The Press-Dispatch
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B-2 Wednesday, December 19, 2012 The Press-Dispatch Chargers wrestlers get three wins By Mike Johansen The Christmas break can't come to soon for the Pike Central Chargers with several injuries to heal, but that did not stop them from Giving Tell City and several teams in the Evansville North Invitational all they could handle this past week. The Chargers have a break until they face the Vincennes Lincoln Alices in a dual meet in Vincennes on Wednesday, Jan. 2, the first day back from an almost two week break. They will be in the Forest Park Invitational dual meet tournament Jan. 5. The Chargers were at home last Tuesday, Dec. 11, to face the Tell City Marksmen and came close to a dual meet home win, but fell one match short. Tell City prevailed 42-39 winning it with a last match pin. Pike Central gave up forfeits and six points at 112 and 220. The results from that meet, Pike Central wrestlers listed first, were: 106—Caleb Hawkins was pinned by Aubrey Craig; 120—Cody Whitehead was pinned by Travis Brinksreader; 126—Nick Baker dec. Dakota Hedinger, 4-2; 132— Austin Bolin pinned Jarret Hawker, :53; 138—Devin Phillips pinned Jeff Young, 1:09; 145—Colton Brittain won by forfeit; 152—Tristan Kenley was pinned by Cain Crawford; 160—Mason Roberson pinned Kyler Perry, 1:26; 170—Jacob Day was pinned by Javier Mendez; 182—Nick Lane won by forfeit; 195— Alex Roberts pinned Dakota Alvey, 3:14; Hwt—Bryce Manning was pinned by Cody Osborne. JV Match: Jaccie Cannon lost by a fall. Scouting Report By Mike Johansen The Pike Central Lady Chargers will be in Vincennes at Rivet High School Thursday and host Springs Valley on Friday to complete the before Christmas boys schedule while the Lady Chargers are getting ready for the Vincennes Rivet Tournament Dec. 27 and 28. BOYS BASKETBALL—The Charger boys teams have a double header on Thursday and Friday, one road game and one home game. Thursday night the Chargers take on the Vincennes Rivet Patriots in a road game at Rivet High School in Vincennes with the JV game at 6 p.m. and the varsity at 7:30. The Patriots are coached by Adam Ballard, who is 6-23 in his second season as the coach. They have wins over North Knox and Washington Catholic this year and stand at 2-5 overall. They beat the Chargers 51-47 last season. Key players for the Patriots include: Collin Vieke, 6-0, 12; Collin Wirth, 6-2, 11; Zach Templin, 6-4, 11; Nick Niehaus, 5-11, 11; John Anderson, 6-3, 10; Peyton Cummings, 6-1, 10; Alex Halter, 5-11, 11; Tanner Thomas, 5-10, 9; Tyler Mayles, 6-0, 11. The second game is Friday night in the Chargers gym with the JV game tipping off at 6 p.m. and the varsity at 7:30. This is the first year to meet Springs Valley for the Chargers. They are 3-2 on the season and were 5-16 last year. Coach Jim Jones is in his first year at the school and is 682-382 overall in 46 years of coaching. No information was available on their key players. The 2012-13 PAC boys basketball standings through Dec. 15 are: Team ALL PAC PPG OPG Southridge 4-0 3-0 59.3 41.8 Heritage Hills 2-1 1-0 71.7 70.0 South Spencer 4-2 1-0 62.3 57.8 Tecumseh 2-2 1-0 47.0 48.3 Forest Park 2-3 1-0 49.0 47.6 North Posey 1-4 1-1 51.4 60.0 Gibson Southern 0-4 0-2 55.0 77.5 Pike Central 0-4 0-2 37.3 57.5 Tell City 0-6 0-3 43.5 61.3 Boys Scores—Dec. 11: Castle 72, Evansville Central 60; Barr-Reeve 63, North Knox 14; Evansville Bosse 100, Memorial 66; Evansville Day 48, Union County 34; Loogootee 41, South Knox 31; Mount Carmel 53, Princeton 46. Dec. 12: Evansville North 82, Gibson Southern 48. Dec. 14: Evansville Mater Dei 41, North Posey 34; Northeast Dubois 54, Forest Park 49; South Spencer 65, Gibson Southern 60; Tecumseh 49, Tell City 36; BarrReeve 71, Shoals 32; Castle 68, Evansville Reitz 60; Jasper 52, Boonville 32; Mount Vernon 54, Evansville Memorial 51; North Daviess 50, Wood Memorial 36; North Knox 65, Mitchell 58; Perry Central 80, Springs Valley 50; South Knox 51, Washington Catholic 42; Vincennes Lincoln 68, Princeton 59, OT. Dec. 15: North Posey 59, Pike Central 50; Vincennes Lincoln 81, Evansville Central 68; Southridge 58, Jasper 41; Mount Vernon 79, Heritage Hills 68; Lawrenceville 63, Washington Catholic 48; Evansville Reitz 73, Terre Haute South 65; Evansville North 71, Mater Dei 42; Evansville Harrison 65, Terre Haute North 48; Evansville Day 72, Vincennes Rivet 59; Evansville Bosse 73, Cahokia 72; Crawford County 52, Northeast Dubois 40; Brownstown Central 85, Mitchell 42. GIRLS BASKETBALL—The Lady Chargers take the week before Christmas off to get ready for the Rivet Holiday Classic Dec. 27 and 28. They play Vincennes Rivet at 12:30 p.m. on Dec. 27 in the first round. The 2012-13 PAC girls basketball standings through Dec. 15 are: Team ALL PAC PPG OPG Southridge 7-4 5-0 42.9 35.7 Gibson Southern 6-3 2-0 46.0 47.4 Tell City 7-3 2-1 42.2 34.6 Heritage Hills 5-5 2-1 34.6 39.4 Tecumseh 5-5 2-2 49.6 47.2 Pike Central 2-6 1-3 41.9 46.3 North Posey 4-5 0-1 41.8 47.2 South Spencer 1-9 0-2 34.2 53.2 Forest Park 3-5 0-4 46.3 46.9 Girls Scores—Dec. 10: Mount Vernon 50, Carmi 19; North Posey 55, Evansville Reitz 42. Dec. 11: Sullivan 72, Shakamak 31; Southridge 52, Heritage Hills 20; Jasper 45, Washington 44; Forest Park 43, Evansville Central 30; Castle 45, Evansville Harrison 33. Dec. 12: Evansville Mater Dei 65, Bosse 33. Dec. 13: Gibson Southern 63, Pike Central 61; Barr-Reeve 42, Shoals 35; Bloomfield 43, Springs Valley 35; Evansville Mater Dei 60, North Posey 39; Evansville Memorial 52, Vincennes Rivet 47; Mount Carmel 63, Evansville North 33; North Knox 57, Wood Memorial 31; Northeast Dubois 52, Jasper 51, OT; Princeton 51, South Knox 33; Tell City 55, Tecumseh 31; Washington 66, Loogootee 20; Scottsburg 51, Mitchell 28. Dec. 14: Southridge 61, Crawford County 14; Evansville Reitz 47, Central 41. Dec. 15: Northeast Dubois 37, North Daviess 25; Tecumseh 57, Linton-Stockton 20; North Daviess 59, Linton-Stockton 41; Northeast Dubois 56, Tecumseh 31; Perry Central 54, South Spencer 32; Heritage Hills 34, Tell City 24; Tell City 39, South Spencer 19; Heritage Hills 48, Perry Central 44; White River Valley 27, Loogootee 20; Vincennes Rivet 62, Shoals 38; Sullivan 61, Bloomfield 33; Mount Vernon 57, Washington 41; Evansville Reitz 47, Vincennes Lincoln 45; Evansville Memorial 49, Guerin Catholic 44; Evansville Bosse 75, Boonville 65; Castle 52, New Albany 44; Barr-Reeve 65, South Central 31. WRESTLING—The Pike Central Chargers are on Christmas Break and they resume Jan. 2 with a dual meet at Vincennes Lincoln beginning at 6 p.m. They are at Forest Park for an invitational on Saturday, Jan. 5. BOYS-GIRLS SWIMMING—The Charger boys and girls swimming teams next meet is Monday, Jan. 7, against Northeast Dubois and Gibson Southern in the Pike Central pool. The Chargers were in the Evansville North Invitational on Saturday and wrestled five other teams in a dual meet situation and winning three of the matches. Pike Central forfeited all weight classes not mentioned in each result, usually two or three weight classes. The Chargers lost to Evansville North 27-45 in the opening match. The results were: 106—Hawkins won by forfeit; 120—Whitehead was pinned by Josh Elpers; 126—Baker won by forfeit; 132—Bolin was dec. by James Braye, 2-3 on a second period reversal; 138—Phillips pinned Junior, 5:15; 145—Brittain was pinned by Brown; 152— Kenley was pinned by Justin Naylor; 160—Roberson pinned Ty Winchell, 3:45; 170—Dal dec. Jacob Baehl, 11-8; 182—Roberts was dec. by Ryan Francis, 2-5; Hwt— Manning was dec. by Dylan Powell, 1-2. Pike Central 65, Wood Memorial 12: 106—Jaccie Cannon won by forfeit; 113—Hawkins was pinned by Cane Stocker; 120— Whitehead pinned Dalton Ashley, 2:13; 126—Baker won by forfeit; 132—Bolin technical fall over Heath Miley, 16-0; 138—Austin Dixon pinned Adam Skidmore, 2:42; 145—Phillips pinned Jonah Dupps, 2:40; 152— Kenley won by forfeit; 160— Roberson pinned Walker Beltran, :55; 170—Day won by forfeit; 182—Roberts pinned Cody Georges, :10; Hwt— Manning won by forfeit. Pike Central 48, Evansville Bosse 36: 106—Hawkins won by forfeit; 113—Cannon won by forfeit; 120—Whitehead pinned Shay Buchanan, 2:54; 126—Baker won by forfeit; 132—Bolin won by forfeit; 138—Phillips won by forfeit; 145—Brittain was pinned by Raymond Barnett; 152—Kenley was pinned by Jessie Ivy; 160—Roberson pinned Alan Hazelwood, 1:15; 170—Day was pinned by Wall, 2:49; 182—Roberts was pinned by Michael Merryweather; Hwt—Manning pinned Lucas Barkey, :45. Pike Central 18, North Knox 61: 106—Hawkins won by forfeit; 113—Cannon won by forfeit; 120—Whitehead won by forfeit; 126— Baker was pinned by Max Groteguth; 132—Bolin was dec. by Ben Auberry, 4-14; 138—Phillips was pinned by Jon Brown; 145—Brittain was pinned by Joey Thomas; 152—Kenley was pinned by Jesse Tapia-Aguilar; 160— Roberson was pinned by Jake Thomas; 170—Day was dec. by Blade Weber, 2-4, OT; 182—Roberts was pinned by Austin Miller; Hwt—Manning was pinned by Noah Miller. Pike Central 66, Daviess County 18: 106—Hawkins pinned Lords, 5:34; 120— Whitehead won by forfeit; 126—Baker won by forfeit; 132—Bolin won by forfeit; 138—Dixon pinned Kulpa, :25; 145—Phillips pinned Ward, Austin Bolin has Jarrett Hawker on his back and gets the pin in 53 seconds in the Tell City match last week. Nick Baker has control of his foe from Tell City during a 4-2 win in the home match last week. Mason Roberson has his foe from Tell City in a pinning hold. He got the pin in 1:26 of the first period for the Chargers. :47; 152—Brittain pinned Glespie, 1:25; 160—Roberson pinned Davis, 2:20; 170—Day pinned Jones, :45; 182—Roberts pinned Seward; Hwt— Manning won by forfeit. Wornica starts at GC By Mike Johansen Tara Wornica has landed in the starting lineup of the Georgia College Lady Bobcats as they start their march through the women's basketball season and the Peach Belt Conference. Wornica is a transfer from Olney College in Illinois to Georgia College State University in Milledgeville, Ga., and a graduate of Pike Central High School. Wornica set a single game scoring record at Olney with 41 points in an early season game. She put in 41 points against the Greenville College JV in the fourth game of the season. She lead her Olney team with 19 free throws attempted in one game, another school record. She had 348 attempts from the free throw line this season making 79 percent of her shots or 275 free throws to lead the team and set new school records for both. She made 81 percent her sophomore season. She is ranked 42nd in the NJCAA National list in free throws. Wornica was named first team all conference for the GRAC and totaled 851 points in her two years. She was a starting guard for three seasons at Pike Central under Coach Shawn Bruner and an all-PAC player her senior season. She lettered in basketball, track, golf and soccer at PCHS. Sports Week PCHS Girls Basketball Day Date Opponent Place Time Thurs. Dec. 27 Rivet Holiday Classic A 12:30 Pike Central vs. Vincennes Rivet at Vincennes University Gym Second Round either 6:30 or 8 p.m. Fri. Dec. 28 Rivet Holiday Classic A AD Games at 1, 2:30, 5:30 and 7 p.m. at Vincennes University Gym Thurs. Jan. 3 Washington A 6-7:30 PCHS Boys Basketball Thurs. Fri. Fri. Sat. Wed. Sat. Tara Wornica She is the daughter of Terry and Tricia Wornica of Petersburg. Georgia College is located in Milledgeville and was 4-22 last season. They are an NCAA Division II college program playing in the Peach Belt Conference. The team has a 4-3 record this season and is 2-0 in the conference. She has started all seven games for the Lady Bobcats scoring 6.6 points per game. She had 10 points versus Florida Western and 13 points in a game with West Georgia. She also has eight assists, two steals, 19 rebounds and a total of 46 points. She makes 65 percent of her free throws and shoots 50 percent from the field. They next play Dec. 30 in the Stair South Classic at home against Tuskegee and face Cocker College the next day. Dec. 20 Dec. 21 Jan. 4 Jan. 5 Jan. 2 Jan. 5 Mon. Wed. Jan. 7 Jan. 9 Thurs. Mon. Vincennes Rivet Springs Valley Wood Memorial Mitchell PCHS Wrestling Vincennes Lincoln Forest Park Invite A 7:30 H 6-7:30 A 6:30-8 A 6-7:30 A A 6:00 6:00 NE Dubois, G. Southern H Vincennes Lincoln H 6:30 6:00 PCHS Boys-Girls Swimming PCHS Freshman Boys Basketball Jan. 3 Jan. 7 Loogootee Heritage Hills-OPG PCMS 7th-8th Girls Basketball Wed. Thurs. Jan. 2 Jan. 3 Thurs. Sat. Jan. 3 Jan. 5 Thurs. Mon. Jan. 3 Jan. 7 Tecumseh* Forest Park* PCMS 6th Girls Basketball Boonville Loogootee PCMS 7th-8th Boys Basketball North Knox Washington A H 6:30 6:30 A A 6:30 6:00 H A 6:30 9:30a A A 6:00 6:00 PCMS 6th Boys Basketball Thurs. Jan. 3 Boonville A 6:30 Sat. Jan. 5 Southridge-OPG H 9:00a Note—For middle school seventh-eighth basketball, Seventh grade game first followed by with grade about 15 minutes after end of first game for both boys and girls, unless otherwise designated. *=Pocket Athletic Conference match, game or meet. OPG=Old Petersburg Gym Thurs. Mon. Mon. Mon. Mon. Elementary School Basketball Fifth Grade Jan. 3 Jan. 7 Jan. 7 Jan. 7 Jan. 7 OES at Holland (G) A Oakland City at WES H PES Boys at Holland A Holland at PES Girls H Cedar Crest at OES (B-G)H 6:00 5:30 6:00 6:00 6:00