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B-2 Sports Wednesday, November 22, 2017 The Press-Dispatch and 45 -48. In addition, Pike Central head coach Chad Western – Kyson's father – was pre- sented with the Jerry Yeag- ley Boys' Coach of the Year Award after being named District 4's coach of the year for the second season in a row. On Monday, Nov. 20, Chad Western – who coached the District 4 All-District team during the District Show- case at North Central (Ind- napolis) on Saturday, Nov. 18, and Sunday, Nov. 19 – gave assistant coaches Tan- ner Gray and son Jacob Western credit for his coach of the year award. "Tanner and Jacob were a big part of our success, and the reason our plays had 15 wins and a conference title this year," Chad Western said. "They are great with the players and strategy as well." Kyson Western is the 17-year-old son of Chad and Heather Western, of Peters- burg. Call us at 812-354-8500 or email sports@pressdispatch.net GOT SPORTS NEWS? WESTERN Continued from page 1 REM Bicycle Center (812) 634-1454 804 Main St. Jasper, IN Treadmills, Treadmills, Treadmills, Ellipticals & Bikes Ellipticals & Bikes Ellipticals & Bikes UPCOMING SPORTS SCHEDULE WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 22 High School Boys' Basketball: Pike Central at Northeast Dubois – Junior Varsity, 6 p.m.; Varsity, 7:30 p.m. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 27 High School Girls' and Boys' Swimming: Heri- tage Hills at Pike Central, 6:30 p.m. Middle School 7th and 8th Grade Boys' Basket- ball: Pike Central at Southridge, 6 p.m. Middle School 7th and 8th Grade Girls' Bas- ketball: Pike Central vs. Holy Trinity at Old Peters- burg Gym, 6:30 p.m. Elementary School 5th Grade Girls' and Boys' Basketball: Francisco at Winslow, 5:30 p.m. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 28 High School Girls' Basketball: Eastern Greene at Pike Central – Junior Varsity, 6 p.m.; Varsity, 7:30 p.m. High School Freshmen Boys' Basketball: Pike Central at Southridge, 6 p.m. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29 High School Girls' Swimming: Evansville Bosse and Evansville Central at Pike Central, 6 p.m. High School Wrestling: Pike Central at Washing- ton, 6:30 p.m. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30 High School Girls' and Boys' Swimming: Pike Central and Gibson Southern at Boonville, 6:30 p.m. High School Freshmen Boys' Basketball: South Spencer at Pike Central, 6:30 p.m. Middle School 7th and 8th Grade Girls' Basket- ball: Pike Central at North Knox, 6 p.m. Middle School 6th Grade Boys' Basketball: Pike Central at South Knox, 6 p.m. Middle School 7th and 8th Grade Boys' Basket- ball: Princeton at Pike Central, 6:30 p.m. Elementary School 5th Grade Boys' Basketball: Winslow at Petersburg (B teams only), 6 p.m. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2 High School Wrestling: Pike Central in Jordan Hill Classic at Evansville Reitz, 10 a.m. High School Girls' and Boys' Swimming: Pike Central in Tecumseh Relays, 11 a.m. High School Boys' Basketball: Pike Central at Princeton – Junior Varsity, 6:30 p.m.; Varsity, 8 p.m. Middle School 6th Grade Boys' Basketball: Washington Catholic at Pike Central, 9:30 a.m. Middle School 7th and 8th Grade Boys' Basket- ball: Barr-Reeve at Pike Central, 1 p.m. HIGH SCHOOL BOYS' BASKETBALL Pocket Athletic Conference Standings PAC Overall Team W-L W-L Forest Park .......................................... 0 -0 .................. 0 -0 Gibson Southern ................................. 0 -0 .................. 0 -0 Heritage Hills ...................................... 0 -0 .................. 0 -0 North Posey ........................................ 0 -0 .................. 0 -0 Pike Central ........................................ 0 -0 .................. 0 -0 South Spencer ..................................... 0 -0 .................. 0 -0 Southridge ........................................... 0 -0 .................. 0 -0 Tecumseh ............................................ 0 -0 .................. 0 -0 Tell City ................................................ 0 -0 .................. 0 -0 Games of Nov. 22 Pike Central at Northeast Dubois: Junior Varsity, 6 p.m.; Varsity, 7:30 p.m. Crawford County at Forest Park Evansville Central at North Posey Perry Central at Tell City Games of Nov. 25 Heritage Hills at North Harrison Northeast Dubois at Tell City Tecumseh at Dugger Union Game of Nov. 28 South Spencer at Owensboro Catholic (Ky.) Games of Dec. 1 Barr-Reeve at Tecumseh Evansville Day at Heritage Hills Evansville Mater Dei at South Spencer Gibson Southern at Jasper Mount Vernon (Posey) at North Posey Washington at Southridge Games of Dec. 2 Pike Central at Princeton: Junior Varsity, 6:30 p.m.; Varsity, 8 p.m. Corydon Central at Southridge Heritage Hills at Northeast Dubois Tecumseh at Wood Memorial Tell City at Forest Park Above: Pike Central High School senior Bry- ant Nalley (40) sets a screen for senior team- mate Breyton Booker (right) during a boys' bas- ketball scrimmage against visiting South Knox on Wednesday, Nov. 15. The Chargers will open the 2016-17 season at Northeast Dubois on Wednes- day, Nov. 22. Ed Cahill photo Right: Pike Central High School sophomore Mario Fields (35) drives past South Knox sopho- more Walter McCrary (left) during a varsity boys' basketball scrimmage on Wednesday, Nov. 15. The Chargers will open the 2016-17 season at Northeast Dubois on Wednesday, Nov. 22. Ed Ca- hill photo Above: Pike Central High School senior Ka- leb Claridge (33) dribbles into the paint as South Knox juniors Gage Bobe (2) and Zachary Welage (4) and sophomore Justin Fickling (10) defend during a varsity boys' basketball scrimmage on Wednesday, Nov. 15. The Chargers will open the 2016-17 season at Northeast Dubois on Wednes- day, Nov. 22. Ed Cahill photo Above: Pike Central High School senior Camer- on Henson grabs a rebound during a varsity boys' basketball scrimmage against visiting South Knox on Wednesday, Nov. 15. The Chargers will open the 2016-17 season at Northeast Dubois on Wednesday, Nov. 22. Ed Cahill photo Right: Pike Central High School junior Chris- tian Benson looks to pass the ball during a var- sity boys' basketball scrimmage against visiting South Knox on Wednesday, Nov. 15. The Char- gers will open the 2016-17 season at Northeast Dubois on Wednesday, Nov. 22. Ed Cahill photo Right: Pike Central High School senior Kyson Western (center) received All-State honorable mention accolades during the Indiana Soccer Coaches Association's awards banquet on Sun- day, Nov. 19 at the Ritz Charles in Carmel. Al- so pictured are Chargers assistant coaches Tan- ner Gray (left) and Jacob Western (right). Submit- ted Photo diana Wesleyan. "I felt that's where I needed to be for the next four years." "They always say you get that feeling when you just know," Hendrixson add- ed. "And I just knew what I wanted." Hendrixson, a 6 -foot for- ward, averaged 14.9 points and 8.7 rebounds per game as a junior, when she was named to the Pocket Ath- letic Conference's All-Con- ference Team. Hendrix- son, who also received All- PAC honorable mention as a sophomore, entered the 2017-18 season with a total of 813 career points. Hendrixson has also played A AU basketball for the Indiana Elite SWISH since eighth grade. "Her maturity on and off the court has been awe- some," said Indiana Elite SWISH coach Michael Ow- en, who was present for Hen- drixson's signing. "She has been totally focused and put in the time. That's what it takes to play at the next lev- el, putting in the time and the effort and the dedica- tion." "She's put forth the ef- fort to not only make all the practices during our travel season, but during and out- side of travel season, she pretty religiously, the last three years, comes down and trains two hours at least once a week," Owens contin- ued. "And every week, we're working on stuff that either she feels like she needs to work on or I feel she needs to work on, one or the other. So, between the two of us, we've gotten there." Owen said that Hendrix- son's greatest strength was her communication skills. "She's second to none," Owen said. "When she's not in the game, she is our number one cheerleader and supporting the other kids on the team. It doesn't matter whether she's in the game or whether she's not in the game – she's doing every- thing she can to help her teammates." Owen described Hen- drixson as "extraordinarily strong and athletic." "The past two years on my travel team, we've been very, very successful not only in the state of Indiana, but na- tionally," Owen said. "The year before last, we won the Adidas national tourna- ment and she was a big part of that." "I've told every college coach that was pursuing her that she, by far, was my most versatile player," Owen added. "She could play the three, the four or the five. It didn't matter what a situ- ation called for. She was the one who would step up her play and get the job done." Hendrixson said that playing A AU basketball has been a big help in develop- ing her basketball skills. "It's helped tremendous- ly, just being able to play against a different level of competition, where every- one is just on the same level as you and it's a battle every time you step on the floor," Hendrixson said. "You've got to be ready to go or you're going to be walked all over. So it's made me a stron- ger player, definitely, and a more confident player." "My teammates were a huge part of that, because I had great teammates sur- rounding me and they were always there to pick me up when I was down," Hendrix- son added. "It was great." Hendrixson was also joined at the signing cere- mony – which was held in the school's distance learn- ing classroom – by her par- ents, Melissa Hendrixson of Huntingburg, and Scott Hendrixson, of Petersburg, her sisters, Shelby and Em- ma, and her nine-month- old niece, Sawyer Gabhart, along with many of her Lady Charger teammates, head coach Kyle McCutchan and PCHS principal Brian Hol- land. "It's pretty emotional, to be honest with you," Owen said of Hendrixson's sign- ing with Maryville Universi- ty. "She's just like one of my kids. I've been with her long enough, I feel like I've raised her. So it's an extraordinari- ly emotional day for me." "I'm glad that all of her family could be here for her today," Owen added. "That's a big thing for her. She's big on family. And I'm just so proud of her. I'm real happy for her." Maryville University, a NCA A Division II school that competes in the Great Lakes Valley Conference, was 13-14 last season under first-year coach Collin La- nam. This season, the Saints are currently 3-1. HENDRIXSON Continued from page 1 at 120 ; junior Randy Pow- ell, with two wins by pin and one win by forfeit at 138; sophomore Brandon Goeppner, who went 1-0 at 145 with one win by forfeit and 2-1 at 145 with one win by pin and one win by for- feit at 152; sophomore Ty- ler Kirby, with three wins by pin at 160 ; and sopho- more Ian Allen, with two wins by pin and one win by forfeit at 170. Sophomore Blake Hen- son went 1-0 with one win by forfeit at 132, while sophomore Jager Gladish went 1-2 at 145 with one win by forfeit and 0 -1 at 152. "It was a good start," said Hewig, whose team will next compete in the Jor- dan Hill Classic at Evans- ville Reitz on Saturday, Dec. 2. "We have to stay very grounded because our next meet is the Reitz Hill Classic, where there will be very stout competition." "I never expected to have a day like we did, but what I was most happy about was our physicali- ty," Hewig added. "We have been preaching for the last three weeks to make sure that, win or lose, we are so 'mean' on the mat that no one wants to wrestle us again. While we are not there yet, we started things off how we needed to get to that position. I was super proud of many of our kids." DUALS Continued from page 1 PCHS BOYS' BASKETBALL SCRIMMAGE VS. SOUTH KNOX