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B-2 Sports Wednesday, July 25, 2018 The Press-Dispatch on playing, you need to be there because this is what's at stake.' And the numbers didn't get any better." One word that Powell used several times to de- scribe the situation was "unfortunate." "For us, the Pike Cen- tral-Wood Memorial thing, that's something that peo- ple have wanted for a long time," Powell said. "I know when I was coaching, we were always trying to find a way to make a schedule work to get them involved. The unfortunate thing is, for us to get it done and this to happen, it kind of puts us in a bad spot." "I keep saying 'unfortu- nate,' but it really is," Powell added. "I hate it for them. They may have only had 13 kids, but those are 13 kids that wanted to play foot- ball." Powell said that if Pike Central is unable to figure out a way to replace Wood Memorial on its schedule, he was not sure if the Char- gers would or should claim a forfeit win over the Tro- jans. I know the situation that they had a couple of years ago, it was, like, the week of ( Week One), and there were a few teams that were able to recover – they were able to sneak in a few schools and get a game," Powell said. "But being that we're sitting in the sit- uation we are, I don't know. I don't know how we're go- ing to take that." "It may be an eight-game season," Powell continued. "If it is an eight-game sea- son, do we take that or not? That's something that I would probably discuss with the administration and probably Coach Stephens, but, right now, I don't have an answer one way or the other." "We've never talked about it," Stephens said. "I mean, our immediate thing, for us, was we need to find a game. With no scrimmage, with no Week One, that puts us quite a ways away before we get to a game. I know that I haven't had any conversations with any- body about forfeits or not. It was more along the lines of, 'Hey, let's get a game so we can go play." "As far as the coach- es and the community go, we're disappointed because it's a natural geographic ri- val," Stephens added. "It's two schools that have sim- ilar backgrounds in foot- ball. I really felt like it could have been a nice competi- tive game, and a great way to kick off our season every season. We're understand- ing, but we are extremely disappointed." CANCEL Continued from page 1 SPIKE Continued from page 1 UPCOMING SCHEDULE MONDAY, JULY 30 High School Girls' Golf: Tecumseh vs. Pike Cen- tral at Prides Creek Golf Course, 5 p.m. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1 High School Girls' Golf: Pike Central vs. Wash- ington at Country Oaks Golf Club, 4:30 p.m. SATURDAY, AUGUST 4 High School Girls' Soccer: Vincennes Rivet at Pike Central (scrimmage), 10 a.m. MONDAY, AUGUST 6 High School Girls' Golf: Pike Central vs. Heritage Hills at Christmas Lake Golf Course, 6 p.m. TUESDAY, AUGUST 7 High School Boys' Soccer: South Knox at Pike Central (scrimmage), 5:30 p.m. THURSDAY, AUGUST 9 High School Girls' Golf: Pike Central vs. North Knox and South Knox at Bicknell Country Club, 4:30 p.m. SATURDAY, AUGUST 11 High School Boys' Tennis: Pike Central at Loo- gootee, 10 a.m. High School Junior Varsity Boys' Soccer: Evans- ville Harrison, Pike Central, Southridge and Washing- ton in Pike Central Tournament, 10 a.m. High School Girls' Golf: Pike Central in Wash- ington Invitational at Country Oaks Golf Club, 2 p.m. and one each by Dawson, Taylor Lamey and rising senior Allesha Sisk. Tay- lor Lamey led Pike Cen- tral in kills with six while Crow and Dawson added four each. Crow, Dawson and Kaila Lamey notched four digs apiece. Jenkins, who had three kills and two digs, also had one block. "We started out with great intensity and enthu- siasm," Chestnut said. "We played well, found the holes on their side of the court and capitalized on them. It was a great win to end the tourney." Washington, which went 3-0 on the day, took first- place honors. Owen Valley, which went 1-2 on the day, placed third, while South Knox, which went 0 -3 on the day, was fourth. Pike Central will open the 2018 season on Tues- day, August 14, when the Lady Chargers will host Vincennes Lincoln. Pike Central High School rising senior Kylie Dawson prepares to serve the ball during the 2018 Summer Spike volleyball tournament on Saturday, July 21, in the Pike Central Middle School gym. The Lady Chargers went 2-1 in the round-robin tournament to place second. Ed Ca- hill photo Ten Pike Central High School cheerleaders were nominated for All-American honors. Pictured above, from left to right, are: Kayla Cannon, Jenna Meyer, Emma McKinney, Caitlyn Tyree, Hallee Stephens, Abigail Sutt, Haven Longest, Lexie Neese, Avarie Hartke and Kathleen Hanebutt. Submitted photo Pictured above are the Pike Central High School cheerlead- ers and lifters. They are, first row, left to right: seniors Hal- lee Stephens, Gage Reibold and Abigail Sutt. Second row: Pey- ton Thome, Madyson Satterfield, Kayla Cannon, Kathleen Hanebutt, Jenna Meyer, Avarie Hartke, Jenna McLain, Cait- lyn Tyree and Emma McKinney. Third row: Lexie Neese, Syd- ney Boyd, Chase Dotterweich, Grace Brandle and Haven Lon- gest. Submitted photo The Pike Central Middle School cheerleading team participated in a National Cheerleading Associa- tion (NCA) camp held at Vincennes University July 17-20. Pictured above are, first row, left to right: Alli Hardin, NCA Buddy, Amaya and Michaela Gray. Second row: Grace Goodpaster, Hannah Cassada, Chloe Willis, Taylor Gosciniak, Alyssa Young, Carlie Halbrader and Tessa Vinnedge. Not pictured: Jillian Bai- ley and Olivia Miller. Submitted Photo Chloe Willis was one of four Pike Cen- tral Middle School cheerleaders nominat- ed for NCA All-Amer- ican after demonstrat- ing superior skills in dance. She also was chosen by a NCA staff member to receive a 'Why American Needs Cheerleaders' pin. Submitted photo Hannah Cassada was one of four Pike Central Middle School cheerleaders nominat- ed for NCA All-Ameri- can after demonstrat- ing superior skills in motions. Submitted photo Jillian Bailey was one of four Pike Cen- tral Middle School cheerleaders nominat- ed for NCA All-Amer- ican after demonstrat- ing superior skills in jumps. Submitted photo Tessa Vinnedge was one of four Pike Cen- tral Middle School cheerleaders nominat- ed for NCA All-Ameri- can after demonstrat- ing superior skills in motions. Submitted photo Pike Central High School rising senior Abigail Sutt, who was named to the All-American Team at an NCA Cheerleading Camp held July 17-20 at Vincennes University, is pictured holding her All-American patch and the Camp Individual Leadership Award. Sutt was also a Pin It For- ward recipient. Submitted photo Pike Central High School cheerleaders, lifters attend NCA Camp The Pike Central High School cheerleaders and lift- ers participated in a Nation- al Cheerleading Association (NCA) camp at Vincennes University from Tuesday, Ju- ly 17, through Friday, July 20. While at camp, the Pike Central cheerleaders and lifters received blue Superi- or Ribbons on all of their per- formances, and had 10 girls nominated for All-American – Kayla Cannon, Kathleen Hanebutt, Avarie Hartke, Ha- ven Longest, Emma McKin- ney, Jenna Meyer, Lexie Neese, Hallee Stephens, Ab- igail Sutt and Caitlyn Tyree. The Pike Central cheer- leaders and lifters received a Spirit Stick every day of the camp, as well as the NCA Spirit Award for being the team to show the most spirit and sportsmanship through- out the camp. Rising senior Abigail Sutt made the All-American Team and received the Camp Indi- vidual Leadership Award. She was also given an appli- cation to apply for NCA Staff, an honor only her and one other girl at camp received. PCMS cheerleaders named Most Improved Squad at NCA Camp The Pike Central Middle School cheerleaders attend- ed a National Cheerleading Association (NCA) Camp held at Vincennes University from Tuesday, July 17, through Fri- day, July 20. During the course of the four-day camp, the PCMS cheerleaders learned new ma- terial and were evaluated on a cheer and band chant. They received a blue Superior rib- bon in both categories. On the final day of the camp, the PCMS cheerleaders com- peted in TOP Chant and TOP Cheer events. They were the top-scoring squad in both cat- egories and were awarded tro- phies. They were also named the Most Improved Squad at camp. Along with the trophies, the PCMS cheerleaders also brought home a spirit stick ev- ery evening. Four PCMS cheerleaders were nominated by the NCA staff for NCA All-American. Athletes were chosen by show- ing superior skills in one of the following categories – Leader- ship, Dance, Motions, Jumps, Stunts and Tumbling. Nomi- nated for NCA All-American were Chloe Willis (Dance), Tessa Vinnedge (Motions), Jillian Bailey ( Jumps) and Hannah Cassada (Motions). Willis was also chosen by an NCA staff member to re- ceive a "Why America Needs Cheerleaders" pin.