ShowMe Scoreboard 12.16.2011

 Games played Thursday, Dec. 15, 2011

High School Girls

• Dexter 69, Sikeston 34 (varsity)
• Dexter 44, Sikeston 29 (JV)
• Jackson 43, Notre Dame 33
• Delta 56, Charleston 52
• Cape Central 44. Jefferson 34
• Kennett 62, Senath-Hornersville 34

High School Boys 

• Holcomb 43, Hayti 36
• East Carter County 60, Cooter 59
• Leopold 69, St. Vincent 66
• Doniphan 81, New Madrid 65
• Risco 98, Gideon 62
• Gosnell 79, Clarkton 62
• Senath-Hornersville 42, Naylor 35

NCAA Men

• Mizzou 104, Kennesaw State 67
• Wisconsin 55, Savannah St 33
• Akron 87, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 64
• Murray State 89, Lipscomb 65

NCAA Women

• Arkansas State 58,  USC 56
• UC Riverside 70, Idaho 57
• Grambling State 89, Oral Roberts 80

Tonight

Area High School

• Dexter at Richland (6 p.m. varsity, followed by 2 quarters junior varsity)
• Scott City at Advance
• Kelly at Woodland
• Sikeston at Notre Dame
• Bloomfield at Chaffee
• Farmington at Cape Central
• Oran at Delta

NCAA Women

• William Woods Vs Lindenwood (MidAmerica Nazarene University Classic), 5 p.m.
• Georgia Tech vs Georgia State
• LSU vs McNeese State
• Ole Miss vs Lipscomb
• Southern Miss vs. Mississippi State

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By Andrew Cato, ShowMe Times Sports Editor

There have been a few updates on the Bearcat Basketball team recently.

The Boys game Friday (Dec. 16) at Richland, which was previously reported as Varsity-only, will have two quarters of JV play. The Varsity contest is set to tip at 6:00 p.m., with the two quarters of JV played at the conclusion of the Varsity game.

The Boys are also seeded No. 5 in the Bloomfield Christmas tournament; the 2010 Champion Kennett Indians, who snubbed Dexter in the title game, grabbed the No. 1 seed. The Bearcats will face off against No. 12 South Pemiscot on Monday, December 26 at 2:30 p.m.

The Lady Bearcats are set to face the Sikeston Lady Bulldogs in a District clash tonight at the Bearcat Event Center; the evening is set to tip at 6:00 for the JV and the Varsity immediately following.

LBB grabbed the No. 1 seed in the Lady Royals Christmas Classic, played at Twin Rivers High School.


The Lady ‘Cats will open the tournament against the No. 16 Malden Green Wave on Saturday (Dec. 17) at 9:00 a.m.

ShowMe Scoreboard, 12.15.2011

No scores from Wednesday, 12.12.2011

Tonight’s Schedule

•  Lady Bearcat Basketball vs. Sikeston, 6 p.m. @ the BEC

Friday

• The Dexter Bearcats will face county rival Richland Rebels at Richland on Friday, Dec. 16. The Varsity game will begin at 6 p.m. followed by two quarters of JV action.
• Bearcat wrestlers will begin action in The Tiger Classic in Cape Girardeau.

NCAA Women

• Arkansas State vs. USC, 8:05 p.m. @ Jonesboro

NCAA Men

• Mizzou vs. Kennesaw State, 8 p.m. @ Mizzou Arena
• Lipsomb vs Murray State

 

POPLAR BLUFF - Shooting was the theme of the night in Tuesday’s game between the Three Rivers Lady Raiders and Arkansas Baptist.

For Three Rivers, it was a lack of it. For the Lady Buffaloes, it was getting it at the right time.

The Lady Raiders shot just 39 percent (21-of-54) from the field – and just 26 percent (five-for-19) in the first half – and also struggled at the free-throw line (20-of-40), while Arkansas Baptist hit four 3-pointers as part of a game-changing 14-3 run late in the game to rally for a 71-65 win at the Bess Activity Center.

“Free throws. Free throws. Free throws,” Three Rivers coach Jeff Walk said. “And f we make a few more free throws and commit a few less turnovers, we win. You can’t write that any other way.”

Three Rivers (6-5) took a 45-42 lead on Carolyn Overton’s free throws with 9:46 to go, but the Lady Buffaloes connected on four treys – the first two by Jerrica Walls – as part of a 14-3 spurt, taking a 56-48 lead on Caitlyn Williams’s triple with just under five and a half minutes to go.

“We went to a triangle-and-two defense trying to shut that down, then someone else started making them,” said Walk. “It was just pick your poison. Sometimes as coaching goes, you overcoach instead of letting the game happen.”

The Lady Raiders could get no closer than five points the rest of the way.

After a dismal start that saw Three Rivers make just five baskets in the first half and miss 11 of its 19 shots from the foul line, back-to-back baskets by Carolyn Overton ignited a 19-5 run as the Lady Raiders took a 37-31 lead on Candace Miller’s free throws with 13:55 to go.

However, Arkansas Baptist began to chip away, cutting the lead to 43-42 on Gabby Jenkins’s free throw with 9:50 before going on its game-turning run.

Overton paced Three Rivers with 18 points and 14 rebounds, while Whitney Mills added 13 points and Abbie Warren finished with 10.

“We got beat but the kids battled all the way through,” Walk said. “That is something to build on. And they’re the most athletic team we’ll play all year.”

Cassie Vaughn and Ashley Qualls led the Lady Buffaloes with 12 points apiece.

The Lady Raiders are off until January 3, when they travel to Williams Baptist for a rematch of the season opener.

For more information on everything Three Rivers Athletics, make sure to visit RaidersAthletics.com!

By Andrew Cato, ShowMe Times Sports Editor

JACKSON - The Bearcats are still searching for that ever-elusive first win, but they took a big step forward in Tuesday night’s contest against the Jackson Indians.

After a 70-50 loss to Jackson last Tuesday in the second round of the SEMO Conference Tournament, the Bearcats took to the court in hopes of exacting some revenge against the Indians, but after a four-quarter battle, the ‘Cats fell 66-58.

The Indians have a distinct size advantage over the ‘Cats - four of their five starters were 6’2” or taller - but Jake Lee played a great game in the paint despite being nearly six inches shorter.