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The Press-Dispatch Sports Wednesday, October 11, 2017 B- 3 29th with a personal course record time of 24:37, besting her previous course record time of 25:49 by 72 seconds. Powers, Furman, Young and Meyer will be among the top 10 individuals from the sectional's non-qualify- ing teams who will compete in Saturday's regional meet. In addition, Lady Charger junior Erin Craig placed 44th with a time of 26:02; junior Lillie Pancake placed 46th with a time of 26:39; and se- nior Brittany Young placed 47th with a time of 26:41. As a team, Pike Central scored 120 points, placing sixth behind Barr-Reeve (36 points), South Knox (77), North Daviess (92), and Vin- cennes Lincoln and Gibson Southern (tied at 96). Only the top five teams advance to the regional meet. Tecumseh was seventh with 185 points, followed by North Knox (196). Princ- eton, Vincennes Rivet and Washington also participat- ed but did not have enough runners to qualify for a team score. "It's a little bittersweet," Pike Central head coach Ja- son Roach said. "You're re- ally disappointed that you didn't get the team to go. That was the goal. We really wanted it to happen." "But, you know, there's four girls going, so we're very excited for those four," Roach added. "We know those four are going to come in and work hard this week and, hopefully, as individu- als, be able to take the next step or so, however many we can get there." Powers, who ran a time of 25:07 on the same course during the South Knox Invi- tational on Saturday, Sept. 16, said afterward that her goal was to qualify to ad- vance to the regional meet. "Coming into today, I was kind of struggling because of some things that I had to overcome," said Powers, who will be competing in her third straight regional meet. "But God got me through it. I just had Him on my heart and He got me through it." "She's a very religious girl and I know she sat down and she prayed, and I think she just got her mind right and told herself that these are just obstacles to overcome," Roach said. "That's the ap- proach to take, that if you're able to overcome these ob- stacles, then you're able to overcome everything out there. Obstacles are just put there to see how bad you want it, and I never ques- tioned how bad she want- ed it." was tackled for an eight-yard loss, forcing the Chargers to punt. Junior running back Tuck- er Schank fielded Boger's punt at his own 49 -yard line and returned it 19 yards to Pike Central's 32-yard line. Four plays later, Schank scored on a seven-yard run – and Dubon kicked the ex- tra-point – to extend South- ridge's lead to 14-0 with 4:13 remaining in the first peri- od. Three plays later, Schank – playing safety – intercept- ed a pass by Alvey and re- turned it to the Chargers' 5 -yard line, setting up a one-yard touchdown run by sophomore running back Cole Calvert. Dubon's point-after kick was good, stretching the Raiders' lead to 21-0 with 1:20 left in the first quarter. A fter a block-in-the-back penalty on the ensuing kick- off return backed Pike Cen- tral up to its own 9 -yard line, the Chargers picked up a first down when – on 3rd- and-5 from the 14-yard line – Alvey connected with Bo- ger on an eight-yard pass to the 22-yard line. Two plays later, however, a fumble by Alvey was recov- ered by Southridge junior safety Seth Nunamaker at the Chargers' 34-yard line with 11:05 left in the sec- ond period. The Raiders subsequent- ly put together a seven-play scoring drive – capped by a two-yard touchdown run by Calvert and the point-after kick by Dubon – to extend their lead to 28 -0 with 8:39 remaining in the first half. The Pike Central offense showed signs of life on its next possession, driving from it's own 23-yard line to the Southridge 33-yard line in six plays, including a 27-yard pass from Alvey to Boger and a 10 -yard run by Fields. Then, on 3rd-and-3, Al- vey completed a short pass to junior wide receiver Judah Leathco. Leathco, however, later- aled the ball to Boger, who then raced down the sideline and into the end zone. "We realized we needed some stuff to keep practice interesting, and too, maybe have a chance to score on some trickeration – some gadgetry, I guess you could call it," Mattingly said. "We executed it well. It was a well-run play by Alvey and Leathco and Boger." Alvey then connected with sophomore tight end Levi McCarter on the two- point conversion attempt, cutting the Raiders' lead to 28 -8 with 4:25 left in the sec- ond period. Southridge, however, wasn't quite done yet, scor- ing two plays – and 22 sec- onds – later on a 42-yard run by Schank that – follow- ing Dubon's point-after kick – extended its lead to 35 -8 with 4:03 remaining in the first half. Then, after an eight-play, 51-yard offensive drive by the Chargers stalled out at the Raiders' 29 -yard line with 44.6 seconds left in the second period, Southridge – five plays and two timeouts later – scored on a 41-yard pass from senior quarter- back Jayce Harter to Schank with 2.9 seconds remaining in the first half. Dubon's point-after kick was good, extending the Raiders' lead to 42-8. With Southridge leading 49 -8 after Harter scored on a 39 -yard run with 9:46 left in the third period, Pike Cen- tral threatened to score ear- ly in the fourth quarter. A fter Southridge turned the ball over on downs at its own 48 -yard line with 11:01 remaining, Alvey hooked up with Boger on a 24-yard pass and Fields ran for a 13-yard gain, giving the Chargers a first down at the Raiders' 11-yard line. Following a five-yard run by Alvey, however, a fumble by Fields was recovered by Southridge junior defensive lineman Devin Murphy at the Raiders' 7-yard line with 8:13 left. Southridge would then put together a nine-play, 93-yard drive that culminat- ed in an 18 -yard touchdown run by sophomore running back Jude Songer with 1:41 remaining. Fields led the Chargers in rushing with 74 yards on 15 carries, while Alvey picked up 58 yards on 13 rushing at- tempts. Alvey also complet- ed five of 10 passes for 107 yards with one interception. Boger had four pass recep- tions for 104 yards. Smith paced Southridge with 87 yards rushing on three carries while Schank picked up 82 yards on nine rushing attempts. Harter, meanwhile, completed six of nine pass attempts for 107 yards. Senior split end Grant Maxey caught three passes for 44 yards while junior run- ning back Matt Price had two catches for 22 yards. "There were some bright spots defensively," Matting- ly said. "I think where you saw the difference in the game was outside speed. When (Harter) or (Schank) got to the outside, it was dif- ficult for our guys to catch them. So, coming in, our plan was 'contain, contain, contain.' We did that for the most part. But the plays that they did get outside on us were ones we paid through the nose for." Pike Central will close out the regular season at home against North Posey (6 -2 overall, 4-2 in the PAC) on Friday, Oct. 13, before traveling one week later to Gibson Southern for a first- round sectional tournament game against the Titans. "Our guys are very con- fident versus North Posey," Mattingly said. "It's Senior Night, it's potentially the last home game that you're go- ing to play as a senior. No one ever knows how the tournament's going to go, but it's a big night for those seniors. So we're going to do everything we can to put them in a situation where they can come away with a victory." Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m., Eastern time. CHARGERS Continued from page 1 HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL Pocket Athletic Conference Standings PAC Overall Team W-L W-L PF PA Gibson Southern 6 -0 8 -0 441 66 Southridge 6 -0 7-1 303 93 North Posey 4-2 6 -2 294 221 Heritage Hills 3-3 4-4 227 153 South Spencer 3-3 3-5 140 298 Pike Central 1-5 2-6 147 307 Tell City 1-5 2-6 106 296 Forest Park 0 -6 2-6 152 305 Results of October 6 PAC Games Southridge 56, Pike Central 8 Boonville 27, South Spencer 18 Heritage Hills 44, Forest Park 0 North Posey 42, Tecumseh 7 Gibson Southern 62, Tell City 0 Area Games Castle 35, Evansville North 7 Eastern Greene 35, Linton-Stockton 12 Evansville Central 40, Evansville Mater Dei 17 Evansville Memorial 42, Evansville 6 Evansville Reitz 55, Evansville Bosse 15 Jasper 41, Washington 10 North Central (Farmersburg) 41, Wood Memorial 2 North Knox 58, North Daviess 42 Paoli 32, Mitchell 8 Princeton 62, Mount Vernon (Posey) 28 Springs Valley 36, Perry Central 29 Sullivan 41, West Vigo 13 Vincennes Lincoln 56, Mount Carmel (Ill.) 10 Result of October 7 Area Game Tri-County 69, Dugger Union 0 Games of October 13 PAC Games North Posey at Pike Central, 8 p.m. Forest Park at Tell City Gibson Southern at Southridge Heritage Hills at South Spencer Area Games Boonville at Mount Carmel (Ill.) Dugger Union at Tecumseh Evansville Central at Evansville North Evansville Harrison at Evansville Bosse Evansville Mater Dei at Evansville Reitz Evansville Memorial at Castle Mitchell at Perry Central Mount Vernon (Posey) at Jasper North Central (Farmsburg) at Eastern Greene Providence at Linton-Stockton Springs Valley at North Daviess Sullivan at WIC Playoff Vincennes Lincoln at Princeton Washington at North Knox Wood Memorial at Crawford County BOX SCORE At Southridge Pike Central 0 8 0 0 – 8 Southridge 21 21 7 7 – 56 First Quarter Southridge – Colin Smith, 70, run ( Jeovany Dubon kick), 7:28. Southridge – Tucker Schank, 7, run (Dubon kick), 4:13. Southridge – Cole Calvert, 1, run (Dubon kick), 1:20. Second Quarter Southridge – Calvert, 2, run (Dubon kick), 8:39. Pike Central – Clint Boger, 33, pass from Christian Alvey (Levi McCarter pass from Alvey), 4:25. Southridge – Schank, 42, run (Dubon kick), 4:03. Southridge – Schank, 41, pass from Jayce Harter (Dubon kick), 0 :02. Third Quarter Southridge – Harter, 39, run (Dubon kick), 9:46. Fourth Quarter Southridge – Jude Songer, 18, run (Dubon kick), 1:41. Team Statistics Pike Central Southridge First Downs 14 11 Rushing Yds 357 149 Rush-Att. 31 35 Passing Yds 116 107 Pass-Att. 10 10 Pass-Comp. 7 5 Pass-Int. 0 1 Total Offense-Yds 473 256 Fumbles-Lost 0 -0 2-2 Punts-Avg. 0 -0.0 3-36.3 Penalties 2-15 2-13.5 Individual Statistics Rushing: Pike Central – Mario Fields 15 -74, Chris- tian Alvey 13-58, Connor O'Neal 3-9, Jake Sisk 2-5, Clint Boger 1-2, Luke Vinnedge 1-1. Southridge – Col- in Smith 3-87, Tucker Schank 9 -82, Colson Montgom- ery 2-56, Jayce Harter 2-46, Jude Songer 2-29, Seth Nunamaker 3-22, Cole Calvert 3-20, Chase Taylor 4-13, Chanler Balsmeyer 1-4, Brad Springer 1-(-4). Passing: Pike Central – Christian Alvey 5 -10 -1 107. Southridge – Jayce Harter 6 -9 -0 107, Seth Nun- amaker 1-1-0 9. Receiving: Pike Central – Clint Boger 4-104, Judah Leathco 1-3. Southridge – Kortland Hartke 3-44, Matt Price 2-22, Tucker Schank 1-41, Patrick Sander 1-9. October 14 Sultan's Run Golf Course, Jasper, IN Sign-ups at Noon • Shotgun Start 1pm $50 per golfer 4-man team format For more info., contact: houtsch_06@hotmail.com 812-582-0555 MICHELLE DURCHOLZ Friends of Otwell Elementary GOLF SCRAMBLE 2 ND ANNUAL Pike Central High School freshman Lau- ren Young approaches the finish line while competing in the sec- tional meet at South Knox on Saturday, Oct. 7. Young placed 28th in the girls' di- vision with a person- al course record time of 24:29. Ed Cahill photo Pike Central High School senior Cailey Furman (left) tries to outsprint North Da- viess junior Lilly Van- dermel (left) to the finish line while com- peting in the section- al meet at South Knox on Saturday, Oct. 7. Furman placed 21st in the girls' division with a time of 24:04. Ed Cahill photo Pike Central High School senior quarterback Christian Alvey (16) gets hit by Southridge sophomore linebacker Cole Calvert (28) while running behind the blocking of Chargers senior tight end Zach Pancake (45) during varsity football action on Friday, Oct. 6. Ed Cahill photo Pike Central High School senior defensive back Clint Boger (15) chases after Southridge junior running back Tucker Schank (8) during varsity football action on Friday, Oct. 6. Schank rushed for 87 yards and two touchdowns and caught one pass for another score in the Raiders' 56-8 victo- ry. Ed Cahill photo Pike Central High School sophomore Brandon Goeppner (43) tries to tack- le Southridge sophomore running back Jude Songer (36) during varsity foot- ball action on Friday, Oct. 6. Ed Cahill photo Powers said that she was disappointed, however, that the Lady Chargers did not qualify to advance as a team. "It stinks that not the whole team gets to go, but they'll still be there to cheer us on," Powers said. 'You've just got to stay positive and hope for next year that they get to go as a team." Also qualifying to partic- ipate in the regional meet as individuals are Washing- ton junior Brenda Franco; Tecumseh junior Summer Moore; North Knox fresh- man Brittany Page; Princ- eton senior Sydney Young; North Knox senior Lillian Gough; and Vincennes Riv- et freshman Kaytlin Lane. On Saturday, Oct. 14, the boys' regional meet is sched- uled to start at 11 a.m., and will be followed by the girls' race at approximately 11:45 a.m. REGIONAL Continued from page 1