Written by
Dee Loflin, SMT Manager/Editor
Broseley, Missouri – The Dexter Lady ‘Cats varsity basketball team had a spectacular win on Monday afternoon as they easily defeated New Madrid County Central. Top-seeded Dexter overpowered the Green Wave 83 – 33 in the championship quarterfinal.
It was the second time in a week that the Bearcats defeated New Madrid County Central. Undefeated Dexter is having an extraordinary season this year and is now 8 – 0. They are the team everyone wants to beat in this area. Way to go Lady ‘Cats!
The Bearcats gained a lot of momentum in the 1st quarter giving themselves a comfortable lead over the Green Wave 31 - 11. The second quarter was still all 'Cat power as they climbed to a 53 - 15 lead at half-time.
Hannah Noe, senior point guard for the Lady ‘Cats is remarkable on the court. She has had tremendous games thus far and her performance on the court has been incredible. Noe finished with 28 points, including two 3-pointers and five assists against New Madrid.
“She’s definitely developing into one of the best point guards we have ever had,” stated head coach Chad Allen. “She sees the floor well, takes control and calls out plays. She gets in the right spots and does a lot of good things for us. She just keeps getting better.”
Alison Jarrell, Paige Patterson and Erika Cobb all finished in double digits. Patterson tallied 18 points, Jarrell 14 points and Cobb 10 points for the Bearcats.
Raushaunda Summers hit 8 for New Madrid along with Amirah Ruff and Keisha Rainer who each added 6 points.
“I thought New Madrid played even harder today than the other day," commented Allen. "Coach Crockett definitely does a good job and gets his girls to play hard.”
Jarrell was the only other Bearcat with a trey sinking two. Dakota Reynolds also tallied 7 points for Dexter.
Final Scored: Quarterfinal Game: #1 Dexter 83 - #9 NMCC 33
New Madrid County Central 11 4 12 6 - 33
Dexter Senior High School 31 22 21 9 - 83
New Madrid County Central (33) - Shanterra Waters 4, Virginia Villarreal 2, Amirah Ruff 6, Keisha Rainer 6, Whitney Williams 5, Raushaunda Summers 8, Octavia Smith 2. FG 13/40, FT 4/9, F 6. (3-pointers: Ruff 2, Summers 1. Fouled out: none)
Dexter High School (83) - Hannah Noe 28, Paige Patterson 18, Dakota Reynolds 7, Melanie McKuin 2, Alison Jarrell 14, Erika Cobb 10, Sydney Rogers 2, Cheyenne Mosby 2. FG 35, FT 9/10, F 12. (3-pointers: Noe 2, Jarrell 2. Fouled out: none.
Twin Rivers seeded #5 defeated #12 seeded Naylor 59 – 52 in overtime in their championship quarterfinal game.
Dexter will now play Twin Rivers in the championship semifinal on Friday, December 27th at 2 p.m.
Championship game is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, December 28th.
