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B-4 Sports Wednesday, October 16, 2019 The Press-Dispatch Quinlan Teague was Pike Central's top finisher at 12th in 21 minutes and 30 sec- onds. "I really feel like Quin- lan set the tone for us at the front of the pack," Roach said. "She attacked her bat- tles early and just got better throughout the race. One through seven, I felt like we did a great job attacking the battles we needed to attack." The Lady Chargers' oth- er athletes were Libby Stone at 18th in 22:05, Kennedy Willis at 19th in 22:07, Jen- na Meyer at 20th in 22:08, Laney Johnson at 24th in 22:08, Morgan Anderson at 30th in 23:03 and Char- lotte Dudenhoeffer at 32nd in 23:11. South Knox finished first as a team with a score of 47. Barr-Reeve (60), Gibson Southern (91) and Prince- ton (105) also qualified for the regional meet in addition to Pike Central. Barr-Reeve's MaKenna Pruett finished the race first overall with a time of 19:24. Other teams that compet- ed were North Knox (168), Tecumseh (173), North Da- viess (185) and Vincennes Lincoln (233). The regional meet will be- gin at 10 :30 a.m. on Satur- day. ADVANCE Continued from page 1 Pike Central's Quinlan Teague and Libby Stone compete during the IHSA A Sectional 31 Meet at South Knox High School on Saturday, Oct. 12. Pike Central's Kennedy Willis and Jenna Mey- er cross the finish line during the IHSA A Section- al 31 Meet at South Knox High School on Satur- day, Oct. 12. Pike Central's Ijaa Chambers competes during the IHSA A Sectional 31 Meet at South Knox High School on Saturday, Oct. 12. Pike Central seventh-grade football team mem- ber Justin Spinks runs down a South Spencer ball carrier on Thursday, Oct. 10. Pike Central eighth-grade football star Julian Gish runs in for a touchdown in the Chargers' blowout win over South Spencer on Thursday, Pike Central's Peyton Chanley competes during the IHSA A Sectional 31 Meet at South Knox High School on Saturday, Oct. 12. Pike Central's Morgan Anderson competes during the IHSA A Sectional 31 Meet at South Knox High School on Saturday, Oct. 12. ley and Ijaa Chambers qualified by finishing in the top 10 of individuals on non-advancing teams. "It's always a bittersweet feeling when some of us ad- vance, but it's also the end of some seasons," Pike Cen- tral coach Josh Roach said. "We are very excited and happy for Nate, Peyton and Ijaa, but at the same time, sad that the rest of the team does not get to run anoth- er week. The great thing about this team though, is that most of these guys will still be at practice pushing the three boys that did ad- vance to get better for re- gional. They are invested in each other." Woolery finished the race eighth with a time of 17 minutes and 28.7 sec- onds. Chanley was 25th with a time of 18:27.2 and Chambers was 29th in 18:36.0. "The boys stuck to their game plan as well," Roach said. "They pushed and did what they could to advance as a team. They closed the gap compared to what it looked like at the begin- ning of the week. Unfortu- nately, it wasn't enough for all of us to get through." The Chargers' other ath- letes who competed were: Trent Zimmerman at 41st in 19:28.3, Ethan Gor- by at 44th in 19:36.5, Dal- las Reutepohler at 47th in 19:55.7 and A J Hill at 49th in 20 :05.7. "We want to thank [se- niors] A J Hill and Sam Thesing for all the work they have put in over the course of their high school careers," Roach said. "Coach [Wil] Teague and I have coached these two since they were in sev- enth grade. I have loved seeing them grow, both as runners and as young men. They will be greatly missed, but it is important for them to know that they have left a lasting impact on this program." Vincennes Lincoln won the meet with a team score of 56. Other teams that ad- vanced to the regional were South Knox (66), Gib- son Southern (92), Barr- Reeve (97) and Princeton (119). They were followed by Washington (146), Pike Central (147), North Da- viess (229), Tecumseh (241) and North Knox (270). Washington's Isaac Gray finished the race first indi- vidually with a winning time of 16:52.8. Regional qualifiers will compete at Prides Creek Park in Petersburg on Sat- urday, Oct. 19 at 10 :30 a.m. SEVENTH Continued from page 1 By Dennis Marshall Press-Dispatch Sports Editor sports@pressdispatch.net Northeast Dubois (16 -8, 5 -2 Blue Chip) soiled Pike Central's senior night festivities on Monday, Oct. 7 with 3-0 win. The Jeeps won 25 -16, 25 -18 and 15 -6 against the Chargers (4-22, 0 -7 Pocket Athletic Conference). "I really wanted the team to get that first home game win this season, es- pecially for our seniors," Pike Central coach Brandi Chestnut said. The Chargers' leaders were Aubrey Dawson with six kills and 10 digs; Ken- zie Powell with five kills, nine digs and nine assists; Erika Vinnedge with three kills and an assist; Audrey Keep- es with two kills, an ace, a block, nine digs and five assists; Karsyn Pipes with two kills, an ace, 12 digs and an assist; Lily Frederick-Rice with two ac- es and four digs; Ashlyn Shoultz with a block and four digs; Nelly Correll with four digs; Lily Willis with three digs and an assist; and Emma Russell with one dig. Pike Central also played Gibson Southern on Tuesday, Oct. 8. However, no statistics or set scored were provided for this game. The Chargers' varsity team lost in three sets and the C-Team lost in two sets. "We had played them earlier in the season in the Central tourney and the match went to three sets, with a close third set," Chestnut said. "I feel that we could have competed better, may- be changed a couple things up and had a different outcome." Pike Central finished the week with a 3-0 loss to Heritage Hills (19 -10, 8 -0 PAC) on Thursday, Oct. 10. The Patriots won 25 -21, 25 -9 and 25 - 12, but the Chargers' C-Team won in two sets. "They played really well," Chest- nut said. "They communicated well, played hard and got the win. The var- sity played hard as well." No stats were provided from this game either. Pike Central drew a first round bye in the Sectional 31 Tournament at Vin- cennes Lincoln. The team will take on Sullivan (20 -11, 3-2 Western Indi- ana-West Conference) on Saturday, Oct. 19 at 11 a.m. The winner advances to the section- al championship later that day. Pike Central falls to NE Dubois on senior night Pike Central Middle School football: 8th grade rolls South Spencer Rebels shutout 7th graders By Dennis Marshall Press-Dispatch Sports Editor sports@pressdispatch.net Pike Central eighth-grade football continues its out- standing season with a 56 - 12 win over South Spencer on Thursday, Oct. 10. The team bounced back from a pair of tough losses with the impressive victory. "The team could have gone in a few different di- rections after back-to-back losses," Pike Central coach Jorden Froderman said. "They came out and played very well in their last home game. We got a lot of good work in. The best thing about the game this past week was we were able to get a lot of guys the ball that ha- ven't gotten a lot of touches all year. We have seen a lot of growth from kids that are either first year players and or first year in our system." The Chargers' sev- enth-grade squad was blanked 34-0. "I really love this group of kids. They have real- ly battled injuries all year and have shown growth ev- ery single week," Froder- man said. "Throughout the week, we had to move some people around to give us the best shot at a win. I feel like they played really hard and gave it all they had. This was the last game for this team as a seventh-grade on- ly team. We, from this point forward, will be able to give our combined team a lot of talent both on the field and in depth roles. These kids are going to be seeing a lot of action in the last two games of the year, wheth- er that is in a special teams role, or a depth role for the offense or defense, some might even be starters, de- pending on how well they perform in practice." Pike Central will play its final two games as a com- bined team of the eighth and seventh graders. The team will be on the road at Tecumseh on Thurs- day, Oct. 17 at 6:30 p.m. Pike Central's Trent Zimmerman competes during the IHSA A Sectional 31 Meet at South Knox High School on Saturday, Oct. 12.