Bloomfield, Missouri – In the first semifinal game of the evening the #1 ranked Bernie Mules outlasted #5 seeded Bloomfield Wildcats by a score of 44-40.
Noah Vandiver paced the Wildcats with 14 points. Austin Bond recorded 11 points and Tyler Battles finished with 10 points.
The Wildcats took their first lead of the game at 24-22 with 5:23 left in the third period. Bernie’s Caleb Ellenburg hit four points to put the Mules back on top.
"Our kids really battled and competed hard against a very good Bernie team, we just couldn’t find a way to pull one out," stated Bloomfield coach Jason Karnes. "Just need to bounce back and be ready to go again tomorrow against a good Woodland team."
Matt Vernon and Alex Whitehead paced the Mules with 11 points each. Whitehead hit three 3-pointers against the Wildcats. Caleb Ellenburg and Devin Trammell each contributed 8 points with Trammell hitting two treys.
“Brandon’s got pneumonia and the flue,” explained Bernie’s coach Brad Botsch. “He wasn’t at school yesterday and he was hurting. Somebody had to step up and Alex did that in a big way and he deserved for those shots to go down.”
“Anytime you get to play for a championship you have got to feel good about it,” Botsch said. “I think we will be fired up and ready to go and I am Dexter will be as well. We will be as ready as we can and get out here and compete.”
Bernie will play Dexter in the Championship game on Friday at 8:30 p.m.
Bloomfield will play Woodland at 5:30 p.m. for 3rd place.
Final Score Bernie 44, Bloomfield 40
Bloomfield 9 9 11 11 - 40
Bernie 9 11 11 13 - 44
Bloomfield (40) – Nathan Newell 5, Austin Bond 11, Tyler Battles 10, Noah Vandiver 14. FG 17, FT 4/6, F 10. (3-pointers: Newell 1, Battles 1. Fouled Out: None)
Bernie (44) – Matt Vernon 11, Brandon Sparks 2, Caleb Ellenburg 8, Alex Whitehead 11, Devin Trammell 8, Gavin Smith 4. FG 16, FT 7/10, F 11. (3-pointers: Alex Whitehead 3, Trammell 2. Fouled Out: None)
Dexter, Missouri – The Lady ‘Cats knew it was going to be a tough game. Thoughts raced through their heads….could they really beat the #1 ranked team in Missouri? That’s exactly what happened tonight! The state-ranked St. James was in shock by the powerhouse Lady ‘Cats of Dexter, Missouri.
Krysten Garrison paced the Bearcats with a gram-high 25 points. She recorded one trey.
Melanie McKuin finished with 23 points including three 3-pointers.
Dakota Reynolds recorded 12 points including two 3-pointers.
Hannah Thurmon came out strong in the first period recording five straight points before finishing with a total of six points, 11 rebounds, and one trey.
The Lady Bearcats only trailed in the first minute of the game when Alexis Uffmann hit a bucket to tie the game 2-2. Thurmon sank a 3-pointer to give the Lady ‘Cats the lead and they never looked back at the #1 ranked team in the state.
Dexter and St. James recorded double digits in each of the four quarters.
Final score Dexter 74, St. James 63
St. James 13 20 15 15 - 63
Dexter 20 16 21 17 - 74
St. James (63) – Alexis Uffman 16, Devin Fuhring 14, Kenzie Guese 8, Ashlee Marlatt 13, Shauna Rinehart 12. FG 19, FT 16/20, F 22. (3-pointers: Fuhring 2, Marlatt 1, Rinehart 2. Fouled Out: None)
Dexter (74) – Dakota Reynolds 12, Melanie McKuin 23, Sydney Rogers 3, Cheyenne Mosby 2, Hannah Thurmon 6, Krysten Garrison 25, Harley Allen 3. FG 23, FT 19/27, F 14. (3-pointers: Reynolds 2, McKuin 3, Rogers 1, Thurmon 1, Garrison 1, Allen 1. Fouled Out: None)
Bloomfield, Missouri – The Dexter Bearcats opened their 2015 SCAA Tournament game with a win over the Puxico Indians.
Dexter’s defense held the Indians to only 2 points in the first quarter and only 5 points in the second period. The Bearcat offense scored double digits in each of the four quarters.
“We came out and played man to man with a major emphasis on Luttrell and Tucker,” commented Dexter coach Josh Dowdy. “I am so proud of how Kronk handled Luttrell all night long. He’s a tough matchup for our squad and we are undersized across the board.”
Ethan Flowers had an exception night of scoring. He tallied a game-high 24 points for the Bearcats. He hit four 3-pointers!
Jason Jarrell recorded 14 points including a trey. Jacob Pedigo finished with 9 points.
Dexter drew four charges in the first half and the fouls quickly stacked up on the Puxico players.
“Anytime we can draw a charge it turns momentum in your favor,” continued Dowdy. “Tyler Heil and Austin Chesser did a great job getting in position to draw those. A charge is one of those unselfish acts. It helps your team’s momentum and energy. I thrive off of them and I love seeing a kid draw a charge. That’s some good stuff!”
Puxico’s only athlete to record double digits was Zack Tucker. He finished with 10 points.
Final Score Dexter 57, Puxico 34
Dexter will play Woodland on Thursday evening at 8:30 p.m.
“Woodland had their way with us in Game 1 and it would be nice to have another shot at them,” stated Dowdy.
Puxico 2 5 9 18 - 34
Dexter 13 13 10 21 -57
Puxico (34) – Levi Woods 7, Cory Pratt 4, Chris Siler 7, Zach McCoy 1, Seth Luttrell 4, Jordan Burch 1, Zack Tucker 10. FG 14, FT 4/14, F 21. (3-pointers: Woods 1, Pratt 1. Fouled Out: Pratt, McCoy).
Dexter (57) - Jason Jarrell 14, Peyton Pollock 2, Jacob Pedigo 9, Austin Chesser 4, Ethan Flowers 24, Addison Moore 2, Matt Sims 2. FG 20, FT 12/18, F 14. (3-pointers: Flowers 4, Jarrell 1. Fouled Out: None)
Reynolds and Hannah Thurmon finished with a game-high 24 points each. Thurmon shot ten buckets and four free throws for the Bearcats.
Melanie McKuin tallied 15 points and was 3 for 3 at the charity stripe. She also recorded two 3-pointers.
Cheyenne Mosby scored 9 points including one trey.
Dexter tallied double digits in each of the four quarters.
Keisha Rainer recorded a team-high 17 points including one trey for the Eagles. Shanterra Waters finished with 10 points and was 4 for 4 at the charity stripe.
The Lady Cats improve their record to 9-7.
Final Score Dexter 75, NMCC 30
The Lady 'Cats will be back in action on Thursday when they host undefeated state ranked St. James. Game time is 6:00 p.m. and there will not be a junior varsity game prior to the varsity game.
St. James is currently ranked #2 in Class 3 and has a record of 16 - 0.
Dexter, Missouri – St. Joseph’s Academy Angels varsity girls basketball team took home a win Saturday afternoon defeating the Lady ‘Cats at the Bearcat Event Center 52-42.
The Lady ‘Cats (8-7) were down by only one point at the end of the first period and only three points going into the half.
Hannah Thurmon and Krysten Garrison each tallied 12 points for Dexter. Thurmon contributed one trey.
Dakota Reynolds and Melanie McKuin each recorded 9 points for the Lady ‘Cats. Reynolds added one 2-pointer.
It was the Mary Barton who paced the Angels with a game-high 14 points. Barton hit four of St. Joseph’s eight 3-pointers.
“I thought we played pretty well the first half,” commented Dexter coach Chad Allen. “The second half we struggled in spurts scoring.”The Lady ‘Cats will be back in action on Tuesday, January 27th when they host the New Madrid County Central Eagles. The JV game will consist of two quarters followed by the varsity game. Game time is 6:00 p.m.
Final Score St. Joseph’s Academy 52, Dexter 42
St. Joseph’s Academy 14 9 15 14 - 52
Dexter Lady Cats 13 7 9 13 - 42
St. Joseph’s Academy (52) – Zoe Harris 2, Mallory Stock 11, Ellie Mattern 3, Clare Goesslin 1, Mary Barton 14, Nikki Tracy 8, Kelly McLaughlin 13. FG 17, FT 10/20, F 17. (3-pointers: Barton 4, Tracy 2, Stock 1, Mattern 1)
Dexter (42) – Dakota Reynolds 9, Melanie McKuin 9, Hannah Thurmon 12, Krysten Garrison 12. FG 16, FT 8/21, F 14. (3-pointers: Reynolds 1, Thurmon 1. Fouled Out: Garrison).
