Written by
Dee Loflin, SMT Manager/Editor
Dexter, Missouri - The Dexter middle school boys 8th grade basketball team has already been on the court against the Woodland Cardinals and at home last night against the Advance Hornets. The 8th grade team have won both of their games. They beat Woodland 57 - 16 on October 22nd and Advance 54 - 35 last night. Way to go Bearcats!!
They are front row: #5 Landon Henson, #25 Dawson Kasting, #2 Marcus Woodson, #21 Matthew Stone, #12 Cole McGowan, #3 Kole Kelley. Back row: #31 Nick Trout, #52 Bo McMullin, #32 Jake Rice, #53 Jordan Laird, #54 Gabe Jackson, #42 Spencer Owens, #35 Trevor McDonald, #23 Ben Sindle.
Below is the schedule for the Middle School Boys Basketball Team.
| Date | Opponent | Location |
| 10/22 | Woodland | Away |
| 10/29 | Advance | Home |
| 11/1 | Bernie | Away |
| 11/4 | Richland | Home |
| 11/7 | Bloomfield | Home |
| 11/11 | Bell City | Away |
| 11/12 | Puxico | Away |
| 11/16-19 | SCAA Tourn. | Bloomfield |
| 11/25 | Poplar Bluff | Home |
| 11/26 | Jackson | Away |
| 12/2 | Kennett | Home |
| 12/3 | Sikeston | Home |
| 12/5 | Charleston | Away |
Head Middle School Basketball Coach is Josh Dowdy and Assistant Coach is Chris Bolin.
Written by
Dee Loflin, SMT Manager/Editor
Cape Girardeau, Missouri – The Lady ‘Cats traveled to Cape Girardeau Monday evening to compete in the District Tournament. It was a great night for the Bearcats as they defeated #6 seeded Doniphan 25-7, 25-12 in the quarterfinals.
Shyann Jines led the ‘Cats with 11 kills along with Jessica Lindsey who had 8 kills.
Dexter’s Alyssa Spear had 11 assists. Julia Hahn had 9 assists along with Shyann Jines who added 6 more.
Delaney Pullen led the Bearcats with three aces. Shyann Jines and Alysa Spear both added one ace each.
Dexter came into the district play as the #3 seed only Notre Dame and Perryville outranked them and they will now compete against second-seeded Notre Dame tonight at 6:45 p.m. in the Class 3, district 1 semifinal. The #1 seed Perryville will play #3 seed Kennett at 5:30 p.m.
Dexter is 27-4 on the season and Notre Dame is 31-2-1. Both teams play exceptionally well and tonight game will be intense. Notre Dame recently beat Dexter at their last home game in three sets. Perryville’s record is 19-4-4 and Kennett is 16-7 on the season.
Winners of the semifinals will compete for the District Title and earn a trip to the Missouri State Championships. Game time will be 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 29th. State Tournament play will be held November 8th and 9th at the ShowMe Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.
Go Bearcats!!
Written by
Dee Loflin, SMT Manager/Editor
Dexter, Missouri – The Lady ‘Cats from T.S. Hill Middle School had an exciting tournament over the weekend and ended with a championship victory in that the 2013 Invitational Basketball Tournament on Monday night at the Bearcat Event Center.
The Bearcats started their winning streak by defeating Cape Central on Saturday morning 35-4. Later that afternoon they defeated Sikeston Lady Dawgs 48-30 to earn a spot in the Championship game last night.
Their competitor the Puxico Lady Indians defeated Senath and later Jackson by a score of 44-22 to earn their spot in the Championship game.
Final Score Dexter 49, Puxico 37
Puxico – Oliver 20, Haynes 6, Burch 4, Hancock 7, (Kayt Haynes scored 1 3-pointer)
Dexter – Hannah Thurmon 19, Madyson Crockett 6, Amber Scott 2, Madelyn Webb 2, Taylor Wells 18, Megan Trout 2.
The Dexter 8th grade girls basketball team improves to a 7-1 record and will be back in action on Tuesday night when they travel to Twin Rivers. Game time 6:00 p.m.
Congratulations to Tori Beaird #42, Tyona Clark #55, Madyson Crockett #21, Lauren Rascher #33, Amber Scott #24, Nicole Sells #22, Shelby Smith #32, Hannah Thurmon #23, Megan Trout #13, Madelyn Webb #51, Taylor Wells #34, and Keri Williams #11.
Written and Submitted by
Coach Justin Peden
Dexter, Missouri - Well Bearcat fans playoff time is here! I can’t believe the regular season is already over, times flies when you are having fun! I know our guys are excited about making some noise in the playoffs and I know the Bearcat faithful are ready to support them.
Our first round opponent will be the Potosi Trojans. They are a quality football team and will be a big test for us. Even though we are the lower seed I feel confident that we can be victorious if we stay together as a family, practice hard, and play a full four quarters! We as coaches have put together a game plan that I know will be successful.
This season has been an amazing blessing for me. As the “new guy” I have met so many great people who have been supportive of the players and myself and I can’t thank them enough. My family and I have enjoyed getting to know all of the Bearcat Nation and I can’t wait to get to know more of you! Even though we have not had as much success in the “W” column as I had hoped for we have played hard and come a long way this season.
I will miss the seniors from this year’s team immensely. Guys like Holden Bruce, D.J. Dowdy, Noah Rains, Drew Mason, Trevor Waldner and Kyle Stearns. They have made coaching here a lot of fun. I have enjoyed getting to know all the seniors and hope to stay in touch with them after the season and beyond.
I truly believe that the relationship that gets built between a player and a coach never truly ends; it just changes as time goes on. I hope we can send them out on a positive note by beating Potosi and setting up a rematch with Ste. Gen! I know it’s a long drive, but I hope to see the stands full of red and black on Thursday!!
Go Bearcats!! Dexter's finest will be on the field and in the stands!
Dee Loflin, SMT Manager/Editor
Dexter, Missouri - It was Senior Night at Charles Bland Stadium Friday night and the Bearcats were ready for a battle on the field. They came very close to having the game of the year, but the Green Wave of Malden would not give up.
With just 5:51 left on the clock in the first quarter Peyton Pollock #12 was able to find his receiver D.J. Dowdy #4 for an 89 yard touchdown. The crowd went wild with cheers fort he Bearcats. It was cold, but fans were cheering in the stands for their favorite football team. Their two point conversion was unsuccessful, but still giving the Bearcats a 6-0 1st quarter lead. Dexter continued to look great during the second quarter scoring three more touchdowns.
"The first half was great! We were impressive," stated head football coach Justin Peden. "The second half, not so much. Malden came to play tonight and did not give up."
Just midway through the 2nd quarter Pollock once again found his receiver Austin Aldridge for a 44 yard touchdown. Jason Jarrell's kick was good. It was a 13 - 0 Dexter football game!
A little bit a of a set back when Dresmond Robinson passed to Shaeen Perkins three minutes later for Malden's first touchdown of the game. A two point conversion to Jeremy Jones game Malden 8 points on the board. Dexter 13 - Malden 8.
The 'Cats jumped right back in the game and answered with another drive of their own and put seven more points on the board with Pollock passing to Dowdy for a 68 yard touchdown and Jason Jarrell's extra point kick. Less than four minutes to the half Dexter 20 - Malden 8.
Then with just 8 seconds left in the 2nd quarter, Pollock found Ethan Stevens #7 and completed a 19 yard touchdown. Jason Jarrell's kick was good once again. This gave Dexter a 27 - 8 lead over the Green Wave of Malden. Things were really beginning to heat up on this cold night of high school football.
The DHS Marching band held their last home marching field performance to the tunes of The Beatles. It was an excellent performance and congratulations to them on their trophies they won at the Charleston Marching Band Competition earlier in the month. Photos of the band can be viewed on our Facebook page by clicking here and here.
It wasn't over yet, Malden came out of the locker room ready to strike down the Bearcats and they did. Dremond Robinson threw a pass to Edwin Hale just six minutes into the 3rd quarter scoring and completing the two point conversion on the next play. Dexter 27 - Malden 16.
The Bearcats huge lead in the first half was slowly slipping away. Just inside the 4th quarter, Shaeen Perkins caught a 21 yard touchdown pass from Robinson and completed yet another Malden touchdown. Fortunately for the Bearcats they were unable to obtain the extra point and it was a Dexter 27 - Malden 22.
Dexter had many more chances to retake the lead, but with a fumble and an interception along with their last four drives ending in turnovers they were not able to capitalize on any drives. Malden quarterback Dremond Robinson's final points of the game were him running up the middle for a 4-yard touchdown. Gunner Jones' pass to Nick Thompson for an extra 2 sealed the deal for evening. Final score Dexter 27 - Malden 30.
The scoreboard did not reflect the efforts of the Bearcats. Peyton Pollock had one of his best nights as a Bearcat throwing for 361 yards, four touchdowns and added another 67 yards rushing to his stats.
Dexter had more first downs, more net yards rushing, more net yards passing, more passes completed, and more total net yards, but fumbles and interceptions also made the stat sheet.
Coach Justin Peden is always upbeat and optimistic about his "family", "Not a lot of folks picked us to win this game, but I think in that first half we proved we are a good football team. We are a quality football team. If we put it all together and play all four quarters, we can can win."
D.J. Dowdy led the Bearcats receiving with 190 yards on seven catches. Austin Aldridge, despite his flip in the air hit, added another 72 yards on three catches. Ethan Steven and Jonathan Foels also added 50 and 35 yards respectfully.
Jonathan Foels led the team in tackles, having 12 total including 3 assists. Dylan Bazarian also had 12 total tackles including 7 assists. Trevor Waldner and Noah Kronk each had 9 total tackles along with Nathan Cox with 8 tackles
The Bearcats will be back in action for the first round of district play when they travel to Potosi, Missouri. "Potosi is a solid football team," stated Peden. "They're the #3 seed and we have just got to come out and have a good week of practice. This loss stung and it hurt, but we will put it behind us and move on."
INDIVIDUAL STATS
Rushing
Dexter: Peyton Pollock 12-67, Carson Dean 11-40, Dylan Bazarian 4-26, Ethan Stevens 1-2.
Malden: Dremond Robinson 30-134, Nick Thompson 1-7, Chapin Riley 2-4, Jeremy Jones 1-3.
Passing
Dexter: Peyton Pollock 18-31-4 361.
Malden: Chapin Riley 16-22-1 216.
Receiving
Dexter: D.J. Dowdy 7-190, Ethan Stevens 4-50, Austin Aldridge 3-72, Jon Foels 3-35, Austin Chesser 1-14.
Malden: Shaeen Perkins 7-62, Edwin Hale 4-104, Jeremy Jones 3-45, Dremond Robinson 2-3.
