Farmington, Missouri - The Lady ‘Cats of Dexter gave Notre Dame quite a licking on Wednesday evening at the Farmington Tournament.  It didn’t take them long to jump out to an 18 – 4 lead in the first few minutes of their first game of the season.

 

Dexter seeded #3 in the Farmington Tournament constructed an impressive 54 – 23 lead by half-time.  Dexter outscored Notre Dame 28 – 7 in the second period on their way to a convincing 82 – 51 victory over Notre Dame.

Hannah Thurmon, a freshman, and Melanie McKuin, a junior, led the Bearcats with a game-high 21 points each.  Thurmon and McKuin both hit one trey. Freshman Krysten Garrison tallied 16 more points.  Harley Allen (sophomore) and Dakota Reynolds (junior) each hit one 3 pointer.

Final Score Dexter 82, Notre Dame 51

Notre Dame    17      7   19     8  -  51

Dexter             26    28   13   15  -  82

Notre Dame (51) – Sam Brennan 13, Maddie Urhahn 7, Abbie McCallister 5, Allie Ziegler 3, Hayli Chapman 11, Brooke Blankenship 1, Cheyenne Sander 11.  FG 18, FT 10/20, F 19.  (3-pointers Chapman 3, Urhahn 1, McCallister 1.  Fouled Out: None)

Dexter (82) – Dakota Reynolds 7, Melanie McKuin 21, Sydney Rogers 4, Cheyenne Mosby 2, Hannah Thurmon 21, Katie Reiker 4, Krysten Garrison 16, Harley Allen 3, Karaline Keirsey 4. FG 31, FT 16/26, F 21. (3-pointers Reynolds 1, McKuin 1, Thurmon 1, Allen 1.  Fouled Out: None)

Dexter will take on #2 seed Jackson tonight at 6:30 p.m. in a semifinal game.  The other semifinal game is #1 seeded Saxony Lutheran and #5 seeded Miller Career Academy at 8:00 p.m.  The winners will play in the championship game on Friday at 8:00 p.m. at Farmington.

Dexter, Missouri - The Dexter High School Wrestling team will open their season at Notre Dame tonight.  They will compete against Notre Dame and Sikeston.  Match time is 5:00 p.m.

The Bearcats will return several state qualifiers to the 2014 – 2015 rosters.  Dylan Bazarian is a three-time state qualifier and a two-time district champion for the Bearcats.  Cameron Craft is a two-time state qualifier.  Ethan Stevens is a two-time district champion and a state qualifier.  Storm Massey is a two-time state qualifier as well.  Jared Deal and Michael Hurst are both returning state qualifiers along with Brandon Twomey.  James Mullins was a state qualifier as a freshman and sat out last year with an injury.

Senior wrestling team athletes are Dylan Bazarian, Cameron Craft, Ty Harmon, Chance Jarrell, Brandon Quertermous, Aaron Sandlin, Dalton Twomey, and Brandon Wick.  Each of these athletes have been in the wrestling program all four years.

Junior wrestling team athletes are Houston Burnett, Jared Deal, Michael Hurst, Corey Martinez, Troy Martinez, Storm Massey, James Mullins, Jon Rodgers, Matt Stone, Brandon Twomey, Nate Weathers, Gaven White, and Jordan Wood.

Sophomore wrestling team members are Ethan Gillum, Cory Holland, and Jakob Sauvage.

Freshman wrestling team members are Austin Adams, Blake Bolin, Logan Elder, Tres Hampton, Seth Harris, Devan Helm, Dason Milam, Seth Rush, Matt Stone, and Christian Yarber.

Dexter will host two home meets this season, New Madrid County Central and Carterville on December 9^th at 5 p.m. and Cape Central, Poplar Bluff, and Kennett on February 5^th at 5 p.m.

On Saturday, December 6^th the Bearcats will travel to compete in the Sikeston Invitational.  They will also compete in the Harrisonville Holiday Tournament December 19^th and 20^th, Ste. Genevieve Tournament on January 10^th, Owensville Tournament on January 17^th, SEMO Conference Tournament on January 23^rd and 24^th, and the Priory Tournament on January 31^st.

Dexter is scheduled to compete in the Class 2, District 1 tournament against Affton, Kennett, Lutheran South, Park Hills Central, Miller Career Academy, Potosi, Notre Dame, Owensville, St. Clair, St. Francis Borgia, Roosevelt, Ste. Genevieve, Sullivan, and Sumner on February 13^th and 14^th.

Below is the 2014 – 2015 Dexter Wrestling Schedule

Date	Opponent	Level	Location	Time
12/4	Sikeston/Notre Dame	Varsity/JV	Away	5 p.m.
12/6	Sikeston Invitational	Varsity	Away	10 a.m.
12/9	NMCC/Carterville	Varsity/JV	Home	5 p.m.
12/11	Poplar Bluff/Notre Dame	Varsity/JV	Away	5 p.m.
12/13	McCluer South-Berkeley	Varsity	Away	9 a.m.
12/19-20	Harrisonville Trn.	Varsity	Away	TBA
12/22	Cape Central JV Trn.	JV	Away	10 a.m.
1/10	Ste. Genevieve Trn.	Varsity	Away	9 a.m.
1/10	Jackson JV Trn.	JV	Away	10 a.m.
1/15	Kennett	Varsity/JV	Away	6 p.m.
1/17	Owensville Trn.	Varsity	Away	9 a.m.
1/20	North County/Potosi	Varsity/JV	Away	5 p.m.
1/23-24	SEMO Conf. Trn.	Varsity	Away	TBA
1/29	Poplar Bluff/Jackson	Varsity/JV	Away	5 p.m.
1/31	Priory Tournament	Varsity	Away	9 a.m.
1/31	JV SEMO Trn.	JV	Away	10 a.m.
2/5	Cape Cen./P.B./Kenn.	Varsity	Home	5 p.m.
2/13/-14	District	Varsity	TBA	TBA

Dexter, Missouri – The Dexter Bearcats varsity boys basketball program battled hard against the Charleston Bluejays after falling behind 12 – 0 in the first quarter.  The Bluejays powerhouse Delfincko Bogan rallied them to victory with a final score of 76 – 47.

“We played vey soft man-to-man.  Our goal was to keep them in front of us and make them shoot perimeter shots,” stated Dexter’s head basketball coach Josh Dowdy.  “They just happen to make the first six.  You have to make the decision to go out and pressure them or play soft.  We thought it would be better to keep them in front of us.  That is not what beat us in the end.  Our lack of composure on offense was the factor in the game which allowed them to score in transition.”

Bogan came out strong for the Bluejays scoring a game-high 27 points including 4 treys. Charleston lead at the end of each period and at the half Charleston was still in the lead, up by nine.

“I thought we dug ourselves too big of a hole early on.  We did battle back,” stated Dowdy.  “We played them within six points after the first bucket in the second half and then we played way to quick on offense.  Against a team with that much quickness and ability to score, you have to limit possessions and we did not do that very well tonight.  We will improve and I was proud of our effort!”

“Our defense will take some time.  It will look better in February.  They scored half of their points in transition because of our lack of composer on offense,” continued Dowdy.  “It was our first game and I believe in these kids.”

Ethan Flowers opened the second half with a 3-pointer putting Dexter within six.  Only 3 more buckets would be put on the board by the Bearcats during the 3^rd period.  Charleston stood strong scoring and simple outscored them adding 22 points in the third period to secure their victory over Dexter.  The Bluejays scored double digits in each of the four quarters.

“I was real proud of Ethan Flowers.  He is a very heady player,” continued Dowdy.  “I am also real proud of Austin Chesser.  He plays without any fear and we will need both of them to continue our efforts each night.”

Austin Chesser recorded seven of the Bearcat’s first 10 points of the game tallying a team-high 19 points while Ethan Flowers scored 15 points including three 3-pointers.

Charleston’s Kelvondre Moore finished with 13 points.  Demarcus Sharp tallied 10 points.  Charleston now 2-1 on the season will return to the court on Friday when they host Notre Dame for their season home opener.

Dexter has its first road game traveling to Sikeston to take on the Bulldogs.

“Sikeston is a different team than Charleston in that they will pick you up in a full court zone defense that will look like a man because of their speed and athleticism,” continued Dowdy.  “We will have to play with much better poise on offense to be competitive.  We will work on it Wednesday and Thursday and go over there and give it a shot Friday night.”

Final score Varsity Charleston 76, Dexter 47

Charleston 12   11   22  20  -  76

Dexter         13   12     9  13   -  47

Charleston (76) – Kelvondre Moore 13, Dontarius Sharp 7, Delfincko Bogan 27, Deonte Clemons 2, Demarcus Sharp 10, Mardareyon Clark 5, Jeremy Tucker 6, Tenerrious Ewing 4, Darron Howard 2.  FG 32, FT ¾, F 14. (3-pointers: Bogan 4, Demarcus Sharp 2, Moore 2, Donarius Sharp 1.  Fouled Out None)

Dexter (47) – Noah Kronk 2, Jason Jarrell 2, Peyton Pollock 7, Austin Chesser 19, Ethan Flowers 15, Addison Moore 2.  FG 19, FT 6/10, F 11 (3-pointers: Flowers 3.  Fouled Out None)

“We would like to thank all of the community members for coming out tonight.  It made the kids happy!”

Next game is slated for Friday, December 5^th game time 6 p.m. at Sikeston.  Come out and show your support for the Bearcats!

Dexter, Missouri – The Dexter Bearcats boys Junior Varsity team has already had a few games under their belt.  They went 0-3 at the Notre Dame JV Tournament.  Though they are having a tough start to the 2014 – 2015 season they have improved tremendously.  On Tuesday evening the JV ‘Cats took on the Charleston Bluejays, a top team in the area and held their own.

At the half they were down by 19 points, but came out strong in the 3^rd quarter outscoring Charleston 17 – 7. 

Charleston hit eight three-pointers early in the first half to secure their victory.

Mykdondray McCain hit five treys for the Bluejays and Mardareyon Clark added three more.  Clark had a team-high 20 points.

Gabe Jackson was a beast on the floor for the Bearcats tallying a game-high 26 points for Dexter.  Dawson Kasting recorded 12 points.  Ben Sindle hit one trey.

Final Score:  Junior Varsity Charleston 65, Dexter 58

Charleston JV  20   21      7    17   -  65

Dexter JV            7   15    17    19   -  58           

Charleston (65) – Demarcus Sharp 14, Mykondray McCain 15, Jamaul Hines 6, Mardareyon Clark 20, Jeremy Biles 5, Jaquavis Rodgers 4, Richard Ware 1. (3-pointers – McCain 5, Clark 3)

Dexter (58) – Ryan Mayo 2, Bo McMullin 5, Isaiah Hightower 4, Dawson Kasting 12, Gabe Jackson 26, Ben Sindle 7, Trevor McDonald 2. (3-pointers – Sindle 1)

Dexter JV (0-4) will travel to Sikeston on Friday.  Game time 6;00 p.m.

Bernie, Missouri - It's always exciting to see middle school athletes rise to the occasion and play high school sports.  Eleven freshman make up the JV team for Bernie.

The Mules have announced the 2014 - 2015 JV Roster and Schedule.

The Junior Varsity team freshman athletes are Ridge Littleton #10, Weston Comstock #12, Nate Dillinger #14, Alan Pippins #15, Gavin Brown #22, Dalton Hobgood #24, and Anthony Cook #52.

The sophomore Junior Varsity athletes are Alex Guzman #3, Drew Murphy #5, Riley Wells #40, and Usvaldo Anastacio #45.

Head coach is Brad Botsch and Assistant Coach is Jason Long.

Bernie will host their annual JV Tournament beginning December 8th - 13th.  They will also compete in the Malden JV Tournament on January 12th - 17th and the SCAA Tournament January 26th - 30th.

They host South Iron on Tuesday, December 9th at 5:00 p.m.

Below is the 2014 - 2015 Bernie Mules Schedule:

12/9/2014	5:00 PM		South Iron
12/12/2014	6:00 PM		at Gideon
12/16/2014	6:00 PM		at Woodland
1/6/2015	6:00 PM		at Oran
1/9/2015	6:00 PM		at Advance
1/16/2015	6:00 PM		Dexter
1/19/2015	6:00 PM		Holcomb
1/20/2015	6:00 PM		Bloomfield
1/23/2015	6:00 PM		at Puxico
2/3/2015	6:00 PM		Twin Rivers
2/6/2015	6:00 PM		Notre Dame (Cape Girardeau)
2/10/2015	6:00 PM		at Hayti
2/13/2015	6:00 PM		Malden
2/17/2015	6:00 PM		at Richland (Essex)
2/20/2015	6:00 PM		at Sikeston

 

12/8th, 10th, and 13th		Bernie JV tournament	Bernie, MO	Junior Varsity
1/12-17		Malden JV tournament	Malden, MO	Junior Varsity
1/26-30		SCAA Tournament	Bloomfield, MO	Junior Varsity