New Madrid, Missouri - The Lady 'Cats traveled to New Madrid to take on the Eagles Thursday evening and completely destroyed them 96 - 21.  Every Bearcat was given an opportunity to play against New Madrid and several scored.

Dexter started out slow, but quickly moved the tempo and began scoring and scoring and scoring throughout the night!  The Bearcats scored 28 points in each of the first 3 quarters and held the Eagles to only five points in the second half.

"I didn't think we really started out that well," commented Dexter's head coach Chad Allen.  "We missed a few of the shots early and I didn't think we really guarded well in the beginning of the game, but once we settled in I thought the girls played really well."

Dakota Reynolds had a game-high 20 points followed by Paige Patterson with 19 points.  Dakota sunk four 3-pointers against the Eagles.

"Dakota Reynolds can definitely score," Allen stated.  "That's one thing we do really well as a team.  All seven of our varsity  players can score on any given night.  She did well tonight."

Three other Bearcats scored in double digits.  Erika Cobb tallied 16 points and Hannah Noe finished with 17 points.  Alison Jarrell hit three treys for Dexter and ended with 11 points.

The JV Bearcats also played, but just two quarters and defeated the NMCC JV Eagles by a score of 21-20.  Photos are available on our Facebook page, just click HERE.

Dexter now 6 - 0 on the season returns on Saturday to begin the Twin Rivers Lady Royals Classic against Malden.  Game time is 9:00 a.m.

Allen commented about the upcoming tournament, "We just need to be focused and ready for anything."

Final Score Dexter Bearcats 96  NMCC Eagles 21

Dexter      28     28     28     12     96
NMCC      9        7       1       4     21

Dexter (96) - Dakota Reynolds 20, Paige Patterson 19, Hannah Noe 17, Erika Cobb 16, Alison Jarrell 11, Melanie McKuin 3, Sydney Rogers 2, Cheyenne Mosby 2, MaKayla Waldner 2, Olivia Sitzes 2, Cidney Gathings 2.  FG 41, FT 6/8, F 14, (3-pointers: Reynolds 4, Jarrell 3, McKuin 1)

NMCC (21) - Rashauda Summers 12, Whitney Williams 2, Erica Palmer 1, Chelsea Sylvester 1, Amirah Ruff 2, Octavia Smith 3. FG 8, FT 5/14, F 9. (3-pointers - none)

Dexter, Missouri - The Dexter boys basketball team needed a win, but Twin Rivers was not going to let that happen.

The Royals scored first and never looked back as they defeated Dexter 53 – 25.   Dexter hasn’t had much of an opportunity to play this year as weather hampered their schedule early on.   This was only their second game of the season adding another loss.  Their first opponents were the Charleston Bluejays.

The Bearcats were able to hold them to a 29 - 10 lead at half-time.  Twin Rivers was very consistent hitting in double digits in all four periods.  "Rebounding was definitely a big factor," continued Nichols.  "In the first half, Twin Rivers wasn't making the first shot, it was the second and third shot that they got each possession. They were much more physical than us and just pursued the ball more aggressively off the rim  Rebounding was a concern for us coming into the season."

"In the second quarter, we had some foul trouble that plagued us.  We missed some shots that we felt like we had to make, but I thought Twin Rivers guarded us well." stated head basketball coach Rob Nichols.  "You have to credit them for contesting shots and forcing some turnovers during that stretch."

Peyton Pollock #12 scored a game-high 8 points including one 3-pointer.  Ethan Flowers #24 tallied 7 points for the Bearcats include a trey.  Both Cole Renken #33 and Blake Horton #3 scored 4 points each and D.J. Dowdy added 2 points.

"Right now, we are going to have to focus on being more team oriented offensively." continued Nichols.  "I feel like we are very impatient and have poor shot selection at this point.  We're having trouble passing and catching the ball cleanly right now as well which I think can be attributed to our impatience also.  Just not a lot of chemistry offensively for us right now."

Final Score Dexter Bearcats 25 – Twin Rivers Royals 53

Twin Rivers Royals        12    17     13     11     53

Dexter Bearcats              6      4        8       7     25

Twin Rivers (53) - Eric Ray 16, Nathan Watson 6, ,Jase Worley 5, Zach Underberg 4, Mason Douglas 6, Andrew Mittlestadt 7, Seth Snider 4, Jesse Robards 3, Chance Wilkerson 2. FG 20, FT 8/10, F 13. (3-pointers: Underberg 1, Douglas 2, Worley 1, Robards 1. Fouled out: none)

Dexter (25) - Peyton Pollock 8, Ethan Flowers 7, Blake Horton 4, Cole Renken 4, D.J. Dowdy 2, FG 9, FT 5/8, F 10. (3-pointers: Pollock 1, Flowers 1. Fouled out: none)

Nichols went on to say, "We are playing some young players, so you have to believe that there will be improvement that comes with experience.  Our chemistry offensively and rebounding is something that has to improve for us to compete on a nightly basis."

The Dexter Bearcats will be back in action on Tuesday, December 17th traveling to Jackson, Missouri.  Game time is 6:00 p.m.

Dexter, Missouri - Introducing the 2013 Kickin' Cats Dance Team!  Though they have not had a performance just yet due to our wonderful Winter weather.  Games have either been cancelled or rescheduled into February, but that hasn't deterred the girls from practicing and preparing for their first performance!

The Kickin' Cats will perform with the Dexter Senior High School Cheerleaders on Saturday, December 28th during the 57th Annual Bloomfield Christmas Tournament.  They will also be at home on January 7th at the DHS Boys Basketball game.  Expect to see them at all of the home boys and girls varsity basketball games.

Front row are Kelsi Wood, Shelby Gathings, Rachel Putnam, Keasha Hubbert. 

Middle row are Ashley Long, Sarah Richardson, Chandler Crowley, Moriah Payne, Krysta Winstead, and Mallory Travis. 

Back row are Caprese Bostic, Kaitlin Noble, Jackie Kiger, Caroline Powers, Taylin Leija, Kaylea Murdock, Myca Sutton, and Chelsea Mullins.

Can't wait to see these girls on the court performing!

Written by
Dee Loflin, SMT Manager/Editor

Paragould, Arkansas – The Lady Bearcats traveled to Arkansas on Saturday to compete in the Championship game against the host school Paragould.   The defending champion Bearcats managed a victory and defeated the Lady Rams to win the Championship two years in a row.

The Lady Rams were able to hold Dexter to 10 all in the first quarter, but the second period was all Lady ‘Cats.  They scored 19 points in the second quarter holding the Rams to just one basket.  Half-time score was Dexter 29 – Paragould 12.

Paragould pushed back in the 3^rd quarter outscoring Dexter by a basket, but it did not prove enough for a win.  Dexter and Paragould tied in the 4^th quarter each managing to score just 12 points.  Final score Dexter 55 – Paragould 40.

Four Bearcats were in double digits.  Hannah Noe had a game-high 12 points for Dexter.  Melanie McKuin, Alison Jarrell and Paige Patterson each tallied 11 points.  Nine of Alison Jarrell’s points came in the way of 3-pointers.  Hannah Noe added 2 as well as Dakota Reynolds who added one 3-pointer.

It’s the second straight season that Dexter has defeated Paragould in the McDonald’s Shootout.   The Rams lost last year by a score of 42 – 37. 

Congratulations to Hannah Noe, Paige Patterson, Alison Jarrell and Erika Cobb who were selected to the all-tournament team.

Final Score  Dexter, MO 55 – Paragould, AR 40

Dexter Bearcats          10     19     14     12     55

Paragould Rams         10        2     16     12     40

Dexter (55) – Hannah Noe 12, Melanie McKuin 11, Alison Jarrell 11, Dakota Reynolds 6, Erika Cobb 4, Paige Patterson 11.  FG 16, FT 17/20, F 10 (3-pointers: Jarrell 3, Reynolds 1, Noe 2)

Paragould (40) – Sydney Laylock 18, Abby Gibson 10, Katelyn Price 2, Orie Bryant 4, Anna Phillips 3, Alexis Benson 3. FG 17, FT 1/3, F 17 (3-pointers Laylock 2, Gibson 2, Phillips 1)

Shown in the photo are Dexter seniors Erika Cobb, Hannah Noe, Paige Patterson and Alison Jarrell. 

Photo provided by Judy Patterson.

Bloomfield, Missouri - While many teams have not played scheduled games due to weather the games must go on!  The 2013 seeds have been released for the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament and brackets are set.

The #1 seed is Kennett followed by Hayti.  Kennett is currently 2-3 so far this season with Hayti 4-0.  Bernie is ranked #3 followed by South Pemiscot and Twin Rivers.  Dexter fell into the #7 spot.

Here is a list of the teams and their place in the tournament. 

(1) Kennett (2-3)
(2) Hayti (4-0)
(3) Bernie (4-0)
(4) South Pemiscot (5-1)
(5) Saxony Lutheran (3-1)
(6) Twin Rivers (2-1)
(7) Dexter (0-1)
(8) Holcomb (3-1)
(9) Malden (3-1)
(10) Portageville (0-1)
(11) East Prairie (1-0)
(12) Bloomfield (1-2)
(13) Doniphan (0-2)
(14) Puxico (3-2)
(15) Van Buren (1-1)
(16) Richland (0-2)

Below is the winners bracket.  Games begin on Thursday, December 26th at 10:00 am. with the #1 Kennett Indians and the #16 Richland Rebels.