Dexter, Missouri - After defeating the Neelyville in the Championship game of the 2017 Royals Christmas Classic, the Lady Tigers wanted some payback.. 

The first three quarters were well balanced between the two rivals, but the fourth quarter was all Neelyville.  The Lady Tigers outscored the Cats 26 - 16 in the final period of the match-up.

The Tigers had four athletes scoring in double digits.

Jentri Worley recorded a game-high 26 points for Neelyville. She had 3 treys.

Lauren Crossen and J'Kayla Fowler each contributed 18 points. Crossen had three 3-pointers.

Ashley Oxley tallied 10 points on five buckets shooting 71% from the field.

The Lady Cats also had four players in double digits.

Chaylea Mosby, a sophomore, tallied a team-high 18 points shooting 75% from the field on buckets.  She also finished with 2 treys.

Senior Cheyenne Mosby recorded 14 points on four buckets and one trey.  She was 3/3 at the charity stripe.

Maycie Martin finished with 11 points on 5 buckets shooting 56% and was 1/3 at the free thrown line.

Natalie Sitze contributed 10 points including one trey and shot 100% from the charity stripe hitting all 5 of her free throws.

Final Score Dexter 67, Neelyville 75

Dexter        17   14   20   16  -  67

Neelyville   19   13   17   26  -  75

Dexter (67) - Maycie Martin 11, Rylee Allen 6, Natalie Sitze 10, Cheyenne Mosby 14, Hannah Thurmon 8, Chaylea Mosby 18.  FG 27, FT 9, F 20. (3-pinters: Natalie Sitze 1, Cheyenne  Mosby 1, Chaylea Mosby 2. Fouled Out: Martin)

Neelyville (75) - Jentri Worley 26, J'Kayla Fowler 18, Micaela Eakins 3, Lauren Crossen 18, Ashley Oxley 10. FG 24, Ft 21, F 14. (3-pointers: Fouled Out: None).

The Lady Cats will be back in action on Monday, January 19, 2017 as they travel to Park Hills.  Game time 6:00 p.m.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

Bernie, Missouri - The Bearcats did not fear the superstitious Friday the 13th traveling to the Mule Barn on Friday night to take SCAA rival Bernie. The Dexter varsity boys basketball team beat the Bernie Mules 62 - 59.

"Tonight was a typical Bernie/Dexter game.  You know when these two teams get on the floor with one another that you might as well throw the records out the window because you know it is going to a battle," commented Dexter boys basketball coach Josh Dowdy.  "Tonight was no different.  We feel very fortunate that we are going to walk out of here with a victory."

The Bearcats were in control the first three quarters, but Nate Dillinger's massive 19-point effort in the fourth quarter kept Bernie within striking distance of a victory.

Dillinger his a two free throws with a little over 5 1/2 minutes left to play giving the Mules their first lead since the opening seconds of the game 45 - 44. He tallied a game-high 31 points and scored the final 16 points of the game for the Mules.  He also hit three of eight treys attempted and had nine rebounds.

"Nate Dillinger was terrific," commented Dexter's Coach Dowdy.  "We mixed our defenses all night long and to be honest none of them really slowed him down.  He has a special knack of putting the ball in the hole for Bernie."

Weston Comstock contributed 11 points for the Mules while Dalton Hobgood finished with 8 points. 

Jayce Burk and Hobgood recorded two 3-pointers.  Alex Guzman had one trey and Dillinger tallied three treys.

"I am not one to take moral victories, but I thought our kids competed their butts off tonight," commented Bernie boys basketball coach Brad Botsch.  "Dexter is a really good basketball team and is very well-coached.  Our kids had to really dig deep to compete with them and I thought we did that."

"We hope to build on the positive aspects of this game and apply it to upcoming games," continued Botsch.  "Even though we didn't come out on top, I am really proud of our team tonight."

Dexter's Clay Mullins, Gabe Jackson, Jason Jarrell and Ben Sindle all finished in double digits.

Junior Clay Mullins tallied a team-high 15 points.  Gabe Jackson also a junior tallied 13 points and Ben Sindle another junior Bearcat recorded 10 points.  Senior Jason Jarrell tallied 12 points.

Alan Pippins recorded two 3-pointers.  Sindle hit two treys and Mullins finished with one 3-pointer for Dexter.

"We had four guys in double figures again tonight," stated Dowdy.  "When you get contributions from 4 of 5 guys, it makes our team more difficult to guard."

"Bernie played a combination defense throughout the game that did throw our kids off balance, but I felt like we made some good plays to counter what they were trying to do," continued Dowdy.  "Coach Botsch and Coach Long had their kids ready to play tonight and they were very well prepared.  I thought both teams played a real hard.  It was a hard fought high school basketball game.  A good game to be a part of, but I am glad we don't have to play again tomorrow."

Final Score Bernie 59, Dexter 62

Bernie   13   12   12   21  -  59

Dexter   18   11   15   18  -  62

Bernie (59) - Jayce Burk 6, Alex Guzman 3, Weston Comstock 11, Nate Dillinger 31, Dalton Hobgood 8.  FG 20, FT 11/16, F 17. (3-pointers: Jayce Burk 2, Alex Guzman 1, Nate Dillinger 3, Dalton Hobgood 2.  Fouled Out: None).

Dexter (62) - Jason Jarrell 12, Alan Pippins 6, Ben Sindle 10, Clay Mullins 15, Ryan Mayo 6, Gabe Jackson 13. FT 25, FT 6/17, F 13. (3-pointers: Alan Pippins 2, Ben Sindle 3, Clay Mullins 1.  Fouled Out: None).

"I was real proud of how our guys competed tonight," stated Dowdy.  "It was not the prettiest game we have played this season, but when the opposition plays that hard it is not going to be."

Bernie (7-8) will host the Bloomfield Wildcats on Tuesday, January 17th in another SCAA rival game.  Game time 6:00 p.m.

Dexter is now (9-5) overall and (3-0) in the Stoddard County Activities Association (SCAA) play. They will play on Tuesday as well at the Bearcat Event Center against SCAA rival Puxico.  Game time 6:00 p.m.

The SCAA Tournament seedings have been set.  Games begin Monday, January 23, 2017.  Article and brackets can be viewed at www.showmetimes.com under the heading SPORTS!

Stoddard County, Missouri - The 2017 SCAA Seedings for the Varsity Boys Basketball tournament were released this morning at 11:00 a.m. 

The Advance Hornets received the #1 seed.  Dexter received the #2 seed and Bloomfield received the #3 seed.

Bernie earned the #4 spot, Bell City #5, Woodland #6, Puxico #7, and Richland received the #8 seed.

On January 23rd #1 Advance will play #8 Richland at 5:30 p.m.  At 7:00 p.m. #2 Dexter will play #7 Puxico at the Bloomfield high school gym.

On January 24th at 6:30 p.m. #3 Bloomfield will play #6 Woodland.  At 8:00 p.m. #4 Bernie will play #5 Bell City at the Bloomfield high school gym.

The SCAA Junior Varsity Seeds were released as well.

Bernie received the #1 seed.  Dexter received the #2 seed.  Bloomfield received the #3 seed, followed by #4 Richland, #5 Puxico, #6 Woodland, and  #7 Advance.

Bernie will have a Bye. On January 23rd  At 4:00 p.m. Dexter JV play Advance JV.  At 8:30 p.m. #4 Richland JV will play #5 Puxico JV.

On January 24th at 5:00 p.m. #3 Bloomfield JV plays #6 Woodland JV. 

The Varsity semifinals will be played on January 26th at 7:00 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Championship will be January 27th at 8:30 p.m.  Third place game will be at 5:30 p.m.

The Junior Varsity semifinals will be played on January 26th at 4:00 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.  Championship will be at 7:00 p.m. on January 27th and third place will be at 4:00 p.m. on the same day.