Columbia, Missouri – Ethan Steven, junior, at Dexter High School finished fourth at the 85th MSHSAA State Wrestling Tournament in Columbia on Saturday.
Stevens lost by fall (1:12) to Reed Springs junior Broden Lemaster in a championship quarterfinal on Friday. He went on to win by decision (6-4) against Owensville senior Christopher Dolles in a second-round wrestleback match late Friday.
On Saturday, Stevens won by decision (5-2) over Ste. Genevieve junior Wyatt Hahn in his third-round wrestleback match. Stevens then lost to Lemaster by decision (8-3) in the 170 lb weight class.
Ethan Stevens finishes his season with a record of 35-2.
"Ethan had a very good season finishing with a 35-2 record. Went into the State undefeated and lost to Jr. Broden Lemaster of Reeds Springs (38-3) twice, once in the quarterfinals matchup and then again in the 3rd/4th place match up," stated Dexter Wrestling Coach James Sneed.
"As the season progressed Ethan started to wrestle a little conservative, I don't know if it was the pressure of being undefeated or what, but when Ethan wrestles his match he is very hard to beat," continued Sneed. "Ethan has great hips and a very good wizzer that makes it almost impossible to score on him. Looking for him to take the next step as a Senior and be in the finals, I know that is his and my goal for him next year."
Columbia, Missouri – Ethan Stevens is the only Bearcat in contention for a state title following Thursday’s first round of action in the double-eliminating State Wrestling Tournament in Columbia.
Ethan remains undefeated when he won round 1 in the 170 lb weight class by 8-3 decision against Savannah athlete Jermiah Glise.
The other ten Bearcats suffered loses on Thursday.
Seth Harris (31-12) lost by fall (0:54) against Marshall freshman Dalton Landreth (39-3) in his Round of 16 match of the 106-pound weight class. Harris rebounded with a win by fall (2:59) against University City sophomore Elagbe Dorvio in his first wrestleback match. Harris' second wrestleback match is Friday against the loser of a quarterfinal between Sullivan senior Jacob Dixon (47-6) and Savannah sophomore Jake Huffman (42-9).
Gaven White lost by fall (2:19) against Oak Grove sophomore Shawn Kavadas in his Round of 16 match of the 126-pound weight class. White also lost by fall (3:00) against Buffalo sophomore Trenton Houston (38-11) in his first wrestleback match. White finishes his season with a record of 24-14. Way to go Gaven! We are proud of you!
Brandon Twomey lost by fall (0:51) against McCluer South-Berkeley junior Lawrence Woods (29-8) in his Round of 16 match of the 132-pound weight class. Twomey also lost by fall (1:35) against Oak Grove junior Brock Mercer (35-15) in his first wrestleback match. Twomey finishes his season with a record of 26-21. Way to go Brandon! We are proud of you!
James Mullins lost by fall (0:48) against Oak Grove senior Skyler Jackson (27-8) is his Round of 16 match of the 138-pound weight class. Mullins also lost his first wrestleback match by major decision (12-4) to Clinton junior Sam Bayless (37-10). Mullins finishes his season with a record of 15-12. Way to go James! We are proud of you!
Seth Rush (24-15) lost by fall (3:25) against Monett senior Jaron Beeson (39-16) in his Round of 16 match of the 145-pound weight class. Rush also lost his first wrestleback match by decision (5-3) against Kirksville senior Branden Beeler (31-19). Rush finishes his season with a record of 24-15. Way to go Seth! We are proud of you!
Storm Massey (37-9) lost by fall (1:47) against Moberly senior Dominick Guthrie (41-4) in his Round of 16 match of the 152-pound weight class. Massey rebounded with a win by decision (8-1) against St. James senior Seth Thompson (35-22) in his first wrestleback match. Massey's second wrestleback match is Friday against the loser of a quarterfinal between Ste. Genevieve junior Austin Brewer (37-6) and Cameron sophomore Caleb Shanks (32-6).
Dylan Bazarian (30-6) lost by fall (2:46) against Richmond junior Tommy Wedgworth (36-10) in his Round of 16 match of the 160-pound weight class. Bazarian rebounded with a win by decision (7-6) against Osage junior Michael Henley (24-6) in his first wrestleback match. Bazarian's second wrestleback match is Friday against the loser of a quarterfinal between Fulton junior Andy Baysinger (25-6) and O'Hara senior Maverick Griffin (45-3).
Michael Hurst lost by fall (1:08) against McCluer South-Berkeley senior Jamal White (32-8) in his Round of 16 match of the 182-pound weight class. Hurst also lost his first wrestleback match by major decision (15-5) against Pleasant Hill sophomore Lane Jellison (35-18). Hurst finishes his season with a record of 28-11. Way to go Michael! We are proud of you!
Jared Deal lost by fall (2:59) against Bolivar senior Isaac Long (23-15) in his Round of 16 match of the 220-pound weight class. Deal also lost his first wrestleback match by fall (3:16) to Smithville junior Trysten Snarr. Deal finishes his season with a record of 33-12. Way to go Jared! We are proud of you!
Brandon Wick lost by fall (1:06) against Mexico freshman Terrese Aaron (34-15) in his Round of 16 match of the 285-pound weight class. Wick also lost his first wrestleback match by fall (1:34) to Osage senior Alex Weatherspoon (23-10). Wick finishes his season with a record of 22-24. Way to go Brandon! We are proud of you!
Wrestling continues on Friday If Storm Massey, Dylan Bazarian, or Seth Harris win their second wrestleback match today they will compete in their third wrestleback match Friday night.
Ste. Genevieve, Missouri – The Dexter Wrestling Team did an amazing job at the Class 2, District 1 wrestling tournament on Saturday finishing in 2nd place overall. They are sending 11 young men to Columbia to participate in the State Championships this week.
Ste. Genevieve won the District Championship with a score of 293.5. Dexter’s tallied 198.5 team points. Owensville finished 3rd with a score of 139.5.
Ethan Stevens continues his winning streak placing 1st in the 170 lb weight class at Districts remaining undefeated! He has won all 31 of his matches.
The following athletes placed in the top four at district qualifying for a trip to the 85th MSHSAA Wrestling Championship to be held on February 19th – 21st at the Mizzou Arena in Columbia, Missouri.
106 lb weight class - Seth Harris (30-11) placed 3rd
126 lb weight class - Gaven White (24-12) placed 4th
132 lb weight class – Brandon Twomey placed 2nd
138 lb weight class – James Mullins (15-10) placed 4th
145 lb weight class – Seth Rush (24-13) placed 3rd
152 lb weight class – Storm Massey (36-8) placed 3rd
160 lb weight class – Dylan Bazarian (29-5) placed 1st
170 lb weight class – Ethan Stevens (31-0) placed 1st
182 lb weight class – Michael Hurst (28-9) placed 3rd
220 lb weight class – Jared Deal (33-10) placed 1st
285 lb weight class – Brandon Wick (22-22) placed 2nd
106 - Seth Harris (30-11) placed 3rd and scored 12.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Seth Harris (Dexter) 30-11 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Seth Harris (Dexter) 30-11 received a bye () (Bye)
Semifinal - Jacob Dixon (Sullivan) 46-6 won by decision over Seth Harris (Dexter) 30-11 (Dec 4-0)
Cons. Semi - Seth Harris (Dexter) 30-11 won by fall over Nick Earley (Notre Dame (Cape Girardeau)) 9-30 (Fall 0:43)
3rd Place Match - Seth Harris (Dexter) 30-11 won by fall over Keith Clay (Sumner) 15-17 (Fall 1:32)
120 - Matt Stone (4-30) place is unknown and scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Carl Paetow (Lutheran South) 27-19 won by fall over Matt Stone (Dexter) 4-30 (Fall 1:58)
Cons. Round 1 - Matt Stone (Dexter) 4-30 received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 - Brayton Tucker (Affton) 21-17 won by fall over Matt Stone (Dexter) 4-30 (Fall 0:17)
126 - Gaven White (24-12) placed 4th and scored 9.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Gaven White (Dexter) 24-12 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Gaven White (Dexter) 24-12 won by decision over Shawn Bomarito (Affton) 16-8 (Dec 4-1)
Semifinal - Andrew Derousse (Ste. Genevieve) 31-17 won by major decision over Gaven White (Dexter) 24-12 (MD 10-2)
Cons. Semi - Gaven White (Dexter) 24-12 won by decision over Noah Turner-house (Central (Park Hills)) 30-19 (Dec 4-3)
3rd Place Match - Dustin Jahnsen (Owensville) 22-26 won by decision over Gaven White (Dexter) 24-12 (Dec 13-8)
132 - Brandon Twomey (26-19) placed 2nd and scored 20.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Brandon Twomey (Dexter) 26-19 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Brandon Twomey (Dexter) 26-19 won by fall over Troy Kahle (Affton) 8-7 (Fall 1:56)
Semifinal - Brandon Twomey (Dexter) 26-19 won by fall over Kris Heembrock (St. Clair) 22-23 (Fall 1:12)
1st Place Match - Tanner Jones (Ste. Genevieve) 43-5 won by fall over Brandon Twomey (Dexter) 26-19 (Fall 2:21)
138 - James Mullins (15-10) placed 4th and scored 12.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - James Mullins (Dexter) 15-10 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal - James Mullins (Dexter) 15-10 won by major decision over Keven Benton (St. Clair) 13-29 (MD 14-2)
Semifinal - Matthew Pohlmann (Owensville) 48-4 won by tech fall over James Mullins (Dexter) 15-10 (TF-1.5 3:10 (17-1))
Cons. Semi - James Mullins (Dexter) 15-10 won by fall over Ethan Clark (Affton) 16-16 (Fall 2:31)
3rd Place Match - James Bone (Potosi) 21-4 won by fall over James Mullins (Dexter) 15-10 (Fall 2:00)
145 - Seth Rush (24-13) placed 3rd and scored 17.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Seth Rush (Dexter) 24-13 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Ethan Branch (Central (Park Hills)) 21-28 won in tie breaker - 2 over Seth Rush (Dexter) 24-13 (TB-2 6-3)
Cons. Round 2 - Seth Rush (Dexter) 24-13 won by fall over Zach Long (St. Clair) 9-30 (Fall 2:50)
Cons. Round 3 - Seth Rush (Dexter) 24-13 won by fall over Abraham Tatman (Potosi) 16-20 (Fall 2:30)
Cons. Semi - Seth Rush (Dexter) 24-13 won by fall over James Mcgregory (Sumner) 29-8 (Fall 3:34)
3rd Place Match - Seth Rush (Dexter) 24-13 won by major decision over Tyrese Brown (Miller Career Academy) 21-8 (MD 12-0)
152 - Storm Massey (36-8) placed 3rd and scored 17.50 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Storm Massey (Dexter) 36-8 won by tech fall over Wayne Ngo (Affton) 11-22 (TF-1.5 2:58 (15-0))
Quarterfinal - Storm Massey (Dexter) 36-8 won by fall over Jordan Stirts (Central (Park Hills)) 23-27 (Fall 5:28)
Semifinal - Wyatt Harrell (Owensville) 29-5 won by fall over Storm Massey (Dexter) 36-8 (Fall 4:27)
Cons. Semi - Storm Massey (Dexter) 36-8 won by fall over Chris Schreit (Sullivan) 27-19 (Fall 1:48)
3rd Place Match - Storm Massey (Dexter) 36-8 won by decision over Ben Turnbough (Potosi) 33-11 (Dec 2-0)
160 - Dylan Bazarian (29-5) placed 1st and scored 24.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Dylan Bazarian (Dexter) 29-5 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Dylan Bazarian (Dexter) 29-5 won by fall over Kaleb Tribble (Kennett) 9-19 (Fall 1:02)
Semifinal - Dylan Bazarian (Dexter) 29-5 won by fall over Codie Stroup (St. Clair) 34-18 (Fall 1:10)
1st Place Match - Dylan Bazarian (Dexter) 29-5 won by decision over Wade Hahn (Ste. Genevieve) 29-16 (Dec 11-6)
170 - Ethan Stevens (31-0) placed 1st and scored 23.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Ethan Stevens (Dexter) 31-0 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Ethan Stevens (Dexter) 31-0 won by fall over Josh Richards (St. Clair) 8-16 (Fall 1:40)
Semifinal - Ethan Stevens (Dexter) 31-0 won by major decision over Dustin Saunders (Central (Park Hills)) 33-9 (MD 13-3)
1st Place Match - Ethan Stevens (Dexter) 31-0 won by decision over Wyatt Hahn (Ste. Genevieve) 28-7 (Dec 4-3)
182 - Michael Hurst (28-9) placed 3rd and scored 18.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Michael Hurst (Dexter) 28-9 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Michael Hurst (Dexter) 28-9 won by fall over Dustin Whisenhunt (St. Clair) 15-24 (Fall 4:59)
Semifinal - Albert Gonz (Ste. Genevieve) 32-16 won by decision over Michael Hurst (Dexter) 28-9 (Dec 8-3)
Cons. Semi - Michael Hurst (Dexter) 28-9 won by fall over Zachary Heintz (Owensville) 7-6 (Fall 4:27)
3rd Place Match - Michael Hurst (Dexter) 28-9 won by fall over Michael Watson (Miller Career Academy) 18-6 (Fall 2:10)
195 - Brandon Quertermous (17-16) place is unknown and scored 4.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Brandon Quertermous (Dexter) 17-16 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Britt Harris (Kennett) 20-8 won by fall over Brandon Quertermous (Dexter) 17-16 (Fall 1:56)
Cons. Round 2 - Brandon Quertermous (Dexter) 17-16 received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 3 - Brandon Quertermous (Dexter) 17-16 won by fall over Garrett Smith (Sullivan) 15-13 (Fall 0:41)
Cons. Semi - Fred Wallace (Miller Career Academy) 23-7 won by decision over Brandon Quertermous (Dexter) 17-16 (Dec 7-2)
220 - Jared Deal (33-10) placed 1st and scored 24.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Jared Deal (Dexter) 33-10 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Jared Deal (Dexter) 33-10 won by fall over Bryce Mistler (Owensville) 14-25 (Fall 0:42)
Semifinal - Jared Deal (Dexter) 33-10 won by fall over Gage Moyers (Ste. Genevieve) 8-10 (Fall 1:33)
1st Place Match - Jared Deal (Dexter) 33-10 won by decision over Tyrique Moore (Sumner) 21-5 (Dec 8-2)
285 - Brandon Wick (22-22) placed 2nd and scored 18.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Brandon Wick (Dexter) 22-22 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Brandon Wick (Dexter) 22-22 won by fall over Cooper Wells (Potosi) 20-12 (Fall 4:55)
Semifinal - Brandon Wick (Dexter) 22-22 won by decision over Ryan Ivie (Sullivan) 34-14 (Dec 7-4)
1st Place Match - Ethan Vaeth (Ste. Genevieve) 47-2 won by fall over Brandon Wick (Dexter) 22-22 (Fall 0:41)
Bell City, Missouri - “That was the most complete basketball game we have played this year,” stated Dexter head boys basketball coach Josh Dowdy in a press release to the ShowMe Times. “I am so proud of our guys! That was a total-team effort. Every player on our roster got in the book tonight!”
The Dexter varsity boys basketball team traveled to Bell City recording a season high 76 points on their way to victory! Final score 76-44!
The Bearcats led 23-15 at the end of the first quarter and jumped to an even larger lead at the half 47-28.
Ethan Flowers recorded a game-high 22 points for the ‘Cats. He had six 3-pointers.
Jacob Pedigo tallied 17 points including one trey.
Jason Jarrell finished with 10 points. Austin Chesser had two treys finishing the night with a total of 8 points. Peyton Pollock hit one 3-pointer and had a total of 6 points.
All Bearcats listed on the roster recorded at least one bucket! Adam Webb, Matt Sims, Tyler Heil and Addison Moore each recorded two points in the second half.
“Adam Webb came off the bench and had a nice bucket late in the game,” Dowdy said. “I am happy for him because he always maintains a positive attitude in practice and tonight he came in and capitalized on his opportunity.”
Peyton Maddox tallied a team-high 19 points for the Cubs.
“We knew they could shoot the ball from the perimeter and I thought we had a hand up on most of their shots,” continued Dowdy. “We did an even better job securing some long rebounds, which led to some transition buckets. Unlike Friday night, we finished around the basket tonight!”
Dexter (8-12) will be at the Bearcat Event Center on Friday evening against Kennett. Game time is 6:00 p.m. and it is SENIOR night!
“We have to get back to work tomorrow because we know we have a good Kennett squad coming to town on Friday,” Dowdy stated. “That will be Senior Nigh and we will get a chance to honor three fine young men, Peyton Pollock, Noah Kronk, and Matt Sims.”
Final Score Dexter 76, Bell City 44
Bell City 15 13 8 8 - 44
Dexter 23 24 20 9 - 76
Bell City (44) – Nate Finney 5, Kolten Siebert 3, Brandon Abner 2, Logan Yates 6, Cole Nichols 4, Austin Hicks 2, Bobby Wright 3, Peyton Maddox 19. FG 14, FT 13/18, F 13. (3-pointers: Finney 1, Siebert 1, Wright 1. Fouled Out: None)
Dexter (76) – Noah Kronk 5, Adam Webb 2, Jason Jarrell 10, Peyton Pollock 6, Jacob Pedigo 17, Austin Chesser 8, Ethan Flowers 22, Tyler Heil 2, Addison Moore 2, Matt Sims 2, FG 32, FT 2/6, F 17. (3-pointers: Ethan Flowers 6, Austin Chesser 2, Jacob Pedigo 1, Peyton Pollock 1. Fouled Out: None).
Dexter, Missouri - Lady Cats struck first with Melanie McKuin scoring the first bucket against the Notre Dame Lady Dogs. Dakota Reynolds hits a 2-pointer in under a minute to put the Bearcats up by four and on their way to a 70-62 victory at the Bearcat Event Center on Monday evening.
This was the second match-up this season for the Bearcats and Bulldogs. In the first game Dexter defeated Notre Dame 82-51.
“We knew Notre Dame would get better throughout the course of the year and it definitely showed tonight,” stated Dexter head basketball coach Chad Allen. “I thought they shot the ball really well from the perimeter. With that said, we had to grind this one out again like some of the other games we have had.”
Krysten Garrison, freshman for the Lady Cats, finished with a game-high 31 points!
Melanie McKuin tallied 16 points for the Bearcats.
Dexter’s freshman athlete Hannah Thurmon had an awesome night recording 12 points, 15 rebounds, and 10 blocks against the Bulldogs.
Dakota Reynolds added 9 points and six assists and hit the Bearcats’ only trey.
“Coming out of halftime I thought we did a great job of getting the ball inside ad keeping our heads up to find the open man,” continued Allen. “Krysten Garrison was on the receiving end of that a lot. She has good court awareness and finds gaps. We found her and she attacked the rim finishing very well!”
Brooke Blankenship recorded a team-high 13 points for Notre Dame. Hayli Chapman tallied 12 points. Both hit a pair of treys.
“Both teams really wanted to press and push the ball up the floor,” stated Allen. “It was a fast-paced game. Both teams got to the rim quite a bit. I didn’t think we finished as well as we have in the past, but it was great to be able to pull away in the third quarter.”
Dexter (13-8) will travel to Cape Central on Thursday, February 12th. Game time 6:00 p.m.
In Junior Varsity action the Lady Bearcats defeated Notre Dame 38 – 17.
Krysten Garrison tallied a game-high 16 points for Dexter in the second period.
