Just in from DHS Athletic Director Chuck Powers - this week's wrestling matches against New Madrid County Central, scheduled for tonight at home, and Thursday's match against Jackson on the road have both been cancelled.

Powers noted that plans have not yet been made to reschedule the two matches.

ShowMe Scoreboard, 1.24.2012

Games played Monday, Jan 23, 2012

 

High School Boys

Stoddard County Tournament

• Dexter 90, Bell City 47
• Bernie 70, Woodland 23
• JV – Dexter 44, Woodland 38 

High School Girls

• Dexter 84,  Perryvile 27
• Chaffee 59, Puxico 14
• Kelly 75, South Pemiscot 27
• Cape Central 64, Charleston 61
• St. Vincent 41, Grandview 12
• Festus 51. Saxony Lutheran 43 OT

College Men

• Kansas 64, Texas A&M 54
• Syracuse 60, Cincinnati 53

College Women

• Westminster 52, William Woods 42
• Quachuta Baptist 89, Henderson State 57
• Notre Dame 72, Tennessee 44
• Miami (Fla) 79, Virginia Tech 48
• Purdue 67, Michigan State 49

 

 

 

By Andrew Cato, ShowMe Times Sports Editor

The top-seeded, host Dexter Bearcats faced off against the No. 8 Bell City Cubs in the nightcap of Day 1 at the 2012 Stoddard County Tournament. The Cubs were able to hang with Dexter for the first quarter, but an offensive surge in the second propeled the Bearcats to a double-digit lead and a 90-47 victory.

Shane Hughes rejected Dexter's first shot of the contest, but a steal from Cody Neldon led to a bucket for Jake Lee and a four-point run for the 'Cats. Brad Potts knocked down a three for the 'Cats, but was quickly answered by Jerad Yates. Aaron Smith hit a trey on the Cubs' next possession. Yates tacked on another three a minute later, but this time D.J. Dowdy responded for the 'Cats. Dexter held on to a 20-14 lead after the opening frame.

Neldon and Chase Young knocked down back-to-back threes for the 'Cats to open the second quarter. Miller came up with a steal and missed a 12-footer, but Jake Lee was there for a stickback to give the 'Cats a 14 point lead at the 5:40 mark. Young hit another trey late in the frame to send the 'Cats in the locker room with a 45-26 advantage at halftime.

McKenzie Vires compelted a three point play for the Cubs to open the second half, but Bell City never pulled within 16 for the rest of the third. Miller put up 10 points in the third, while Lee continually pulled down defensive rebounds to give the 'Cats a commanding 74-39 lead heading into the fourth quarter.

Miller knocked down another three at the 5:00 mark to give the 'Cats a 40 point lead. Jordan Fitts chippped in a trey on the next possession, while a pair of free throws from Matt Ridlen in the closing seconds of the contest put the final score at 90-47 in Dexter's favor.

The 'Cats had four players in double figures in the blowout win; Miller and Lee led the way with 21 and 20 respective points, while Potts added 15 and Young put in 11 points.

Yates and Vires led the Cubs with 17 and 11 points.

Dexter will move on to face the winner of the No. 4/No. 5 contest between Bloomfield and Puxico; the Bearcats sport regular-season wins over both teams.

Tip is set for 8:30 p.m. on Thursday (Jan. 26) night.

Editor's Note: The Bearcats have seemed to put their early-season struggles at the free throw line out of their minds for the time being. The 'Cats have shown steady improvment over the last few games, including tonight's 10-of-14 effort from the stripe.

By Andrew Cato, ShowMe Times Sports Editor

The 2012 SCAA Tournament is set to tip off tonight from the Bearcat Event Center.

There are only three games on the schedule tonight; in JV action, No. 4 Woodland and No. 5 Dexter open the tournament at 4:30 p.m.

Two Varsity games are on, with No. 3 Bernie taking on No. 6 Woodland at 6:00 p.m., and top-seeded Dexter taking on No. 8 Bell City at 7:30.

EASTON, Pa. - Lehigh used 19 second-half points by C.J. McCollum and a pair of key runs in the final 20 minutes to pull away to a 90-76 decision over Lafayette on Sunday afternoon at Kirby Sports Center.

The first spurt Lehigh (15-6, 3-2) used to pull away began with McCollum's jumper at 14:19 to go ahead 52-49. Rob Delaney was whistled for contact with McCollum on a three-point attempt and the result was three made free throws from the preseason Patriot League Player of the Year. McCollum made 10-of-12 at the line on the afternoon. A turnover and two more McCollum freebies capped the 7-0 run and put Lehigh up eight (57-49) with 13:01 to play.

Four consecutive free throws from Ryan Willen, who scored 15 of his team-high 17 points in the second half cut the deficit to 57-53 at 11:36. Willen hit 9-of-10 from the line. He was one of four players in double figures joined by Delaney (16), Dan Trist (13), and Jim Mower (11).

On the next trip down the floor, Corey Schaefer's triple off a screen from the top of the key was the first of two critical three's from the Lehigh freshman. The second came with 9:33 to play and extended Lehigh's lead to eight at 65-57. Delaney quickly answered on the other end with a straightaway three off the glass to pull Lafayette back within five.

A bucket from each team kept the game at five points, but Lehigh put the contest away by scoring 11 of the next 14 points. Holden Griener's transition dunk ignited the run and his two free throws ended it, making the score 78-65 with 4:47 to play.

Nick Petkovich's deep three cut it to 10 on Lafayette's next possession prior to the final media timeout, but the Leopards failed to get any closer over the final four minutes.

Lafayette led 39-37 at the break, but the team matched each other shot for shot through the first 20 minutes. Neither team led by more than five points in the first half. Trist turned in his best half of the year scoring a team-high 11 points on 5-of-6 from the floor while Delaney dropped in 10 points on 4-of-5 shooting. Lehigh was paced by eight first-half points from Greiner who had 12 on the afteroon.

Trailing 33-29 with 4:36 to play in the half, Lafayette used a 10-4 to end the session including five points from Trist during the stretch. His layup with 2:49 remaining made it a one-point game and then an old-fashioned three-point play tied the game at 37 with 1:36 showing before intermission.

For the game, both teams shot well. Lehigh hit 58 percent from the floor and 89 from the stripe while Lafayette managed 49 percent from the field and 88 percent from the line.

Lafayette (8-12, 3-2) returns to action on Wednesday at Colgate.

NOTES: Lafayette is 1-5 when four players score in double figures.

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