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The Press-Dispatch Sports Wednesday, Januar y 3, 2018 B- 3 the Indianapolis Star, and Chris May of the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame. Immediately following each pairings show, all sec- tional pairings will be avail- able online at IHSA A.org. Dates and times for spring tournaments pair- ings shows will be an- nounced at a later date. three-point play by Nurren- bern that extended the Tro- jans' lead to 24-17 with 4:35 left in the second period. A fter senior Nick Hillyard hit a pair of free throws to pull Pike Central to within 24-19 with 3:40 remaining in the first half, Wood Memo- rial scored 11 unanswered points – six by Bartley, five by Falls – to open up a 35 - 19 lead with 5:44 left in the third period. During that stretch, the Chargers were 0 -for-6 from the field – including 0 -for-4 from beyond the three point arc – and turned the ball over three times. "It was one of those things where they made the plays when they needed to and, when we got opportunities, we just came up a little bit short," Elliott said. A basket and a three-point- er by Booker cut the deficit to 35 -24, but a pair of free throws by Bartley and a bas- ket by Falls stretched the Trojans lead to 39 -24 with 3:40 remaining in the third quarter. A 7-3 scoring run – on a three-pointer by senior Kyson Western and a free throw and a three-point play by Nalley – pulled the Char- gers to within 42-31. Trailing 51-38 in the fourth period, Pike Central cut Wood Memorial's lead to 51-41 on a three-pointer by Booker with 5:23 remaining. A fter Nalley hit a pair of free throws to answer a bas- ket by Nurrenbern, a three- point play by Nurrenbern stretched Wood Memorial's lead to 56 -43 with 3:22 left. A three-pointer by Nal- ley with just under a minute remaining pulled the Char- gers to within 58 -50 with just under one minute re- maining in the fourth peri- od before the Trojans scored the game's final five points on two free throws by Bart- ley, one free throw by senior Remington Wilkison and a basket by Saulmon. Nalley paced Pike Central (3-6) with a game-high 25 points while also leading the Chargers in rebounds (six) and steals (three), while Booker added 16 points. Western, who dished out a game-high five assists, net- ted three points and Clar- idge and Tormohlen tallied two points each to round out the scoring for Pike Central. "Bryant's been consistent all year," Elliott said. "He's been very dominant for the most part, and he's drawing a lot of attention, so that's giving some other players some really good looks, and we're just really not con- verting on those right now. We're just going to have to have some kids step up." CHARGERS Continued from page 1 PAIRINGS Continued from page 1 FIRST Continued from page 1 HIGH SCHOOL BOYS' BASKETBALL Pocket Athletic Conference Standings PAC Overall Team W-L W-L Gibson Southern ................................. 2-0 ...................6 -2 Forest Park .......................................... 1-0 .................10 -1 Pike Central ........................................ 1-0 .................. 3-6 Heritage Hills .......................................1-1 .................10 -2 South Spencer ......................................1-1 .................. 5 -6 Tecumseh ............................................ 1-2 .................. 5 -8 Tell City ................................................ 1-2 .................. 6 -4 Southridge ........................................... 1-2 .................. 6 -5 North Posey ........................................ 0 -1 .................. 6 -4 Results of January 5 Wood Memorial 63, Pike Central 50 Barr-Reeve 52, Forest Park 50 Evansville Day 58, South Spencer 51 Gibson Southern 58, Heritage Hills 56 Hancock County, Ky. 42, Tell City 40 North Posey 69, Mount Vernon (Posey) 55 Southridge 50, Tecumseh 37 Results of January 6 Castle 48, Tell City 40 Evansville Memorial 61, Gibson Southern 49 Evansville North 74, North Posey 59 Forest Park 85, Perry Central 37 Heritage Hills 56, Washington 50 Northeast Dubois 58, Southridge 41 South Spencer 71, South Central (Elizabeth) 53 Springs Valley 55, Tecumseh 41 Game of January 9 Tell City at Evansville Day School Games of January 12 Heritage Hills at Pike Central – Varsity, 6:30 p.m.; Varsity, 8 p.m. Forest Park at South Spencer Perry Central at Southridge Princeton at Gibson Southern Tecumseh at North Posey Games of January 13 Boonville at Pike Central – Varsity, 6:30 p.m.; Var- sity, 8 p.m. Gibson Southern at Washington Jasper at Southridge North Posey at Forest Park South Spencer at Tell City Tecumseh at Heritage Hills Games of January 19 North Knox at Pike Central – Junior Varsity, 6 p.m.; Varsity, 7:30 p.m. Evansville Mater Dei at Tell City Jasper at Forest Park South Spencer at North Posey Southridge at Heritage Hills Games of January 20 Pike Central at Washington – Junior Varsity, 6:30 p.m.; Varsity, 8 p.m. Evansville Mater Dei at Gibson Southern Southridge at North Posey Tecumseh at Forest Park Tell City at Crawford County HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS' BASKETBALL Pocket Athletic Conference Standings PAC Overall Team W-L W-L Heritage Hills ...................................... 5 -0 .................14-1 Gibson Southern ................................. 4-0 ................ 13-3 Forest Park .......................................... 4-2 .................11-8 Pike Central ........................................ 3-2 ...................8 -7 North Posey .........................................1-1 .................. 8 -8 Tecumseh ............................................ 2-3 .................. 8 -8 Tell City ................................................ 2-4 ................. 7-11 South Spencer ..................................... 0 -4 ................. 2-14 Southridge ........................................... 0 -5 ................. 2-14 Results of January 2 Boonville 44, Tecumseh 38 Results of January 4 Washington 42, Pike Central 39 Gibson Southern 59, Boonville 48 Heritage Hills 62, South Spencer 34 Jasper 55, Forest Park 43 North Knox 57, Southridge 33 Tecumseh 62, North Posey 50 Results of January 6 Forest Park 47, Pike Central 46 (OT) Gibson Southern 60, Tell City 34 North Posey 63, Perry Central 48 Springs Valley 48, Tecumseh 37 Result of January 8 Hancock County (Ky.) 42, Tell City 41 Games of January 9 Pike Central at Loogootee Boonville at South Spencer Forest Park at Corydon Central Gibson Southern at Jasper North Posey at Heritage Hills Northeast Dubois at Southridge Tecumseh at Mount Vernon (Posey) Games of January 11 Gibson Southern at Tecumseh Heritage Hills at Perry Central South Spencer at Southridge Tell City at Boonville Games of January 13 Pike Central at North Posey – Junior Varsity, noon; Varsity, 1:30 p.m. Forest Park at Barr-Reeve Mount Vernon (Posey) at Heritage Hills Washington at Gibson Southern Game of January 15 Perry Central at Tell City Games of January 16 Pike Central at Evansville North – Junior Varsity, 6:30 p.m.; Varsity, 8 p.m. Game of January 17 North Posey at Evansville Memorial Games of January 18 Princeton at Pike Central – Junior Varsity, 6:30 p.m.; Varsity, 8 p.m. Evansville North at Forest Park Heritage Hills at Boonville Southridge at Gibson Southern Tell City at South Spencer Games of January 20 Barr-Reeve at Pike Central (varsity only), 1 p.m. North Posey at Tell City The Pike Central High School wrestling team celebrates after placing first in the Forest Park Invita- tional on Saturday, Jan. 6. The Chargers defeated Vincennes Lincoln 41-30 in the championship match. Submitted Photo Pike Central High School junior Judah Leath- co (20) makes a strong move to the basket during junior varsity boys' basketball action at Wood Me- morial on Thursday, Jan. 4. Leathco scored 10 points in a 41-36 loss to the Trojans. Ed Cahill photo Pike Central High School senior Breyton Book- er (11) looks to score as Wood Memorial senior Walker Nurrenbern (40) defends during varsi- ty boys' basketball action on Thursday, Jan. 4. Booker scored 16 points in a 63-50 loss to the Trojans. Ed Cahill photo Pike Central High School senior Kyson Western (14) fires up a three-point shot during varsity boys' basketball action at Wood Memori- al on Thursday, Jan. 4. Ed Cahill photo PCHS wrestling team rallies for 36-33 win at Jasper A 3-1 win by decision by senior Silas Goff in the fi- nal bout of the match boost- ed the Pike Central High School wrestling team to a 36 -33 victory over host Jas- per on Thursday, Jan. 4. However, according to Chargers' head coach Billy Hewig, a loss by sophomore Blake Henson – by an 11-6 decision to Wildcats senior Landon Betz – at 138 pounds proved key to Pike Central's victory. "We had a couple of wres- tlers out with injury and had to sub in some back-up wrestlers and move some around," Hewig said. "Blake had to bump up a weight class to fill in and was giving up 10 pounds. He went out and wrestled a tough match against a good wrestler. Not giving up a pin and keeping the match close was huge. It saved us three team points. That proved to be the differ- ence in the match." "All the wins were big for us," Hewig added, "but that was definitely a highlight." The Chargers jumped out to a 22-6 lead – on a win by forfeit by freshman Lane Potts at 106 pounds, wins by pins by freshman Lane Mill- er at 120 pounds and senior Dylan Jones at 126 pounds and a win by major decision by junior Randy Powell at 132 pounds – before Betz's win by decision launched a 27-0 scoring run to give Jas- per a 33-22 lead. However, a win by pin by senior Christian Alvey at 195 pounds and a win by tech fall by senior Jake Sisk at 220 pounds pulled the Chargers even at 33-33 be- fore Goff's win by decision at 285 pounds decided the match. "Lane Miller, Dylan Jones and Christian Alvey came up with some huge pins that set us up really well," said Hewig, whose team im- proved to 15 -3. Following are the bout-by- bout results: • At 106 pounds, Char- gers freshman Lane Potts won by forfeit. • At 113 pounds, Char- gers sophomore Dalton Wil- liams lost by pin to Jasper sophomore Cameron Eck- stein in 3:24. • At 120 pounds, Char- gers freshman won by pin over Jasper freshman Re- ece Fromme in 1:40. • At 126 pounds, Char- gers senior Dylan Jones won by pin over Jasper soph- omore Chase Mehringer in 3:32. • At 132 pounds, Char- gers junior Randy Powell won by a 17-3 major decision over Jasper sophomore Kole Terwiske. • At 138 pounds, Char- gers sophomore Blake Hen- son lost by an 11-6 decision to Jasper junior Landon Betz. • At 145 pounds, Char- gers sophomore Brandon Goeppner lost by pin to Jas- per sophomore Sam Bies in 1:59. • At 152 pounds, Char- gers sophojmore Jagger Gladish lost by pin to Jasper senior Noah Heim in 1:22. • At 160 pounds, Char- gers sophomore Ian Allen lost by an 8 -4 decision to Jas- per senior Quinton Gordon. • At 170 pounds, Char- gers senior Gavin Boyd lost by a 7-2 decision to Jasper ju- nior Zach Flynn. • At 182 pounds, Jasper junior Zach Weisheit won by forfeit. • At 195 pounds, Char- gers senior Christian Alvey won by pin over Jasper ju- nior Zach Rydberg in 2:59. • At 220 pounds, Char- gers senior Jake Sisk won by tech fall by a score of 18 - 2 over Jasper junior Jimmy Earley. • At 285 pounds, Char- gers senior Silas Goff won by a 3-1 decision over Jas- per freshman Quade Popp. ponent." Senior Gavin Boyd went 4-1 on the day, posting two wins by pin and one win by a 9 -4 decision while compet- ing at 170 pounds and one win by pin while competing at 182 pounds. Senior Silas Goff went 4- 1, posting three wins by pin and one win by forfeit while competing at 285 pounds. "Silas had a tough match against a really good oppo- nent from Lincoln but wres- tled well all day other than that," Hewig said. Sophomore Brandon Goeppner also went 4-1, posting one win by pin, one win by technical fall and two wins by forfeit while compet- ing at 145 pounds. Freshman Lane Potts went 4-1, posting one win by pin while competing at 113 pounds and three wins by forfeit while competing at 106 pounds. Sophomore Ian Allen went 3-2, posting one win by deci- sion and two wins by forfeit at 160 pounds. Sophomore Blake Henson went 3-2 on the day, posting one win by pin and two wins by forfeit while competing at 138 pounds. Sophomore Dalton Wil- liams went 3-2 on the day, posting two wins by for- feit while competing at 113 pounds and one win by for- feit while competing at 106 pounds. Junior Randy Powell went 2-3 on the day, posting two wins by pin while competing at 132 pounds. Junior Jagar Gladish went 2-3 on the day, posting two wins by forfeit while compet- ing at 152 pounds. Pike Central will return to action on Thursday, Jan. 11, when it will host Evansville Central. The Chargers will then participate in the Sul- livan Winter Duals on Sat- urday, Jan. 13, and in the Pocket Athletic Conference Championships at Heritage Hills on Saturday, Jan. 20. Call us at 812-354-8500 or email sports@pressdispatch.net GOT SPORTS NEWS? See BOYS on page 4