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The Press-Dispatch Sports Wednesday, November 22, 2017 B- 3 By Ed Cahill Press-Dispatch Sports Editor sports@pressdispatch.net The Pike Central High School girls' basketball team slipped to 1-3 with a 55 -30 loss to visiting Vincennes Lincoln on Tuesday, Nov. 14. Alison Hein, a 6 -foot-1 ju- nior, scored a game-high 18 points and grabbed eight re- bounds while 5 -foot-11 fresh- man Maycee Lange added 15 points and a game-high 14 re- bounds as the Lady Alices – who improved to 2-2 – outre- bounded Pike Central 45 -13. Eighteen of Vincennes Lin- coln's rebounds came on the offensive end, which the Lady Alices converted into 18 sec- ond-chance points. "They were bigger, stron- ger, more athletic, and they wanted it more than us," said Lady Chargers head coach Kyle McCutchan, whose team grabbed just two offensive re- bounds of their own. "That's just simply what it is. They just wanted the ball more. We didn't work hard enough to get the ball off the boards." Falling behind 2-0 on a quick basket by Hein, Pike Central took a 3-2 lead when senior Erika Hendrixson hit a three-pointer with 7:30 left in the opening period. Hein, fouled trying to put back her own missed shot, sank two free throws to boost Vincennes Lincoln to a 4-3 lead before Lady Chargers se- nior Brook Nalley hit two foul shots of her own to give Pike Central a 5 -4 lead with 6:57 left in the first quarter. The Lady Alices, howev- er, would score eight straight points – on three baskets by Lange and two free throws by Hein – to surge ahead 12- 5 with 4:59 remaining in the opening period. Following an exchange of three-pointers by Lady Char- ger senior Demi Croak and Vincennes Lincoln sopho- more Darrian Carmean, Pike Central rallied, scoring six consecutive points – on bas- kets by Croak, Nalley and Hendrixson – to pull to with- in 15 -14 with 21 seconds left in the first period. That would prove to be the high-water mark for Pike Cen- tral, however, as the Lady Al- ices scored 17 unanswered points to stretch their lead to 32-14 with just under three minutes remaining in the sec- ond quarter. During that stretch, the La- dy Chargers were 0 -for-5 from the floor – including 0 -for-2 from beyond the three-point line – while turning the ball over four times. A fter Pike Central ended the scoring drought when junior Becca Crow hit a pair of free throws with 1:26 left in the first half, Lange an- swered with two free throws of her own with 17.9 seconds remaining to give Vincennes Lincoln a 34-16 halftime lead. "They're long, they have length, but we got a lot of open looks," said McCutchan, whose team went 0 -for-6 from the field and turned the ball over six times during the sec- ond period. "We just didn't convert any. We hit a few ear- ly and then, once we missed a few – I don't know if our confidence got down – they started scoring. You can't not score and let them score 17 in a row, because you're going to get blown out." "We can't go through offen- sive dry spells," McCutchan added. "We turned the ball over some – probably more than I realize – but we got shots. We've just got to hit them. It's something we've got to get better at. It's some- thing that's plagued us all year. We've struggled with scoring the ball." Things got off to a promis- ing start for the Lady Char- gers in the second half, when a free throw by senior Audra Stone and a three-point play by Hendrixson cut the deficit to 34-20 with 6:36 left in the third period. Then, after Vincennes Lin- coln senior Chasity Trueblood hit a pair of free throws to ex- tend the Lady Alices' lead to 36 -20, back-to-back baskets by sophomore Lauren Vaughn and Nalley pulled Pike Cen- tral to within 36 -24. "When we cut it down, we moved the ball, got some good looks and hit a few shots," Mc- Cutchan said. "Offenses look great when you hit shots. It doesn't matter what you run. If you hit a few, then you look good." However, after Vincennes Lincoln head coach Travis Connor called a timeout with 4:55 left in the third quar- ter, the Lady Alices rolled off eight straight points to stretch their lead to 44-24 with 2:08 remaining in the period. A basket by junior Hailey Marchino narrowed the defi- cit to 18 points – 44-26 – but Vincennes Lincoln would Pike Central's Lauren Vaughn hit a runner from the right side and got a lay- up two minutes later. Brook Nalley hit two free throws with 12 seconds left in the third quarter to cut the Tro- jan lead to just three at 28 - 25. Vaughn's three-pointer with 6:58 left in the game gave the Chargers their first lead since the early in the second quarter. They never looked back. Audra Stone scored with 1:54 left to give the Char- gers a four-point lead. On a night when scoring was a scarce commodity, neither team would score again un- til Hendrixson hit both ends of one and one free throws with 8.5 seconds left to seal the win 34-28. Pike Central has had simi- lar scoring droughts in their losses to Vincennes and South Knox. "It is tough to beat a qual- ity team when you don't score in a quarter. They (La- dy Chargers) don't quit. We just have to be more consis- tent. We have to play a four quarter game. When we get there, we are going to be pretty tough. We just have to do a better job to get to that point," said McCutchan. The win improved Pike Central's record to 2-3, while Wood Memorial fell to 1-4. RALLIES Continued from page 1 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 : PIKE CENTRAL OF THE WEEK Mac's Heating and Air Conditioning recognizes the Pike Central seniors who are involved in athletics. JACOB BOHNERT has been a Swimmer for four years at Pike Central and also runs Cross Countr y. He has received the Leadership and Men- tal Attitude awards. Jacob has been named All-PAC, and has been a state qualifier in the 200 Medley Relay, 400 Freestyle Relay and 100 Backstroke. He holds the PAC record in the 200 Medley Relay and 400 Freestyle Relay and is the school record holder in the 200 Medley Relay, 200 Freestyle Relay, 100 Backstroke and 400 Freestyle Relay. He is an Honor Roll student whose favorite class is Medical Inter- ventions. He also enjoys fishing, car ving and scuba diving. Jacob is the son of Mike and Beth Bohnert, of Petersburg. AUDRA STONE has played Basketball at Pike Central for four years and also participates in Softball. She has received the Academic Award in Softball and Basketball, and Best Teammate in Basketball. Audra was a Hoosier Girls State representative and her favorite classes are Math and Medical Terminology. She works at Amber Manor. Au- dra is the daughter of Trent and Tracy Stone, of Glezen community. Right: Erika Hendrixson goes in for a lay-up against Wood Memorial. Hendrixson had a game- high 16 points in the Chargers' 34-28 win Friday. Above: Pike Central High School junior Emily Carnahan (25) has a shot attempt blocked by Vin- cennes Lincoln sophomore Alanna Green (right) as Lady Alice freshman Mackenzie Newland (22) defends during junior varsity girls' basketball ac- tion on Tuesday, Nov. 14. Ed Cahill photo Right: Pike Central High School senior Brook Nalley (13) throws up a shot during varsity girls' basketball action against visiting Vincennes Lin- coln on Tuesday, Nov. 14. Ed Cahill photo Pike Central High School sophomore Lauren Vaughn (30) dribbles the ball while looking for an open teammate during varsity girls' basketball action against visiting Vincennes Lincoln on Tues- day, Nov. 14. Ed Cahill photo HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS' BASKETBALL Pocket Athletic Conference Standings PAC Overall Team W-L W-L Forest Park .......................................... 1-0 ...................4-1 Gibson Southern ................................. 0 -0 ...................3-1 Heritage Hills ...................................... 0 -0 ...................3-1 North Posey ........................................ 0 -0 ...................2-1 Pike Central ........................................ 0 -0 ...................2-3 South Spencer ..................................... 0 -0 .................. 0 -5 Southridge ........................................... 0 -0 ...................1-5 Tecumseh ............................................ 0 -0 ...................2-1 Tell City ................................................ 0 -1 .................. 3-4 Results of November 14 Vincennes Lincoln 55, Pike Central 30 Evansville Mater Dei 54, Southridge 22 Evansville North 71, Heritage Hills 33 Gibson Southern 62, Evansville Reitz 16 North Posey 60, Evansville Harrison 59 Perry Central 57, South Spencer 46 Tecumseh 42, Wood Memorial 35 Results of November 16 Evansville Reitz 58, South Spencer 42 Forest Park 48, Perry Central 20 Heritage Hills 52, Evansville Harrison 31 Tecumseh 50, Cannelton 33 Results of November 17 Pike Central 38, Wood Memorial 28 Evansville Bosse 44, Southridge 39 Gibson Southern 55, Princeton 41 North Posey 44, Mount Vernon (Posey) 42 Crawford County 38, Tell City 22 Results of November 18 South Knox 59, South Spencer 33 Tell City 42, Evansville Reitz 21 Vincennes Rivet 75, North Posey 40 Results of November 20 Forest Park 42, Evansville Mater Dei 37 Boonville 55, Southridge 41 Games of November 21 Tell City at Pike Central Barr-Reeve at Tecumseh Evansville Bosse at Gibson Southern Heritage Hills at Princeton North Posey at Evansville Central South Spencer at Mount Vernon (Posey) Game of November 27 South Spencer at Tecumseh Games of November 28 Eastern Greene at Pike Central – Junior Varsity, 7 p.m.; Varsity, 7:30 p.m. Southridge at Forest Park Tell City at Heritage Hills Wood Memorial at North Posey Games of November 30 Southridge at Tell City Tecumseh at Heritage Hills Games of December 1 Forest Park at Gibson Southern South Central (Elizabeth) at Tell City Games of December 2 Jasper at Southridge Tecumseh in North Daviess Tournament Games of December 4 South Spencer at Pike Central – Junior Varsity, 6:30 p.m.; Varsity, 8 p.m. Evansville North at Gibson Southern Games of December 5 Jasper at Heritage Hills Southridge at North Posey Tecumseh at Forest Park Games of December 7 Pike Central at Southridge – Junior Varsity, 6 p.m.; Varsity, 7:30 p.m. Gibson Southern at Mount Vernon (Posey) Heritage Hills at Forest Park Northeast Dubois at Tell City Perry Central at Tecumseh Washington at North Posey Wood Memorial at South Spencer Game of December 8 Evansville Central at Gibson Southern Games of December 9 Evansville Bosse at Pike Central – Junior Varsity, noon; Varsity, 1:30 p.m. Borden at Southridge Lady Chargers drop 55-30 loss to Vincennes Lincoln See DROP on 4 FOR QUALIFIED BUYERS 1 WE ARE PROFESSIONAL GRADE 1. 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