Cape Girardeau, Missouri - The Dexter Bearcats participated in the 16-team Cape Central Tiger Classic on Friday, December 14th and Saturday, December 15, 2018. The Jackson Indians won the Classic with an overall team score of 335. Dexter finished 7th hout of 16 teams.
Team Scores - 1. Jackson 335.5; 2. Christian County (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 267; 3. Northwest (Cedar Hill) 258.5; 4. McCracken County (Paducah, Ky.) 230; 5. Sikeston 198.5; 6. Poplar Bluff 167; 7. Dexter 163; 8. Cape Central 154.5, 9. Francis Howell North 132.5; 10. New Madrid County Central 85; 11. Central (Park Hills) 66; 12. University City 45.5; 13. Kennett 37; 14. Notre Dame 35; 15. Carterville, Ill., 31; 16. Tilghman (Paducah, Ky.) 0
Dexter Bearcats' Travis Waldner won the championship in the 138 lb weight class.
Individual Championship Bouts
106 -- Riley Wiseman (J) dec. Mason Apple (FHN) 3-0
113 -- Gage Fowler (ChC) wbf. Jayden Frazier (MC) 0:50
120 -- Alec Bailey (J) dec. Carter Wihelm (NW) 3-0
126 -- Kade Willis (PHC) wbf. Grady Livingston (J) 2:35
132 -- Jakerion Merritt (ChC) major dec. Eli Peyton (MC) 10-1
138 -- Travis Waldner (D) wbf. Malachi Rider (MC) 4:58
145 -- Austin Akins (NW) dec. Garner Horman (J) 6-4
152 -- Braden Vaugier (J) major dec. Josh Simmons (FHN) 15-1
160 -- Dillon Lauer (FHN) major dec. Darrell Spencer (NW) 15-3
170 -- Cole Parker (J) wbf. Cameron Coleman (ChC) 4:43
182 -- Cole Amelunke (J) dec. Antonio Abren (ChC) 11-5
195 -- Josh Pullen (CC) wbf. Jeff Featherston (D) 0:55
220 -- Bussell (ChC) wbf. Tyreke Jamison (S) 5:36
HWT -- David Rowland (S) dec. Kendric Gordon (PB) 8-6
Dexter Results @ Cape Central Tiger Classic (12/14 - 12/15/2018)
113: CJ Greene (Dexter) - 4th
Quarterfinals - CJ Greene (Dexter) over Owen Dowdy (Notre Dame (Cape Girardeau)) (Dec 3-2)
Semifinals - Gage Fowler (Christian County) over CJ Greene (Dexter) (Fall 0:59)
Cons. Semis - CJ Greene (Dexter) over Landon Rogers (Northwest (Cedar Hill)) (Fall 0:46)
Round 1 - CJ Greene (Dexter) received a bye
Round 2 - CJ Greene (Dexter) received a bye
Round 3 - Ryan Criddle (Central (Cape Girardeau)) over CJ Greene (Dexter) (Fall 1:15)
3rd Place Match - Ryan Criddle (Central (Cape Girardeau)) over CJ Greene (Dexter) (Fall 1:17)
126: Dawson Jones (Dexter) - 4th
Quarterfinals - Kade Willis (Central (Park Hills)) over Dawson Jones (Dexter) (TF 16-1 2:10)
Cons. Round 1 - Dawson Jones (Dexter) over Dawson Bevens (Central (Cape Girardeau)) (Dec 12-11)
Cons. Semis - Dawson Jones (Dexter) over Ethan Wells (Christian County) (Fall 2:32)
Round 1 - Ethan Wells (Christian County) over Dawson Jones (Dexter) (MD 16-4)
Round 2 - Dawson Jones (Dexter) over Nathan Mason (McCracken County) (Fall 0:50)
Round 3 - Dawson Jones (Dexter) received a bye
3rd Place Match - JoJo Camacho (Northwest (Cedar Hill)) over Dawson Jones (Dexter) (Fall 2:26)
145: Mason Keena (Dexter) - 4th
Quarterfinals - Mason Keena (Dexter) over Kolby Koepp (McCracken County) (Fall 1:37)
Semifinals - Austin Akins (Northwest (Cedar Hill)) over Mason Keena (Dexter) (Fall 4:56)
Cons. Semis - Mason Keena (Dexter) over Peter Zhang (University City) (Dec 1-0)
Round 1 - Mason Keena (Dexter) over Alex Hicks (Sikeston) (Fall 4:45)
Round 2 - Mason Keena (Dexter) over Jaylin Walker (Francis Howell North) (Fall 1:51)
Round 3 - Neal Aldridge (Christian County) over Mason Keena (Dexter) (Dec 8-3)
3rd Place Match - Neal Aldridge (Christian County) over Mason Keena (Dexter) (MD 11-1)
182: John Tucker (Dexter) - 11th
Quarterfinals - John Tucker (Dexter) received a bye
Semifinals - Brian Jasper (Sikeston) over John Tucker (Dexter) (Dec 10-3)
Cons. Semis - John Tucker (Dexter) received a bye
Round 1 - Daniel Schmidt (Notre Dame (Cape Girardeau)) over John Tucker (Dexter) (MD 13-3)
Round 2 - Johnny Daffron (Northwest (Cedar Hill)) over John Tucker (Dexter) (Fall 1:08)
Round 3 - John Tucker (Dexter) received a bye
11th Place Match - John Tucker (Dexter) over Jermaine Woods (University City) (Fall 2:17)
195: Jett Featherston (Dexter) - 2nd
Quarterfinals - Jett Featherston (Dexter) over Percy Anderson (Christian County) (Fall 3:19)
Semifinals - Jett Featherston (Dexter) over Logan Deasel (McCracken County) (Fall 0:00)
Round 1 - Jett Featherston (Dexter) received a bye
Round 2 - Jett Featherston (Dexter) received a bye
Round 3 - Jett Featherston (Dexter) over Derrill Reed (Northwest (Cedar Hill)) (Dec 9-3)
1st Place Match - Josh Pullen (Central (Cape Girardeau)) over Jett Featherston (Dexter) (Fall 0:55)
Wyatt Chastain (Dexter) - DNP
Quarterfinals - Joshua Simmons (Francis Howell North) over Wyatt Chastain (Dexter) (Fall 2:42)
Cons. Round 1 - Wyatt Chastain (Dexter) over Cameren Walley (Central (Cape Girardeau)) (Dec 3-2)
Cons. Semis - David Conner (McCracken County) over Wyatt Chastain (Dexter) (Fall 3:44)
Round 1 - Wyatt Chastain (Dexter) received a bye
Round 2 - Wyatt Chastain (Dexter) over Aaron Deken (Notre Dame (Cape Girardeau)) (TF 16-0 2:34)
Round 3 - David Conner (McCracken County) over Wyatt Chastain (Dexter) (TF 20-3 5:09)
5th Place Match - Colton Jackson (Poplar Bluff) over Wyatt Chastain (Dexter) (M. For.)
Cutter Cornett (Dexter) - DNP
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Brett Frizzell (Dexter) - DNP
Quarterfinals - Riley Wiseman (Jackson) over Brett Frizzell (Dexter) (Fall 0:28)
Cons. Round 1 - Nathan Hale (Christian County) over Brett Frizzell (Dexter) (Fall 0:25)
Round 1 - Brett Frizzell (Dexter) received a bye
Round 2 - Brett Frizzell (Dexter) received a bye
Round 3 - Nathan Phelps (Central (Cape Girardeau)) over Brett Frizzell (Dexter) (Fall 0:53)
7th Place Match - Nathan Phelps (Central (Cape Girardeau)) over Brett Frizzell (Dexter) (Fall 0:11)
Colten Gibson (Dexter) - DNP
Quarterfinals - Colten Gibson (Dexter) over Quazavion Jackson (Central (New Madrid County)) (Dec 5-3)
Semifinals - Tyreke Jamison (Sikeston) over Colten Gibson (Dexter) (Dec 7-0)
Cons. Semis - Gavyn Hays (Poplar Bluff) over Colten Gibson (Dexter) (Dec 5-3)
Round 1 - Colten Gibson (Dexter) over Tyler Garamello (Francis Howell North) (Fall 0:54)
Round 2 - Colten Gibson (Dexter) received a bye
Round 3 - Wesley Blattel (Jackson) over Colten Gibson (Dexter) (Dec 3-1)
5th Place Match - Quazavion Jackson (Central (New Madrid County)) over Colten Gibson (Dexter) (Dec 3-2)
Wyatt Parker (Dexter) - DNP
Quarterfinals - Wyatt Parker (Dexter) over Andrew Cowsert (Carterville) (Fall 0:35)
Semifinals - Wyatt Parker (Dexter) over Nathaniel Vaughn (Sikeston) (Fall 1:35)
Round 1 - Wyatt Parker (Dexter) received a bye
Round 2 - Cole Hayse (Francis Howell North) over Wyatt Parker (Dexter) (Dec 12-8)
Round 3 - Eli Peyton (McCracken County) over Wyatt Parker (Dexter) (For.)
9th Place Match - Wyatt Parker (Dexter) over Garrett Smith (Central (Park Hills)) (Fall 0:22)
Alex Townsend (Dexter) - DNP
Quarterfinals - Noah Uhrhan (Jackson) over Alex Townsend (Dexter) (Fall 0:00)
Cons. Round 1 - Sean Blanchfield (Sikeston) over Alex Townsend (Dexter) (Fall 2:57)
Round 1 - Alex Townsend (Dexter) over Xavier Blake (University City) (Fall 1:15)
Round 2 - Alex Townsend (Dexter) received a bye
Round 3 - Dillon Lauer (Francis Howell North) over Alex Townsend (Dexter) (Fall 1:01)
7th Place Match - Justin Mitchell (Poplar Bluff) over Alex Townsend (Dexter) (Dec 11-5)
Parker VanSlyke (Dexter) - DNP
Quarterfinals - Parker VanSlyke (Dexter) received a bye
Semifinals - Isiah Frederich (McCracken County) over Parker VanSlyke (Dexter) (Fall 2:43)
Cons. Semis - Parker VanSlyke (Dexter) received a bye
Round 1 - Davion Steele (Central (Cape Girardeau)) over Parker VanSlyke (Dexter) (Fall 0:38)
Round 2 - Cole Parker (Jackson) over Parker VanSlyke (Dexter) (Fall 0:57)
Round 3 - Parker VanSlyke (Dexter) received a bye
11th Place Match - Parker VanSlyke (Dexter) over Alex Diebold (Notre Dame (Cape Girardeau)) (Fall 1:23)
Travis Waldner (Dexter) - DNP
Quarterfinals - Travis Waldner (Dexter) over Matt Jones (Carterville) (Fall 2:37)
Semifinals - Travis Waldner (Dexter) over Josh Rishton (Sikeston) (Dec 4-2)
Round 1 - Travis Waldner (Dexter) received a bye
Round 2 - Travis Waldner (Dexter) over Cameron Martin (University City) (Fall 1:37)
Round 3 - Travis Waldner (Dexter) over Caleb Lumpkins (Francis Howell North) (TF 18-2 2:26)
1st Place Match - Travis Waldner (Dexter) over Malachi Rider (McCracken County) (Fall 4:58)
Broseley, Missouri - The 2018 Lady Royals Christmas Classic Tournament seeds were released. Defending champions, the Dexter Lady Cats earned the #1 seed. Their long-time rival, Neelyville earned the #2 spot. The tournament begins Saturday, December 15, 2018.
Seeds are as follows: #1 Dexter, #2 Neelyville, #3 New Madrid County Central, #4 Doniphan, #5 Naylor, #6 Chaffee, #7 Kelly, #8 Kennett, #9 Twin Rivers, #10 Charleston, #11 Campbell, #12 Greenville, #13 Portageville, #14 East Carter, #15 Malden, and #16 Clearwater.
Saturday, December 15th Games:
9:00 a.m. Dexter vs Clearwater
10:00 a.m. Neelyville vs Malden
11:30 a.m. Naylor vs Greenville
1 p.m. Doniphan vs Portageville
2:30 p.m. Chaffee vs Campbell
4 p.m. Kennett vs Twin Rivers
5:30 p.m. Kelly vs Charleston
7 p.m. NMCC vs East Carter
Consolation, 5th place, 3rd place and championship games will be played on Saturday, December 22, 2018. Championship game will be at 7:30 p.m.
Dexter, Missouri - The 2018 SEMO Border Challenge begins Thursday, December 6, 2018 at the Bearcat Event Center. It will feature two teams from Mississippi, one Illinois team, and three from Missouri.
Dexter, Notre Dame and Poplar Bluff are the local competitors in the three-day event. Tupelo Golden Wave reached the Class 6A state quarterfinals in Mississippi.
Olive Branch Conquistadors went 21-5 last season and won the Class 6A state championship.
The East St. Louis Flyers reached the state sectional finals last year.
The Lady Cats of Dexter (3-2). Their only two losses this year were to the defending Class 5 State Champions Kirkwood and the Jackson Indians in the SEMO Conference Girls Basketball Tournament championship game. They have already defeated St. Joseph's Academy, Kennett Lady Indians and Saxony Lutheran.
Poplar Bluff Lady Mules are 1-2 this season and placed 4th in the SEMO Conference Tournament. They will face East St. Louis on Thursday at 6:30 p.m., Tupelo on Friday at 6:30 p.m. and Olive Branch on Saturday at 11:30 a.m.
Notre Dame Lady Bulldogs are 3-1 this season and will face Olive Branch at 5 p.m. Thursday, East St. Louis at 5 p.m. Friday and Tupelo at 10 a.m. Saturday.
2018 Border Challenge Girls Basketball Schedule:
Thursday, December 6
Olive Branch High School, MS vs Notre Dame High School, MO 5:00 pm
East St. Louis High School, IL vs Poplar Bluff High School, MO 6:30 pm
Tupelo High School, MS vs Dexter High School, MO 8:00 pm
Friday, December 7
Notre Dame High School, MO vs East St. Louis High School, IL 5:00 pm
Poplar Bluff High School, MO vs Tupelo High School, MS 6:30 pm
Olive Branch High School, MS vs Dexter High School, MO 8:00 pm
Saturday, December 8
Tupelo High School, MS vs Notre Dame High School, MO 10:00 am
Olive Branch High School, MS vs Poplar Bluff High School,MO 11:30 am
East St. Louis High School, IL vs Dexter High School, MO 1:00 pm
Dexter, Missouri - The Dexter boys basketball team upset the #8 seeded Kennett Indians on Monday evening at the Sikeston Field House. The Bearcats ranked #9 won the play-in game 59-45! They will play #1 Sikeston Bulldogs in the SEMO Conference quarterfinals on Tuesday, December 4, 2018 at 7:00 p.m.
Dexter's basketball coach Lloyd Hyten won his first game as a varsity head coach.
The Bearcats outscored Kennett in the first quarter 17-9 building a 8 point lead. By halftime it was 27 - 21. Dexter never trailed.
Andrew Ellinghouse hit two 3-pointers early scoring 8 of his game-high 18 points in the first quarter as the Bearcats built a 17-9 lead over the Indians.
Garrett Henson tallied 15 points.
Seth Rogers finished with 13 points making the first trey of the evening.
Logan Wyman hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to increase Dexter's lead 42-29 at the end of the third quarter.
Final Score Dexter 59, Kennett 45
Dexter 17 10 15 17 - 59
Kennett 9 12 8 16 - 45
Dexter (59) Andrew Ellinghouse 18, Logan Wyman 3, Nate Gargas 6, Seth Rogers 13, Braxton Foster, Garrett Henson 15 FG 21, FT 11/18, F 14. (3-pointers Ellinghouse 4, Wyman 1, Rogers 1, Fouled Out: None)
Kennett (45) - Quay'vaun Harrell 16, Carter Maddox 8, Kamden Crafton 8, LaQuez Pulliam 6, Mark Wagster 7. FG 16, FT 8/10, F 16. (3-pointers: Harrell 2, Crafton 2, Pulliam 1. Fouled Out: None)
Sikeston, Missouri - The 2018 SEMO Conference Boys Basketball Tournament will be held on Monday, December 3rd - Friday, December 7th.
Sikeston received the #1 seed. Cape Central received the #2 seed followed by #3 Poplar Bluff, #4 Notre Dame, #5 Charleston, #6 Jackson, #7 New Madrid, #8 Kennett, and #9 Dexter.
At 5:30 p.m. on Monday, December 3rd #8 Kennett will play #9 Dexter. The winner will play #1 Sikeston on Tuesday, December 4th at 7:00 p.m. The loser plays the loser of the #2/#7 Seed game which will be between Cape and New Madrid. That game will be at 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, December 4th.
Other games on Monday are #2 Cape vs #7 NMCC at 8:30 p.m. and #3 Poplar Bluff vs #6 Jackson at 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. #4 Notre Dame vs #5 Charleston and #1 Sikeston vs #8/9 at 7 p.m.
Wednesday semifinal games are at 6 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Thursday semifinal games are at 6 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. also.
Consolation game will be Friday, December 7th at 5:30 p.m. Third place game will be at 7:00 p.m. and the Championship will be at 8:30 p.m.
