Dexter, Missouri - The Bearcats can’t wait to get the 2015 football season started this year. Last year Dexter hit some enormous milestones. They defeated Sikeston on their home turf with a “hook and ladder” play. They beat Charleston by 67 points and was the second highest scoring game in the last 15 years and they defeated Kennett at homecoming. Three great wins equaled terrific atmosphere and dedicated fans who cheered from the sidelines.
This year they look to increase the totals in the win column and have been working very hard this summer lifting weights and working on and off the field. They are dedicated to each other and as the old saying goes, “Once a Bearcat, Always a Bearcat!” rings in their ears.
“These guys have been working hard all summer,” commented head football coach Justin Peden. “Our weight program was extremely successful over the summer and camp attendance was great.”
The Bearcats open their season with the annual Jamboree. Normally it would have been Dexter’s year to host; however with the construction of the new entrance to the football field, East Prairie will host this year. Kennett and New Madrid County Central also slated to participate in the Jamboree. Game time is 6:00 p.m.
The Boys of Fall have been hitting practice pretty hard and the heat has been almost unbearable.
“We have gone through a week of two a days and are ready to hit someone else for a change,” continued Peden.
Dexter will have 12 seniors on the team this year. “Some are first year players, but most have been in the program with me going on three years.”
“I think we can expect a high effort, high intensity evening on Friday,” continued Peden. “I am ready to see what we can do against another team.”
Dexter opens the regular 2015 football season with a home game against Ste. Genevieve on Friday, August 21st. Game time 7:00 p.m.
They travel to Poplar Bluff the following weekend and then on to Charleston on September 4th.
The Sikeston Bulldogs are seeking revenge and will play on the Bearcat’s home turf on September 11th. It will be a blood bath between these two.
They play Caruthersville at home on the 18th then travel to Kennett on September 25th.
Homecoming is on October 2nd against New Madrid County Central. The Bearcats will travel to Park Hills Central on October 9th and end at home on Senior Night with Malden on October 16th before going into play-off weeks.
Please come out to East Prairie for the annual Jamboree. Game time is 6:00 p.m.
