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B-4 Sports Wednesday, November 22, 2017 The Press-Dispatch HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL Pocket Athletic Conference Standings PAC Overall Team W-L W-L PF PA Gibson Southern 7-0 11-1 615 140 Southridge 6 -1 12-2 492 199 North Posey 5 -2 7-3 368 262 Heritage Hills 4-3 5 -5 300 231 South Spencer 3-4 3-7 168 394 Forest Park 1-6 4-7 233 398 Pike Central 1-6 2-8 175 410 Tell City 1-6 2-7 146 385 IHSA A TOURNAMENT FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17 CLASS 6A Semistate Penn 34, Carmel 7 Indianapolis Ben Davis 57, Avon 20 CLASS 5A Semistate Kokomo 21, Michigan City 14 Columbus East 42, Indianapolis Cathedral 13 CLASS 4A Semistate Lowell 21, Fort Wayne Dwenger 7 East Central 27, Greenwood 14 CLASS 3A Semistate Brebeuf Jesuit 17, Mishawaka Marian 0 CLASS 2A Semistate Woodlan 15, Eastbrook 14 CLASS 1A Semistate Pioneer 42, Monroe Central 14 Eastern Greene 12, Indianapolis Lutheran 8 SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18 CLASS 3A Semistate Evansville Memorial 28, Danville 7 CLASS 2A Semistate Southridge 24, Indianapolis Scecina 7 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 24 CLASS 1A State Finals at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis Pioneer (14-0) vs. Eastern Greene (11-3), noon CLASS 3A State Finals at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis Brebeuf Jesuit (10 -4) vs. Evansville Memorial (13- 1), 3:30 p.m. CLASS 5A State Finals at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis Kokomo(9-4) vs. Columbus East (13-1), 7:05 p.m. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 25 CLASS 2A State Finals at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis Woodlan (12-2) vs. Southridge (11-3), noon CLASS 4A State Finals at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis Lowell (14-0) vs. East Central (10 -3) CLASS 6A State Finals at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis Penn (12-1) vs. Indianapolis Ben Davis (13-0), 7:05 p.m. score seven straight points to take a 51-26 lead with 6:29 left in the fourth quarter. "You can't bring ener- gy half the game against a team like that," McCutchan said. "I mean, they're back- to-back sectional champs for a reason. They're a nice team, and it was going to take a great effort. You had to think some things would go our way, but they hit a lot of shots early." Hendrixson led the La- dy Chargers with 10 points and six rebounds while Nal- ley added six points and a game-high four steals. Croak pitched in with five pints and three steals. For the game, Pike Cen- tral made nine of 38 field goal attempts – a 23.7 per- cent average – and hit 10 of 12 tries from the free throw line while turning the ball over 17 times. A fter Hendrixson and Croak hit back-to-back three-point shots early in the first quarter, the Lady Char- gers missed their next 15 at- tempts to finish 2-for-17 from beyond the arc. "I think we settled too much," McCutchan said. "When they had (6 -foot-3 senior Lisa) Sparks in, she just sat back and gave us the open shot, and we just kind of settled for it, which is fine. Wide-open looks at the var- sity level, you've got to hit open shots." "But, you know, they're a big team and it was hard to score on them in the paint," McCutchan added. "They were big and strong pretty much across the board. But we took the easy shot instead of maybe working it." Trueblood netted nine points and grabbed six re- bounds for Vincennes Lin- coln while Carmean added seven points and dished out a game-high four assists. For the game, the Lady Alices made 19 of 54 field goal attempts – a 35.2 per- cent average – and hit 15 of 16 tries from the free throw line while turning the ball over 18 times. A fter opening the season with a 54-34 win over Evans- ville Reitz, Pike Central av- eraged just 35.7 points per game in consecutive losses to Boonville (44-40), South Knox (40 -37) and Vincennes Lincoln. "We just have to get bet- ter on offense," McCutchan said. "And I have to do a bet- ter job of getting us more prepared to get the ball into the paint. I mean, we work on it every day, but we have to get better at it, obvious- ly, because we're not scor- ing enough to win varsity games." In junior varsity action, ju- nior Kenzie Dunn scored a game-high 18 points to lead Pike Central to a 44-34 victo- ry over Vincennes Lincoln. Freshman Mallory Hicks added 10 points while junior Hannah Carnahan tossed in seven points as the Lady Chargers' JV team improved to 3-0. DROP Continued from page 3 Pike Central High School senior Demi Croak (left) looks to pass the ball while Vincennes Lin- coln senior Kaylee Lange (20) defends during varsity girls' basketball action on Tuesday, Nov. 14. Ed Cahill photo Pike Central Middle School eighth grader Ashton Stafford (31) reaches for the basketball as Haub- stadt's Brady Allen (23) pursues during game action on Monday, Nov. 20. Allen scored a game-high 12 points in the Elites' 45-17 victo- ry. Ed Cahill photo Pike Central Middle School eighth grader Evan Conder (right, with ball) tries to get past Haubstadt's Brady Allen (23) during game action on Monday, Nov. 20. Allen scored a game-high 12 points in the Elites' 45-17 victory. Ed Cahill photo Pike Central Middle School eighth grader Shane Morson (15) goes up for a shot as Haubstadt's Car- son Brindle (left) defends during game action on Monday, Nov. 20. Brin- dle scored 10 points in the Elites' 45-17 victory. Ed Ca- hill photo PCHS VOLLEYBALL AWARD WINNERS PCMS BOYS' BASKETBALL VS. HAUBSTADT Top Right: The Pike Central High School vol- leyball team held its an- nual awards banquet on Wednesday, Nov. 15, at The Village Inn. Pic- tured above are the var- sity team's award win- ners. They are, from left to right: Morgan Whann (Defensive Play- er Award and Men- tal Attitude Award); Becca Crow (Academ- ic Award); Brook Nal- ley (Offensive Player Award, Pocket Athletic Conference Honorable Mention); Shelbi Pipes (All-Around Player Award); and Peyton Sor- gius (Serving Award). Photo courtesy of Jill Keepes Bottom Right: The Pike Central High School volleyball team held its annual awards banquet on Wednesday, Nov. 15, at The Village Inn. Pictured above are the junior varsity team's award winners. They are, from left to right: Audrey Keepes (Of - fensive Player Awaw- rd); Aubrie Dawson (All Around Award); and Karsyn Pipes (Defen- sive Player Award). Not pictured: Kenzie Powell (Academic Award). Pho- to courtesy of Jill Keepes PCMS 7th grade girls improve to 3-1 with OT win over Washington By Ed Cahill Press-Dispatch Sports Editor sports@pressdispatch.net Jaylynn Capehart and Kahle Young scored two points each during over- time to boost the Pike Cen- tral Middle School seventh grade girls' basketball team to an 18 -14 victory over visit- ing Washington on Tuesday, Nov. 14. Trailing 8 -7 at halftime, the Lady Chargers out- scored Washington 5 -3 in the third period to take a 12-11 lead before the Lady Hatchets bounced back in the fourth quarter to tie the score at 14-14 at the end of regulation. However, Pike Cen- tral scored the only points during the overtime period – on a basket by Kahle Young and a pair of free throws by Capehart – to emerge with the win. "Washington is one of the better teams we will face," said Lady Chargers head coach Rachelle Johns, whose team improved to 3-1. "We played them twice last year and lost by 12 points and 14 points, respectively." "Their tactic is to speed up the game, force turnovers, and score fastbreak points," Johns added. "We combat- ed this by slowing down and making better passes." Kennedy Willis paced the Lady Chargers with five points while Capehart came off the bench to add four points. Liberty Taylor tossed in three points, and Kahle Young, Keena Young and Chloe Williams netted two points each. Chloe Browning and Sydney Melton scored five points each to past Wash- ington. "I am very proud of these girls," Johns said. "They worked their tails off both defensively and offensively. We still have work to do, but this win is a great confidence booster." In the eighth grade con- test, Pike Central outscored Washington 5 -0 in the fourth quarter but fell just one point short in a 19 -18 loss to the Lady Hatchets. While disappointed with the one-point loss, Lady Chargers head coach Eric Knight noted that last sea - son, Washington's then-sev- enth graders defeated Pike Central's then-seventh grad- ers 44-11. "At the start of the year, I sat the girls down and asked what team they wanted to beat this year," said Knight, whose team slipped to 2- 2. "All the girls yelled out 'Washington.' So we worked on many things and different strategies to prepare us for Washington." Baskets by Ashton Catt and Kya Sullivan and a free throw by Sophie Carnahan kept the Lady Chargers with- in two points – at 7-5 – head- ing into the second period. "We started the night off with five guards in the start- ing lineup," Knight said. "We worked on slowing the game down and working the clock. They can't score on us if they don't have the ball – that was our game plan. The girls did this to perfection. I was real- ly proud of their efforts and abilities to hold the ball and slow down the pace of the game." Washington would out- score Pike Cenral 7-4 in the second period to extend its lead to 14-9 before widening the gap to 19 -13 at the start of the fourth quarter. "Defensively, the girls did a great job, holding them to only five points in the second half," Knight said. "The girls got after it on defense. That is something we have been working on each practice, and you can tell the girls are taking pride in the defensive side of the game." Despite making just two of 15 free throw attempts – including one of five tries in the fourth period – the La- dy Chargers had a chance to take the lead before time ex- pired. "We had a shot at the end," Knight said. "Down one with 10 seconds left, we called our final timeout, set a play up and ran it correctly. We just missed the shot. I can't stop saying how proud of the girls I am." Sullivan paced Pike Cen- tral with six points while Alli Holder tossed in four points. Carnahan, Catt, Albany Ash- ley and Mallory Hunt added two points each. "Kya Leighty and Kya Sul- livan did a great job on de- fending the guards," Knight said. "They troubled Wash- ington enough that it stopped them from getting into an of- fense, and this really slowed them down and forced Wash- ington to shoot from the out- side. Mallory Hunt and Ash- ton Catt did a great job of defending down low and al- so ripping down the boards." Knight added that the La- dy Chargers won the battle of the boards by one – 19 -18 – while turning the ball over 14 times, while Washington had 22 turnovers. "Overall, I was pleased with the way we played," Knight said. "We ended up with the loss, but the girls came out of this game with a chip on their shoulders and a good look at how our sea- son can turn around. They played their hearts out." PCMS 7th grade girls' basketball team drops loss to Lady Rebels The Pike Central Middle School seventh grade girls' basketball team slipped to 3-2 on the season after suf- fering a 23-17 loss to visiting South Spencer on Thursday, Nov. 16. "This was not one of our better games," Lady Char- gers head coach Rachelle Johns said. "I'm not sure if the girls were over confident after beating Washington or exhausted. We didn't run our plays, block out, or rebound. Our intensity wasn't there and it showed in our defense. Our subs played very well and deserve praise for doing so." Delaney Welch paced Pike Central with six points while Kennedy Willis added four points. Kahle Young netted three points, and Jaylynn Capehart and Chloe Williams scored two points each. "We will go back to the drawing board and work hard the next two days to prepare for next week's games against Washington Catholic and Haubstadt." Call us at 812-354-8500 or email sports@pressdispatch.net GOT SPORTS NEWS?