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B-8 Sports Wednesday, October 10, 2018 The Press-Dispatch UPCOMING SHOOT NOW thru November 9 IRELAND SPORTSMAN CLUB Friday Night Shooting Matches are ready to start again! FRIDAY MATCHES OCTOBER 12 Lady Chargers sopho- more Addie Johnson added three kills while recording a team-high 13 digs while Powell had two kills and 12 digs along with nine set-as- sists. Sophomore Neeley Correll had one ace serve and two kills. Sophomore Shelby Ridao added sev- en digs while sophomore Maddie Williams had two set-assists. NORTHEAST DU- BOIS: Seniors Becca Crow both had one kill and one block-assist as Pike Central dropped a 25 -8, 25 -8, 25 -7 loss at Northeast Dubois on Monday, Oct. 1. Senior Kylie Dawson and junior Audrey Keepes had one kill each while seniors Taylor Lamey and Kylee Shoultz dished out one ace serve apiece. Crow also led the Lady Chargers with four set-as- sists while Keepes had a team-high three digs. In the junior varsi- ty match, freshman Er- ika Vinnedge (four kills and one ace serve) scored a team-high five points while sophomore Lily Wil- lis (four ace serves) netted four points in a 25 -20, 25 -23 loss to Northeast Dubois. Sophomores Neeley Cor- rell, Kenzie Powell and Maddie Williams had two kills each. Correll also had a team-high 10 digs while sophomore Addie Johnson and Powell added seven and six, respectively. Pike Central High School junior Karsyn Pipes passes the ball during varsity volleyball action against visiting Gibson Southern on Tuesday, Oct. 2. Ed Cahill photo Pike Central High School sophomore Connor Young (right) tries to settle the ball as Gibson Southern freshman Isaac DeFelice (24) closes in during boys' soccer sectional action on Wednes- day, Oct. 3. The host Titans won the semifinal match, 1-0. Ed Cahill photo Pike Central High School senior Austin Hold- er (8) chases after Gibson Southern junior Diego Martinotti (20) during boys' soccer sectional ac- tion at Gibson Southern on Wednesday, Oct. 3. The 12th-ranked Titans defeated the 13th-ranked Chargers, 1-0. Ed Cahill photo Pike Central High School junior Jersey Mills (42) and sophomore Connor Young (5) both at- tempt to settle the ball during boys' soccer sec- tional action at Gibson Southern on Wednesday, Oct. 3. The 12th-ranked Titans defeated the 13th- ranked Chargers, 1-0. Ed Cahill photo Pike Central High School senior Christian Ben- son (15) looks on as Gibson Southern junior Jake Novotny (right) takes possession of the ball during boys' soccer sectional action on Wednes- day, Oct. 3. The host Titans defeated the Char- gers, 1-0. Ed Cahill photo Pike Central High School sophomore Hunt- er Capehart (7) takes the ball away from Gibson Southern senior Avery Gick (right) during boys' soccer sectional action on Wednesday, Oct. 3. The host Titans defeated the Chargers, 1-0. Ed Cahill photo Pike Central High School junior Carson John- son (right) and Gibson Southern sophomore Ja- son Barthol (left) battle for the ball during boys' soccer sectional action on Wednesday, Oct. 3. The host Titans defeated the Chargers, 1-0. Ed Cahill photo Pike Central High School freshman Erika Vinnedge (25) tries to block a hit by a Gibson Southern player during junior varsity volleyball on Tuesday, Oct. 2. Vinnedge had five kills, four ace serves and one block in a 25-22, 25-23 loss to the visiting Lady Titans. Ed Cahill photo Pike Central High School sophomore Nee- ley Correll goes up to hit the ball during junior varsity volleyball action against visiting Gibson Southern on Tuesday, Oct. 2. Correll had two kills and one ace serve in a 25-22, 25-23 loss to the Lady Titans. Ed Cahill photo SWEPT Continued from page 2 LOSS Continued from page 1 nected and keeping the ball a little bit more than we did last game," Chargers' head coach Jacob Western said. "We definitely had more shots on goal so I think, of- fensively, we were good." "Defensively, just one mis- take was really about it," Western added. "Other than that, until late, they didn't have a lot of real clean looks. Just that one mistake." Despite falling behind 1-0 on Murphy's first-half goal, Western said that his players remained positive throughout the second half. "The bench was good about being positive and keeping everybody involved today," Western said. "When we came off for halftime, all the kids still felt really good. I really didn't have to build them up as much as I thought I would. They thought they were in it. They thought we were good to go. We just weren't able to crack their goalie and finish one." The loss marked the end of the high school soccer ca- reers for the Chargers' six seniors – Christian Ben- son, Austin Dixon, Con- nor Gaines, Austin Holder, Hayden Kabrick and Jacob Vest – who, Western said, will definitely be missed next season. "Facing those seniors at the end is always difficult," Western said. "Those guys have got 53 wins in their ca- reer – that's the most ever for any class in Pike Central history. I can't say enough about the way they've set an example for the young- er kids." Sixth grade netters drop loss to Vincennes Clark Myra Hensler had a team- high six points off serve while Eve Burns and Emma Hunt added four each as the Pike Central Middle School sixth grade volleyball team dropped a 25 -24, 25 -16 loss to visiting Vincennes Clark on Wednesday, Oct. 3. The Lady Chargers opened the match by tak- ing a 7-1 lead – scoring five points following serves by Hensler – and held a 9 -3 lead when Vincennes Clark ral- lied, scoring seven straight points to take a 10 -9 lead. Pike Central would fight back, however, scoring eight of the next 10 points – including three following serves by Lakin Sorgius and two following serves by Burns – to take a 17-12 lead. The Lady Alices rallied once again, scoring nine unanswered points to surge ahead 21-17. Pike Central would pull even at 22-22, 23-23 and 24-24 before Vin- cennes Clark scored the fi- nal point to take a 1-0 lead in the best-of-three match. In the second set, the La- dy Alices took a 4-0 lead be- fore Pike Central rallied, closing to within 9 -7. Howev- er, Vincennes Clark scored eight of the next nine points to extend its lead to 17-8. The Lady Chargers scored four straight points, including three following serves by Hunt, to close to within 17-13. However, with Vincennes Clark leading 18 -14, a 3-1 scoring run extended the Lady Alices' lead to 21-15. A fter Pike Central scored to close to within 21-16, Vin- cennes Clark scored four straight points to end the match. "Baylie Rainey really stepped up and played well off the bench," Pike Central head coach Stephanie Shedd said. "She had a few kills and really played the net well." "We just can't seem to find our groove," added Shedd, whose team slipped to 3-5. "We get ahead and then al- low the other team to ral- ly multiple points in a row. We will continue to work on communication and team- work in order to break the serve." In the B match, Brylee Walker had a team-high eight points off serve while Lillian Mann and Alexis Os- walt added seven each as Pike Central defeated Vin- cennes Clark 25 -19, 22-25, 15 -11. Jackie Berry had five pionts off serve as the Lady Chargers' B team improved to 2-4. "The B team worked su- per hard," Shedd said. "They served awesome. Alexis Os- walt served especially well and served some key points to get us ahead in the first set and did the same in the second set. I'm so proud of all the improvement. They are really playing as a team." PCMS 7th grade volleyball team ends season with win over Southridge Brailey Mills and Hai- ley Fulcher combined for 28 points off serve – includ- ing 13 on ace serves – to lead the Pike Central Mid- dle School seventh grade volleyball team to a 25 -14, 25 -10 season-ending victo- ry over Southridge on Mon- day, Oct. 1. Mills had 16 points off serve, including seven on ace serves, and Fulcher had 12 points off serve, includ- ing six on ace serves, as the Lady Chargers improved to 9 -4. Ella Adams and Addy Rus- sell both had four points off serve, including two each on ace serves, while Lexie Onyett and Russell led Pike Central in kills with five and four, respectively. Kar- ley Kavanaugh, meanwhile, dished out a team-high sev- en set-assists. "What a great game to end the season on," Pike Central head coach Kinsey Barrett said. "They showed off their skills with some great aces, passes and kills. "The team has improved immensely this season and I could not be more proud of their hard work," Barrett added. "They are such an amazing group of athletes that I look forward to watch- ing in the years to come." In the eighth grade con- test, Liberty Taylor had 10 points off serve while Del- aney Welch added eight as Pike Central dropped a 25 - 19, 25 -17 loss to Southridge to end the season 7-6.