Broseley, Missouri - The Lady Cats continued their drive to the championship routing the Greenville Lady Bears 78 - 16 in a quarterfinal game of the Lay Royals Christmas Classic basketball tournament on Monday afternoon.
The Lady Cats really moved their feet well during the explosive first half of the game gathering 50 points before retiring to the locker room for a much needed break in the game. Dexter was very active on defense as well holding the Lady Bears to just 11 points in the first half and only 16 points the entire game.
"The main thing we have been harping on is moving our feet," commented Dexter head girls basketball coach Chad Allen. "We also played a lot of man today."
Chaylea Mosby recorded a game-time 37 points and tied a school record for the most 3-pointers in a game with 7. She shares that title with former Lady Cats, Alison Jarrell and Taylor Nelson.
Mosby shot 79% from the field and was 7 of 10 for treys.
"Chaylea just has a natural nose for the ball," stated Allen. "If you give her any space at all she will knock it down. She is just a great offensive player and it's special to have a player like her with her gift."
Macie Martin had another great night scoring 13 points on five buckets and three from the charity stripe.
Hannah Thurmon shot 80% from the field tallying 8 points for the Lady Cats.
"We are deep and we can run in and out. We have several that contribute," continued Allen. "We can wear down teams with our depth. Riley Allen timed her jumps well tonight and is getting better with her post. She is a young athlete."
Looking forward to Wednesday night it will be a battle with either Kennett or Doniphan. The last time these two met on the court Kennett won by just two points. "It could go either way," Allen said of the two teams. "We will get an early practice in tomorrow and be back ready on Wednesday."
Final Score Dexter 78, Greenville 16
Greenville 6 5 4 1 - 16
Dexter 26 24 21 7 - 78
Greenville (16) - Kate Bangert 2, Lawren Luke 2, Beth Bangert 7, Tristin Porter 5. FG 5, FT 5/11, F 9. (3-pointers: Lawren Luke 1, Fouled Out: None)
Dexter (78) - Macie Martin 13, Rylee Allen 3, Natalie Sitze 8, Meghan Trout 3, Cheyenne Mosby 2, Hannah Thurmon 9, Chalea Mosby 37, Lauren Davis 3. FG 31, FT 5/9, F 13. (3-pointers: Natalie Sitze 2, Meghan Trout 1, Chaylea Mosby 7, Lauren Davis 1. Fouled Out: None).
Dexter (5-5) advances to the semifinals on Wednesday, December 21, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. against Kennett. Kennett defeated Doniphan 61 - 36 just prior to publication.
Bell City, Missouri - The Bernie Mules were on the road on Friday, December 16, 2016 traveling to Bell City.
Bernie's Nate Dillinger had an impressive game-high 33 points on 8 buckets, 5 treys and 2/2 at the charity stripe.
Michael Suiter also finished in double digits hitting 10 buckets and 5 from the charity stripe.
Dalton Hobgood completed 11 points for the Mules completing 5 buckets and 1/1 at the line.
"We had a really nice defensive first half and a really nice offensive second half," commented Bernie boys basketball head coach Brad Botsch. "It was good to see some of our guys step up and get in a rhythm offensively. We've been pushing the kids hard in practice and we want to keep seeing improvements"
"Bell City is never an easy place to play and the Nichols kid is a really nice player. It was good to get a solid road win," continued Botsch.
Final Score Bernie 88, Bell City 55
Bernie (88) -Jayce Burk 8, Michael Suiter 25, Josh Ellenburg 7, Nate Dillinger 23, Gavin Brown 4, Dalton Hobgood 11. FG 28, Ft 11/14, F 18. (3-pointers: Jayce Burk 2, Nate Dillinger 5. Fouled Out: None).
Bell City (55) - Cole Nichols 34, Austin Hicks 7, Bobby Wright 14. FG 15, FT 17/21, F 13. (3-pointers: Cole Nichols 4, Bobby Wright 4, Fouled Out: None).
Bernie (4-2) will host Neelyville on Tuesday, December 20th. Game time 6:00 p.m.
Bloomfield, Missouri - Two SCAA teams met on the court in the Bloomfield High School gym on Friday, December 16th. The Advance Hornets came out on top 55 - 50.
Bloomfield's Peyton Bell recorded a game-high 21 points, but it was not enough to overcome the Hornets' Wuebker, Hood and Mayo who each finished in double digits. Wuebker tallied 14 points, Hood reached 16, and Mayo finished with 11 for Advance.
"We got off to a slow start and couldn't get out of the hole we dug ourselves," commented Bloomfield head boys basketball coach Brandon Crook. "We battled back and tied it at 50 to give ourselves a chance to win the ballgame, but costly turnovers late in the game and clutch free throws by Advance were too much to overcome."
Final Score Bloomfield 50, Advance 55
Bloomfield 7 13 9 23 - 50
Advance 15 7 12 21 - 55
Bloomfield (50) - Dalton Phillips 1, Timmy Hector 8, Kyle Anderson 7, Austin Phillips 5, Peyton Bell 21, Alex Gibbs 8. Totals 16(4) 6-8 50.
Advance (55) - Vermillion 1(0) 1-2 3, Wuebker 2(2) 4-4 14, Hood 4(1) 5-6 16, Crader 2(0) 0-0 4, Miles 2(0) 3-3 7, Mayo 4(0) 3-7 11. Totals 15(3) 16-22 55.
Bloomfield (4-2) will face Chaffee at home on December 20th. Game time 6:00 p.m.
Broseley, Missouri - The Lady Cats earned the #1 seed in the Lady Royals Christmas Classic girls basketball tournament and took on the #16 seeded Clearwater Lady Tigers on Saturday, December 17, 2016.
The Lady Cats recorded 35 points in the first quarter and 24 points in the second quarter to demolish the Tigers 82 - 11.
Dexter's defense held Clearwater to just 6 points in the first half and 5 points in the second half.
Rachel Rowold #11 recorded a team-high 7 points for the Tigers. Cheyanne Burton #3 was the only other athlete to score for Clearwater recording 2 points.
Chaylea Mosby #35 tallied a game-high 31 points for Dexter while Macie Martin #1 recorded 26 points. Mosby hit 8 buckets and four 3-pointers. Martin finished with 13 buckets total.
Natalie Sitze, Maci McBride, and Madyson Crockett each had one trey.
Final Score Dexter 82, Clearwater 11
Clearwater 2 4 4 1 - 11
Dexter 35 24 18 5 - 82
Clearwater (11) - Cheyanne Burton 2, Rachel Rowold 7, FG 2, FT 7/17, F 6. (3-pointers: None, Fouled Out: None)
Dexter (82) - Macie Martin 26, Rylee Allen 5, Natalie Sitze 8, Maci McBride 3, Madyson Crockett 3, Cheyenne Mosby 2, Hannah Thurmon 2, Harley Allen 2, Chaylea Mosby 31. FG 35, FT 5/10, F 18. (3-pointers: Natalie Sitze 1, Maci McBride 1, Madyson Crockett 1, Chaylea Mosby 4. Fouled Out: None).
The Lady Cats will play #8 Greenville at 3:00 p.m. Monday, December 19th. Doniphan will play Kennett at 4:30 p.m., Malden will play Naylor at 6:00 p.m. and Chaffee will play Neelyville at 7:30 p.m. in quarterfinal action.
The Clearwater Tigers will face #9 seeded Portageville in a consolation quarterfinal at 3 p.m. Tuesday.
Bloomfield, Missouri - In their second home game of the season the Lady Wildcats hosted the Neelyville Tigers on December 5, 2016.
The Lady Wildcats were able to score 13 points against the powerhouse Tigers of Neelyville. Neelyville's varsity girls basketball team recently seeded #2 in the Lady Royals Christmas Classic Tournament.
Kaley Roper #1, a junior, and Michaela Tidwell #5, a sophomore, each recorded a trey for the Wildcats. Tidwell finished with a team-high 7 points.
Jenna Yates #3, a freshman, tallied one bucket and Tyrah Hartle #24, a sophomore, earned one from the charity stripe.
Lexi Lou #23 tallied a game-high 16 points for the Tigers. She hit five buckets, one trey and was 3/6 at the charity stripe.
Final Score Neelyville 41, Bloomfield 13
Neelyville 11 9 8 13 - 41
Bloomfield 6 3 2 2 - 13
Neelyville (41) - Tori Harlow 6, Bailey McGruder 9, Jessica Williamson 3, Lexi Lou 16, Nicole Smith 7, Hailey Anders 2. FG 16, FT 8/22, F 8. (3-pointers: Nicole Smith 1, Fouled Out: none).
Bloomfield (13) - Kaley Roper 3, Jenna Yates 2, Michaela Tidwell 7, Tyrah Hartle 1. FG 5, FT 1/12, F 12. (3-pointers: Kaley Roper 1, Michaela Tidwell 1, Fouled Out: none).
The Lady Wildcats (0-2) hosted Scott County Central on Friday, December 9, 2016. Game time 5:00 p.m.
