Farmington, Missouri - After a long winter’s nap the Lady Cats stormed the Farmington Lady Knightetts’ gym beating them 56-30 in their first game of the new year.
"We were a little rusty at the start of the game," stated Dexter girls basketball coach Chad Allen. 'Once we knocked down a few shots and got our defense going we made a big run."
The #7th State Ranked Lady Bearcats took over in the second quarter and everything just started clicking. They worked the ball in and out and got their shots scoring 36 points before the end of the first half.
Dexter also did well at the charity stripe completing 15 of their 17 attempts. "We shot really well from the free throw line tonight," commented Allen.
Six Lady Cats scored for Dexter. Three were in double figures.
Senior Dakota Reynolds tallied a game-high 15 points for Dexter including two treys.
Freshman Chaylea Mosby recorded 14 points including two 3-pointers.
Junior Krysten Garrison had a big second quarter for the Lady Cats finishing the game with 13 total points and completing 7 of 8 at the charity stripe.
Final Score Dexter 56, Farmington 30
Dexter 10 26 12 8 - 56
Farmington 4 9 6 11 - 30
Dexter (56) - Dakota Reynolds 15, Melanie McKuin 3, Sydney Rogers 5, Cheyenne Mosby 6, Krysten Garrison 13, Chaylea Mosby 14. FG 18, FT 15/17, F 11. (3-pointers: Dakota Reynolds 2, Sydney Rogers 1, Chaylea Mosby 2. Fouled Out: None).
Farmington (30) - Alyson Tucker 3, Ellania Davis 9, Lexi Pauls, 6, Sophi Thurman 2, Briley Brackett 4, Zoe Johns 4, Rachel Rothlisberger 2. FG 12, Ft 4/4, F 10. (3-pointers: Lexi Pauls 2. Fouled Out: None)
State ranked Lady Cats (10-2) will be back in action for their first game at home this season on Monday, January 11, 2016 when they host the Kennett Indians at the Bearcat Event Center. The Lady Cats will host Neelyville on Thursday, January 14th. Game times are 6:00 p.m. for junior varsity and 7:00 p.m. for varsity action.
Photo by Dee Loflin, ShowMe Times Manager/Editor. Shown in the photo is Chaylea Mosby driving the ball for two for the Lady Cats.
Dexter, Missouri - The Perryville Pirates jumped out to a 7-0 lead in the first quarter over the Dexter Bearcats before sailing to a 58-40 victory on Tuesday night at the Bearcat Event Center.
"We didn't play very well from the opening tip," stated head Dexter boys basketball coach Josh Dowdy. "I knew it would be difficult to come out and create the same environment we had at the Christmas Tournament. Perryville is an outstanding permitter shooting team and simply outplayed us tonight."
The Pirates continued their quest hitting two of its three treys over the next few minutes to simple outscore Dexter 17-7 at the end of the first quarter. It was even in the second quarter with each teach scoring 8 points, but Dexter never could break Perryville's 10-point lead. The Pirates led 25-15 at the end of the first half.
Dexter came out strong in the second half scoring the first six points to shave the Pirate's lead to 25-21. Ethan Flowers hit a 3-pointer lat int he third period to trim Perryville's lead to just three.
"We created a few baskets off turnovers in the second half to make it a one-possession game," stated Dowdy. "I was real disappointed in our defensive effort so we switched into trapping defenses much earlier than I wanted to to create some energy. it worked for a while, but in the end Perryville did a nice job of moving the ball and finishing around the rim."
The end of the game came with Nathan Noland of Perryville dunked the ball with less than five seconds remaining in the game securing their win over Dexter by a score of 58-40.
Dexter senior, Jacob Pedigo, recorded 13 points including one trey. Ethan Flowers contributed one 3-pointer.
Dexter (4-7) will be back in action on Friday, January 8, 2016 when they travel to Woodland. Game time 6:00 p.m.
Final Score Dexter 40, Perryville 58
Dexter 7 8 13 12 - 40
Perryville 17 8 13 20 - 58
Dexter (40) - Jason Jarrell 7, Jacob Pedigo 13, Ethan Flowers 7, Tyler Heil 4, Gabe Jackson 9. FG 17, FT 4/7, F 14. (3-pointers: Jacob Pedigo 1, Ethan Flowers 1. Fouled Out: None).
Perryville (58) - Jacob Robinson 2, Aaron Mueller 2, McGwire Bartley 10, Conner Stark 14, Josh Robinson 10, Nathan Noland 8, Austin Mueller 2, Wyatt Johnson 2, Ryan Noland 8. FG 23, FT 9/9, F 15. (3-pointers: Conner Stark 1, Jacob Robinson 2. Fouled Out: None).
Photo by Dee Loflin, ShowMe Times Manager/Editor. Shown in the photo is Dexter's Ethan Flowers about to score for the Bearcats.
Dexter, Missouri - The Dexter junior varsity Bearcats defeated Perryville 76-44 on Tuesday evening at the Bearcat Event Center.
Five Bearcats recorded double digits. Nate Gargas recorded a team-high 17 points including three 3-pointers. Marcus Woodson and Dawson Kasting each contributed 14 points. Woodson hit one trey. Ben Sindle and Kole Kelley both had 11 points each. Sindle recorded three treys.
Final Score Dexter JV 76, Perryville 44
Dexter 20 22 19 15 - 76
Perryville 9 9 13 13 - 44
Dexter (76) - Kole Kelley 11, Marcus Woodson 14, Seth Rogers 5, Nate Gargas 17, Ben Sindle 11, Dawson Kasting 14, Gavin Beasley 2, Braxton Foster 2. FG 28, FT 12/14, F 11 (3-pointers: Kole Kelley 1, Marcus Woodson 1, Nate Gargas 3, Ben Sindle 3. Fouled Out: None).
Perryville (44) - Zach Cisell 17, Anthony Gray 6, Jeff Reisenbichler 5, Logan Thaxton 2, Devyn Terbrank 4, Bryce Flaherty 4, Garrett Richardet 2, Chase Brown 2. Joel Daughterty 2. FG 18, FT 3/4, F 14. (3-pointers: Zach Cisell 3, Anthony Gray 1, Jeff Reisenbichler 1. Fouled Out: None).
Shown in the photo is Dexter Bearcat athlete Kole Kelley. Photo by Dee Loflin, ShowMe Times Manager/Editor.
Dexter, Missouri - The Freshman Bearcats defeated the Perryville Pirates by 6 on Tuesday evening at the Bearcat Event Center.
Nate Gargas, a 5' 9" guard, tallied a game-high 13 points including one trey for Dexter. Joe Rice recorded nine points. he hit back-to-back treys in the 4th quarter with 3:58 left in the game! Eric Hahn also contributed one trey.
Final Score Dexter Freshman 37, Perryville 31
Dexter 12 4 13 8 - 37
Perryville 9 7 5 10 - 31
Dexter (37) - Seth Rogers 2, Eric Hahn 5, Nate Gargas 13, Braxton Foster 6, Joe Rice 9, Chad Smith 2. FG 14, FT 4/8, F 13. (3-pointers: Joe Rice 2, Nate Gargas 1, Eric Hahn 1. (Fouled Out: Chad Smith).
Perryville (31) - Marcus Mahathath 3, Eli Yamnitz 4, Chase Brown 9, Eric Roth 9, Wade Kirn 6. FG 9, FT 9/10, F 13. (3-pointers: Wade Kirn 2, Chase Brown 1, Marcus Mahathath 1. Fouled Out: Eric Roth).
Dexter Freshman will be back in action on Wednesday evening when they travel to Notre Dame High School in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Game time 6:00 p.m.
Photo by Dee Loflin, ShowMe Times Manager/Editor. Dexter's Braxton Foster with the ball for the Bearcats!
Bloomfield, Missouri - The Bloomfield Wildcats came from behind after falling short at the end of the first half to secure their 47-40 win over South Pemiscot in Game #24 of the 59th Annual Bloomfield Christmas Tournament.
Bloomfield senior, Noah Vandiver, recorded a game-high 18 points on 7 two-point baskets and four from the charity stripe. Tim Hector earned himself one trey.
Dominque Hardimon, South Pemiscot's 6'2" freshman tallied 10 points along with senior forward Steven Wilbourne who also contributed 10 points.
South Pemiscot led at the half 22 - 19. Bloomfield came alive in the third scoring 15 points and holding South Pemiscot to just 8 points.
Final Score Bloomfield 47, South Pemiscot 40
Bloomfield 4 15 15 13 - 47
South Pemiscot 12 10 8 10 - 40
Bloomfield (47) - Tim Hector 5, Caleb Pulley 1, Peyton Bell 8, Nathan Newell 3, Austin Bond 6, Austin Phillips 1, Tyler Battles 2, Noah Vandiver 18, Alex Gibbs 3. FG 16, FG 14/23, F 14. (3-pointers: Tim Hector 1. Fouled Out: Noah Vandiver).
South Pemsicot (40) - Dorion Jones 3, Riley Cain 1, Mike Smith 5, Kevin Burton 8, Dominque Hardimon 10, Steven Wilbourne 10, Jabari Herron 3. FG 13, FT 11/21, F 21. (3-pointers: Jones 1, Burton 2. Fouled Out: None).
Bloomfield will be back in action on Tuesday, January 5, 2016 when they travel to Chaffee High School. Game time 6:00 p.m.
Shown in the photo is Bloomfield's #25 6'0" senior Austin Bond. Photo credit to Dee Loflin, ShowMe Times Manager/Editor.
