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The Press-Dispatch Sports Wednesday, Februar y 21, 2018 B- 5 his back and end the bout. "Jake came out and wres- tled hard," Hewig said. "He knew the game plan and went for it. Jake was block- ing off a lot of his offense at the beginning and got a few positions that were good spots for him, but came up short. I was proud of the fight he put up." Parris would go on to post three more wins by pin – in 0 :46 against Cen- tral Noble junior Levi Lef- fers in the quarters, in 3:53 against Whiteland senior Ryan Hammond in the semifinals, and in 3:08 against Merrillville se- nior Brandon Streck in the championship bout – to win his third straight state title in the 220 -pound weight di- vision while improving to 47-0. The four wins by pin gave Parris 11 for his four- year high school career at the state finals, breaking the record of 10 set by Ray Frankowski from 1936 -38. Parris, who ended his ca- reer on a 153-match win- ning streak to improve to 206 -1, also became the sixth individual to win three straight state titles in the same weight class since Franklin Central's Jake O'Brien accomplished the feat at 215 from 2001-2003. Sisk ended his senior season with a record of 38 - 6, tying senior teammate Silas Goff – who went 38 - 3 at 285 pounds – for most wins. Sisk led the Chargers in wins by pin with 26. Se- nior Dylan Jones, who went 35 -4 at 126 -pounds, was second on the team with 22 wins by pin, followed by Goff with 21. Over his four-year high school career, Sisk record- ed 139 wins, including 86 wins by pin. He also had 768 team points, 31 near falls, 450 match points and 133 takedowns. SISK Continued from page 1 call or text any questions to: 812-582-3969 • Team entry fee of $200 is due on or before March 10. • If you do not have a team, you can be placed on one. • Thirteen players max per team, with a minimum of 4 female players. • Double elimination tournament. • Rules will be given upon payment of entry fee. • First place prize only. • Twenty team max. W I N S L O W S P O R T S L E A G U E ' S 1st Annual SPRING SOFTBALL Tournament Saturday, March 17 8am-Games End Sunday, March 18 Noon-Games End JOSH MOORE Former Pike Central High School Lady Char- ger standout Tricia Deffendoll (right) pos- es with senior Erika Hendrixson (left), who joined Deffendoll as the newest member of the school's 1,000-point club during a ceremo- ny held at halftime of the Pike Central-Jasper boys' basketball game on Saturday, Feb. 17. Hendrixson, who scored her 1,000th point ear- lier this season against North Knox, ended her high school career with 1,142 points. Deffen- doll, who graduated from Pike Central in 1991 after leading the Lady Chargers to two section- al and regional championships in the 1989- 90 and 1990-1991 seasons, is the program's all-time leading scorer with 1,621 points and still holds the school record for most points in a season (505), most assists in a season (143), most assists in a career (399) and career free throw percentage (76.5 percent). Ed Cahill photo Pike Central Middle School seventh grader Dane Gladish (right) tries to roll a Jasper wres- tler onto his back in a 100-pound bout during a three-team meet hosted by Vincennes Clark on Thursday, Feb. 15. The Chargers defeated Jasper 54-43 but lost to the Alices 54-42. Ed Cahill photo Pike Central Middle School seventh grader Griffin Boyd (top) battles a Jasper wrestler in an 80-pound bout during a three-team meet host- ed by Vincennes Clark on Thursday, Feb. 15. The Chargers defeated Jasper 54-43 but lost to the Alices 54-42. Ed Cahill photo Pike Central Middle School eighth grader Jack Tegmey- er (top) grapples with a Jasper wrestler in a 95-pound bout during a three-team meet hosted by Vincennes Clark on Thursday, Feb. 15. The Chargers defeated Jasper 54- 43 but lost to the Alices 54-42. Ed Cahill photo Pike Central Middle School eighth grader Blaine Pitcher (front) tries to twist his way out of a hold by a Jasper wrestler in a 125-pound bout during a three-team meet hosted by Vincennes Clark on Thursday, Feb. 15. The Char- gers defeated Jasper 54-43 but lost to the Alices 54-42. Ed Cahill photo Pike Central Middle School seventh grader Tyrus Schoppenhorst (left) tries to get away from a Jasper wrestler in a 100-pound bout during a three-team meet hosted by Vincennes Clark on Thursday, Feb. 15. The Chargers defeated Jasper 54-43 but lost to the Alices 54-42. 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Second row: Isaac Shimer, Ozzy Nicholson, Corey Goeppner, Kale Speedy, Konnor Simmons, Kaden Davis, Blaine Pitcher, Jon Cannon, Wyatt Frasure, E.J. Willis, Gunner Earley and Bryer Earley. Not pictured: Adon Sanchez and Creek Sullivan. Submitted Photo The Pike Central Mid- dle School wrestling team opened its season on Tues- day, Feb. 13, by winning one of three matches during a four-team invitational host- ed by Boonville. The Chargers opened with a 48 -42 loss to Princ- eton, beat Vincennes Clark 51-42, and lost to the host Pi- oneers 51-42. Three Pike Central wres- tlers finished the night un- beaten – Wyatt Frazier at 135 pounds, Kaden Davis at 120 pounds, and Gun- ner Earley at 200 pounds – while Jack Tegmeyer earned co-champion honors at 95 pounds, going 2-1. "We started pretty flat against Princeton," Char- gers head coach Ryan Mc- Cain said. "We've got a lot of first-year wrestlers in the line-up, so they really are not prepared for what it's like in a live match situa- tion. It was a good place to start, see what we need to work on, and get the butter- flies out of the way." "We wrestled much bet- ter in the next match against Vincennes Clark and Boon- ville," McCain continued. "Both of those schools have really good youth programs, so to see our kids go out and wrestle against more experi- enced kids the way they did was very inspiring. They didn't back down or quit." "That's what makes this so much fun, to watch these kids come out with little or no experience, and see how they progress in such a short season," McCain add- ed. On Thursday, Feb. 15, Pike Central participated in a three-team meet host- ed by Vincennes Clark, de- feating Jasper 54-43 before dropping a 54-42 loss to the host Alices. The Chargers had six un- defeated wrestlers on the night – Griffin Boyd, Jack Tegmeyer, Cole Parks, E.J. Willis, Konnor Simmons and Jon Cannon. "I was really impressed with our effort in these du- als," McCain said. "We got a big win against Jasper. We came out ready to go and took it to them. It's crazy how much better we looked just two days later. We used our off day to work on some of the obvious technique flaws we have, and it really paid off." "We came up a little short against Vincennes Clark this time," McCain contin- ued. "I talked with my as- sistant, Luke Cox, and Vin- cennes Clark's coach and I decided to bump a few of my better wrestlers up in weight to see some better competition." "While it didn't pay off in the win column, it did get my guys some valuable ex- perience to make us better for the PAC tourney, which is our main goal every time we go out and wrestle," Mc- Cain added. "I sat the guys down and explained what we were doing, that we nev- er back down from a fight or a challenge – that's how we get better and take this pro- gram to the next level. They agreed and stepped up, and I couldn't be more proud of them." Pike Central, which par- ticipated in a four-team meet hosted by Forest Park on Monday, Feb. 19, will re- turn to action on Saturday, Feb. 24, when the Chargers will host the Pike Central In- vitational starting at 9 a.m. Pike Central Middle School wrestlers open 2018 season Call us at 812-354-8500 or email sports@pressdispatch.net GOT SPORTS NEWS?