Dee Loflin, SMT Manager/Editor
The 7th grade Bearcats improved their record to 13-1 on the season with a 34-29 win over the Bluejays. It was a tough first quarter as Dexter trailed 9-3, but they managed to earn an 11- 0 run to overcome Charleston near the end of the 2nd quarter.
Dexter again trailed the Bluejays with just under 3 minutes remaining in the game. They were not going to give up now! Nate Gargas hit a basket to tie the game 29 all with just two and half minutes remaining on the clock. Seth Rogers made a free throw giving the Bearcats a one point lead with a little over one minute left in regulation!
It was an exciting game for the Bearcats and thanks to Eric Hahn’s two free throws with just 27 seconds remaining in the game giving the Bearcats a three point gain over the Bluejays. The final score of the game came when Braxton Foster hit two free throws with only a couple of seconds left on the clock. Bearcat fans were on their feet! It was intense!
Final score Bearcats 34 - Bluejays 29.
Eric Hahn finished the game with three treys and tallied 14 total points. Seth Rogers scored 9 points along with Braxton Foster who tallied 8 more for the Bearcats.
Dexter Middle School Bearcats 3 14 8 9
Charleston Junior High Bluejays 9 7 8 5
Dexter (34) Eric Hahn 14, Seth Rogers 9, Nate Gargas 3, Braxton Foster 8, (3-pointers: Hahn 4, Rogers 1) (F 14 F/G 9/23)
Charleston (29) Latrell Porter 5, Ajay Sager 7, Tahj Walker 8, Preston Moore 3, Clifford Johnson 6 (3-pointers: Moore 1, Sager 1) (F 18 F/G 3/8)
Shown in the photo is Eric Hahn hitting one of his four 3-pointers of the night. Photo submitted by Melissa Hahn. Thank you for your continued support of the ShowMe Times. Without our many fans we could not bring you such great articles and photos.
Stats of the 7th grade boys basketball game provided by Ed Gargas!
