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The Press-Dispatch Sports Wednesday, Februar y 13, 2019 B- 3 said. "He had to wrestle a re- gional champion right out of the gate. He never let that get in his head. I know the score doesn't reflect it, but Isaiah fought hard the whole time. He never gave up. We would have liked to have got- ten the win, but we were hap- py with the overall effort." "The biggest thing we took away was what we have to do just to get back here next year," McCain added. "Isaiah understands that it will take even more work and sacrifice just to achieve what we accomplished this year. Isaiah, and the whole team for that matter, is ready to get to work in the offsea- son. I'm really looking for- ward to next season." GREER Continued from page 1 SPORTS BRIEFS Pike Central Youth Wrestling Camp to be held March 11-15 Wrestlers who are in- terested in improving their skills and knowl- edge of the sport are in- vited to participate in the Pike Central Youth Wres- tling Camp. The wrestling camp is for students who will be in kindergarten or first through sixth grades in the 2019-20 school year. The camp will run from Monday, March 11, to Friday, March 15, from 6 -7:10 p.m., at the Pike Cen- tral High School gym. The wrestling finale will be on Wednesday, March 20, at 6 p.m. The sign-up fee is $45 ($25 for any additional siblings) and includes a T-shirt, if registered by March 1. Registrations will be accepted until the first night of the camp. Registration forms, which can be found on Facebook at the Pike Cen- tral Wrestling page, can be mailed to Ryan Mc- Cain, 110 West Crestview Drive, Petersburg, IN 47567. Registration forms can also be obtained by e-mailing McCain at ry- anfmccain@gmail.com. For more information, contact McCain by call- ing 812-789-6381 or by e-mail at ryanfmccain@ gmail.com, or visit the Pike Central Wrestling page on Facebook. Winslow Sports League holding conditioning, sign-ups Who is ready to play some ball? Join the Winslow Sports League Wednesdays this month for conditioning and sign- ups. Open conditioning and sign-ups for t-ball, soft- ball and baseball will take place on Monday and Wednesday nights at the Winslow Communi- ty Center from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Sign-ups can also be done on-line through the Winslow Sports League's page on Facebook. For more information, e-mail winslowsports@ hotmail.com or visit our Facebook page Winslow Sports League. In addition, the Winslow Sports League invites any- one who wants to get in- volved – either as a volun- teer or as an umpire – to contact them. Registration underway for VU Youth Baseball Spring Training Camp Registration is now un- derway for a one-day Vin- cennes University Youth Baseball Spring Training Camp that will take place on Saturday, March 23, at Jerry Blemker Field. The VU Baseball Team and coaching staff will host the camp for ages six-12 and participants will cover pitching me- chanics, hitting, stretch- ing, base running, fielding – including rundowns and fly balls. Campers will al- so enjoy a pizza party and receive a VU t-shirt. Registration is $45 be- fore March 15 and $50 after. Complete details and online registration are available at vinu.edu/ camps. HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS' BASKETBALL Pocket Athletic Conference Standings PAC Overall Team W-L W-L Gibson Southern ............................. 8 -0 .......... 24-4 Tecumseh .........................................6 -2 .......... 19 -6 Heritage Hills .................................. 5 -3 .......... 17-6 Southridge ....................................... 5 -3 ...........7-15 Forest Park ...................................... 4-4 .........11-13 Tell City ............................................ 3-5 ........ 15 -11 South Spencer ................................. 3-5 .........11-12 Pike Central .....................................1-6 .......... 5 -17 North Posey .....................................0 -7 .......... 1-22 STATE TOURNAMENT (All times Eastern) Games of February 10 Regional 8 (3A) At Charlestown Salem 59, Greensburg 45 Gibson Southern 67, Vincennes Lincoln 47 Salem 71, Gibson Southern 50 Regional 12 (Class 2A) At Paoli Evansville Mater Dei 39, South Ripley 23 Eastern (Pekin) 46, South Knox 41 Evansville Mater Dei 37, Eastern (Pekin) 32 Regional 16 (Class 1A) At Springs Valley Vincennes Rivet 70, Lanesville 33 Tecumseh 60, West Washington 39 Vincennes Rivet 52, Tecumseh 41 SEMI-STATE Games of February 16 Class 4A At LaPorte Hamilton Southeastern (25 -1) vs. Crown Point (28 - 0), 3 p.m. At Jeffersonville Castle (23-4) vs. Lawrence North (21-6), 3 p.m. Class 3A At Logansport Marion (23-4) vs. Northwestern (25 -3), 7 p.m. At Jasper Salem (24-3) vs. Benton Central (25 -4), 6:30 p.m. Class 2A At Logansport Oak Hill (23-3) vs. Central Noble (27-0), 4 p.m. At Jefferonsville Evansville Mater Dei (17-10) vs. Winchester Com- munity (25 -3), 1 p.m. Class 1A At LaPorte Northfield (25 -2) vs. Marquette Catholic (25 -2), noon. At Jasper Vincennes Rivet (28 -0) vs. University (24-2), 4 p.m. Pike Central High School sophomore Isaiah Greer battles Columbus North se- nior Morgan Smith in a first-round 113-pound bout during the IHSA A Semi-State Meet hosted by Evansville Reitz at the Ford Center on Saturday, Feb. 9. Greer lost by an 8-0 major decision to finish the season 30-18. Kenzie Rudolph photo Pike Central High School junior Lauren Vaughn gets set to shoot a free throw during varsity girls' bas- ketball action against visiting Forest Park on Saturday, Jan. 5. Vaughn scored 14 points in a 56-45 victo- ry over the Lady Rangers. Ed Cahill photo Pike Central High School junior Jayln Nelson dives on a loose ball as Forest Park senior Kate- lyn Englert (12) looks on during varsity girls' bas- ketball action on Saturday, Jan. 5. Nelson scored 10 points in a 56-45 victory over the visiting La- dy Rangers. Ed Cahill photo Pike Central High School senior Hailey Marchi- no (with ball) tries to get past Forest Park sopho- more Molly Lusk (left) during varsity girls' basket- ball action on Saturday, Jan. 5. Marchino scored 20 points in a 56-45 victory over the visiting La- dy Rangers. Ed Cahill photo The Pike Central High School girls' basketball team had three players receive honorable mention when the Pocket Athletic Confer- ence's All-Conference Team was an- nounced on Monday, Feb. 11. Senior forward Hailey Marchino received honorable mention after averaging 7.8 points, 3.4 rebounds, 0.4 steals and 0.5 assists per game in 21 regular-season games. In sev- en conference contests, Marchino averaged 12.1 points, 4.3 rebounds. 0.1 steals and 0.3 assists per game. "Hailey is a hard worker and one of our top shooters, and was sec- ond on the team in total points," La- dy Chargers head coach Kyle Mc- Cutchan said. "She was always stay- ing after practice to get extra shots. She has been a varsity player since her sophomore year and we are go- ing to miss her." Junior guard Lauren Vaughn re- ceived honorable mention after av- eraging 9.1 points, 2.6 rebounds. 1.7 steals and 1.8 assists in 21 reg- ular-season games. In seven con- ference contests, Vaughn averaged 11.3 points, 2.7 rebounds, 1.7 steals and 2.7 assists per game. "Lauren was our leading scorer and another one of our top shooters who was always staying after as well to get shots up," McCutchan said. "She was our point guard and did a god job of getting our offense start- ed, and was the point of our defense as well." Junior forward Jayln Nelson re- ceived honorable mention after av- eraging 7.9 points, 3.4 rebounds. 0.4 steals and 1.0 assists in 20 regu- lar-season games. In seven confer- ence games, Nelson averaged 6.1 points, 3.0 rebounds. 1.0 steals and 0.3 assists per game. "Jayln was our second leading scorer in points per game and was our best all-around athlete," Mc- Cutchan said. "She was one of our top rebounders and led us in blocked shots (with 14)." Named to the All-Conference Team were Gibson Southern's Mer- edith Raley, Tabby Klem and Kami Miller; Heritage Hills' Rebekah Gor- don and Hadley Lytton; Tecumseh's Kaybree Oxley and Chloe Holder; Southridge's Myah Montgomery; Tell City's Kammie Jo Hayes; For- est Park's Macie Zink and Faith Zaz- zetti; and South Spencer's Averi My- ers. Also receiving honorable men- tion were Tecumseh's Dalina Mey- er; Southridge's Mady Neukam; South Spencer's Kelsey Bowlds; North Posey's Jenna Rhineberger; and Heritage Hills' Avery Neff. Gibson Southern finished first in the PAC, going 8 -0 while compiling a regular-season record of 20 -3. Te- cumseh was 6 -2 in the PAC and 16 - 5 overall. Heritage Hills was 5 -3 in the PAC and 17-5 overall. Southridge was 5 -3 in the PAC and 6 -14 overall. Forest Park was 4-4 in the PAC and 11-12 overall. Tell City was 3-5 in the PAC and 13-10 overall. South Spen- cer was 3-5 in the PAC and 11 over- all. Pike Central was 1-6 in the PAC and 5 -16 overall. North Posey was 0 - 7 in the PAC and 1-21 overall. Three Lady Chargers receive All-PAC honorable mention Crow receives ICGSA Basketball Academic All-State honorable mention By Ed Cahill Press-Dispatch Sports Editor sports@pressdispatch.net Pike Central High School senior Becca Crow has re- ceived Basketball Academ- ic All-State honorable men- tion accolades for 2018 -19 by the Indiana Coaches of Girls Sports Association. A total of 61 Indiana high school seniors were chosen as Academic All-State, while 97 more were awarded hon- orable mention. The ICGSA Academic All-State team is a program where both academic and athletic prowess are consid- ered in the selections. Items such as grade point average, college board scores and ac- ademic class rank are con- sidered along with athlet- ic performance in areas such as points per game, re- bounds per game and assists per game. IGSCA-member head coaches from schools across the state may nominate se- niors who meet criteria that includes a 3.5 GPA or high- er on a 4.0 scale or equiva- lent, an SAT score of 1,100 on the critical reading (ver- bal) and math sections or an minimum ACT compos- ite score of 24. Area players who received Academic All-State recogni- tion were Rachael Wilson of Barr-Reeve; Ruthanne Nu- ckels of North Knox; Dali- na Meyer of Tecumseh; and Grace Waggoner of Vin- cennes Rivet. Area players who also re- ceived Academic All-State honorable mention were Ashley Gabhart of Barr- Reeve; Jessica Nunge, Han- nah Hood, McKenna Tutt and Kial Mitchell, all of Castle; Alaina Spahn, Oliv- ia Effinger, Kelsey Carr and Jossie Hudson, all of Evans- ville Mater Dei; Makinzi Maurer and Hannah Wes- ley, both of North Knox; Madyson Neukam of South- ridge; and Alison Hein of Vincennes Lincoln. Becca Crow like anything special was do- ne. It's one of those things where these kids just have to learn. Any time these kids see anything (different), it's the first time they've seen it at the varsity level." Pike Central made 15 of 39 field goal attempts for the game, including six of 16 tries from beyond the three- point arc, but did not get to the free throw line until Ben- son hit a pair with 1:14 left in the game, the Chargers' only attempts of the night. "I think I was saying at every time out and every break, 'We haven't shot a free throw! We're not being aggressive toward the rim! '" said Elliott, whose team com- mitted 16 turnovers. "We were settling and not being aggressive, and that's what happens when you play that way." Benson, after hitting four of nine field goal attempts during the first three peri- ods, hit four of five shots,all from three-point range, during the fourth period and hit two free throws to reach double figures in scoring for the fourth straight game. "He's really playing good basketball right now," Elliott said. "I was a little frustrat- ed with him early on, too. I thought he just wasn't be- ing aggressive. There were so many opportunities I thought where he and some of the others had to just go play basketball." "Whatever clicked for him in that fourth quarter, that's all he was doing," El- liott added. "He wasn't get- ting any other looks that he wasn't getting the rest of the game. He was just shooting with confidence and being aggressive, and good things happen when you do that." Holder added seven points while Scott and se- nior Draven Huff tossed in five points and four points, respectively, and grabbed a team-high three rebounds each. The Braves out-rebound- ed Pike Central 24-10, with Brucken grabbing a game- high eight and Jagelewski collecting five. Brucken also had a game-high five steals while Molinet had four. For the game, Tecumseh made 17 of 30 field goal at- tempts including three of seven tries from beyond the three-point line, and hit eight of 13 tries from the free throw line while turning the ball over 20 times. HOLDS Continued from page 2