Dexter boys suffer 53-25 loss against Twin Rivers

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DEXTER, Mo. - The Dexter Bearcats varsity boys basketball team suffered a 53-25 loss in its home opener against the Twin Rivers Royals Monday night.

The Royals (3-1) jumped out to a 6-0 lead. The two teams traded the final 12 points of the first quarter before Dexter trimmed the deficit to 12-8 in the opening minute of the second period. The Royals followed with a 13-0 run to increase its lead to 25-8 with 3:08 left in the first half and led 29-10 at halftime.

The Bearcats tallied all four of its second-quarter points on free throws and its six first-quarter points on two-pointers. Peyton Pollock tallied five of his team-high eight points for the Bearcats in the first half.

Dexter cut the deficit to 16 at 29-13 early in the second half before falling behind 37-13.

Twin Rivers maintained at least a 23-point lead throughout the fourth quarter.

Five-foot-eight sophomore guard Ethan Flowers tallied all seven of his points in the second half for Dexter. Six-foot-three sophomore center Cole Renken scored all four of his points in the fourth quarter after being whistled for his fourth foul with 1:05 left in the third period.

Six-foot forward Eric Ray dominated inside the paint for Twin Rivers. Ray tallied a team-high 16 points on eight two-pointers.

The Dexter junior varsity improved to 3-2 with a 46-39 victory against Twin Rivers.

Six Dexter players scored in the junior varsity game. Jason Jarrell led the way with 12 points. Addison Moore scored 10, Alex Whitehead tallied nine, Jacob Pedigo recorded seven, Ethan Flowers calculated five and Ryan Mayo collected three points. Whitehead hit all three of the Bearcats' treys.

Dexter (0-2) returns to action Tuesday when it visits state-ranked Jackson.

DUSTIN WARD - dward@dailystatesman.com Dexter's Blake Horton completes a layup.

Varsity: Twin Rivers 53, Dexter 25

TRS 12 17 13 11 - 53

DHS 6 4 8 7 - 25

TWIN RIVERS (53) - Eric Ray 16, Zach Underberg 4, Mason Douglas 6, Andrew Mittlestadt 7, Jase Worley 5, Nathan Watson 6, Seth Snider 4, Jesse Robards 3, Chance Wilkerson 2. FG 20, FT 8/10, F 13. (3-pointers: Underberg 1, Douglas 2, Worley 1, Robards 1. Fouled out: none)

DEXTER (25) - Peyton Pollock 8, Blake Horton 4, D.J. Dowdy 2, Ethan Flowers 7, Cole Renken 4. FG 9, FT 5/8, F 10. (3-pointers: Pollock 1, Flowers 1. Fouled out: none)

DUSTIN WARD - dward@dailystatesman.com Dexter's Noah Kronk prepares to score.

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