The Press-Dispatch
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B-4 Sports Wednesday, July 11, 2018 The Press-Dispatch 21. In the boys' division, ju- nior Draven Huff placed 118th out of 179 total runners. Re- sults for freshman Ijaa Cham- bers were not available due to issues with the chip timers used to electronically record each runner's place and time. • Pike Central High School senior middle blocker Brook Nalley received honorable mention all-around acco- lades for the second straight year when the Pocket Athletic Conference's All-Conference Team for volleyball were an- nounced. Nalley led the Lady Chargers in ace serves (50) and kills (158). She also had 29.5 blocks, two set-assists and 66 digs. NOVEMBER • A three-point play by sophomore Lauren Vaughn sparked an 18 -2 scoring run as the Pike Central High School girls' basketball team rallied from a 19 -16 sec- ond-quarter deficit to open its season with a 54-34 victo- ry over visiting Evansville Re- itz 54-34 on Nov. 2. • Pike Central High School seniors Gavin Boyd and Ka- leb Claridge scored one goal each to help lead the Boys West (Blue) team to a 5 -1 vic- tory over the Boys East (Red) team during the PostYourT East/West All-Star Soccer Games on Nov. 4 at Knight- stown's Don Willard Field. Four other Charger seniors – Breyton Booker, Camer- on Henson, Tyler Tormohlen and Kyson Western – dished out one assist apiece. The Boys West (Blue) team was coached by Pike Central head coach Chad Western, who was assisted by Chargers as- sistant coaches Jacob West- ern and Tanner Gray. • Pike Central High School senior Peyton Sorgius signed a national letter of intent to play softball at Lindsey Wil- son College on Nov. 10. • Pike Central High School senior Halley Powers signed a national letter of intent to join the women's cross coun- try team at Oakland City Uni- versity on Nov. 13. • Pike Central High School senior Erika Hendrixson signed a national letter of intent to play basketball at Maryville University on Nov. 17. • Senior Erika Hendrix- son scored a game-high 16 points as the Pike Central High School girls' basketball team rallied from a 28 -19 defi- cit to defeat host Wood Memo- rial 34-28 on Nov. 17. • The Pike Central High School wrestling team opened its season by going 4- 0 in the Wood Memorial Du- als on Nov. 18. The Chargers won 47 of 56 bouts – includ- ing 25 by pins – while defeat- ing North Knox 57-24, Black- ford 66 -6, Wood Memorial 72-12 and Evansville Bosse 80 -6. Senior Jake Sisk went 4-0 with three wins by pin and one win by forfeit in the 220 -pound division while se- nior Gavin Boyd went 4-0 with three wins by pin and one win by decision in the 182-pound division. • Seniors Quin Bailey and Brittany Young and junior Natalie Bohnert won two in- dividual events each as the Pike Central High School girls' swimming and diving team opened its season with a 129 -42 victory over visiting Tell City on Nov. 20. In boys' action, seniors Jacob Bohnert and Jacob Dudenhoeffer won two individual events each to lead the Chargers to a 111-65 win over the Marksmen. • Senior Bryant Nalley scored 17 points and grabbed a game-high 12 rebounds as the Pike Central High School boys' basketball team dropped a 53-50 season-open- ing loss at Northeast Dubois on Nov. 22. • Three Pike Central High School seniors – Christian Al- vey, Clint Boger and Jake Sisk – received honorable mention on the Pocket Athletic Confer- ence's All-Conference Team for football. Alvey was award- ed honorable mention acco- lades at running back after rushing for more than 1,000 yards and leading the Char- gers in rushing attempts and rushing touchdowns. Sisk re- ceived honorable mention as an linebacker, while Boger re- ceived honorable mention as a punter. • Junior Natalie Bohnert broke her own school re- cord in the 100 -yard butter- fly as the Pike Central High School girls' swimming and diving team placed first in a three-team meet hosted by the Lady Chargers on Nov. 29. Bohnert placed first with a time of 1:03.18, besting her previous school-record time of 1:05.92 she set during the 2016 -17 season. DECEMBER • Seniors Silas Goff, Dylan Jones and Jake Sisk placed first in their respective class- es as the Pike Central High School wrestling team fin- ished third out of 10 teams in the Jordan Hill Classic on Dec. 2 at Evansville Reitz. Goff, competing in the 285 -pound weight class, Jones, compet- ing in the 126 -pound weight class, and Sisk, competing in the 220 -pound weight class, all went 4-0 in pool competi- tion. • Senior forward Bryant Nalley scored a game-high 19 points while senior guard Breyton Booker added 18 as the Pike Central High School boys' basketball team defeat- ed visiting Southridge 70 - 50 on Dec. 9. The win was the first of the season for the Chargers following back-to- back road losses at Northeast Dubois and Princeton, as well as the first for first-year head coach Hunter Elliott. • Senior forward Erika Hendrixson scored 17 of her game-high 19 points in the second half as the Pike Cen- tral High School girls' basket- ball team rallied from a 13-12 halftime deficit to defeat visit- ing Evansville Bosse on Dec. 9. • The Pike Central High School wrestling team won five of eight matches to place fourth in the Pocket Athlet- ic Conference Duals held at Tell City on Dec. 8 -9. Senior Christian Alvey, wrestling at 195 pounds, won all eight of his bouts, while seniors Si- las Goff – competing at 285 pounds – and Dylan Jones – competing at 126 pounds – both went 7-1. • Pike Central High School senior Erika Hendrixson scored her 1,000th career point during the Lady Char- gers' 58 -51 loss to visiting North Knox on Dec. 16. En- tering the game 12 points shy of the 1,000 -point mile- stone, Hendrixson reached it with 1:30 left in the third period when she hit a short jumper – off of an assist from sophomore Lauren Vaughn following a steal by senior Brook Nalley – to pull the La- dy Chargers to within 35 -33. Hendrixson was the first La- dy Charger to reach 1,000 ca- reer points since the 2006 - 07 season, when Megan Da- vis and Brittany Craney end- ed their high school careers with 1,189 and 1,057 points, respectively. Valerie White graduated in 2006 with 1,040 career points. • Junior Natalie Bohnert broke her own school record in the 100 -yard butterfly for the second time this season as the Pike Central High School girls' swimming and diving team defeated visiting Evans- ville North 100 -83 on Dec. 13. Bohnert placed first with a time of 1:02.92, besting the previous school record time of 1:03.18 she set on Nov. 29 in a home meet against Evansville Bosse and Evansville Central. Bohnert entered the season as the school-record holder in the 100 -yard butterfly with a time of 1:05.01. • Senior Erika Hendrixson scored 21 points and grabbed 15 rebounds to lead the Pike Central High School girls' basketball team to a 53-36 victory over visiting Jasper on Dec. 19. The win was the La- dy Chargers' first against Jas- per since Jan. 10, 2008, end- ing a losing streak of 10 con- secutive games to the Lady Wildcats. • The Pike Central High School wrestling team went 4-0 to claim first place in the Wolfpack Super 8 Duals host- ed by Crawford County on Friday, Dec. 22. Five Char- gers were undefeated on the day – sophomore Dalton Wil- liams, who had two wins by pin and two wins by forfeit at 113 pounds; senior Dylan Jones, who had two wins by pin and two wins by forfeit at 126 pounds; senior Christian Alvey, who had two wins by pin and two wins by forfeit; and senior Jake Sisk, who had three wins by pin and one win by forfeit at 220 pounds. • The Pike Central High School boys' basketball team lost to South Knox 48 -40 on Dec. 30 to finish sixth in the 12th annual Graber Post Buildings Holiday Classic at North Daviess. The Chargers opened tournament play on Dec. 27 with an 81-51 loss to Fort Wayne Blackhawk Chris- tian – ranked No. 5 in Class 1A – before rallying for a 56 - 38 victory over the host Cou- gars in the semifinals of the consolation bracket on Dec. 29. It was the fourth straight appearance in the GPB Clas- sic by Pike Central, which placed seventh in 2014, sec- ond in 2015 and third in 2016. REVIEW Continued from page 3 Pike Central High School junior Becca Crow (5) pass- es the ball during varsi- ty game action on Tuesday, Aug. 16, against Washing- ton. The host Lady Char- gers won the match 16-25, 18-25, 25-18, 26-24, 15- 11. Ed Cahill phot Pike Central High School senior Bryant Nalley (40) goes up for a shot during varsity boys' bas- ketball action against visiting Southridge on Sat- urday, Dec. 9. Nalley scored 19 points in a 70-50 victory over the Raiders. Ed Cahill photo Pike Central High School junior linebacker Lane Doad- es (42) and senior defensive lineman Luke Vinnedge (55) team up to tackle Princeton junior wide receiver Stephan Wilkerson during varsity football action on Friday, Aug. 25. Ed Cahill photo Pike Central High School senior quarterback Christian Alvey (16) finds some running room during varsity football action against visiting Princeton on Friday, Aug. 25. Alvey rushed for 175 yards and three touchdowns and ran for a two-point conversion in the Chargers' 29-28 victory. Ed Cahill photo Right: The Pike Cen- tral High School cheer- leaders are pictured above holding a spirit stick, which the group won every day during a National Cheerlead- ers Association (NCA) camp held July 10-13 at Vincennes Universi- ty. They are, first row, left to right: Alexis Huff, Emily Brasher, Kayla Sanders and Miki Feld- pausch. Second row: Grace Brandle, Jenna Meyer, Anjelina Ruiz, Abigail Sutt, Hallee Ste- phens, Jenna Mclain and Kathleen Hanebutt. Third row: Lexie Neese, Madyson Hegedus, Ha- ven Longest, Halli Fair, Madyson Satterfield and Caitlyn Tyree. Not pic- tured: Avarie Hartke. Submitted Photo Pike Central High School senior Kaleb Claridge (13) drives toward the basket during varsity boys' basketball action against Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian in the Graber Post Buildings Holiday Classic at North Daviess on Wednesday, Dec. 27. Ed Cahill photo Pike Central High School junior Aus- tin Holder (8) battles Tell City senior Dayton Kring (6) for control of the ball during varsity boys' soccer game action on Wednesday, Aug. 23. Holder had one assist in the host Chargers' 13-0 victory. Ed Cahill photo Pike Central High School senior Shelbi Pipes sets the ball as junior Alyssa Jen- kins (24) looks on during varsity game action on Tues- day, Aug. 16, against Wash- ington. The host Lady Char- gers won the match 16-25, 18-25, 25-18, 26-24, 15- 11. Ed Cahill photo Pike Central High School junior Natalie Bohnert follows through her swing after teeing off during a varsity girls' golf match against visiting Wash- ington on Wednesday, Aug. 2, at the Prides Creek Golf Course. Bohnert shot a nine-hole score of 43 as the La- dy Chargers won the match, 184-210. Ed Cahill photo