Charleston at Dexter boys basketball

Monday, February 22, 2021

DEXTER — Dexter stepped up defensively in the fourth quarter and made 6 of 7 free throws late to rally past the Charleston Blue Jays in a SEMO Conference boys basketball game Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021, at the Bearcat Event Center. The Bearcats trailed by as many as 10 points in the second quarter before pulling away in the fourth for a 76-65 victory.

Charleston's Evontrez Hill (10) tries to make a steal against Dexter's Jackson Allen during the first half Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021, at the Bearcat Event Center in Dexter. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)
Dexter's Carter Dorton (left) drives against Charleston's Tyrion Sinks during the second quarter Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021, at the Bearcat Event Center in Dexter. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)
Dexter's Peyton Driskill (15) drives inside against Charleston's Dentrez Ewing during the first half Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021, at the Bearcat Event Center in Dexter. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)
Dexter's Carton Dorton (5) drives along the baseline past Charleston's Rico Coleman during the first half Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021, at the Bearcat Event Center in Dexter. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)
Dexter's Peyton Driskill (15) drives to the basket past Charleston's Almareion Williams (20) during the first half Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021, at the Bearcat Event Center in Dexter. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)
Charleston's Luke Nichols (right) corrals a loose ball in front of Dexter's Ryder Boles (center) and Charleston's Elmer Davis during the first half Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021, at the Bearcat Event Center in Dexter. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)
Dexter's Andrew Ellinghouse (center) and Charleston's Elmer Davis (left) and Almareion Williams chase a loose ball during the first half Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021, at the Bearcat Event Center in Dexter. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)
Dexter's Riley Slusher (left) and Charleston's Rico Coleman watch the ball sail out of bounds under the Dexter basket during the first half Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021, at the Bearcat Event Center in Dexter. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)
Dexter's Jackson Allen looks for an opening in the Charleston defense, as Dexter coach Chad Allen watches during the first half Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021, at the Bearcat Event Center in Dexter. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)
Dexter's Ryder Boles (1) and Charleston's Almareion Williams make contact under Dexter's basket during the first half Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021, at the Bearcat Event Center in Dexter. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)
Charleston's Evontrez Hill (10) tries to take the ball away from Dexter's Carter Dorton (5) on a drive to the basket during the first half Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021, at the Bearcat Event Center in Dexter. Charleston's Fletravion Stanback (22) defends. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)
Dexter's Cole Nichols drives to the basket between Charleston's Dentrez Ewing (left) and Luke Nichols (right) during the first half Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021, at the Bearcat Event Center in Dexter. (DEXTER STATESMAN/Kyle Smith)