2024 Class 4, District 1 Boys Basketball Tournament seeds and bracket announced.  All games will be played at Ste. Genevieve High School.

Ste. Genevieve has earned the #1 seed followed by #2 Dexter, #3 Kennett, #4 Fredericktown, #5 Doniphan and #6 Perryville.

Records are Ste. Gen 10-15, Dexter 8-17, Kennett 5-18, Fredericktown 7-16, Doniphan 5-15 and Perryville 2-21.

Ste. Gen and Dexter have received a first round bye.

Tuesday, February 27th Schedule

5:00 p.m. #4 Fredericktown vs #5 Doniphan

7:00 p.m. #3 Kennett vs #6 Perryville

Thursday, February 29th Schedule

Ste. Gen vs the winner of the Fredericktown/Doniphan game at 5:00 p.m.

Dexter vs the winner of the Kennett/Perryville game at 7:00 p.m.

Championship will be Saturday, March 2nd at 6:00 p.m.

Dexter, MO - This marks the 20th anniversary of the 2003-2004 Dexter Bearcat Final Four boys basketball team.  It was 20 years ago the team entered the season having advanced to the District Championship each of the previous three years, and coming up short.  The Bearcats advanced to the Championship for the fourth year in a row and claimed the first basketball title for the Bearcats in 28 years.

They then traveled to Mineral Area College and played the second ranked team in class 4, DeSoto.  The ended up beating DeSoto 45-42.

They then traveled to the Farmington Civic Center to play the quarterfinal game against Lutheran South.  They defeated LS 63-43 sending the 'Cats to their first ever Final Four appearance in Columbia, Missouri.

They unfortunately the 'Cats fell short in Columbia and had to face Vashon Wolverines who at the time were 29-0 and USA Today ranked them as the #1 team in the nation.

To be honest it didn't matter what happened in Columbia, it was the journey to Columbia that was the fun part.  Doing what hadn't been done in 28 years and eventually taking the program to a place it had never been and to this day hasn't returned to the Final Four.

Members of the team were Scott Admire, Aaron Jackson, Andrew Stuever, Derek Roberts, nick Chamberlain, Andrew Boone, Chris Guethle, Kyle Espey, Eric Rinehart, Anthony Elfrink, Levi Dawson, James Ford, Justin Devers, Cale Williams, Taylor Pyle, Derek Demaree, and Josh Miller.  Coaches were Eric Sitze, with assistant coaches Rob Nichols and Daniel Sexton.

The Bearcats were pushed hard all year long by Coach Sitze.  He was able to find something in this group no one else could have and he challenged them to give 110%.  He refused to be happy with anything else.  in four short months Coach Sitze will close the door one last time in the old gym, his legendary practices and intensity will never be replaced.  Eric Sitze was born to be basketball coach and he's done a great job over the last 28 years.

Thank you Coach Sitze for your commitment to the Dexter girls basketball program and the boys basketball program these past three decades.  Bearcat fans appreciate you more than you will ever know.

The Dexter High School Wrestling Team opened on Tuesday, November 28th hosting the Sikeston Bulldogs and the DeSoto Dragons.

"We took our lumps. Desoto and Sikeston are tough teams," commented DHS head coach Cody Boyer.  "We have a mixture of experience and inexperience in our lineup right now. Sometimes in matches, you don't get to see the work the kids put in. I have a few that this is their first year ever to wrestle and they are stepping up and taking a spot to help out the team. That is a great teammate!"

"We did have some bright spots," continued Boyer. "Kasen Forkum at 157 went 2-0, Jason Hervoyavich went 2-0, Noah Bruyette went 2-0 on JV, Parker King at 285 went 1-1. Danyl Conn-Harris went 1-1 on JV, Ryan Young went 0-2 but lost by points in both matches. Kayden Hart at 215 went 1-1. Kayden is usually at 190 but I moved him up to get a match and he came up big for us."

"I can't wait to get Paxton White at 106 in our varsity lineup in January. I call him coach Paxton, he helps out his teammates. I bumped Kennedy McCormick up to 190 to get her a match and she battled. She came out on the losing end but I am proud of her," stated Boyer.

"I am excited about this year. We will keep getting better each day."

Girls Sikeston (SIKESTON) 30.0 Dexter (DEXTER) 6.0

100: Ellie Douglass (SIKESTON) over (DEXTER) (For.) 105: Double Forfeit 110: Double Forfeit 115: Emily Barrett (DEXTER) over (SIKESTON) (For.) 120: Double Forfeit 125: Double Forfeit 130: Rehanna Jones (SIKESTON) over (DEXTER) (For.) 135: Double Forfeit 140: Kimarhri Wilkins (SIKESTON) over (DEXTER) (For.) 145: Double Forfeit 155: Shanell Williams (SIKESTON) over  (DEXTER) (For.) 170: Double Forfeit 190: Keniya Horton (SIKESTON) over Kennedy McCormick (DEXTER) (Fall 5:45) 235: Double Forfeit 

Girls DeSoto (DESOTO) 42.0 Dexter (DEXTER) 0.0

100: Double Forfeit 105: Double Forfeit 110: Kya Aubuchon (DESOTO) over (DEXTER) (For.) 115: Cheyenne Kincade (DESOTO) over Emily  Barrett (DEXTER) (Fall 0:41) 120: Double Forfeit 125: Emma Taylor (DESOTO) over (DEXTER) (For.) 130: Double Forfeit 135: Nevaeh Escobar (DESOTO) over (DEXTER) (For.) 140: Paytan Rulo (DESOTO) over (DEXTER) (For.) 145: Double Forfeit 155: Ella Bradley (DESOTO) over (DEXTER) (For.) 170: Macie Tomlinson (DESOTO) over Kennedy McCormick (DEXTER) (Fall 1:23) 190: Double Forfeit 235: Double Forfeit 

Junior Varsity Dexter (DEXTER) 36.0 Sikeston (SIKESTON) 24.0

120: Double Forfeit 126: Double Forfeit 132: Double Forfeit 138: River Spears (SIKESTON) over   (DEXTER) (For.) 144: Brenner Collier (DEXTER) over Gus Adams (SIKESTON) (Fall 0:00) 150: Danyl  Conn-Harris (DEXTER) over Bob Katsantonis (SIKESTON) (Fall 0:29) 157: Quentin Wilkins Jr (SIKESTON) over Hayden Cook (DEXTER) (Fall 0:38) 165: Jonathan Northern (SIKESTON) over   (DEXTER) (For.) 175: Ayden King (SIKESTON) over   (DEXTER) (For.) 190: Carson Mullins (DEXTER) over   (SIKESTON) (For.) 215: Kayden Hart (DEXTER) over Jacob Brandon (SIKESTON) (Fall 0:41) 285: Noah Bruyette (DEXTER) over Jeremiah Segers (SIKESTON) (Fall 0:00) 106: Paxton  White (DEXTER) over   (SIKESTON) (For.) 113: Double Forfeit 

Varsity Sikeston (SIKESTON) 57.0 Dexter (DEXTER) 15.0

106: Double Forfeit 113: Louis Montjoy (SIKESTON) over   (DEXTER) (For.) 120: Jesse Haley (SIKESTON) over   (DEXTER) (For.) 126: Anthony Lindsey (SIKESTON) over Shayden Conn (DEXTER) (Fall 1:24) 132: Conner Michael (SIKESTON) over Jaxon Akridge (DEXTER) (Fall 0:21) 138: Tristan Leavitt (SIKESTON) over Chase Berry (DEXTER) (Fall 0:35) 144: Colin Scott (SIKESTON) over Ryan Young (DEXTER) (Dec 10-5) 150: Kendarrious Love (SIKESTON) over Kodi Lynn (DEXTER) (Fall 4:34) 157: Kasen Forkum (DEXTER) over Jax Lancaster (SIKESTON) (Dec 9-7) 165: Sam Lancaster (SIKESTON) over James DeBerry (DEXTER) (Fall 1:33) 175: Elijah Torres (SIKESTON) over Heith Cochran (DEXTER) (Fall 0:39) 190: Jason  Hervoyavich (DEXTER) over Sam McGill (SIKESTON) (Fall 5:00) 215: Ben McDermott (SIKESTON) over Matthew Robinson (DEXTER) (Fall 0:25) 285: Parker  King (DEXTER) over Wyatt Hensley (SIKESTON) (Fall 4:30) 

Junior Varsity DeSoto (DESOTO) 30.0 Dexter (DEXTER) 18.0

113: Double Forfeit 120: Gavin Koerber (DESOTO) over   (DEXTER) (For.) 126: Double Forfeit 132: Double Forfeit 138: Double Forfeit 144: Double Forfeit 150: Nolan Selsor (DESOTO) over Danyl  Conn-Harris (DEXTER) (Fall 0:44) 157: Chet Rector (DESOTO) over Hayden Cook (DEXTER) (Fall 0:35) 165: Kaleb Wooley (DESOTO) over   (DEXTER) (For.) 175: Nathan Slamp (DESOTO) over   (DEXTER) (For.) 190: Carson Mullins (DEXTER) over Griffin Porter (DESOTO) (Fall 1:15) 215: Double Forfeit 285: Noah Bruyette (DEXTER) over George Wickerham (DESOTO) (Fall 1:56) 106: Paxton  White (DEXTER) over   (DESOTO) (For.) 

Varsity DeSoto (DESOTO) 71.0 Dexter (DEXTER) 12.0

113: Gavin Peeler (DESOTO) over   (DEXTER) (For.) 120: Brenton Drummond (DESOTO) over   (DEXTER) (For.) 126: Davis Miller (DESOTO) over Shayden Conn (DEXTER) (Fall 0:43) 132: Thomas Bradley (DESOTO) over Jaxon Akridge (DEXTER) (Fall 0:14) 138: Drake Peeler (DESOTO) over Chase Berry (DEXTER) (Fall 0:06) 144: Dominic Eakins (DESOTO) over Ryan Young (DEXTER) (TF 19-3 0:00) 150: Braxton Drummond (DESOTO) over Kodi Lynn (DEXTER) (Fall 1:38) 157: Kasen Forkum (DEXTER) over Robert Smith (DESOTO) (Fall 1:58) 165: Levi Huck (DESOTO) over James DeBerry (DEXTER) (Fall 1:07) 175: Landon Lawson (DESOTO) over Heith Cochran (DEXTER) (Fall 1:26) 190: Jason  Hervoyavich (DEXTER) over Eli Thebeau (DESOTO) (Fall 4:41) 215: Aiden Isaacson (DESOTO) over Matthew Robinson (DEXTER) (Fall 0:17) 285: Eddy Moore (DESOTO) over Parker  King (DEXTER) (Fall 3:43) 106: Billy White (DESOTO) over   (DEXTER) (For.) 

There are over 750 photos posted on ShowMe Times Facebook by Dee Loflin.

The Dexter Junior Varsity boys basketball team is loaded with talented freshman and sophomores this year.

The JV team will open their season at Charleston on Tuesday, November 28th at 6 p.m.

They will compete in the Malden JV Tournament the week of January 8th - 13th and the SCAA JV Tournament though it is not showing on the MSHSAA website at time of printing.  The SCAA Tournament will be held the week of January 22nd - January 26th at Dexter. These are the only two tournaments for the junior varsity team.

Playing for the junior varsity Bearcats are #2 Logan Fritch, #3 Will Guethle, #10 Jack Carey, #20 Caiden Richardson, #23 Gavin McMullen, #25 Langston Werneck, #30 Justus Lovely, #34 Landon Annesser, #35 Carter Stone, #40 Hunter Massey, and #44 Brayden Vaughn.

Schedule:

December 1st at Malden

December 11th Home Opener against Richland

December 12th at Jackson

December 15th at Woodland

January 5th vs Cape Central at HOME

January 8th - 13th at Malden JV Tournament

January 9th at Bloomfield

January 12th hosting Bernie

January 16th at Puxico

January 19th vs NMCC at HOME

January 30th s Sikeston at HOME

February 1st vs Notre Dame at HOME

February 2nd at Advance

February 6th vs Bell City at HOME

February 9th at Kennett

February 13th vs Poplar Bluff at Home - Last home game

All games except tournament games are slated to begin at 6:00 p.m.

The Dexter Varsity boys basketball team have two athletes returning to the hardwood this year on the varsity team.  Ethan Zabelin and Nathan Harris and they are senior Bearcats.

"Coming into this year we have very little varsity experience," commented head coach Chad Allen.  "We will be very young and only three upperclassmen."

Dexter is loaded with 8 sophomores and 5 freshman; however there is only one junior and two seniors.

The Bearcats have a tough schedule in the SEMO Conference this year competing against teams like Charleston, Sikeston, New Madrid County Central, Jackson, Cape Central, and Kennett

"We are excited to get the season started and are looking to improve every game as the season goes along."

Roster is as follows #10 Gibson Booker, #1 Will Guethle, #13 Nathan Harris, #12 Hunter Massey, #11 Carter Stone, #4 John Sepulvado, #3 Tucker Temples, #24 Devin Turbo, and #5 Ethan Zabelin

Dexter opens with a jamboree at Doniphan on Thursday, November 16th.  Dexter will face Alton at 6:45 and will play with Doniphan following that game.

They will then travel to Charleston on November 28th and Malden December 1st.

The SEMO Conference Tournament is slated for December 4th - December 8th.

The Bearcats will finally be at home hosting the Richland Rebels on December 11th. before traveling to Jackson on December 12th and Woodland on December 15.

They will have a short break for competing in the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament December 26th - December 29th.

The SCAA Tournament will be held at Dexter January 22nd - January 26th.  District play begins February 26th.