The Sikeston Bulldogs will face Charleston at 7:00 p.m. Cape Central with the #2 seed will play Poplar Bluff seeded #7 at 8:30 p.m.
The winner of the Dexter/Kennett game will take on #1 seed Jackson Indians on Tuesday evening at 8:30 p.m.
The other first round game is on Tuesday between #4 seeded Notre Dame Bulldogs and #5 seeded NMCC at 7:00 p.m.
Sikeston, Missouri – The first three points of the game for the Dexter JV Bearcats came from Gabe Jackson from the charity stripe.
It was a tough game for the JV Bearcats who are now 0 – 5 on the season. Sikeston’s JV team improved their record to 4 – 1 with a 63 – 49 win over the Bearcats.
Sikeston led 15 - 9 at the end of the first period and never looked back. They scored double digits in each of the four quarters. Dexter held their own after the first quarter and outscored Sikeston in the 4th period by one.
The Dogs led by Earnest Fobbs tallied 15 points and eight rebounds. Marquan Nelson hit 14 points and Don Larry added 9 points.
Dexter’s 6’3” freshman powerhouse #50 Gabe Jackson had a game-high 20 points. Dawson Kasting # 24 also a freshman added 10 more and sophomore Ryan Mayo #32 scored 8 points.
Final Score Dexter 49, Sikeston 63
Dexter 9 10 15 15 - 49
Sikeston 15 16 18 14 - 63
Dexter (49) – Gabe Jackson 20, Dawson Kasting 10, Ryan Mayo 8, Trevor McDonald 5, Bo McMullin 4, Isaiah Hightower 2. FG 21, FT 7/20, F 15. (3-pointers: None. Fouled Out)
Sikeston (63) – Earnest Fobbs 15, Margquan Nelson 14, Don Larry 9, Phayzun Fobbs 6, Jason Moore 6, Sam Cox 6, Camden Sapp 3, Austin Branch 2, Dylon Mills 2. FG 20, FT 8/13, F 20. (3-pointers: Moore 2, Nelson 2, Larry 1. Fouled Out: E. Fobbs)
The Dexter JV will be back in action on Tuesday, December 16th when they host the Jackson Indians. Game time 6:00 p.m.
The Freshman Bearcats are slated to play their first game of the season at Twin Rivers High School on Thursday, December 11th. Game time 5:00 p.m.
Farmington, Missouri – What a come from behind win for the Dexter Lady ‘Cats! Third-seeded Dexter upset the #2 seed Jackson Lady Indians Thursday evening in a semifinal to put them in the championship game slated for Friday evening. Final Score 57 – 48.
“I think we wore them down throughout the game,” commented head girls basketball coach Chad Allen. “They were hitting a lot of 3’s especially in the first half, but down the stretch they weren’t hitting them." That gave Dexter an advantage going into the second half.
The Jackson Lady Indians opened the game ready to battle. They hit five of their nine 3-pointers early on and led Dexter 21 – 13 at the end of the first quarter.
It was head-to-head action in the second as each team scored 12 points. Jackson was up by 7 going into the locker room at the half.
Allen said he decided to switch offense in the second half hoping to get the ball in the paint more. “At half-time we talked about getting the ball inside more (either by passing into the post or off dribble penetration) since we were struggling at making shots.”
Out of the shoot came the ‘Cats in the third period and winning was the plan! DaKota Reynolds hit a 3-pointer. The crowd went wild and the ‘Cats went on a 22 point run leaving the Indians in their dust. Jackson scored their last bucket with 7 minutes left on the clock.
Dakota Reynolds drained a another 3-pointer to bring the Lady ‘Cats ahead with 1:41 remaining. She then completed six free throws to seal the deal for the Bearcats!
“We struggled shooting the ball from the perimeter, but late in the 4th quarter Dakota hit 2 big 3-pointers,” continued Allen. “Then we played keep away. They fouled Dakota and she made her FTs!”
Free throws made a difference in this game. Dexter made 20 of 27 while Jackson was 4 of 9 from the charity stripe.
Melanie McKuin tallied a game-high 22 points for the Bearcats. Reynolds finished with 15 points including three treys.
Hannah Thurmon tallied a team-high 10 rebounds. Reynolds also had six assists.
Dexter is slated to square off against #1 seeded Saxony Lutheran tonight at 8:00 p.m. in the championship game at Farmington.
“Saxony has a lot of experience,” stated Allen. “They are strong and it’s definitely going to be a tough game.”
Final Score Dexter 57, Jackson 48
Dexter 13 12 8 24 - 57
Jackson 21 12 11 4 - 48
Dexter (57) – Dakota Reynolds 15, Melanie McKuin 22, Hannah Thurmon 8, Krysten Garrison 2, Harley Allen 2, Karaline Keirsey 8. FG 17, FT 20/27, F 16. (3-pointers: Reynolds 3. Fouled Out: None).
Jackson (48) – Cassidi Tomsu 16, Rachel Crites 11, Autumn Reid 7, Rylee Strafford 5, Kayla Keith 9. FG 18, FT 4/9, F 21. (3-pointers: Tomsu 1, Crites 3, Reid 1, Strafford 1, Keith 2. Fouled Out: None)
Cape Girardeau, Missouri – The Dexter Bearcats wrestling team took on the Bulldogs of Notre Dame and the Bulldogs of Sikeston Thursday evening. They split the win defeating Notre Dame and losing to Sikeston.
"In the first match of the season the kids came out and wrestled hard," stated head wrestling coach James Sneed. "Notre Dame has a very young team this year ans we took advantage of that. Just glad to be wrestling someone other than ourselves!"
The Cats easily defeated Notre Dame 72 – 6.
106 lb weight division - Double Forfeit
113 lb weight division - Seth Harris (D) over Nick Earley (ND) (Fall 0:30)
120 lb weight division - Noah Huff (ND) beat Matt Stone (D) (Fall 0:53)
126 lb weight division - Gavin White (D) over Andrew Johnson (ND) (Fall 0:34)
132 lb weight division - Brandon Twomey (D) over Ben Pfau (ND) (Fall 0:46)
138 lb weight division - Ty Harmon (D) over Hunter Miller (ND) (Fall 0:51)
145 lb weight division - Austin Adams (D) over Notre Dame (For.)
152 lb weight division - Storm Massey (D) over Bruce Nguyen (ND) (Fall 3:53)
160 lb weight division - Nate Weather (D) over Lenorris Hughes (ND) (Fall 0:26)
170 lb weight division - Ethan Stevens (D) over Notre Dame (For.)
182 lb weight division - Dylan Bazarian (D) over Stephen Hoffmeister (ND) (Fall 0:29)
195 lb weight division - Brandon Quertermous (D) over (ND) (For.)
220 lb weight division - Jared Deal (D) over Collyn Rouggly (Fall 0:37)
285 lb weight division - Brandon Wick (D) over (ND) (For.)
"Sikeston has a very solid team," continued Sneed. "I thought we competed with them for the most part. The score was 19 - 18 Sikeston after 8 matches, but then they pulled away in the upper weights."
The Sikeston Bulldogs defeated Dexter 49 – 21.
106 lb weight division - Seth Harris (D) over Ty Fowler (S) (Dec 5-4)
113 lb weight division - Richard Garcia (S) over Dexter (For.)
120 lb weight division - Javeon Bonner (S) over Matt Stone (D) (Fall 0:00)
126 lb weight division - Garrett Middleton (S) over Gavin White (D) (Dec 8-2)
132 lb weight division - Luis Valdez (S) over Brandon Twomey (D) (MD 16-3)
138 lb weight division - Courtney Hawkins (S) over James Mullins (D) (Fall 2:00)
145 lb weight division - Justice Faulkner (S) over Austin Adams (D) (Fall 0:57)
152 lb weight division - Storm Massey (D) over Luke Blanton (S) (Fall 0:00)
160 lb weight division - Nate Weathers (D) over Michael Porter (S) (Dec 4 -3)
170 lb weight division - Ethan Stevens (D) over Christian Crumpecker (S) (Fall 2:00)
182 lb weight division - Dylan Bazarian (D) over Devin Cochran (S) (Dec 11-4)
195 lb weight division - Joshua Stinnett (S) over Brandon Quertermous (D) (Fall 0:00)
220 lb weight division - Gage Barber (S) over Jared Deal (D) (Fall 2:00)
285 lb weight division – Mitchell Garner (S) over Brandon Wick (D) (Fall 0:00)
Storm Massey, Ethan Stevens, and Dylan Bazarian all moved to 2 - 0 on the season. "I expected all three to have a good year."
"We will be wrestling this Saturday in the Sikeston Duals. It will be a dual style tournament with 10 teams," commented Sneed.
Dexter will travel to Sikeston on Saturday to compete in the Sikeston Tournament. Match time is 10:00 p.m. Teams competing from Missouri are Cape Central, Dexter, Kennett, and Sikeston. Marion, Illinois and Paducah Tilghman, Caldwell County, Calloway County, Hopkinsville, and McCracken County, Kentucky will represent as well.
Holcomb, Missouri – The #2 seeded Bloomfield Wildcats easily defeated Piggott, Arkansas 70 – 52 in a quarterfinal match-up at the Holcomb Invitational Tournament Tuesday evening.
Noah Vandiver, a six-foot-three junior tallied a game-high 18 points for the Wildcats.
Freshman Peyton Bell and Tyler Battles scored 14 points each. Bell hit two of Bloomfield’s three treys. Caleb Pulley had one trey.
Bloomfield jumped out to a 20 – 9 lead in the first quarter and scored double digits in each of the four quarters.
Final Score Bloomfield 70, Piggott 52
Piggott 9 15 16 12 - 52
Bloomfield 20 17 16 17 - 70
Piggott (52) – Logan Dixon 9, Peyton Mann, Nicholas Harris 16, Brayden Brewer 9, Quinton Mauldin 6, Nick McKinnie 8. FG 22, FT 6/10, F 17. (3-pointers: Dixon 1, Brewer 1. Fouled Out: Brewer)
Bloomfield (70) – Caleb Pulley 6, Peyton Bell 14, Nathan Newell 5, Austin Bond 6, Tyler Battles 14, Noah Vandiver 18, Alex Gibbs 7. FG 27, FT 12/25, F 15. (3-pointers: Pulley 1, Bell 2. Fouled Out: Bond)
Bloomfield takes on Twin Rivers in a semifinal on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. the other semifinal will feature the top-seeded Bernie Mules and #4 seeded Puxico Indians at 6:00 p.m.
