Bloomfield, Missouri - The future appears bright for the Bloomfield boys basketball program. The Wildcats continue their impressive winning streak as they improved their record to 4-0 on the season defeating the Kelly Hawks 60-49 at home.
Kelly did not leave without a fight. They paced the Wildcats in each period, but fell short in the fourth quarter giving the Wildcats a larger margin of points.
“I give a lot of credit to Kelly,” commented Bloomfield head basketball coach Jason Karnes. “Coach Garnett had his guys ready to play and compete tonight. We just kind of went through the emotions without a lot of energy.”
“Our margin for error is very small, and we have to make sure we are ready to compete and play as hard as we possibly can every single night,” continued Karnes. “Facing adversity was good for us tonight, and hopefully we learned from it.”
Noah Vandiver tallied an impressive game-high 19 points for the Wildcats including 1 trey.
Nathan Newell recorded 14 points and sank two 3-pointers for Bloomfield.
Austin Bond also added 14 points for the Wildcats.
Bloomfield's Tyler Battles hit two treys.
Final Score Kelly 49, Bloomfield 60
Kelly 14 9 16 10 - 49
Bloomfield 10 18 12 20 - 60
Kelly (49) - Ty Houscholder 10, Cayden Williams 5, Levi Alsup 7, Jake McClain 4, Skylar Lemons 14, Isai Campos 2, Conner Dittinger 5. FG 16, FT 12/16, F 20 (3-pointers Cayden Williams 1, Skylar Lemons 4. Fouled Out: Levi Alsup, Skylar Lemons).
Bloomfield (60) - Tim Hector 1, Peyton Bell 3, Nathan Newell 14, Austin Bond 14, Tyler Battles 9, Noah Vandiver 19. FG 20, FT 15/31, F 14. (3-pointers: Nathan Newell 2, Tyler Battles 2, Noah Vandiver 1, Fouled Out: None)
In JV basketball action the Kelly Hawks defeated the Wildcats 45-43. Their record moves to 2-2 on the season.
Matt Gibbs tallied a game-high 22 points and Carson Blair recorded 14 points.
Bloomfield (4-0) will be back in action on Friday evening at Essex against the Richland Rebels.
Pictured is Noah Vandiver with the ball at the Bernie Tournament earlier in the season.
Sikeston, Missouri - Dexter’s Jacob Pedigo and Gabe Jackson tied for game-high 17 points, but it was not enough to beat the Notre Dame Bulldogs in the opening game of the SEMO Conference Tournament at the Sikeston Field House on Monday evening.
“We had a real chance to knock these guys off, but did not execute in some crucial situations both on offense and defense," commented Dexter head basketball coach Josh Dowdy. "Once we handle these plays differently, we will have a better outcome."
At the end of the first quarter Notre Dame led 15-10, but it didn’t take long for Dexter recover. They held the Bulldogs to just 7 points in the second period while tallying 15 points of their own. Half time score was 25-22 with the Bearcats in the lead.
Jacob Pedigo recorded 17 points including one trey for the Bearcats.
Gabe Jackson also tallied 17 points for Dexter.
Ethan Flowers added two 3-pointers and one free throw.
"Jacob Pedigo and Gabe Jackson both had nice games on offense tonight," continued Dowdy. "Jackson is becoming more and more comfortable inside each game. Pedigo is playing with confidence on offense. He has had a real nice start to the season."
Notre Dame (2-1) scored 16 points in both the third and fourth quarters to secure their win over the Dexter and move on to play #1 seed Sikeston on Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. The winner of that game will move into the semifinals.
Dexter (0-3) will play the #2 Jackson Indians on Tuesday at 8:30 p.m. at the Sikeston Field House.
“We will now face Jackson twice in the next 6 days." stated Dowdy. "We will then try to clean up some of our mistakes and get ready for the Christmas Tournament at Bloomfield. These kids are really trying and I am proud of their effort."
Final Score Dexter 50, Notre Dame 54
Dexter 10 15 11 14 - 50
Notre Dame 15 7 16 16 - 54
Dexter (50) - Jason Jarrell 8, Jacob Pedigo 17, Ethan Flowers 8, Gabe Jackson 17. FG 21, FT 5/7, F 15. (3-pointers: Jacob Pedigo 1, Ethan Flowers 2. Fouled Out: Ryan Mayo).
Notre Dame (54) - Andrew LeGrand 6, Blake Bauwens 10, Ross Essner 6, Garrett Siebert 6, Winston Welter 6, Dawson Dohogne 8, Carson Ketcher 14. FG 17, FT 14/18, F 15. (3-pointers: Andrew LeGrand 2, Blake Bauwens 1, Garrett Siebert 2. Fouled Out: None).
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Bernie, Missouri - Top seeded Bloomfield Wildcats exploded in the first half putting 31 points on the board to secure their victory over Campbell 54 - 24 in the Championship game of the Bernie Invitational Boys Basketball Tournament.
“Good week for our boys,” commented Bloomfield head basketball Coach Jason Karnes. “Thought we played and competed very well. Kind of got off to a slow start Friday, but we were able to find our rhythm and get to a 10 point halftime lead.”
The Wildcats held Campbell to just 3 points in the second half with their amazing defense. Senior Dakota Adams made Campbell’s only bucket of the half. The Camels later recorded one free throw.
“We had a tremendous defensive effort the second half,” continued Karnes. “We were really able to extend out lead. Proud of our guys and their effort.”
Offensively the Wildcats had two great quarters. They tallied 21 points in the second period and recorded 15 points in the fourth period to bring home the win.
Noah Vandiver tallied a game-high 12 points including one 3-pointer.
Nathan Newell tied with Noah for a game-high12 points, all on 3-point baskets.
Caleb Pulley contributed 11 points including 2 three pointers.
Tim Hector recorded one trey and Tyler Battles added two treys.
Final Score Bloomfield 54, Campbell 24
Campbell 12 9 2 1 - 24
Bloomfield 10 21 8 15 - 54
Campbell (24) - Jason Bowman 2, Dakota Adams 6, Tommy Steward 5, Riley Peters 4, Dylan Adams 7. FG 10, FT 4/11, F 17. (3-pointers: None. Fouled Out: None).
Bloomfield (54) - Tim Hector 3, Caleb Pulley 11, Peyton Bell 5, Nathan Newell 12, Austin Bond 2, Tyler Battles 7, Noah Vandiver 12. FG 19, FT 6/10, F17. (3-pointers: Tim Hector 1, Caleb Pulley 2, Nathan Newell 4, Tyler Battles 2, Noah Vandiver 1. Fouled Out: Phillips)
“We have to work get back to work on Monday as we play a good Kelly team on Tuesday.” Stated Karnes.
The undefeated Bloomfield Wildcats (3-0) will be back in action on Tuesday, December 8th when they host the Kelly Hawks. Game time 6:00 p.m.
Photo submitted by Dawn Vandiver.
Dexter, Missouri - The Dexter junior varsity Bearcats took down the mighty Bluejays on Tuesday night in Charleston.
“We got off the bus ready to play,” commented Dexter JV Coach Josh Dowdy “We were diving on the floor, talking on defense, and played with great enthusiasm.”
Seth Rogers paced the Bearcats with a game-high 21 points including one 3-pointer.
“Seth played with great composure and fearlessness,” Dowdy said of Rogers. “He took it right at the defense and put them on their heels.”
The Bluejays fell behind by five points nearing the half and never recovered, securing the Bearcats first win of the season 45-36.
“The kids were real excited to get their first win,” continued Dowdy. “It took us a little bit to get them settled down after the game…they were all over the place. The energy was great, even the guys that did not see the floor as much were joining in. It was truly a team effort.”
Final Score Dexter 45, Charleston 36
Charleston 9 11 11 5 - 36
Dexter 12 13 8 12 - 45
Charleston (36) - Jaquavis Rodgers 7, Preston Moore 6, Jakeith Browning 6, Richard Ware 2, Latrell Porter 5, Mykondray McCain 3, Clifford Johnson 1, Delontre Fisher 6. FG 13, FT 5/15, F 19. (3-pointers: Rodgers 1, Moore 2, browning 1, McCain 1. Fouled Out: None)
Dexter (45) - Kole Kelley 2, Marcus Woodson 2, Seth Rogers 21, Nate Gargas 9, Dawson Kasting 7, Chad Smith 1, Braxton Foster 3. FG 17, FT 10/22, F 15. (3-pointers: Seth Rodgers 1. Fouled Out: None)
"While we are glad to get our first win, our goal is take on possession at a time and build off of it," commented Dowdy.
The Dexter JV Bearcats will be back in action at their first home game of the 2015 season on Friday, December 4, 2015 at the Bearcat Event Center against the Sikeston Bulldogs. Game time 6:00 p.m.
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Dexter, Missouri - The T.S. Hill Middle School wrestling team has already won their first match of the season against Poplar Bluff at their only home match.
They compete in Cape Girardeau on Tuesday, December 1, 2015. Match time 5:00 p.m.
Wrestling for the middle school are: Bottom row left to right: Wyatt Parker, Cutter Cornett, Brayden Barnett, Drew Soule, Travis Waldner. Middle row left to right: Alex Townsend, Dylan Homan, Steven Cupp, Brett Pollock, Mason Keena. Top row left to right: Corey Hawkins, Parker Vanslyke, Cory Ezell, Ethan Harmon, William Beauchemin.
2015 Season Schedule for December
November 24, 2015 Poplar Bluff (Home) 6:00 p.m. (WIN!)
December 1, 2015 Cape Girardeau (Away) 5:00 p.m.
December 3, 2015 Sikeston (Away) 5:00 p.m.
December 5, 2015 Farmington (Away) 9:00 a.m.
December 9, 2015 Cape Girardeau (Away) 5:00 p.m.
December 12, 2015 Cape Girardeau (Away) 9:00 a.m.
December 14, 2015 New Madrid County Central (Away) 5:00 p.m.
