Dexter routs NMCC as they look for third-straight Classic title

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BROSELEY -- Just fives days after picking up a win on New Madrid County Central's home court, the Dexter Lady Bearcats took down the Lady Eagles once again Monday to advance in the Lady Royals Holiday Classic at Twin Rivers High School.

Playing each other in the quarterfinals, Dexter got a game-high 28 points from senior Hannah Noe as they rolled to an 83-33 win that propels the two-time defending champions back to the semifinals.

"I thought New Madrid played even harder today," Lady Bearcats' head coach Chad Allen said, comparing Monday to Thursday's 96-21 win. "Coach (David) Crockett definitely does a good job with them and gets them playing hard.

"I didn't think we shot the ball as well today as we did at their place, but I thought the girls did a good defensively and created a lot of turnovers and we got a lot of points off turnovers."

Combining for 17 points in the first quarter, Noe and fellow senior Paige Patterson fueled Dexter's hot start that put them ahead 31-11 entering the second quarter.

Noe pitched in another 10 points in the second period, giving her 19 points in the half, as the Lady Bearcats took a 53-15 edge into the break.

Outscoring the Lady Eagles 21-12 in the third quarter, Dexter built a 47-point lead going into the fourth to ensure a turbo-clocked final period.

While losing by 50 points may not be something to strive for, it's a considerable improvement over last week's 75-point loss to the Lady Bearcats, who are currently ranked second in Class 4 throughout the state.

"It was a much better effort tonight as opposed to Thursday night," Crockett said. "That was the key coming in. I told the girls no matter what we're going to battle four quarters and for the most part we did. We had a couple little lulls there where we didn't, but you play a team like that who makes run after run and doesn't miss many shots.

"When they do you have to secure the boards. Once again we're so small the guards have to do a better job on the boards for us, but we don't play a Dexter every single day."

NMCC (5-3) was led by Rashaunda Summers, who had eight points on the contest while Amirah Ruff and Keisha Rainer had six points each.

For Dexter, Noe scored all of her 28 points in the first three quarters. She had two of her team's four 3-pointers on the game and shot a perfect 4 of 4 from the free throw line.

"She's definitely developing into one of the best point guards we've had," Allen said of Noe. "She sees the floor well. She takes control, calls out plays and gets in the right spots. She just does a lot of good things for us. She just keeps on getting better."

Patterson was second on the team with 18 points, including 12 in the first half. Alison Jarrell finished with 14 points, included a pair of 3-pointers, with Erika Cobb scoring 10 points to become the fourth Lady Bearcat in double-digits.

Now at 8-0 on the season, Dexter will face tournament host Twin Rivers in the semifinals on Friday at 2 p.m. Twin Rivers took down Naylor 59-52 in overtime in their quarterfinal matchup Monday.

NMCC moves into the fifth-place bracket and will play Naylor Friday at 5 p.m.

Dexter 31 22 21 9 -- 83

NMCC 11 4 12 6 -- 33

DEXTER (83) -- Dakota Reynolds 6, Hannah Noe 28, Melanie McKuin 2, Alison Jarrell 14, Erika Cobb 10, Sydney Rodgers 2, Paige Patterson 18, Cheyenne Mosby 2. FG 35, FT 9-10, F 12. (3-pointers: Noe 2, Jarrell 2. Fouled out: none.)

NMCC (33) -- Shanterra Waters 4, Amirah Ruff 6, Virginia Villarreal 2, Keisha Rainer 6, Whitney Williams 5, Rashaunda Summers 8, Octavia Smith 2. FG 13, FT 4-9, F 7. (3-pointers: Waters 2, Summers 1. Fouled out: none.)

Chaffee 54, Portageville 37

The Chaffee Lady Devils defeated Portageville 54-37 Monday in the consolation bracket quarterfinals.

Chaffee held a 26-19 lead at halftime and maintained a six-point lead going into the fourth quarter. By outscoring the Lady Bulldogs 15-4 in the final frame, the Lady Devils ensured a trip to the consolation semifinals.

Sophomore Julia Sutterfield led the way for Chaffee with 16 points, including 12 points in the second half. Junior Jordan Pruitt was close behind with 15 points, scoring 13 of those in the first two quarters.

Lindsey Harrell and Dakota Pepple added 10 points each to the Lady Devils' cause.

For Portageville, Briania Pitts had 16 points.

Chaffee moves on to play Charleston Friday at 11 a.m. in the consolation semifinals at Twin Rivers High School.

Chaffee 12 14 13 15 -- 54

Portageville 10 9 14 4 -- 37

CHAFFEE (54) -- Jordan Pruitt 15, Julia Sutterfield 16, Liz Sexton 2, Lindsey Harrell 10, Dakota Pepple 10, Kaitlin McFerron 1. FG 21, FT 8-12, F 10. (3-pointers: Pruitt 2, Pepple 2. Fouled out: none.)

PORTAGEVILLE (37) -- Briania Pitts 16, Caroline Samples 4, Kill Kellams 4, Jelisha Minnis 2, Adrienne Duncan 2, Maura Kellams 1, Teonna Ray 8. FG 18, FT 1-9, F 13. (3-pointers: none. Fouled out: none.)

Charleston 69, Malden 46

Thanks in part to a 35-point effort from junior Sierra Frazier, the Charleston Lady Bluejays defeated Malden 69-46 to advance to the consolation semifinals.

After trailing 12-10 entering the second quarter Charleston outscored the Lady Green Wave 23-11 in the final eight minutes of the half to take a 10-point lead into the half. They went on to outpace the Malden in each of the final two quarters.

Frazier hit three 3-pointers and went 8 of 14 from the free throw line on the game while 24 points in the second half alone. Juwanna Walker was second on the squad with 18 points.

Charleston 10 23 13 23 -- 69

Malden 12 11 11 12 -- 46

CHARLESTON (69) -- Natalie Groves 7, Sierra Frazier 35, Keana Horton 4, Fred Evans 1, Juwanna Walker 18, Chanelle Quinn 4. FG 24, FT 19-44, 21. (3-pointers: Frazier 3, Walker 1. Fouled out: Groves.)

MALDEN (46) -- K. Newton 6, A. Merrih 2, D. Perkins 3, S. Stone 11, Vershonna Wade 2, Jameshia Clopton 5, S. Jones 4, K. Brown 2, Justice Carlock 10, Randi Walker 1. FG 20, FT 8-21, F 29. (3-pointers: Carlock 1, Walker 2. Fouled out: Carlock.)

Kelly 63, Senath-Hornersville 28

Staying alive in the tournament, the Kelly Lady Hawks routed Senath-Hornersville 63-28 on Monday in the consolation quarterfinals.

After building a 11 points lead to end the first quarter Kelly outscored Senath 27-12 in the second to go into the half with a 26-point lead. They outpaced Senath a combined 19-10 in the final two quarter to hold on for the win.

Stephanie Worth had a game-high 16 points for the Lady Hawks, including 14 points in the first half. Kaylee Scherer and Kristi Brucker had 10 and eight points respectively.

Kelly will now play Doniphan, who beat East Carter 65-42, at 12:30 p.m. in the consolation semifinals Friday at 12:30 p.m.at Twin Rivers High School.

Kelly 17 27 12 7 -- 63

Senath 6 12 7 3 -- 28

KELLY (63) -- Sam Ratledge 6, Morgan LeDure 6, Emily Bolen 2, Kaylee Scherer 10, Tessa Johnson 5, Stephanie Worth 16, Kristi Brucker 8, Tiffany Gibson 1, Payton Jones 3, Logan Ivie 6. FG 27, FT 10-18, F 15. (3-pointers: LeDure 1, Bolen 1. Fouled out: none.)

SENATH (28) -- Maggie Crossno 3, McKenzie Cantrell 6, Briana Kempf 8, Tori Brown 6, Kenna Crawford 3, Harley Tom 2. FG 12, FT 2-6, F 12. (3-pointers: Cantrell 2. Fouled out: none.)