Dexter, Missouri - The ShowMe Times Dexter Sports Spotlight shines on Macy Roper.
Macy is a Dexter Bearcat Basketball Cheerleader and a sophomore at the Dexter High School.
She is the daughter of Tony and Tonya Roper.
Roper has been active in FCCLA for one year, Student Council for two years, Sr. Beta for one year, and Honors Choir.
She has also participated in Show-Choir and made the All-County Cheer Squad.
Her future plans are to go to college and study business management and marketing.
Macy enjoys singing, watching Netflix, and hanging with friends.
She attends First Baptist Church and is a member of Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
Dexter, Missouri - The ShowMe Times Dexter Sports Spotlight shines on Michaela Gard.
Michaela is on the Kickin Cats Dance Team and is a junior at the Dexter High School.
She is the daughter of Cammy Gard of Dexter, Missouri, and Paul Gard of Perryville, Missouri.
Her grandparents are Mary and Jerry McFall of Dexter, Missouri, and Donna and Dave Gard of Bloomfield, Missouri.
Gard has been active in Student Council for two years, FCCLA for three years, and Sr. Beta for one year. She is also in the Hub Youth Group at Liberty Hill Church.
She is in the Top Ten Percent.
Her future plans are to attend college and earn a degree in Elementary Education.
Gard has participated in varsity football cheerleading three years, track two years, and been on the Kickin Cats Dance Team two years.
She attends Liberty Hill Church and is a member of Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
Dexter, Missouri - The fear of six more weeks of winter and a chunky ole groundhog didn't slow the Cats down one bit tonight at the Bearcat Event Center. They took out the Naylor Lady Eagles 62-51.
Naylor tried to slow the game down in the first quarter, but the Lady Cats sped things up and once they did the scoring battle began. First quarter ended with an 8-6 lead by Dexter. In the second period Dexter tallied 24 points to Naylor's 16.
"When you play Naylor you know what you're going to come up against. It's going to be a 1-3-1and they wanted to slow us down a bit tonight and at times we played at their pace," commented Dexter head coach Chad Allen. "We need to get after teams and speed the pace up and our girls did a great job of doing that tonight. We had low scoring in the first quarter, but that picked up in the second.
Sophomore Chaylea Mosby finished with a team-high 32 points for the Lady Cats. She hit seven threes in the process to tie a school record that she's already matched twice this season.
"Chaylea had another great night shooting," stated Allen.
Senior Hannah Thurmon also finished in double figures with 15 points.
"Hannah did an unbelievable job inside for us, wanting the ball and finishing inside," continued Allen. "Not only that, but I thought Hannah did a great job defensively sliding her feet and keeping her man in front of her."
This was Krysten Garrison's first time playing this season after a shoulder injury.
"This was her first game back and is just getting her feet wet," Allen said. "She did a great job. Her and Hannah look for each other and are good at getting her high low situation. The more she plays the better she is going to get. it is good to get her back this time of the year with just 6 games left before we go into post season."
Naylor's 6'1" junior, Callee Pickrell, challenged Dexter at every turn. She ended with a game-high 33 points. She had a knack for being open and took the opportunity to score.
"She's a great player and has a good nose for the ball," stated Allen. "She knows where to be. She's a great scorer and a great shooter as well. Very touch to stop!"
Dexter was without their point guard Natalie Sitze. She injured her elbow against the Sikeston Lady Bulldogs and is expected to be out for a couple of weeks. She needs some time to heal according to Coach Allen.
Dexter 8 24 16 14 - 62
Naylor 6 16 15 14 - 51
Dexter (62) - Rylee Allen 2, Meghan Trout 2, Cheyenne Mosby 3, Hannah Thurmon 15, Krysten Garrison 2, Harley Allen 6, Chaylea Mosby 32. FG 24, FT 4/6, F 20. (3-pointers: Cheyenne Mosby 1, Harley Allen 2, Chaylea Mosby 7. Fouled Out: None).
Naylor (51) - Gracie Gargac 5, Lexi Day 6, Chelsey Rigdon 2, Hannah Cunningham 5, Callee Pickrell 33,. FG18, FT 13/19, F 11. (3-pointers: Lexi Day 2. Fouled Out: None).
The Lady Cats (12-6) will be back in action on Monday when they host their District rival the Notre Dame Lady Bulldogs! Game time 6:00 p.m.
"We will see a lot of full court pressure on Monday," Stated Allen. "It will be a totally different game than tonight as they will get us defensively. It is going to be an all out battle. We had a pretty tough practice yesterday and it helped us with our game tonight. Hope we can get ready for them tomorrow and Sunday as I know it will be a battle."
Dexter, Missouri - The junior varsity Lady Cats easily defeated the Lady Eagles of Naylor 52-16 on Thursday evening.
Every Lady Cat scored during their offensive attack against Naylor.
Maycie Martin tallied a game-high 14 points. All of her field goals coming in the first and third quarters.
Maci McBride recorded three 3-pointers; two in the second period and one in the third period.
Finals Score Dexter LBB JV 52, Naylor JV 16
Dexter 10 15 18 9 - 52
Naylor 4 2 6 4 - 16
Dexter (52) - Maycie Martin 14, Rylee Allen 7, Margo Nea 6, Keirstan Keirsey 4, Alexa Werneck 6, Maci McBride 9, Mallory Dunlap 4, Shea Baker 2. FG 20, FT 9/17, F 10. (3-pointers: Maci McBride 3. Fouled Out: None).
Naylor (16) - Maddy Cagle 3, Shelby Sullivan 2, MaKenna McGee 4, Breanna Alexander 2, Faith Sullivan 1, Ricki Spargo 2, Emma Moman 2. FG 6, FT 3/4, F 11. (3-pointers: Maddy Cagle 1, Fouled Out: Ricki Spargo).
Dexter, Missouri - The Dexter Freshman boys basketball team fought a great battle against the Kennett Indians, but the 3rd quarter proved to be too much for the Bearcats. The Indians jumped ahead and won by one point. Final score Kennett 54, Dexter 53.
Dexter had a comfortable lead at the end of the first period 12 - 5, by half time their lead was 26 - 13, double their opponents points. The Indians out-shot them in the second half 41-27.
Kennett scored eight 3-pointers against Dexter. Carter Maddox tallied 3, Joquan Williams recorded 2, Jack Dalton finished with 2 and Laquez Pulliam hit one trey.
Dexter's Brodie Pollock recorded a team-high 16 points on seven field goals and one from the charity stripe.
Philip Toledo recorded 15 points for the Bearcats. He finished with 6 field goals and 3 from the free throw line.
Garrett Henson also finished in double figures. He tallied 10 points on 4 buckets and 2 free throws.
Kennett's Carter Maddox was the only Indian in double digits. He recorded 16 points. He finished with three 2-pointers, three 3-pointers, and one from the charity stripe.
Final Score Dexter Freshman 53, Kennett Freshman 54
Dexter 12 14 17 10 - 53
Kennett 5 8 23 18 - 54
Dexter (53) - Spencer Warren 8, Brodie Pollock 16, Logan Wyman 2, Hayden Hillis 2, Philip Toledo 15, Garrett Henson 10. FG 23, FT 7/17, F 12. (3-pointers: None, Fouled Out: None)
Kennett (54) - Carter Maddox 16, Joquan Williams 8, Jack Dalton 6, Laquez Pulliam 9, Joemazion Williams 7, Marshall Brown 2, Iassa Lemonson 4. FG 21, FT 4/11, F 13. (3-pointers: Maddox 3, Williams 2, Dalton 2, Pulliam 1. Fouled Out: None).
