning athletes from last season.
“I am so thankful to get this opportunity to coach in the town I grew up in,” Dowdy stated. “I love Dexter and I love being a BEARCAT!”
“It is a bond that has brought a lot of awesome people together and I hope I can give back to these guys even half of what my teachers and coaches taught me in these hallways,” continued Dowdy. “I want them to have and feel what I experienced as a young man growing up in Dexter.”
Dowdy hopes for senior leadership from Noah Kronk and Peyton Pollock as well as Matt Sims.
“Both Kronk and Pollock look like they want to pick up from where they left off on the football field,” Dowdy said. “They are both great teammates and should provide some solid senior leadership for the rest of the guys. Kronk is a real hard worker and we look for him to have a nice season. Pollock has practiced real well early. He can shoot it from the perimeter and will help us in the ball handling department.”
“Matt Sims has joined us this year,” added Dowdy. “Matt is a good boy and I am glad he made the decision to play. We hope he can come in and eat up some minutes in the paint.”
“Austin Chesser, Ethan Flowers, and Cole Renken spent most of their time on the varsity as sophomore,” Dowdy said of three of Dexter’s seven juniors on the team. “Austin and Ethan can shoot the ball and are similar in that they love to compete. Ethan has put in a lot of extra time. He should have a big year. Austin will add some grittiness. He is not afraid to put his body on the line. Cole has worked hard over the off season to get physically stronger. We expect Cole to provide a valuable presence for us inside.”
The other four juniors are Tyler Heil, Jacob Pedigo, Addison Moore, and Adam Webb. “Heil, Moore, Pedigo, and Webb will all move up from the Junior Varsity this year,” continued Dowdy. “Tyler Heil has a motor that does not stop. Addison Moore has a great understanding of the game. Jacob Pedigo is stronger this year and can shoot the ball real well. Adam Webb adds some more size to our squad. All of these guys will add some depth to our team.”
Jason Jarrell is the only sophomore on the team. He was starting point guard on the JV team last year and will play on the varsity this year. “Jarrell is our lone sophomore. Jason is a nice athlete who will play the point, which is a challenge for a sophomore. He handled it well this summer and I am confident he will be up for the task,” stated Dowdy.
Dexter will open at home on Tuesday, December 2nd against the Charleston Bluejays. They travel to Sikeston on Friday evening. Game times are 6:00 p.m.
"It will be a battle every night," commented coach Dowdy. "That will make it fun for the fans and might turn a coach bald. Hopefully the competition will collectively help all teams be prepared for district play."
Sikeston will host this year's Class 4 District Tournament. Teams featured will be Dexter, Sikeston, Notre Dame, Perryville, Cape Central, and Kennett.
"We are aware of our schedule and the challenges we face," continued Dowdy. "Our approach is simple. We want to be playing our best basketball by the time the SCAA Tournament rolls around. These guys want a chance to raise that trophy!"
"We have had a good start," stated Dowdy. "The kids have shown good energy and are trying to improve on some fundamentals. We have to learn to talk on the floor, close out, block out an value the ball. Just little things that are necessary to compete. it has been tough for several years now and hopefully we can point this thing in the right direction. We don't know if we will win more games, be we are trying to remain patient. We just want to be more competitive!"
2014-15 DHS Boys Basketball Schedule
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12/2/2014 |
6:00 PM |
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12/5/2014 |
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at Sikeston |
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12/16/2014 |
7:30 PM |
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12/19/2014 |
7:30 PM |
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1/6/2015 |
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at Perryville |
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1/6/2015 |
7:30 PM |
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at Perryville |
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1/9/2015 |
7:30 PM |
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1/13/2015 |
7:30 PM |
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1/16/2015 |
7:30 PM |
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at Bernie |
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1/20/2015 |
7:30 PM |
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1/23/2015 |
6:00 PM |
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2/6/2015 |
7:30 PM |
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at Advance |
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2/10/2015 |
6:00 PM |
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at Bell City |
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2/13/2015 |
7:30 PM |
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2/17/2015 |
7:30 PM |
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at Poplar Bluff |
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2/24/2015 |
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2/27/2015 |
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The Mules earned a #1 seed in the Holcomb Invitational this year which begins on Monday, December 1st taking on the #8 seeded Risco at 6 p.m. in Holcomb.
The Mules will return 7 seniors and 3 juniors to the varsity squad this year giving them some advantage over other teams who do not have so many experienced athletes playing. They will also have some new opponents this year in the Class 2 District. Chaffee has been added to the district along with Scott County Central. Other participants in Class 2 District 1 are Bloomfield, Campbell, Holcomb, Cooter, and South Pemiscot. Portageville, Senath-Hornersville, and Hayti will no longer participate in the district, all moving to Class 3.
Seniors are Matt Vernon, Login Wood, Brandon Sparks, Caleb Ellenburg, Devin Trammell, Gavin Smith, and Blake Gilmore.
Juniors are Alex Whitehead, Haydn Owens, and Trey Kirkpatrick.
Varsity teams consists of Blake Gilmore #2, Matt Vernon #3, Login Wood #4, Brandon Sparks #10, Caleb Ellenburg #11, Alex Whitehead #20, Haydn Owens #23, Devin Trammell #24, Gavin Smith #35, and Trey Kirkpatrick #40.
Below is the 2014 - 2015 Varsity Schedule. Head Basketball Coach is Brad Botsch and Assistance Coach is Jason Long.
