Paragould, Arkansas – The Lady Cats made one last attempt to win a game at the McDonald’s Shootout in Paragould on Saturday, Jonesboro defeated the Cats 55 – 33.
Dexter trailed at the half 28 – 17 before getting outscored by 11 points in the third period.
Melanie McKuin led Dexter with 11 points including 3 treys. Dakota Reynolds hit 6 points, both 3-pointers.
Sydney Rogers and Krysten Garrison each accounted for 5 points. Rogers hit one trey and Hannah Thurmon scored 4 points.
Dexter (3-3) will play East Carter County on Thursday at 4:00 p.m. in the opening round of the 16-team Lady Royals Classic in Broseley, Missouri.Final Score Jonesboro 55, Dexter 33
Jonesboro 13 15 19 8 - 55
Dexter 8 9 8 8 - 33
Photo is Melanie McKuin from a previous Lady Cat game.
Eight middle school wrestlers placed first. Travis Waldner, Mason Keena, Parker Vanslyke, C.J. Ezell, Corbin Strong, John Tuckers, Jett Featherson, and Colton Gibson all received first place medals.
Ferguson, Missouri - The Dexter Wrestling team took first place at the McClure South - Berkeley Invitation on Saturday.
Several athletes participated in the meet including schools from McCluer North, Park Hills, Normandy, Clayton, Notre Dame, St. Francis Borgia, Affton, Orchard Farm, Riverview Gardens, Maplewood-Richmond Heights, Dexter, and McClure South-Berkeley.
Gavin White, Storm Massey, and Dalton Twomey finished with first place wins. Seth Harris, Seth Rush, Michael Hurst, Jared Deal, and Brandon Wick earned second place wins. Ty Harmon and Aaron Sandlin received 3rd place wins.
Team scores: 1. Dexter, 332.5 points; 2. Park Hills Central, 265; 3. McCluer North, 204; 4. McCluer South-Berkeley, 175; 5. Borgia, 120.5; 6. (tie) Affton; and Maplewood-Richmond Heights, 117; 8. NorthCounty, 110; 9. Clayton, 92; 10. Normandy, 90; 11. Notre Dame, 51; 12. Riverview Gardens, 42; 13. Orchard Farms, 33.
Below are the individual results:
106: Seth Harris (Dexter) - 2nd
Round 1 - Seth Harris (Dexter) received a bye
Round 2 - Seth Harris (Dexter) over Kellen Wilson (McCluer North) (Fall 0:30)
Round 3 - Seth Harris (Dexter) over Dealandus Best (Central (Park Hills)) (MD 11-1)
Round 4 - Seth Harris (Dexter) over Lakaveon Burrell (Normandy) (TF 15-0 0:00)
Round 5 - Michael Painter (Clayton) over Seth Harris (Dexter) (Dec 5-2)
120: Matt Stone (Dexter) - 9th
Champ. Round 2 - Noah Huff (Notre Dame (Cape Girardeau)) over Matt Stone (Dexter) (Fall 1:42)
Round 2 - Noah Huff (Notre Dame (Cape Girardeau)) over Matt Stone (Dexter) (Fall 1:13)
Round 3 - Major Labon (Normandy) over Matt Stone (Dexter) (M. For.)
Round 4 - Dylan Hellebusch (St. Francis Borgia) over Matt Stone (Dexter) (M. For.)
Round 5 - Brayton Tucker (Affton) over Matt Stone (Dexter) (M. For.)
9th Place Match - Matt Stone (Dexter) received a bye
126: Gavin White (Dexter) - 1st
Champ. Round 1 - Gavin White (Dexter) over Brandon Seibert (Orchard Farm) (Fall 3:54)
Round 1 - Gavin White (Dexter) over Brandon Seibert (Orchard Farm) (Fall 3:28)
Round 2 - Gavin White (Dexter) over Tyler Shrum (North County) (Fall 3:46)
Round 3 - Gavin White (Dexter) over Noah Turner-House (Central (Park Hills)) (Dec 2-1)
Round 4 - Gavin White (Dexter) over Trevon Brown (McCluer South-Berkeley) (Fall 1:14)
Round 5 - Gavin White (Dexter) received a bye
132: Brandon Twomey (Dexter) - 4th
Champ. Round 2 - Brandon Twomey (Dexter) over Hunter Miller (Notre Dame (Cape Girardeau)) (Fall 0:45)
Round 1 - Brandon Twomey (Dexter) over Terrence Brown (Normandy) (Fall 1:18)
Round 2 - Brandon Twomey (Dexter) over Hunter Miller (Notre Dame (Cape Girardeau)) (Fall 0:21)
Round 4 - Brandon Twomey (Dexter) over Kwinton Burnett (Central (Park Hills)) (Dec 8-6)
Round 5 - Jeremiah Bailiff (Riverview Gardens) over Brandon Twomey (Dexter) (Fall 0:00)
3rd Place Match - Christopher Hellebusch (St. Francis Borgia) over Brandon Twomey (Dexter) (MD 14-0)
138: Ty Harmon (Dexter) - 3rd
Round 1 - Ty Harmon (Dexter) over T'Keyah Blackton (Normandy) (Fall 0:51)
Round 2 - Ty Harmon (Dexter) over Ethan Clark (Affton) (Fall 0:07)
Round 4 - Ty Harmon (Dexter) over Darrius Green (McCluer South-Berkeley) (For.)
Round 5 - Jonathon Goheen (Central (Park Hills)) over Ty Harmon (Dexter) (Dec 3-0)
3rd Place Match - Ty Harmon (Dexter) over Treyvon Williams (Maplewood-Richmond Heights HS) (Fall 2:20)
145: Seth Rush (Dexter) - 2nd
Champ. Round 2 - Seth Rush (Dexter) over Bruce Nguyen (Notre Dame (Cape Girardeau)) (MD 15-6)
Round 1 - Seth Rush (Dexter) over Ethan Branch (Central (Park Hills)) (Fall 0:56)
Round 2 - Seth Rush (Dexter) over Bruce Nguyen (Notre Dame (Cape Girardeau)) (MD 15-5)
Round 4 - Seth Rush (Dexter) over Cole Cresswell (North County) (Fall 0:48)
Round 5 - Seth Rush (Dexter) over Matt Green (Maplewood-Richmond Heights HS) (Fall 2:54)
1st Place Match - Nicholas Davis (Normandy) over Seth Rush (Dexter) (Dec 12-5)
152: Storm Massey (Dexter) - 1st
Round 1 - Storm Massey (Dexter) over Isaiah Jackson (McCluer North) (Dec 8-6)
Round 2 - Storm Massey (Dexter) over Adrian Skinner-Ward (Affton) (Fall 0:52)
Round 4 - Storm Massey (Dexter) over Jordan Sedgwick (North County) (Fall 0:38)
Round 5 - Storm Massey (Dexter) over Dashawn Swedlund (Maplewood-Richmond Heights HS) (Fall 0:00)
1st Place Match - Storm Massey (Dexter) over Kaishawn Hoskins (McCluer South-Berkeley) (Fall 0:00)
160: Dalton Twomey (Dexter) - 1st
Round 1 - Dalton Twomey (Dexter) over Jayson Pinnon (Central (Park Hills)) (Fall 3:02)
Round 2 - Dalton Twomey (Dexter) over Jason malon (Normandy) (Fall 1:01)
Round 4 - Dalton Twomey (Dexter) over Tommie Canas (Riverview Gardens) (Fall 1:03)
Round 5 - Dalton Twomey (Dexter) over Wayne Ngo (Affton) (Fall 0:00)
1st Place Match - Dalton Twomey (Dexter) over Chris DuPerron (North County) (Fall 0:32)
170: Aaron Sandlin (Dexter) - 3rd
Champ. Round 2 - Aaron Sandlin (Dexter) over Nick Wright (Orchard Farm) (Fall 3:16)
Round 1 - Richard Kuehl (North County) over Aaron Sandlin (Dexter) (MD 15-7)
Round 2 - Aaron Sandlin (Dexter) over Nick Wright (Orchard Farm) (Fall 1:16)
Round 3 - Aaron Sandlin (Dexter) over Emanuel Stith (Riverview Gardens) (Fall 0:00)
Round 4 - Cody Woodard (Central (Park Hills)) over Aaron Sandlin (Dexter) (MD 11-0)
Round 5 - Aaron Sandlin (Dexter) over Travis Henry (McCluer South-Berkeley) (M. For.)
182: Michael Hurst (Dexter) - 2nd
Champ. Round 2 - Michael Hurst (Dexter) over Stephen Hoffmeister (Notre Dame (Cape Girardeau)) (Fall 0:23)
Round 1 - Michael Hurst (Dexter) over Dustin Saunders (Central (Park Hills)) (Fall 2:22)
Round 2 - Michael Hurst (Dexter) over Stephen Hoffmeister (Notre Dame (Cape Girardeau)) (Fall 0:33)
Round 3 - Michael Hurst (Dexter) over ethan simpson (McCluer North) (Fall 0:00)
Round 4 - Michael Hurst (Dexter) over Ronnie Watkins (Maplewood-Richmond Heights HS) (Fall 0:17)
Round 5 - Jamal White (McCluer South-Berkeley) over Michael Hurst (Dexter) (Fall 1:11)
220: Jared Deal (Dexter) - 2nd
Round 1 - Jared Deal (Dexter) received a bye
Round 2 - Jared Deal (Dexter) over Devante Robinson (Affton) (Fall 1:53)
Round 4 - Jared Deal (Dexter) over James Mullen (St. Francis Borgia) (Fall 1:48)
Round 5 - Jared Deal (Dexter) over Jared Garett (Clayton) (Dec 4-2)
1st Place Match - Matthew wilke (McCluer North) over Jared Deal (Dexter) (Dec 4-3)
285: Brandon Wick (Dexter) - 2nd
Round 1 - Brandon Wick (Dexter) over Eric Kahle (Affton) (Fall 0:31)
Round 2 - Brandon Wick (Dexter) over Jared Mullen (St. Francis Borgia) (Fall 0:23)
Round 3 - Brandon Wick (Dexter) over Kemond Murray (McCluer South-Berkeley) (M. For.)
Round 4 - Sean Mahoney (Central (Park Hills)) over Brandon Wick (Dexter) (Dec 4-2)
Round 5 - solomon jackson (McCluer North) over Brandon Wick (Dexter) (Fall 0:40)
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.
