By Andrew Cato, ShowMe Times Sports Editor

The Lady Bearcats shot an impressive 68% from the floor on the way to a 78-23 blowout victory over Senath-Hornersville in the 2011-2012 home opener.

The Lady Bearcats’ matchup-zone defense worked incredibly well against the Lady Lions’ offense, holding them to single-digit scores in every quarter. LBB head coach Chad Allen was extremely pleased with his team’s effort on both sides of the ball.

“Offensively, all the girls were hitting on all cylinders in the first half - they said we shot about 80% in the first half,” Allen said. “They really shot the ball well, all of them did. 
Defensively, I thought we came out and put a lot of pressure on them. I think the girls just had a great game tonight.”

The Lady ‘Cat offense was explosive early in the contest, as they opened with a 13-0 run. Alison Jarrell continued to impress from beyond the arc, where she was good on 5 of 8 attempts, including three in the first quarter.

The Lady ‘Cats went on to take a 30-7 lead at the end of the first quarter. Erika Cobb hit a 10-footer to open the second and help the Lady ‘Cats to an impressive 18-0 run in the frame. Taylor Owens hit a three at the 2:45 mark to help propel the Lady Bearcats to a 54-12 lead at halftime.

Jarrell was good from outside two more times in the second half, while the Lady ‘Cats’ defense held Senath to only four points in the third quarter and seven in the fourth.

The Lady Bearcats opened the season with a 2-1 effort in the Farmington Invitational Tournament, where they faced stiff competition from Notre Dame, Poplar Bluff, and Miller Career Academy. Allen felt opening the season with such difficult opponents was a big help to his team’s progress to this point in the young season.

“Playing three tough, quality teams like that coming into this game helped,” Allen said. “Playing tough, quality opponents like that definitely makes you better. Senath lost a lot last year, they had a great post and point guard that went on to college and are playing there now. They are down a little this year, but Coach Johnson does a really great job with them. Again, I think we came out and really got after it offensively and defensively tonight.”


The JV ‘Cats only played two quarters against Senath, but they were just as dominant as their older teammates. The JV squad shut out the Lions in the first quarter, and an explosive 11-point effort from Katie Reiker in the second helped seal the 23-8 victory.

The Lady Bearcats will be in action again Tuesday night, when they host the Jackson Lady Indians.

“Its definitely a totally different team - Jackson’s a great ball team this year,” Allen commented. “They already have two D-1 signees with SEMO, King and Hartling. Its going to be a tough matchup for us, but we need a matchup like that. Hopefully we can come out with a victory and our first SEMO Conference win tomorrow night.”


Tipoff is set for 6:00 p.m. for the JV game, and the Varsity contest immediately following.

The Dexter Elks Lodge put on the annual Elks Hoop shoot on Saturday (Dec. 3). Boys and Girls between the ages of 8 and 13 were invited to compete in the free throw shooting competition, held at the Dexter Middle School.

Winners are scheduled to shoot again at the district level at Arcadia Valley on Jan 7, 2012.

The winners are (from left): Riley Allen, 1st 10-11 girls; Madilyn Hampton, 1st 8-9 girls; Harly Allen, 1st 12-13 girls; Andrew Ellinghouse, 1st 8-9 boys; Dustin DeBeaux, 2nd place boys 10-11; Dalton Horn, 1st boys 12-13; Luke Becker, 1st boys 10-11

Thanks to Dave Ellinghouse for the photo!

ShowMe Scoreboard, 12.05.2011

From games played Monday, December 5, 2011:

High School Girls

• Dexter 78, Senath-Hornersville 23
• Scott City 62, Oran 36
• Woodland 60, Kelly 35
• Saxony Lutheran 58, Egptian 21
• Cape Central 51, Ste Genevieve 40
• Sikeston 63, Chaffee 37

High School Boys

At the SEMO Conference Tournament:

• Sikeston 80, Dexter 34
• Notre Dame 67, Jackson 40
• Charleston 64, New Madrid County Central 27

NCAA Mens

• Long Island 82, Lafayette 80
• Austin Peay 86, Arkansas State 82
• Central Arkansas 88, Southeast Missouri 72

By Andrew Cato, ShowMe Times Sports Editor

The Dexter Bearcat team was featured in tournaments on the JV and Middle School levels this weekend.


The Middle School squad was well-represented in the Farmington Tournament, with James Mullins and Michael Hurst placing first and Storm Massey and Ethan Stevens placing second in their respective weight divisions.

First year wrestling coach Marc Thrower was pleased with his team’s performance in the tournament, and the improvements in their performances since their last match.

“I was very impressed with our boys today,” Thrower said. “The more experienced boys came out and performed as expected, and the younger guys improved a lot from their first match on Tuesday.”

The JV ‘Cats competed in the North County Rookie Round Up, held on Saturday at North County High School in Bonne Terre, Mo.

Dylan Bazarian took home first place in his weight class, while Ty Harmon and Brandon Quertermous brought home silver in their respective divisions.

“All wrestlers gained a lot of valuable mat time today,” Assistant coach James Sneed said. “We have a lot to build on for next Tuesday’s Varsity and JV matchup against NMCC.”

The JV and Varsity squads will be in action again Tuesday night, when they travel to New Madrid for a head-to-head showdown against the Eagles.

Thanks to Christine Sandlin for the photo!

By Andrew Cato, ShowMe Times Sports Editor

FARMINGTON - The Lady Bearcats had a great showing in the annual Farmington Invitational Tournament, finishing in second behind St. Louis-based Miller Career Academy after a 50-33 loss in the championship game.


The Bearcats posted wins over District rival Notre Dame and Poplar Bluff to earn their slot in the title game of the tournament, and currently stand at 2-1 on the young season.

Friday night saw the ‘Cats against the Poplar Bluff Mules in the semifinal round.


The Lady ‘Cats opened with a 9-7 lead after the first quarter, with big buckets from Brittany Harris.


Paige Patterson had four points and three boards in the second quarter to help the Bearcats to a 10 point effort and a 19-14 halftime lead.

Kelsey Bates and Danielle Farmer both hit threes for the Lady Mules in the third quarter, but Dexter’s offense put up 13 points to increase their lead to 32-22 at the end of the frame.

Farmer hit two threes for the Mules in the fourth quarter to keep the Mules in the game, but Hannah Noe’s six point effort in the fourth helped shut the door on Poplar Bluff and give the ‘Cats a 48-37 victory.

Saturday night, the Lady Bearcats faced off against Miller career academy for the Farmington Invitational Title.


The Lady Bearcats struggled throughout the game, shooting only 29% from the floor and committing 21 turnovers.


The Pheonix dominated in the paint, holding Dexter’s bigs, Harris and Patterson, to 4 and 5 points, respectively. The ‘Cats, who usually shoot the deep ball well, went only 3-10 from beyond the arc.

MCA’s defense was fantastic early in the game, holding the Lady ‘Cats to only two points in the first quarter while putting up 15. The Lady ‘Cats put in nine in the second to trail 21-11 at the half.

Miller put in 14 and 15 points in the last two quarters of the game to take the 50-33 victory and claim the Farmington Invitational Tournament title.


“It’s an extremely tough tournament, our toughest of the year except for when we get to the playoffs,” coach Chad Allen said of the tournament. “It’s a measuring stick to see how good you’re going to be throughout the season - if you do really well in it, chances are you’ll have a really good season. If you don’t do so well, you know you can still have a good year, just not as good as it could have been.”


The Lady Bearcats will be in action again on Monday (Dec. 5) night when they host Senath-Hornersville. Tipoff is set for 6:00 p.m.