Jackson, Missouri - The 2017 SEMO Conference varsity girls basketball tournament is set to begin Monday, November 27th at Saxony Lutheran High School in Jackson, Missouri. The eight-team event is slated to take place November 27th, 28th, and 30th.
Saxony Lutheran has received the number 1 seed and and will take on the #8 seeded Kennett Lady Indians on November 27th at 4 p.m. in quarterfinal action.
Other quarterfinals are #4 seeded Notre Dame vs #5 seeded Poplar Bluff at 8:30 p.m. and the Dexter Lady Cats seeded #2 will take on #7 seeded Sikeston at 5:30 p.m. The #3 seeded Jackson Lady Indians will compete against #6 Cape Central at 7:00 p.m.
Semifinals are on November 28th and the Championship is slated for 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, November 30th.d
Third place will be on November 30th at 7:00 p.m.
Dexter, Missouri - The Dexter Junior Varsity boys basketball team coached by Josh Dowdy, LLoyd Hyten, and Jordan Noyes start their season at Charleston on Tuesday, November 28, 2017. Game times are 6:00 p.m. unless noted otherwise. Their first home game will be Friday, December 1, 2017 at the Bearcat Event Center where they will host the infamous Sikeston Bulldogs.
Playing for the Dexter JV are #3 Ryder Boles, #4 Spencer Warren, #5 Carter Dorton, #10 Jackson Allen, #11 Logan Wyman, #12 Andrew Ellinghouse, #21 Peyton Driskill, #22 Haden Hillis, #23 Preston Walton, #24 Riley Slusher, #32 Austin Guy, #33 Garrett Henson, and #34 Austin Daniels.
Freshmen are Ryder Boles, Carter Dorton, Jackson Allen, Andrew Ellinghouse, Peyton Driskill, Riley Slusher, and Austin daniels.
Sophomores are Spencer Warren, Logan Wyman, Haden Hillis, Preston Walton, Austin Guy, and Garrett Henson.
Below is the 2017 - 2018 JV Boys Basketball Schedule: Games are at 6 p.m.
November 28th @ Charleston
December 1st vs Sikeston (H)
December 12th @ Jackson
December 15th @ Richland
January 5th @ Woodland
January 8th - 13th Van Buren High School JV Tournament (TBA)
January 9th @ Bloomfield
January 12th vs Bernie (H)
January 16th @ Puxico
January 19th vs NMCC (H)
January 22nd SCAA Tournament (TBA)
February 2nd vs Advance (H)
February 5th vs Perryville (H)
February 6th vs Bell City (H)
February 9th @ Kennett
February 13th vs Poplar Bluff (H)
February 20th vs Notre Dame (H)
February 22nd vs Cape Central (H)
Dexter, Missouri - The DHS Boys Basketball Varsity Bearcat Schedule has been released for the 2017 - 2018 season. The 'Cats will open at Charleston on November 28th.
A preview story of the 2017-2018 season can be read by clicking HERE.
2017 - 2018 DHS Boys Basketball Schedule
November 28th @ Charleston
December 1st vs Sikeston (H)
December 4th SEMO Conference Tournament (TBA)
December 12th @ Jackson
December 15th @ Richland
December 26th Bloomfield Christmas Tournament (TBA)
January 5th @ Woodland
January 9th @ Bloomfield
January 12th vs Bernie (H)
January 16th @ Puxico
January 19th vs NMCC (H)
January 22nd SCAA Tournament (TBA)
February 2nd vs Advance (H)
February 5th vs Perryville (H)
February 6th vs Bell City (H)
February 9th @ Kennett
February 13th vs Poplar Bluff (H)
February 20th vs Notre Dame (H)
February 22nd vs Cape Central (H)
February 24th - March 3rd District Tournament at Dexter (TBA)
Dexter, Missouri - With a roster of five seniors and five juniors, the Dexter high school boys basketball team has high expectations for the 2017 - 2018 season. This will be Coach Josh Dowdy's fourth year as head coach. Last year they finished their season 17-11.
The Bearcats will return three senior starters, Gabe Jackson, Clay Mullins and Ben Sindle.
Jackson 6' 5" averaged 13 points per game and 10 rebounds.
Mullins 6'1" also scored 13 points per game and Ben Sindle 5'9" averaged 10 points per game.
"We will count on these three guys for leadership and to serve as outstanding role models for our entire program," commented head coach Josh Dowdy.
Along with the returning starters are seniors Dawson Kasting 6'0" and Alan Pippins 5'10".
"They started at times for us last season and played significant minutes off the bench," stated Dowdy. "We expect both of these guys to build off the contributions they made for us last season."
"Additionally our juniors will add some depth that we have not seen in the past," Dowdy said. "We should be able to comfortably rotate eight or nine guys each night out."
Juniors are Seth Rogers 5'11", Nate Gargas 5'9", Joe Rice 5'11", Braxton Foster 6'4", and Ethan Kincy 6'6".
Dexter traditionally starts the season with a vicious and challenging stretch of games. The Bearcats will open their season at Charleston on Tuesday, November 28th at 6:00 p.m. Then they will host Sikeston on Friday, December 1st at the Bearcat Event Center before entering the first round of the SEMO Conference Boys Basketball Tournament at Sikeston.
Dowdy hopes that with a tough schedule in the beginning it will get them battle ready and experience they might not otherwise get playing other teams. This will also help them when they enter the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament which Dexter won last season. The 'Cats also competed in the SCAA Conference which they won the regular season championship and finished with a record of 7-0. In the SCAA Tournament they finished second to Advance.
Their tough schedule will prepare them for a very difficult district which includes Sikeston, Perryville, Ste. Genevieve, Cape Central and Notre Dame. One may remember the great Sikeston vs Dexter game last year when they fell 56-54 to the Bulldogs in the Class 4, District 1 semifinal.
"Once we embrace the concept of giving an all-out effort when the clock is ticking, we have a chance to be a pretty good team."
The Dexter High School Boys Basketball Schedule can be found by clicking HERE.
Below is the 2017 - 2018 Dexter Bearcats Varsity Roster.
