The Dexter Bearcats take on the Malden Green Wave on Friday night. There are 19 seniors on the team this year with an incredible amount of talent! They are poised for greatness!
"Our team philosophy here is players first and team first!" stated head football coach Chad Jamerson. "We play with our five core values 1. Handwork, 2. Embracing Competition, 3. Accountability, 4. Relentless Effort, and 5 Toughness. Put those to gather and is an acronym for H.E.A.R.T. and that's what will will play with this year, a lot of HEART!"
Leading the pack are Nolan Alford, Zach Billingsley, Rylee Cochran, Ethan Glaus, Caleb Gott, Jett Grams, Travis Robinson, Peyton Hartline, Jackson Howard, Parker King, Travis Pratt, Caden Lee, Tyler Spence, Lee-Michael McDonald, Joseph Paisley, Don McNeal, Logan Pullum Christiaan Wirz, and Sawyer Rascher.
They have worked extremely hard over the summer to get to this moment, their senior year of football! After coming off an impressive performance at the Jamboree last Friday night against incredibly competitive teams like Portageville, East Prairie, and Kelly they will finally get to show off that talent in their opening debut at Malden.
What can we expect from the offensive line? It is packed with extremely talented young athletes such at Jackson Howard, Logan Pullum, Sawyer Rascher, Jett Grams, Nolan Alford, Caden Lee, and Lee-Michael McDonald. They will take on a new head coach at Malden, Preston Pulley and he is ready for them.
"The kids have put in a great week of work," commented Coach Chad Jamerson. "We are ready to finally play a game."
"I expect Malden will be well prepared and have a great plan for us so we are anticipating a battle and would hope to come out with a victory."
Coach Jamerson and his coaching staff are ready as well. They have analyzed their opponent's play style, their strengths, their weaknesses, their tactical plays and look at each paltry's characteristics of how they play the game. They are ready! Are you ready to cheer on the Bearcats! Be loud and proud at the game so the boys can hear you! Make some noise!!!
Dexter had an impressive 6-3 season last year. Their hopes is to have that perfect 9-0 season and get into the play-offs and on to a state Championship! Can it be done? Yes the talent is there! They have prepared for this moment! The coaches have prepared all summer and these young men have been working in the weigh room and on the field to accomplish their goals.
As we all say #fireupbearcats!!!!! Let's go!!
The Cross Country Team 2024 Roster
Seniors are Cameron Bell and Benjamin Dowdy
Juniors are Jaxon King, Blake Lee, Stryker Muzny, and Shawn Beasley
Sophomores are Peyton Balance and Quincey McLaughlin
Freshman are Gabriel Proctor, Daniel Williams, and Shawn Beasley
Cheering for Dexter High School Bearcats are .....
Seniors: Averee Ackman, Rylee Dawson, Carly MCMunn, and Alexis Sisk
Juniors: Meredith Benton, Darby McCallister, Elizabeth Norris, Ava Schaefer, Lauren Sindle, and Nia Stromas
Sophomores: Molli McFarlen, Melanie Pfeffer, and Madison Payne
Freshman: Karleigh Musgrave, Kameron Goodman, and Piper Gentry
Portageville, MO - The Dexter Bearcats dominated at the Portageville pre-season Jamboree on Friday night competing against the Portageville Bulldogs, Kelly Hawks, and East Prairie Eagles. A jamboree was invented to get everyone a chance to get on the field, tackle someone besides their own teammates, and scratch out the mistakes. It’s a perfect opportunity to face-off against other teams and perfect the game prior to the season opener.
“Overall, I am very pleased with how the kids played at the Jamboree,” commented third year head coach Chad Jamerson. “The offensive line did an outstanding job of executing the majority of their assignments and our running backs took care of the ball.”
“Our quarterbacks made great reads as well.” For example in the Bearcat’s opening drive against the Eagles, senior quarterback #16 Jackson Howard sealed the deal with a touchdown throw to senior tight end #22 Logan Pullum.
Howard put together quite a nice game for the Bearcats. He has developed into a very strong athlete. His back-up QB #17 Will Guethle also shows great promise as a young quarterback. He is a sophomore and very capable of coming in if the Bearcats were to need him down the road.
“I was also most pleased with the efforts and intensity that our defense played. Obviously because it is early and there were some mistakes, but they did their best to correct those mistakes and continue playing hard,” continued Jamerson.
It definitely speaks well of the program, the Bearcats will start the season with 63-man roster.
“Our core five of #54 Zach Billingsley, #56 Caden Lee, #72 Landon Annesser, #57 Walker Jarrell and #66 Peyton Hartline for tonight, said Jamerson. “But we have #73 Sawyer Rascher, who is dealing with an injury, he will come back and that gives us a whole other dynamic.”
“We’ve got #71 Jacob Huey, who can play offensive line. We have #74 Ethan Glaus, who can play some offensive line and #53 Caleb Gott, even,” continued Jamerson. “We are pretty blessed. A lot of schools would be happy to have two or three linemen of this caliber that we have, and we are looking at six or seven deep.”
It didn’t matter the Bearcats were clearly aggressive on both sides of the ball. Even when Dexter played their junior varsity, the young athletes like quarterback Will Guethle synced up with sophomore receiver #11 Carson Hurt for a couple of touchdowns.
“Finally, I love the progressions that our young players have shown this summer. They showed excellent growth and executed their assignments on both offense and defense at the Jamboree. The young guys have come along way since early May,” stated Jamerson.
The Bearcats finished the 2023 season 6-3 and this year the program looks to be even stronger hoping for the best winning record since 2011.
Dexter will open the season on the road against the Malden Green Wave on Friday, August 30, 2024. Kick-off at 7 p.m. Next week on September 6th it’s HOMECOMING at Charles Bland Stadium against the Sikeston Bulldogs.
The 2024 Boys Basketball Summer Camp is slated for July 1st and July 2nd at the Bearcat Event Center in Dexter.
Kindergarten - 3rd Grade will be from 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
4th Grade - 6th Grade will be from 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
7th Grade - 8th Grade will be from 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
These are for kids going into these grades for August 2024.
The Boys Basketball Camp features team concepts, ball handling and passing instructions, shooting instructions, defensive concepts, ability and age grouping, contests, games and a camp t-shirt.
These students will gain valuable knowledge and understanding of the sport while attending camp.
Contests include Hot Shot, Free Throw, Chair Dribble, 2 Ball Layups, Lane Slides, One-on-One, and Team Play.
The cost is only $25 and checks should be made to the Dexter High School. There is still time to attend this Summer Camp. Please come at the applicable time.
If you have any questions, please contact Coach Chad Allen at (573) 421-4571 or email to callen@dexter.k12.mo.us
We are the home of the Bearcats and we are proud! Come out for an exciting week of basketball! What a great learning experience and memories they will have attending basketball camp!
