Dee Loflin, SMT Writer
Chase Young scored first for the Bearcats as he netted a 3-pointer in the first few seconds of the game. Dexter continued to fight hard in the first quarter, but they still managed to trail 18-12 heading into the second period.
Ethan Barr, Advance, seemed unstoppable as he led his team to victory with a game-high 33 points and simply just dominated the ball.
Barr who is 6'4" helped the Hornets pull away by scoring 13 points in the second quarter. It was Advance ahead by 15 at the half and over the next two quarters they slowly increased their lead to win by a score of 86 to 59.
Chase Young and Brad Potts led the Bearcats with 16 points each in the game against the Hornets as they were seeking their third straight run for the title at the SCAA Tournament. D.J. Dowdy had 10 points, including two 3-pointers.
"Advance really took it to us inside. They dominated the boards and we had no answer for Ethan Barr in the paint," commented Coach Nichols.
"We allowed those guys to dictate the pace of the game and I feel Advance just played exceptionally well," continued Dexter's head basketball coach.
Chase Young may have scored first for Dexter, but with just seconds remaining in the game, he was injured. You could tell he was in a great deal of pain as he was helped off the court and into the locker room. Status for tonight's third-place game is unknown at this time. We wish him the best of luck.
The SCAA Tournament continues for Dexter as they take the court to fight for third place against home team Bloomfield at 5:30 p.m.
The #1 seed Bernie Mules will take on the #2 seed Dexter Bearcats in the JV Championship game at 7:00 p.m. in Bloomfield. This should be quite the match-up!
#3 Bloomfield will take on #5 Advance at 4:00 p.m. for the 3rd place finish.
The Dexter Bearcats after a difficult loss last night will try to redeem themselves against Bloomfield tonight to earn the #3 spot at the SCAA Tournament. This should be a great game to watch. Game time 5:30 p.m.
Following this game will be the JV Championship with Dexter taking on the Mules at 7:00 p.m.
The Varsity Championship game between the Bernie and Advance will be at 8:30 p.m. Should be a great night of action at Bloomfield!
Written by
Dee Loflin, SMT Writer
Dexter, Missouri – The Dexter Bearcats Wrestling Team traveled to Jackson, Missouri, Thursday, January 24th to brawl with the Indians and the Sikeston Bulldogs.
The Dexter Bearcats had a tough night with a few wins and a few losses.
In the 113 lb weight category, Dexter’s Steven Parks lost to Sikeston’s Garrick Madison. Madison was able to pin Parks in 1:05 minutes.
Javeon Bonner (Sikeston) won by decision over James Mullins (Dexter) by a score of 11-7.
Trever Waldner of Dexter competed in the 132 lb weight category and had a great night beating Jacob Stinnett of Sikeston by a 7-2 decision.
In the 138 lb weight category, Ty Harmon (Dexter) won by pin over Luis Valdex (Sikeston) in 1:38 minutes. Way to go Ty!
Ethan Stevens (Dexter) won a pin in the 145 lb weight category by dominating Zac Stinnett (Sikeston) in 2 minutes 38 seconds.
In the 160 lb weight category, Taylor McIlwain of Sikeston won by pinning Brandon Quertermous of Dexter in 4 minutes 13 seconds.
Michael Hurst (Dexter) was unable to put Clay Porter (Sikeston) to the mat in the 170 lb weight category as Clay pinned him in 1 minute 5 seconds.
In the 182 lb weight category Bearcat Logan Quertermous was able to pin Braydon Reynolds to the mat in under 1 minute. Way to go Logan!
Keith Craft (Dexter) won by decision over Brenden Morgan (Sikeston) in the 285 lb weight category by a 3-2 decision.
Brandon Twomey and Jon Rodgers both of Dexter were unable to stop Garrett Middleton and Tarrington Marks of Sikeston as they were both pinned.
Now on to the Jackson portion of this dual as the Dexter Bearcats were only able to pull one win against the Indians. “They are a tough team to beat, especially on their own turf,” stated Coach James Sneed of Dexter.
Trevor Waldner (Dexter) was able to pin Ryan Baker of Jackson in only 41 seconds. “Trevor is an excellent wrestler and can be very hard to beat,” stated Sneed.
The Dexter Bearcats Wrestling team will be at home at the Senior High School on Tuesday, January 29th to tackle New Madrid County Central and Sikeston. Wrestling begins at 5:00 p.m. This will also be Seniors Night for the Dexter players.
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Dee Loflin, SMT Writer
Dexter, Missouri – The JV Bearcats had a most productive day at the JV SCAA Tournament, winning over the Bloomfield Wildcats by a score of 53 – 29.
Coach Shawn Guethle said, “We played very good team defense tonight. Bloomfield has several weapons and we worked extremely hard on defense to make sure they didn’t get many good looks at the basket and limited them to one shot on most trips with good rebounding.”
Dexter’s Austin Chesser, #10 was on fire tonight with a total of 27 points to lead the Bearcats to the win. “Offensively, he got us off to a great start with 20 points in the first half and kept it going in the second,” stated Guethle. “Our guys did a good job feeding the hot hand of Austin and finding him good shots,” continued Coach Guethle.
At half, the Dexter Bearcats were leading 20 to 8 with Bloomfield’s leading scorer only hitting one field goal during the first quarter. Tyler Battles went on to score 12 more points in the game for the Wildcats, but it was not enough to come from behind and overpower the Bearcats.
“Bloomfield is a good team and they made a run at the end of the second and beginning of the third quarters with their press, but we withstood it and answered with a couple of our own,” commented Guethle.
The Dexter JV Bearcats will play in the JV SCAA Championship against Bernie Mules today at 7:00 p.m. in Bloomfield. “Hopefully we can come out with the same intensity tomorrow night and give the Mules a run for their money!” exclaimed Coach Guethle.
Playing tonight for Dexter will be some of the finest basketball players around. Blake Horton (#3), Austin Aldridge (#4), Noah Kronk (#5), Harley Warren (#11), Jacob Padigo (#12), Jacob Murdock (#21), Alex Whitehead, Ethan Flowers (#24), Cole Renken (#33), Addison Moore (#34), Tyler Heil (#45), and Oliver Warren (#50). Go JV Bearcats!!
Playing tonight for the Bernie Mules are Caleb Pulley, Andrew Northern, Tyler Battles, Nathan Newell, Cameron Pulley, River Chism, Kendrick McCullough, Austin Bond, Nate Cazee, Brendon Battles, Noah Vandiver, Reyton Hartle, Cole McClard, and Bailey Vaughn.
