Puxico, Missouri - The Dexter Bearcats braved the weather and coasted to a 70-36 win over the Puxico Indians.
Dexter led 14-5 at the end of the first quarter and 36 – 7 at the half.
“Our ability to defend set the tone for game against Puxico,” stated Dexter boys basketball coach Josh Dowdy. “I believe our transition offense is also improving. We were able to make some nice outlet passes and score out in front of their defense.
The Bearcats recorded double digits for each of the four periods.
Ethan Flowers had a tremendous night against the Indians recording a game-high 24 points. He hit six 3-pointers.
Gabe Jackson tallied 13 points. Jacob Pedigo contributed 12 points. Tyler Heil and Ryan Mayo each added a trey for Dexter.
“It’s always nice to get a win on the road in our conference,” Dowdy said. “For the second consecutive game we came out and got stops to start the game.”
Levi Woods paced the Puxico Indians with 16 points including four treys.
Final Score Dexter 70, Puxico 36
Dexter 14 22 20 14 - 70
Puxico 5 2 18 11 - 36
Dexter (70) - Jacob Crumley 2, Dawson Kasting 4, Jacob Pedigo 12, Ethan Flowers 24, Tyler Heil 9, Ryan Mayo 6, Gabe Jackson 13. FG 27, FT 8/11, F 12. (3-pointers: Ethan Flowers 6, Tyler Heil 1, Ryan Mayo 1. Fouled Out: None).
Puxico (36) - Levi Woods 16, Nathan Dare 3, Chris Siler 4, Jordan Burch 4, Brad Clark 2, Chris Dunivan 7. FG 13, FT 5/10, F 12. (3-pointers: Levi Woods 4, Chris Dunivan 1. Fouled Out: None).
Dexter (7-8) will be back in action on Friday evening when they New Madrid County Central at the Bearcat Event Center. Game time 6:00 p.m.
Dexter, Missouri - The Dexter High School wrestling team celebrated SENIOR Night. Several athletes were honored.
Storm Massey is the son of Allen and Kim Massey.
He has participated in DHS Football as a freshman and sophomore. He has wrestled all four years of high school. He is a 3-time District Medalist and a 3-time State Qualifier.
Storm plans to attend the College of the Ozarks and major in Nursing.
Congratulations Storm!
Bernie, Mules - The 2016 Bernie Mules 6th grade basketball team's season is already underway, but they stopped long enough to get their group photo taken at a recent game.
These athletes are working hard to learn their sport and have only a few games left this season. Please come out and support them at the Bernie Tournament on Saturday, January 30th when they take on Risco and Clarkton. On January 23rd they travel to Campbell with a game time of 10:00 a.m. On February 1st they play Malden at home at 6:00 p.m. and on February 13th they will participate in the Bell City Tournament.
Playing for the 6th grade Bernie Mules are #50 Weston Henry, #32 Delilah Barks, #33 Wyatt Nimmo, #55 John Nimmo, #10 Noah Foster, #13 Cole Mason, #44 Emery Walls, # 42 Darrick Cobb, #15 Tad Davis, #32 Conner Brown, #1 Jake Winstead, and #12 Ashton Corzine.
Bernie, Missouri - The 2016 Bernie Mules 5th grade basketball team's season is already underway, but they stopped long enough to get their group photo taken at a recent game.
These athletes are working hard to learn their sport and have only a few games left this season. Please come out and support them at the Bernie Tournament on Saturday, January 30th when they take on Risco and Clarkton. On January 23rd they travel to Campbell with a game time of 10:00 a.m. On February 1st they play Malden at home at 6:00 p.m. and on February 13th they will participate in the Bell City Tournament.
Playing for the 5th grade Mules are #23 Joel Aycock, #25 Ryan Lawrence, #20 Nathan Stephens, #10 Tristan Johnson, #21 James Barks, #15 Hunter Null, #12 Tucker Anthony, and #30 Hunter Corzine.
