Sikeston, Missouri – The Dexter wrestling team participated in the first-ever Sikeston Duals that took place on Saturday at the Sikeston Field House.
Dexter went 4 – 0 against Calloway County, Hopkinsville, McCracken County, and Caldwell County.
Individual Dexter results are as follows:
Dexter (DEXT) 40.00 Calloway County (CACO) 37.00
106: Seth Harris (DEXT) over Nick Dickerson (CACO) (MD 18-10)
113: Jordan Snyder (CACO) over (DEXT) (For.)
120: Austin Zeppes (CACO) over Matt Stone (DEXT) (Fall 1:31)
126: Jacob Bellah (CACO) over Gavin White (DEXT) (Dec 7-0)
132: Scott Ruttman (CACO) over Brandon Twomey (DEXT) (Fall 4:56)
138: Ty Harmon (DEXT) over Jack Haynes (CACO) (Fall 2:18)
145: Logan Thomas (CACO) over Logan Elder (DEXT) (Fall 3:03)
152: Storm Massey (DEXT) over Jacob Kramer (CACO) (Fall 0:30)
160: Nicholas Walls (CACO) over Nate Weathers (DEXT) (MD 12-1)
170: Ethan Stevens (DEXT) over Mario Perez (CACO) (Fall 2:36)
182: Michael Hurst (DEXT) over Christopher Phillips (CACO) (Fall 0:45)
195: Cody Jackson (CACO) over Brandon Quertermous (DEXT) (Fall 1:40)
220: Jared Deal (DEXT) over Colby Culver (CACO) (Fall 1:15)
285: Brandon Wick (DEXT) over Connor Adams (CACO) (Fall 0:32)
Dexter (DEXT) 54.00 Hopkinsville (HOPK) 22.00
106: Seth Harris (DEXT) over James McDow (HOPK) (Fall 2:53)
113: Dale Robertson (HOPK) over (DEXT) (For.)
120: Cameron Dearmond (HOPK) over Matt Stone (DEXT) (Fall 0:50)
126: Gavin White (DEXT) over Zlatko Skuljen (HOPK) (Dec 4-3)
132: Brandon Twomey (DEXT) over Tyler Thomas (HOPK) (Fall 0:51)
138: Ty Harmon (DEXT) over James Boiselle (HOPK) (Fall 0:23)
145: Austin Adams (DEXT) over Tanner Reneer (HOPK) (Fall 0:26)
152: Storm Massey (DEXT) over Ivan Lawson (HOPK) (Dec 9-4)
160: Nate Williams (HOPK) over Nate Weathers (DEXT) (MD 16-2)
170: Dylan Bazarian (DEXT) over Isaiah Lawson (HOPK) (DQ)
182: Michael Hurst (DEXT) over Katayvon Anthony (HOPK) (Fall 2:34)
195: Eugene Butler (HOPK) over Brandon Quertermous (DEXT) (Fall 2:36)
220: Jared Deal (DEXT) over Michael Bruce (HOPK) (Fall 1:21)
285: Brandon Wick (DEXT) over Tyler Thomas (HOPK) (Fall 1:29)
Dexter (DEXT) 51.00 McCracken County (MCCO) 23.00
106: Seth Harris (DEXT) over Jermery Fairhurst (MCCO) (Fall 0:15)
113: Double Forfeit
120: Tyreck Winkler (MCCO) over Matt Stone (DEXT) (Fall 0:15)
126: Gavin White (DEXT) over Jacob Vickery (MCCO) (Fall 1:37)
132: Brandon Twomey (DEXT) over Kestin McClain (MCCO) (Dec 14-10)
138: Ty Harmon (DEXT) over Jeffery Mathis (MCCO) (Fall 2:27)
145: Kolbee Key (MCCO) over Logan Elder (DEXT) (Fall 0:51)
152: Storm Massey (DEXT) over (MCCO) (For.)
160: Alex Hideg (MCCO) over Nate Weathers (DEXT) (TF 16-0 0:00)
170: Ethan Stevens (DEXT) over (MCCO) (For.)
182: Michael Hurst (DEXT) over Seth Estes (MCCO) (Fall 1:05)
195: Brandon Quertermous (DEXT) over (MCCO) (For.)
220: Jared Deal (DEXT) over Levi Gross (MCCO) (Fall 0:33)
285: Andrew Lee (MCCO) over Brandon Wick (DEXT) (Fall 2:49)
Dexter (DEXT) 55.00 Caldwell County (CACO) 14.00
106: Kaleb Hammons (CACO) over Seth Harris (DEXT) (TF 15-0 0:00)
113: Double Forfeit 120: Matt Stone (DEXT) over (CACO) (For.)
126: Gavin White (DEXT) over (CACO) (For.)
132: Brandon Twomey (DEXT) over (CACO) (For.)
138: Ty Harmon (DEXT) over Daniel Moll (CACO) (MD 11-3)
145: Braden Sperry (CACO) over Austin Adams (DEXT) (Fall 2:31)
152: Dylan Gray (CACO) over Storm Massey (DEXT) (Dec 8-4)
160: Nate Weathers (DEXT) over Caleb Riley (CACO) (Dec 8-2)
170: Ethan Stevens (DEXT) over Denzel Aldrich (CACO) (Fall 2:33)
182: Michael Hurst (DEXT) over Tige Littlefield (CACO) (Fall 0:00)
195: Brandon Quertermous (DEXT) over (CACO) (For.)
220: Jared Deal (DEXT) over Anthony Brown (CACO) (Fall 1:55)
285: Brandon Wick (DEXT) over (CACO) (For.)
Farmington, Missouri – The Dexter Lady Cats fought a good battle with Saxony Lutheran Crusaders on Friday evening, but were unable to come from behind and win the championship.
The Lady crusaders ranked #1 in the Farmington Invitational jumped out to an early lead, which continued throughout the game for a 65 – 58 victory over the Dexter Bearcats.
The #3 ranked Dexter Bearcats upset #2 ranked Jackson Indians 57 - 48 in the semifinal thriller of the 7 team Farmington Invitational.
Melanie McKuin paced the Bearcats with a team-high 19 points including 2 treys. Hannah Thurmon finished with 16 points also with 2 3-pointers. Dakota Reynolds, Harley Allen, and Karaline Keirsey each contributed a trey. The Lady Cats had a total of 7 treys during the game.
Dexter kept pace with Saxony scoring double digits in each period. Saxony just jumped out ahead in the first period 22 – 14. They matched evenly in the second with 10 points and Dexter actually scored more points in the 3rd quarter than Saxony, but it was still not enough to win. Dexter has a very young team and they held their own with Saxony Luther to make for a great game for the fans!
Dexter (2-1) will be back in action on Thursday when they play Valley View, AR in the first round of the Paragould McDonald’s Tournament. Game time is 5:30 p.m. at Paragould High School.
Final Score #1 Saxony Lutheran 65, #3 Dexter 58
Dexter 14 10 15 19 - 58
Saxony 22 10 13 20 - 65
Dexter (58) – Dakota Reynold 7, Melanie McKuin 19, Hannah Thurmon 16, Krysten Garrison 6, Harley Allen 3, Karaline Keirsey 7. FG 24, FT 3/11, F 16 (3-pointers – Reynolds 1, McKuin 2, Thurmon 2, Allen 1, Keirsey 1. Fouled Out: Reynolds)
Saxony (65) – Grace Mirly 13, Ali Galemmo 4, Brianna Mueller 28, Maysn McWilliams 4, Reagan Wieser 16. FG 23, FT 14/18, F 12. (3-pointers: Mueller 5. Fouled Out: Galemmo)
The Sikeston Bulldogs will face Charleston at 7:00 p.m. Cape Central with the #2 seed will play Poplar Bluff seeded #7 at 8:30 p.m.
The winner of the Dexter/Kennett game will take on #1 seed Jackson Indians on Tuesday evening at 8:30 p.m.
The other first round game is on Tuesday between #4 seeded Notre Dame Bulldogs and #5 seeded NMCC at 7:00 p.m.
Sikeston, Missouri – The first three points of the game for the Dexter JV Bearcats came from Gabe Jackson from the charity stripe.
It was a tough game for the JV Bearcats who are now 0 – 5 on the season. Sikeston’s JV team improved their record to 4 – 1 with a 63 – 49 win over the Bearcats.
Sikeston led 15 - 9 at the end of the first period and never looked back. They scored double digits in each of the four quarters. Dexter held their own after the first quarter and outscored Sikeston in the 4th period by one.
The Dogs led by Earnest Fobbs tallied 15 points and eight rebounds. Marquan Nelson hit 14 points and Don Larry added 9 points.
Dexter’s 6’3” freshman powerhouse #50 Gabe Jackson had a game-high 20 points. Dawson Kasting # 24 also a freshman added 10 more and sophomore Ryan Mayo #32 scored 8 points.
Final Score Dexter 49, Sikeston 63
Dexter 9 10 15 15 - 49
Sikeston 15 16 18 14 - 63
Dexter (49) – Gabe Jackson 20, Dawson Kasting 10, Ryan Mayo 8, Trevor McDonald 5, Bo McMullin 4, Isaiah Hightower 2. FG 21, FT 7/20, F 15. (3-pointers: None. Fouled Out)
Sikeston (63) – Earnest Fobbs 15, Margquan Nelson 14, Don Larry 9, Phayzun Fobbs 6, Jason Moore 6, Sam Cox 6, Camden Sapp 3, Austin Branch 2, Dylon Mills 2. FG 20, FT 8/13, F 20. (3-pointers: Moore 2, Nelson 2, Larry 1. Fouled Out: E. Fobbs)
The Dexter JV will be back in action on Tuesday, December 16th when they host the Jackson Indians. Game time 6:00 p.m.
The Freshman Bearcats are slated to play their first game of the season at Twin Rivers High School on Thursday, December 11th. Game time 5:00 p.m.
Farmington, Missouri – What a come from behind win for the Dexter Lady ‘Cats! Third-seeded Dexter upset the #2 seed Jackson Lady Indians Thursday evening in a semifinal to put them in the championship game slated for Friday evening. Final Score 57 – 48.
“I think we wore them down throughout the game,” commented head girls basketball coach Chad Allen. “They were hitting a lot of 3’s especially in the first half, but down the stretch they weren’t hitting them." That gave Dexter an advantage going into the second half.
The Jackson Lady Indians opened the game ready to battle. They hit five of their nine 3-pointers early on and led Dexter 21 – 13 at the end of the first quarter.
It was head-to-head action in the second as each team scored 12 points. Jackson was up by 7 going into the locker room at the half.
Allen said he decided to switch offense in the second half hoping to get the ball in the paint more. “At half-time we talked about getting the ball inside more (either by passing into the post or off dribble penetration) since we were struggling at making shots.”
Out of the shoot came the ‘Cats in the third period and winning was the plan! DaKota Reynolds hit a 3-pointer. The crowd went wild and the ‘Cats went on a 22 point run leaving the Indians in their dust. Jackson scored their last bucket with 7 minutes left on the clock.
Dakota Reynolds drained a another 3-pointer to bring the Lady ‘Cats ahead with 1:41 remaining. She then completed six free throws to seal the deal for the Bearcats!
“We struggled shooting the ball from the perimeter, but late in the 4th quarter Dakota hit 2 big 3-pointers,” continued Allen. “Then we played keep away. They fouled Dakota and she made her FTs!”
Free throws made a difference in this game. Dexter made 20 of 27 while Jackson was 4 of 9 from the charity stripe.
Melanie McKuin tallied a game-high 22 points for the Bearcats. Reynolds finished with 15 points including three treys.
Hannah Thurmon tallied a team-high 10 rebounds. Reynolds also had six assists.
Dexter is slated to square off against #1 seeded Saxony Lutheran tonight at 8:00 p.m. in the championship game at Farmington.
“Saxony has a lot of experience,” stated Allen. “They are strong and it’s definitely going to be a tough game.”
Final Score Dexter 57, Jackson 48
Dexter 13 12 8 24 - 57
Jackson 21 12 11 4 - 48
Dexter (57) – Dakota Reynolds 15, Melanie McKuin 22, Hannah Thurmon 8, Krysten Garrison 2, Harley Allen 2, Karaline Keirsey 8. FG 17, FT 20/27, F 16. (3-pointers: Reynolds 3. Fouled Out: None).
Jackson (48) – Cassidi Tomsu 16, Rachel Crites 11, Autumn Reid 7, Rylee Strafford 5, Kayla Keith 9. FG 18, FT 4/9, F 21. (3-pointers: Tomsu 1, Crites 3, Reid 1, Strafford 1, Keith 2. Fouled Out: None)
