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B-2 Sports Wednesday, October 16, 2019 The Press-Dispatch UPCOMING SHOOT through November 8 IRELAND SPORTSMAN CLUB Friday Night Shooting Matches have started again! FRIDAY MATCHES OCTOBER 18 Pike Central Middle School Volleyball Roundup By Dennis Marshall Press-Dispatch Sports Editor sports@pressdispatch.net Pike Central's eighth- grade volleyball team won 2-1 at Southridge on Mon- day, Oct. 7. The Chargers lost the first set to Raiders 24-35, but the team battled back to win the next two 25 -12 and 15 -10. "The girls played aggres- sive and together as a team," Pike Central coach Olivia Leighty said. "They came out with the win in three matches." Pike Central's leaders were Ella Adams with two aces, four kills and two as- sists; Haylie Fulcher with five aces, six kills and one dig; Karley Kavanaugh with six aces, one kill, five digs and 13 assists; Shelby Mead- ows with four kills and a dig; Lexie Onyett with one ace, six kills and three digs; Ad- dy Russel with four kills; and Macey Stilwell with four digs and one assist. SIXTH GRADE BEATS NORTH KNOX Pike Central's sixth-grade volleyball team won 2-0 at North Knox on Monday, Oct. 14. The Chargers won 25 -14 and 25 -18. "The A-Team played the last match of the season strong," Pike Central coach Stephanie Shedd said. "They communicated and played as a team. Our serving was consistent. Taryn Fiscus served 16 serves over with three aces. Heidi Woodford served 11 over with two ac- es. All the girls played great. I am very proud of our sea- son and the improvement they have made this season." Pike Central's B-Team al- so won 2-0. They defeated the Warriors 25 -7 and 25 -18. "The first set for the girls went smoothly," Shedd said. "Our serving and passing worked together to help us win the first set. Alex Hutchinson served four over with one ace, Raeleigh Mc- Cracken served eight over and Madi Miles had four over with one ace. "The second set, the girls started off slow, getting be- hind 16 -7. Emory Wood served two, over bringing us closer and making the score 16 -9. We missed a serve and so did North Knox, bringing the score to 17-11. However, our next server, Emily Mc- Gillem, served 13 straight points to put us ahead 24- 17. Our last point came from a missed serve from North Knox. It was quite an excit- ing game. They had some re- ally great plays and volleys. They have made tremen- dous progress this year." The sixth grade team also defeated Clark on Wednes- day, Oct. 9. "The A-Team fell behind 3-0 at the start of the first set, but quickly climbed back ahead with four serves over and one ace from Fis- cus," Shedd said. "It was a close match until we pulled even further ahead with great serving from Brook- lyn Blount. She closed out the game with five serves over. All the girls played ex- ceptionally well. The sec- ond set, all the girls really worked together. They had some sets and spikes. They played the net well with lots of sets. Well done, A-Team." The B-Team lost after struggling from the very beginning. "They got behind and did not serve consistently," Shedd said. "They got on a roll toward the end with great serving from Emi- ly McGillem, but couldn't quite get back ahead. The second set, we struggled as well with serving. Clark had some really good over- hand servers. The B-Team did a good job passing, but our serving really contribut- ed to our loss." Pike Central's sixth-grade A-Team competes at Clark. Those pictured are, front row: Lila Taylor; back row: Sydney Burdett, Brooklyn Blount and Tayrn Fiscus. Pike Central's sixth-grade B-Team competes at Clark. Those pictured are, front row (l to r): Alexis Boyd and Gracie Hill; back row: Abby Boyd, Madi Miles and Alex Hutchinson. asked. A couple of them had small injuries, and a couple had more major injuries, where their minutes were limited, or they were not the player they wanted to be all the time throughout the season." Roy and seniors Shel- by Vaughn and Jenna Hor- rall were recognized by the PAC as first team All-Con- ference selections on Tues- day, Oct. 15. Roy led the Chargers with 15 goals. She also had 10 as- sists and had the fifth-most total points in the PAC after missing all of last season with a injury. "She was a big part of ev- erything we did," Western said. "Chloe was great this year, we would not have been the same without her. She is mainly an offensive player and was a threat all year. She drew a lot of atten- tion and we played through her a lot. She was always positive and helped the younger players learn and thrive." Vaughn led the team with 18 assists. She also had 11 goals and was fourth in the conference in total points "Shelby was our coach on the field," Western said. "She played from 18 to 18 -yard box, and always gave us what we needed. She is very clever about soccer, and someday I think she will coach soccer. She held us to- gether and defended when that's what we wanted." Horrall played a lot of goalie, but she was great player wherever she was at. She played 1,175 total minutes in goal and made 179 saves and had five shut- outs. "She is a leader and we are going to miss her a lot for a lot of reasons next year," Western said. "Jenna had great stats in goal, but she brought more than that to us." Freshman Kennedy Wil- lis earned PAC honorable mention honors after she scored 10 goals and dished out four assists this season. She has a truckload of poten- tial and will likely be a star for the Chargers in upcom- ing seasons. Western said All-Confer- ence awards are stats driv- en and mostly offense play- ers get the votes from oth- er teams. Kabrick had one goal and four assists, but she was al- so an absolute lockdown de- fender. "She is a very good player, even better than she knows," Western said. "She has the soccer IQ, and ability to play a lot of different positions, which makes her very valu- able to us as a team. Also, a great goal in sectional for Adair. She is one that does a lot of the dirty work, and de- fends when we need it." Senior Morgan Houch- ins was also a good player, but she battled through an injury. "Most girls would not have done that for the team," Western said. "She has a lot of soccer knowl- edge, and the ability to ex- ecute and hold the ball and find teammates in the run of play. Stats alone cannot ex- plain what she brings to our team." Pike Central's other goal scorers this season were Abigail Skelton (2), Lauren Young (1), Houchins (1), Al- li Holder (1), Horrall (1) and Lillian Thompson (1). Other assisters were Skelton (3), Albany Ash- ley (2), Houchins (1), Kah- le Young (1), Jaylynn Cape- hart (1), Holder (1), Hor- rall (1), Thompson (1) and Young (1). Young also spent some time in goal. She played 185 total minutes and made 17 saves. The Chargers scored 46 total goals this season, while surrendering just 19. "We recognized we need- ed defense this year right away," Western said. "I asked all the girls who had played or would play defense and we worked to be a good defensive team first. You cannot stay with or beat the very good teams without a defense. That is by far the lowest amount of goals al- lowed by PC girls." Western said he looks to possibly continue to coach, but needs a few days to pro- cess it all. "I didn't know how to coach girls' soccer, but I have coached a lot of coed and boys' soccer, so that's just what we did," he said. "We did everything the same way that the boys' pro- gram has done the last few years. That means playing great defense, and playing to win each night, but the girls all wanted to compete and give our best effort ev- ery time out. I would like to thank the girls and their parents for everything they have done. Picking up on time, working concessions, pre-game food, positive atti- tudes and, of course, letting us get to know these players and have a great time this season." Western said his favorite memory from this past sea- son is when Pike Central defeated South Spencer on penalty kicks, but the thing he will probably remember the most is how excited the players got for ice cream. "When we played well or if it was just too hot, they were always up for that," he said. Princeton went on to lose to the eventual sectional cham- pions, Jasper (10 -7-3), in the semifinals by the score of 6 -0. OPENER Continued from page 1 Pike Central's Lauren Young battles for posses- sion during the first round of the IHSA A Section- al 30 Tournament against Princeton on Tuesday, Oct. 8. Pike Central senior Shelby Vaughn competes during the first round of the IHSA A Sectional 30 Tournament against Princeton on Tuesday, Oct. 8. Pike Central sensational freshman Kennedy Willis battles a Princeton player for possession during the first round of the IHSA A Sectional 30 Tournament at Jasper on Tuesday, Oct. 8. Pike Central's Albany Ashley makes a move to get by a defender during the first round of the IH- SA A Sectional 30 Tournament against Princeton on Tuesday, Oct. 8. UPCOMING SCHEDULE THURSDAY, OCT. 17 Middle School Football: Pike Central at Tecumseh (one game), 6:30 p.m. FRIDAY, OCT. 18 Varsity Football: North Posey at Pike Central, 7:30 p.m. SATURDAY, OCT. 19 Boys' and Girls' Cross Country: IHSA A Regional, Qualifiers at Prides Creek Park, 10 :30 a.m. Varsity Volleyball: IHSA A Sectional, Pike Central vs Sullivan at Vincennes Lincoln, 11 a.m. HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL Pocket Athletic Conference Standings Overall PAC Team W-L W-L PF PA Heritage Hills 8 -0 6 -0 352 53 Gibson Southern 6 -2 5 -1 372 122 Southridge 7-1 5 -1 302 123 Tell City 5 -3 3-3 195 172 North Posey 3-5 2-4 146 263 Forest Park 4-4 2-4 143 197 South Spencer 1-7 1-5 136 291 Pike Central 0 -8 0 -6 60 445 RESULTS FROM OCTOBER 11 PAC Games Southridge 70, Pike Central 3 Boonville 49, South Spencer 13 Gibson Southern 37, North Posey 0 Heritage Hills 48, Forest Park 6 North Posey 38, Tecumseh 6 Area Games Brown County 9, Owen Valley 8 Evansville Mater Dei 10, Evansville Central 7 Evansville Memorial 42, Evansville Harrison 6 Evansville North 36, Castle 35, OT Evansville Reitz 19, Evansville Bosse 14 Jasper 42, Washington 0 Linton-Stockton 68, Eastern Greene 12 Mount Vernon 41, Princeton 7 North Knox 44, North Daviess 12 Perry Central 28, Springs Valley 22 Vincennes Lincoln 14, Mount Carmel (Ill.) 6 GAMES ON OCTOBER 18 PAC Games Forest Park at Tell City, 6:30 p.m. North Posey at Pike Central, 7:30 p.m. Gibson Southern at Southridge, 7:30 p.m. Heritage Hills at South Spencer, 8 p.m. Area Games Springs Valley at North Daviess, 7 p.m. Washington at North Knox, 7 p.m. Crawford County at Tecumseh, 7:30 p.m. Mitchell at Perry Central, 7:30 p.m. Providence at Linton-Stockton, 7:30 p.m. Evansville Central at Evansville North, 8 p.m. Evansville Harrison at Evansville Bosse, 8 p.m. Evansville Mater Dei at Evansville Reitz, 8 p.m. Evansville Memorial at Castle, 8 p.m. Mount Vernon at Jasper, 8 p.m. Vincennes Lincoln at Princeton, 8 p.m.