Written by
Dee Loflin, SMT Manager/Editor
Dexter, Missouri – It was an emotional night for the Dexter Bearcats. Four Lady ‘Cats were on the floor for their very last home show.
Senior night is always special, but this one seemed a little more special. Hannah Noe, Paige Patterson, Erika Cobb and Alison Jarrell have been playing ball since third grade. They have earned District titles each of the last three years and are gunning for another title next week. They completed a perfect year at the Bearcat Event Center winning all of their home games.
After a heartfelt presentation, the Lady 'Cats got down to business as Hanna Noe scored the first points of the game.
Hannah Noe tallied a game-high 22 points for the Bearcats including one 3-pointer. Paige Patterson scored 16 points. Erika Cobb added 15 points along with her trey. Alison Jarrell hit two 3-pointers.
The Lady ‘Cats completed their regular season with an impressive record of 22 – 3.
#1 seeded Dexter will play Monday at 6 p.m. against either #4 Kennett or #5 cape Central in the semifinal game.
Written by
Dee Loflin, SMT Manager/Editor
Bloomfield, Missouri – The Bernie Mules defeated the Portageville Bulldogs and are just one game away of earning another District Title.
“This was a tough game for us tonight,” commented Bernie’s head coach Brad Botsch. “Portageville competed extremely hard and gave us all we wanted. This time of the year, we just want to survive and advance and play as well as possible. We did enough to get to play in the district championship and we’re excited about that.”
Jake Wagner had a game-high 18 points hitting three 3-pointers. B.J. Jennings tallied 11 points for the Mules including two treys. Brandon Sparks added a trey and Troy Kirkpatrick added two to help the Mules win the semi-final game.
A.V. Banks hit16 points for the Bulldogs including his two treys. Chris Garmon added 10 points.
For a second straight season the Bernie Mules will compete against the South Pemiscot Bulldogs in the Class 2, District 1 Championship game on Friday night. Game time is 7:30 p.m.
"South Pemiscot is an extremely well-coached and athletic team,” Botsch stated. “We will have to play very well to come out on top Friday night. Our kids will really have to rise up and leave it on the floor if we want to win it.”
Final Score Bernie 55 Portageville 48
Portageville 8 6 15 19 - 48
Bernie 8 13 22 12 - 55
Portageville (48) - Jaylin Mosby 8, Chris Garmon 10, Derrick Priggle 7, A.V. Banks 16, Caleb Gooch 7. FG 18, FT 8/21, F 20. (3-pointers: Jaylin Mosby 2, A.V. Banks 2. Fouled Out: none)
Bernie (55) - Jake Wagner 18, Brandon Sparks 6, B.J. Jennings 11, Troy Kirkpatrick 8, Justin Stanfield 2, Bubby Schwent 6, Joey Walker 4. FG 15, FT 17/25, F 18. (3-pointers: Jake Wagner 3, Brandon Sparks 1, B.J. Jennings 2, Troy Kirkpatrick 2. Fouled Out: Joey Walker)
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Dee Loflin, SMT Manager/Editor
Dexter, Missouri - The Dexter High School boys basketball team hosted Notre Dame Tuesday evening and for the first three quarters matched the Bulldogs pretty well. It wasn't until the last few minutes of the fourth quarter the Bulldogs began a scoring run and defeated them 80 - 61.
It was quite the team effort by Notre Dame. The tallest member of the Bulldogs just couldn't be stopped offensively. Quinn Poythress scored a game-high 38 points for the Bulldogs including eight 3-pointers.
Only one other Bulldog was in double figures. Thomas Himmelberg tallied 11 points.
Three Bearcats tallied double figures. Cole Renken scored a team-high 15 points. Austin Chesser tallied 13 points including three 3-pointers and Ethan Flowers added 11 points along with one trey. Peyton Pollock and D.J. Dowdy each added a trey.
The DHS boys basketball team will be back in action on Friday evening hosting the Cape Central Tigers. It's SENIOR NIGHT with seniors being honored after the JV game. Game time is 6:00 p.m. Please come out and cheer for your favorite Bearcat! This is their last game of the regular season. District play-off start on Saturday, March 1st in Cape Girardeau. Let's go Bearcats!!
Final Score Notre Dame 80 Dexter 61
Notre Dame 13 25 18 24 - 80
Dexter 7 23 16 15 - 61
Notre Dame (80) - Hunter Eftink 2, Tanner Shively 6, Jordan Williamson 3, Quinn Poythress 38, Grant Ressel 2, Grant Ressel 2, Thomas Himmelberg 11, Dean Crippen 8, Trenton Schumer 4, Blake Bauwens 2, Hunter Eftink 2. FG 32, FT 8/11, F 17. (3-pointers: Quinn Poythress 8, Jordan Williamson 1, Thomas Himmelberg 3 Fouled Out: Crippen)
Dexter (61) - Noah Kronk 1, D.J. Dowdy 9, Peyton Pollock 9, Austin Chesser 13, Jason Jarrell 3, Ethan Flowers 11, Cole Renken 15. FG 21, FT 13/17, F 16. (3-pointers: D.J. Dowdy 1, Peyton Pollock 1, Austin Chesser 3, Ethan Flowers 1 Fouled Out: none)
Notre Dame outlasted the Bearcats and defeated the JV boys by a score of 80 - 59.Jacob Pedigo tallied a team-high 17 points for the Bearcats. Austin Chesser added 12 along with two 3-pointers.
Final Score JV Boys Notre Dame 80 Dexter 59
Notre Dame 16 17 27 20 - 80
Dexter 18 16 15 10 – 59
Notre Dame (80) - Garret Menz 2, Blake Bauwens 45, Devin Ross 3, Ross Essner 10, Tanner Robert 2, Jake Edwards 12, Carson Ketcher 2, Josh Halter 2, Trey Halter 2. FG 28, FT 14/16, F 15. (3-pointers: Blake Bauwens 9, Devin Ross 1 Fouled Out: none)
Dexter (59) - Jason Jarrell 8, Jacob Pedigo 17, Tyler Heil 4, Austin Chesser 12, Ryan Mayo 8, Addison Moore 10. FG 23, FT 11/14, F 12. (3-pointers: Austin Chesser 2 Fouled Out: none)
Dexter has earned the #5 seed in Class 4, District 1, hosted by Cape Central. Dexter will play fourth-seeded Kennett Saturday at 5:30 p.m.
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Dee Loflin, SMT Manager/Editor
Dexter, Missouri – The Lady ‘Cats hosted the Jackson Lady Indians on Monday evening and came out on top by a score of 72-50.
“Offensively we weren’t on in the first quarter. We just had to grind this one out,” commented head coach Chad Allen. “Defensively we did great. We wore them down and created a lot of turnovers. Every once in a while we will start out that way and our defense has to pick us up.”
Erika Cobb #15 became the third Lady ‘Cat to reach 1,000 career points during the game scoring 23 points including two 3-pointers.
“It was awesome to get my 1,000th point tonight,” stated Erika. “I hit 23 points tonight, but my career high is 25 in a game. It was just an awesome night!”
When asked what her future plans are, ”I plan to go to Three Rivers College and play basketball and we will have signing day later after high school basketball is over, probably in sometime in April.”
Congratulations Erika! We look forward to seeing you on the court for Three Rivers College!
“In the third quarter we had a big run and that run was started by our defense,” commented Allen. “We created some turnovers and that got us fired up. It got our offense going.”
When asked about Erika's accomplishment, “It’s pretty awesome to have three in one year and I’m pretty sure that Paige Patterson will get hers too,” continued Allen. “To have four players in one year is almost unheard of. I know MSHSAA doesn’t keep those records. It’s just pretty special to have four players in one season.”
“Erika has plans to go to Three Rivers. Jeff Walk is going to get a special player. She is gifted offensively. She can do almost anything offensively. She can hit threes, and is the best mid-range jumper on our team. Defensively she has improved so much these four years and she just keeps on getting better.”
It was also a special, but sad evening for Paige Patterson. Her teammates came together and so did the community. “Purple-out for Paige” was a tremendous honor for her family. The Bearcat Event Center was filled with fans wearing different shades of purple. “It was a great night. Paige was probably a little emotional with everything," stated Coach Allen. "I thought they did a great job supporting Paige and keeping her spirits up,”
“It’s a sad deal so we figured we could be there for her and support her,” commented teammate Erika Cobb.
Hannah Noe #10 had the game-high 26 points including 3 treys. Paige Patterson #22 added 9 points for the Bearcats. Alison Jarrell #12 also hit a trey.
Melanie McKuin #11 had a team-high five steals for Dexter.
Dexter 21-3 will host the Sikeston Bulldogs in their final regular season game on Thursday at 6:30 p.m. It’s Senior night and senior introductions begin at 6:00 p.m. Show your Dexter spirit and wear your favorite Bearcat shirt.
“Thursday is going to be a special night, partly a sad night to see them play their last home game,” commented Coach Allen. “Hopefully we will get after it in the play-offs and earn another trip to Columbia.”
Written by
Dee Loflin, SMT Manager/Editor
Scott City, Missouri – The Dexter boys’ basketball team had an awesome game against the Rams. They defeated Scott City 68 – 45 Thursday evening.
Austin Chesser was on fire with a game-high 20 points for the Bearcats. He hit three 3-pointers.
Freshman Jason Jarrell tallied 10 points. Peyton Pollock and Ethan Flowers each added one 3-pointer.
Dexter will be back on the court with two home games this week. On Tuesday they host the Notre Dame Bulldogs. On Friday they host the Cape Central Tigers. Friday is Senior Night. Game times are 6:00 p.m. for both games.
The Bearcats have also earned a 5th place seeding in Districts which will begin on Saturday, March 1st. They play the Kennett Indians at 5:30 p.m.
Final Score Dexter 68 Scott City 45
Dexter 15 11 17 25 - 68
Scott City 12 8 12 13 - 45
Dexter (68) - Noah Kronk 8, Myles Urhahn 1, D.J. Dowdy 7, Peyton Pollock 9, Austin Chesser 20, Jason Jarrell 10, Ethan Flowers 7, Cole Renken 6. FG 29, FT 5/9, F 17. (3-pointers: Peyton Pollock 1, Austin Chesser 3, Ethan Flowers 1. Fouled Out: none)
Scott City (45) - Dylan Keller 5, Trent Pobst 14, Isiah Berry 8, Brock Uelsmann 10, Braden Cox 8. FG 14, FT 13/18, F 11. (3-pointers: Dylan Keller 1, Trent Pobst 2, Isiah Berry 1. Fouled Out: none)
