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B-6 Sports Wednesday, October 11, 2017 The Press-Dispatch VOLLEYBALL GOOD LUCK AT SECTIONALS 812-354-9670 350 W. MAIN, PETERSBURG DOUBLE J COLLISION CENTER OPEN: MON.-FRI. 8 A.M. - 5 P.M. 12th & Main StreetS, PeterSburg 812-354-6000 FICKLIN AUTO SUPPLY Phone: 812-354-9995 Online: www.fourstarfab.com Four Star Fabricators P.O. Box 67, Petersburg, IN 47567 Four Star Fabricators P.O. Box 67, Petersburg, IN 47567 350 W. Main, Petersburg • Next to Double J Collision Call for Carry-Out or Faster Service (812)354-2606 Joe Mama's Pizza HWY. 57 SOUTH, PETERSBURG, IN Phone: (812) 354-8542 WYATT SEED COMPANY, INC. The Pike Central High School volleyball team members are, first row (l to r): Kylie Dawson, Peyton Sorgius, Brook Nalley, Morgan Whann, Shelbi Pipes and Becca Crow. Second row: Kenzie Dunn, Kylee Shoultz, Taylor Lamey, Alyssa Jenkins, Madison Sisk and Alex Traylor. Ed Cahill photo Petersburg 812-354-2121 www.americannursingcare.com different angles from their hitters," Walton added. "I am extremely proud of their play. They continued work- ing through the hits and try- ing new things." The Lady Chargers took a 1-0 lead in the first set on an ace serve by junior Becca Crow before Heritage Hills scored six of the next sev- en points – including three on kills by Wahl – to surge ahead 6 -2. Pike Central would rally, however, scoring six of the next eight points – including one on an ace serve by se- nior Brook Nalley and two on kills by juniors Kylie Dawson and Alyssa Jenkins – to pull even at 8 -8. But a kill by Bell sparked a 12-1 scoring run by the Lady Patriots that featured three more kills by Bell as Her- itage Hills jumped out to a 20 -9 lead. A fter the Lady Char- gers scored back-to-back points to close to within 20 - 11, Heritage Hills scored five straight points to take a 1-0 lead in the best-of-five match. In the second set, a kill by junior Taylor Lamey and an ace serve by Crow gave Pike Central a 2-0 lead before the Lady Patriots answered with five straight points – includ- ing three on kills by Wahl, Wetzel and senior Kasey Schaeffer – to take a 5 -2 lead. Back-to-back kills by Lamey and Crow cut the defi- cit to 5 -4, but Heritage Hills answered by scoring 17 of the next 20 points to extend its lead to 22-7 and cruised to the second-set win. At the start of the third set, Pike Central scored the first three points – including two on a kill and a block by Nalley – and held a 4-1 lead before the Lady Patriots rolled off six straight points to surge ahead 7-4. A fter back-to-back points by the Lady Chargers – in- cluding one on a dink by Ky- lie Dawson – pulled them to within 7-6, four kills by Bell sparked a 12-1 scoring run that extended Heritage Hills' lead to 19 -7. The Lady Patriots ended the match with a 6 -3 scoring run that featured three more kills by Bell. "They got a little frustrat- ed a few times, so I asked them if they felt that they were in the right defensive position," Walton said. "They replied with a quick 'yes,' so I tried to get them to under- stand that Heritage Hills is really good offensively, and it's okay that they missed a few hits. We had 42 digs on them, so we were getting to a lot of the hits." For the match, Pike Cen- tral recorded just eight kills – four by Nalley, two by Jen- kins and one each by Kylie Dawson and Lamey. "Because we played a tough defensive game, it felt like our offense didn't get as much of a chance to hit, which shows in our low num- ber of kills," Walton said. "We played a great match against an undefeated con- ference team and I am proud LOSS Continued from page 1 Lady Chargers drop three- set loss at Gibson Southern The Pike Central High School volleyball team fell to 9 -18 overall – and 2-5 in the Pocket Athletic Confer- ence – with a 25 -22, 25 -13, 25 -13 loss at Gibson South- ern on Tuesday, Oct. 3. Senior Brook Nalley (three kills and one ace serve) and junior Becca Crow (two kills and two ace serves) led by Lady Chargers in scoring with four points each while ju - nior Kylie Dawson added three kills. "Gibson ran a pretty quick offense," Pike Central head coach Tonya Walton said. "We had a hard time adjust- ing and ended up changing our defense around a little. Our serve-receive wasn't quite as good as usual due to some pretty strong servers. When we were able to get a good pass to the setters, our offense looked good and found some holes." Crow had a team-high seven set-assists while se- nior Shelbi Pipes added four. Senior Morgan Whann led the Lady Chargers in digs with 14. Crow had 14 digs, while Shelbi Pipes had eight digs and Kylie Dawson and junior Kenzie Dunn and senior Peyton Sorgius add- ed six each. In junior varsity action, sophomore Alexis Englert (three kills, one ace serve and one block) scored a team-high five points to lead Pike Central to a 14-25, 25 - 15, 15 -12 victory over the Lady Titans. Sophomore Audrey Keep- es (three kills and one ace serve) and freshman Ken- zie Powell (four ace serves) added four points each while sophomore Aubrie Dawson had three kills. Powell also led the Lady Chargers in set-assists with 10 while Keepes had a team- high 16 digs. See VOLLEY on 7 MAC'S HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING 812-789-3065 104 E Center St, Winslow • macshtgac@hotmail.com T H I S F E A T U R E I S S P O N S O R E D B Y : CADEN ARMSTRONG has run Cross Country at Pike Central for four years, and also participates in Track & Field. He has been named MVP twice, received the Ac- ademic Award three times and also received the Mental Attitude Award. Caden has been on the Honor Roll and is in the top 10% of his class. His favorite classes are Bio- medical Innovations and US Government. He works at JayC Foods in Petersburg. Caden is the son of Holly and Scott Armstrong, of Petersburg. ALEXIS HUFF has been a Cheerleader at Pike Central for four years. She has received the award for Most Spirited. Alexis has been named to the Honor Roll and is a member of National Honor Society, Key Club and JAG. Her favorite classes are History and Project Lead the Way. She also works at IGA. Alexis is the daughter of Daniell and John Davis, of Winslow, and Scott Huff. KALEB CLARIDGE has played Soccer at Pike Central for three years, and also participates in Basket- ball. He has received the Leadership, Mental Attitude and Defensive MVP awards. Kaleb's favorite class is Physical Education. He also enjoys hunting, fishing and trapping, and attending auctions. Kaleb is the son of Kay and Kevin Claridge, of Coe community. PIKE CENTRAL OF THE WEEK Mac's Heating and Air Conditioning recognizes the Pike Central seniors who are involved in athletics. Pike Central High School senior Shelbi Pipes gets low to receive a serve during varsity volley- ball action at Heritage Hills on Thursday, Oct. 5. Ed Cahill photo Pike Central High School sophomore Aubrie Dawson (28) receives a serve as freshman team- mate Mallory Hickey (13) looks on during ju- nior varsity volleyball action at Heritage Hills on Thursday, Oct. 5. Dawson led the Lady Chargers with five kills and three ace serves and tied for the team-high in digs with seven in a 25-19, 25- 22 loss. Ed Cahill photo Pike Central High School senior Morgan Whann (3) receives a serve during varsity volley- ball action at Heritage Hills on Thursday, Oct. 5. Ed Cahill photo