Poplar Bluff, Missouri – The Bulldogs of Notre Dame and the Mules of Poplar Bluff battled it out with the ‘Cats of Dexter at Poplar Bluff Thursday evening! The Bearcat wrestling team prevailed once again defeating the Mules 36 – 33 and the Bulldogs 69 – 6.
Dexter has defeated Notre Dame twice, swept the Sikeston Invitational defeating all four Kentucky teams, defeated new Madrid County Central and Carterville at home, and Poplar Bluff. There only loss has been to Sikeston in their opening match. They are 9-1 on the season!
The Wrestling team will be on the road competing against McCluer South and Berkeley on Saturday, December 13th. Match time is 9:00 a.m. They will also participate in the Harrisonville Holiday Tourney on Friday, December 19th and Saturday, December 20th. The JV Wrestlers are off until they compete in the Cape central JV Tournament slated for Monday, December 22nd.
Below are the individual results for the Dexter Varsity Wrestlers:
Dexter (DEXT) 36.00 Poplar Bluff (POBL) 33.00
106: Double Forfeit
113: Jack Smoothers (POBL) over Seth Harris (DEXT) (Fall 1:39)
120: Bailey Alford (POBL) over Matt Stone (DEXT) (Fall 0:33)
126: Matt King (POBL) over (DEXT) (For.)
132: Brandon Twomey (DEXT) over Sean Hardin (POBL) (Dec 4-3)
138: Ty Harmon (DEXT) over Gavin Wells (POBL) (Fall 2:22)
145: Seth Rush (DEXT) over Austin Walker (POBL) (Fall 1:16)
152: Storm Massey (DEXT) over Chance Moore (POBL) (Dec 8-2)
160: Drew Dugas (POBL) over Nate Weathers (DEXT) (Dec 6-1)
170: Ethan Stevens (DEXT) over Tanner Dunivan (POBL) (Fall 2:19)
182: Michael Hurst (DEXT) over Jordan Landford (POBL) (Fall 2:28)
195: Steven Haley (POBL) over Brandon Quertermous (DEXT) (Fall 1:44)
220: Jared Deal (DEXT) over Phillip Hadley (POBL) (Fall 0:12)
285: Josh Lewis (POBL) over Brandon Wick (DEXT) (Fall 1:53)
Dexter (DEXT) 69.00 Notre Dame (Cape Girardeau) (NDCG) 6.00
106: Double Forfeit
113: Seth Harris (DEXT) over Nick Earley (NDCG) (Fall 0:56)
120: Noah Huff (NDCG) over Matt Stone (DEXT) (Fall 0:44)
126: Gavin White (DEXT) over (NDCG) (For.)
132: Brandon Twomey (DEXT) over Hunter Miller (NDCG) (Fall 0:42)
138: Ty Harmon (DEXT) over (NDCG) (For.)
145: Seth Rush (DEXT) over Bruce Nguyen (NDCG) (Dec 8-4)
152: Storm Massey (DEXT) over (NDCG) (For.)
160: Nate Weathers (DEXT) over (NDCG) (For.)
170: Ethan Stevens (DEXT) over (NDCG) (For.)
182: Michael Hurst (DEXT) over Stephen Hoffmeister (NDCG) (Fall 0:23)
195: Brandon Quertermous (DEXT) over (NDCG) (For.)
220: Jared Deal (DEXT) over Collyn Rouggly (NDCG) (Fall 0:24)
285: Brandon Wick (DEXT) over Robert Hearnes (NDCG) (Fall 0:17)
Dexter, Missouri - The varsity Wrestling Team of Dexter is on a roll defeating New Madrid County Central 55 - 15 winning their last five matches in a row. Their only loss came with a split to Sikeston in the first match.
Final Score Dexter (DEXT) 55.00 Central (New Madrid County) (CNM) 15.00.
Below are the individual results:
106: Double Forfeit
113: Seth Harris (DEXT) over Thomas Akins (CNM) (Fall 2:25)
120: Matt Stone (DEXT) over (CNM) (For.)
126: Rhiley Smith (CNM) over (DEXT) (For.)
132: Brandon Twomey (DEXT) over Hunter Bailey (CNM) (Fall 4:40)
138: Ty Harmon (DEXT) over Garrett Manley (CNM) (Dec 10-3)
145: Chris Young (CNM) over Logan Elder (DEXT) (Fall 4:45)
152: Storm Massey (DEXT) over Jordan Lynn (CNM) (Fall 2:33)
160: Cole Nowell (CNM) over Nate Weathers (DEXT) (Dec 10-5)
170: Ethan Stevens (DEXT) over Terrez Taylor (CNM) (MD 18-8)
182: Michael Hurst (DEXT) over Brian Mickle (CNM) (Fall 1:36)
195: Brandon Quertermous (DEXT) over (CNM) (For.)
220: Jared Deal (DEXT) over (CNM) (For.)
285: Brandon Wick (DEXT) over Stephen Clark (CNM) (Fall 0:48)
Benton, Missouri – The Bloomfield Wildcats improved their record to 3 - 1 on the road defeating the Kelly Hawks 81 - 49.
“Always good when you can go on the road and get a win,” commented Bloomfield head boys basketball coach and Athletic Director Jason Karnes. “I thought our guys played really hard tonight. They had some good contributions tonight from everyone on the team, both offensively and defensively. Just really proud of our effort and the way these guys are starting to come together as a team.”
The Wildcats jumped out with a comfortable lead in the first period 15 - 6. Bloomfield scored double digits in each of the four quarters.
Noah Vandiver tallied a game-high 21 points for the Wildcats scoring more than one bucket in each period. Nathan Newell also scored a two-pointer in each period and added one trey, finishing the game with 17 total points.
Caleb Pulley, Peyton Bell and Tyler Battles each sank a 3-pointer for the Wildcats.
Final Score Bloomfield 81, Kelly 49
Bloomfield 15 20 23 23 - 81
Kelly 6 19 13 11 - 49
Bloomfield (81) – Cameron Pulley 2, Tim Hector 8, Caleb Pulley 7, Peyton Bell 7, Nathan Newell 17, Austin Bond 6, Tyler Battles 8, Noah Vandiver 21, Alex Gibbs 5. FG 31. FT 15/18. F 19 (3-pointers: Pulley 1, Bell 1, Newell 1, Battles 1. Fouled Out: Gibbs).
Kelly (49) - Maurice Davis 18, Ty Householder 5, Dalton Huffman 9, Jake McClain 10, Jacob Riley 2, Conner Dittlinger 7. FG 21, FT 7/12. F 17. (3-pointers: Householder 1, Huffman 1. Fouled Out: None).
Bloomfield will host the Richland Rebels in their home opener on Friday, December 12th. Game time 6:00 p.m.
Shown in the photo is Tyler Battles. Photo is from a previous game. Thank you Jerry Darby Photography for the photo.
Sikeston, Missouri – The Bearcats have had a tough season thus far and have now been eliminated from the SEMO Conference Tournament losing to Cape Central Tigers 41 – 29.
“I was proud of our kids for coming out tonight and executing a game plan this early in the season,” commented head boys basketball coach Josh Dowdy. “We dictated the tempo tonight and we had a chance to win after three quarters, which is exactly what our goal was before we took the floor. One of these days we will break through and get in the win column.”
Dexter trailed the Tigers 12 – 10 going into the second quarter. The Bearcats defense slowed Cape somewhat in the second period holding them to just 6 points. At the half it was Cape Central 18, Dexter 14. Looked like Dexter was making up some ground in the scoring department, but in the 3rd Cape came out with a 6 – 0 run and pushed their lead even more when Andrew Statam hit his third trey of the night for the Tigers.
“Cape has a great team with tow or three exceptional athletes and we made an attempt to limit their catches tonight,” continued Dowdy. “Al Young ended up with two points and Andre Statum finished with 15 (9 came from 3 point shots). We can live with a 6’6” player hitting 3’s to score against us.”
Austin Chesser and Jason Jarrell tallied a team-high 7 points each for the Bearcats. Peyton Pollock, Noah Kronk, and Jacob Pedigo added 5 points each. Pedigo hit the only 3-pointer of the game for Dexter.
“We are still struggling to find offense. The tempo we are playing has a little to do with our scoring, but even when we are taking shots we are under 40% from the field,” Dowdy stated. “With that said, I am proud of our guys. We are learning to play with discipline and I believe the kids are realizing that each possession matters both on defense and offense. We will have a week of practice to break down some film and look to clean up some mistakes. These kids will keep fighting to improve.
Final Score Cape Central 41, Dexter 29
Cape Central 12 6 11 12 - 41
Dexter 10 4 6 9 - 29
Cape Central (41) – Nikylus Thompson 5, Al Young 2, Peyton Montgomery 6, Jalen Reddin 3, Chase Hagerty 8, Kway’chon Chism 2, Andrew Statam 14. FG 18, FT 1/1. F 17. (3-pointers: Reddin 1, Statam 3. Fouled Out: None).
Dexter (29) – Noah Kronk 5, Jason Jarrell 7, Peyton Pollock 5, Jacob Pedigo 5, Austin Chesser 7, Cole Renken 2. FG 7. FT 14/19. F 10. (3-pointers: Pedigo 1. Fouled Out: None).
The Dexter Bearcats (0-4) will be back in action on Tuesday, December 16th when they host the Jackson Indians. The Indians are the #1 seed at the SEMO Conference Tournament and will be a powerhouse to beat.
Dexter, Missouri – The T.S. Hill Middle School wrestling team had their first and only home meet of the season on Tuesday. They wrestled on the mat at the Dexter Senior High School against New Madrid County Central.
Since middle schools typically don’t keep team points we have listed the individual matches of the athletes. You can also see great photos by going to our Facebook page by clicking HERE. There are several albums of photos of these amazing athletes wrestling their hearts out for the crowd!
Coaches are Cody Boyer and Justin Peden.
Individual Matches:
Marlin Jones lost by pin to A. Perry
Travis Waldner won 6-1 against Bond
Landon Wood beat McCoy by pin
Dawson Jones lost 16-11 to I. Perry
Mason Keena won by pin against Chad
Jett Featherston won by pin against Dunn
Sam Rowland lost 16-2 against Koth
Wyatt Chasteen lost to Cory Ezell 10-4 both were Dexter kids
Parker Vanslyke lost to Smith by pin
John Tucker lost by pin to Wicker
Dalton Warren won by pin against Stanford
Corbin Strong won by pin against Chaney
Hunter Lawerence lost 6-3 to Maxwell
Colton Gibson won by pin against Rangel
Taylor Kallio lost by pin to Richards
Ethan Harmon won by pin against Duckworth
Drew Soule won by pin against A. Perry
Wyatt Parker won by pin against McCoy
Cutter Cornett lost by pin against I. Perry
Dylan Homan lost by pin against Chad
Heath Williams lost 11-2 to Bond
Corbin Strong won by pin against Stanford
Sam Rowland lost by pin to Maltbia
Austin Burnett lost 9-1 to Dunn
The middles school Bearcats have just one meet left and it is slated for Saturday, December 13th at the Cape Girardeau Junior High School. It’s the Cape Tournament and will begin at 9:00 a.m. Saturday morning. Good luck Bearcats!
