Paragould, Arkansas – The Lady ‘Cats continued their quest at the McDonald’s Shootout in Paragould on Friday evening. The Lady Greyhounds of Marmaduke outscored the Cats 60 – 48 to earn a trip to the championship game.
Dexter trailed 17-10 in the first quarter, but managed to decrease Marmaduke’s lead to just 2 points at halftime.
The Lady Greyhounds were perfect at the charity stripe sinking all 17 of their free throws.
Melanie McKuin #11 continued her success on the court scoring a team-high 15 points including one trey. Hannah Thurmon and Krysten Garrison, both freshmen, scored 12 points each. Karaline Keirsey tallied 7 points including one 3-pointer.
Final Score Dexter 48, Marmaduke 60
Dexter 12 11 13 12 - 48
Marmaduke 17 8 15 20 - 60
Paragould, Arkansas – The Dexter Lady Cats varsity girls basketball team opened the eight-team McDonald’s Shootout by slamming 3-pointers to secure their win over Valley View, Ark., 62 – 46.
Melanie McKuin #11 put the Bearcats on the scoreboard first with an amazing 3-point shot in the first possession of the night. Valley View answered with a trey of their own. Both teams exchanged leads and looked great in the first period; however the Cats keeping the pace seemed to be draining the energy out of the Lady Blazers.
Dexter's defense looked much better on the floor tonight holding Valley View to only 6 points in the second quarter. At the half it was Dexter up by by 8 points.
The Lady ‘Cats hit seven treys in the first half and all of their first period points were 3-pointers.
Junior guard, Dakota Reynolds, led the Bearcats with a game-high 22 points including four 3-pointers and 9 assists.
Junior forward, Melanie McKuin, tallied 15 points including three 3-pointers. Freshman Krysten Garrison scored 9 points and freshman Hannah Thurmon added 7 points.
Final Score Dexter 62, Valley View 46
Dexter 17 12 17 16 - 62
Valley View 15 6 10 15 - 46
Dexter (3-1) plays a semifinal match on Friday evening at 8:30 p.m. against Marmaduke, Ark. The Championship game is slated for Saturday, December 13th at 4:30 p.m.
Marmaduke defeated Green County Tech 54 - 40 while Paragould defeated Poplar Bluff, MO 50 - 45. Jonesboro beat Nettleton 64-52. Tonight's match-ups are: 4:00 p.m. Green County Tech vs Valley View and at 5:30 p.m. Nettleton vs Poplar Bluff in the consolation bracket. 7:00 p.m. Paragould vs Jonesboro and at 8:30 p.m. Dexter vs Marmaduke.
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.
