Dexter girls roll in home opener; SHS freshmen win

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DEXTER -- The Dexter Lady Bearcats had little trouble in their home opener on Monday, thumping Senath-Hornersville 78-23.

Dexter led 30-7 after one quarter and held a comfortable 54-12 lead at the half.

Dexter put three players in double figures, led by Alison Jarrell's 21 points. Brittany Harris added 13 while Paige Patterson scored 10.

Dexter (3-1) will host Jackson tonight at the Bearcat Event Center.

SENATH-HORNERSVILLE (fg-ftm-fta-tp) -- Reagan Miller 4-2-2-11, Lauren Goff 1-0-0-2, MacKenzie Crawford 2-2-4-6, Briana Kempf 1-2-2-4. Totals: 8-6-8-23.

DEXTER (fg-ftm--fta-tp) -- Mollie Whitehead 3-0-1-6, Katelynn Frazier 4-1-1-9, Hannah Noe 2-0-0-5, Alison Jarrell 8-0-0-21, Erika Cobb 4-0-0-9, Tayor Owens 2-0-0-5, Brittany Harris 6-1-1-13, Paige Patterson 4-2-2-10. Totals: 33-4-5-78.

3-Pointers: Senath-Hornerswville 1 (Miller); Dexter 8 (Jarrell 5, Cobb 1, Noe 1, Owens 1).

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- The Sikeston Bulldogs freshman basketball team overcame a halftime deficit to knock off Cape Central on the road 53-51 on Monday night.

Sikeston trailed 16-10 after a quarter and 30-27 at the half to come back and claim the two-point win, improving their record to 2-1.

Corbyn Blissett and Zach Jackson each scored 16 points apiece to pace the Bulldogs.

SIKESTON (53) -- Gabe Wheeler 2, Blake Below 3, Hunter Taylor 2, Trevion Moore 5, Corbyn Blissett 16, Marquez Newman 5, Zach Jackson 16, Luke Williams 4. FG 19, FT 13-21, F 19. (3-pointers: Below 1, Moore 1. Fouled out: none).

CAPE CENTRAL (51) -- Reddin 3, Owens 3, Bingham 4, Hagerty 27, Harding 2, Statam 12. FG 19, FT 12-18, F 19. (3-pointers: Reddin 1. Fouled out: Reddin).