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B-2 Sports Wednesday, August 22, 2018 The Press-Dispatch WIN Continued from page 1 UPCOMING SCHEDULE WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22 High School Boys' Tennis: Pike Central at Te- cumseh, 5:30 p.m. Middle School Girls' Soccer: South Knox vs. Pike Central at Old Petersburg Gym, 5 p.m. Middle School Boys' Soccer: South Knox vs. Pike Central at Old Petersburg Gym – Varsity, 6:15 p.m.; Ju- nior Varsity, 7:15 p.m. THURSDAY, AUGUST 23 High School Girls' Golf: Vincennes Lincoln and North Daviess vs. Pike Central at Prides Creek Golf Course, 4:30 p.m. High School Volleyball: Pike Central at Loogootee – Junior Varsity, 6 p.m.; Varsity, 7:15 p.m. High School Girls' Soccer: Evansville Day School at Pike Central, 6 p.m. High School Boys' Soccer: Evansville Day School at Pike Central ( junior varsity only), 7 p.m. Middle School 6th, 7th and 8th Grade Volley- ball: Pike Central at Fort Branch, 6 p.m. Middle School Football: Pike Central at Wash- ington, 6 p.m. FRIDAY, AUGUST 24 High School Football: Pike Central at Tecumseh, 7:30 p.m. SATURDAY, AUGUST 25 High School Boys' Tennis: Pike Central in Vin- cennes Lincoln Invitational, 9 a.m. High School Volleyball: Pike Central in Screen Printing Plus Tournament at Vincennes Lincoln, 9 a.m. High School Girls' Soccer: Vincennes Rivet at Pike Central, 2:30 p.m. Middle School Volleyball: Forest Park at Pike Cen- tral, 10 a.m. Middle School Boys' Soccer: At Gospel Center: Mt. Carmel (Ill.) vs. Pike Central 11 a.m.; Heritage Hills vs. Pike Central, 1 p.m. MONDAY, AUGUST 27 High School Boys' Soccer: Boonville at Pike Cen- tral ( junior varsity only), 5:30 p.m. High School Volleyball: Pike Central at Evansville Reitz – Junior Varsity, 6:30 p.m.; Varsity, 7:45 p.m. Middle School Girls' Soccer: Pike Central at Washington, 5:30 p.m. Middle School Boys' Soccer: Pike Central at Jas- per – Junior Varsity, 5:30 p.m.; Varsity, 7 p.m. TUESDAY, AUGUST 28 High School Boys' Tennis: Washington at Pike Central, 4:30 p.m. High School Girls' and Boys' Cross Country: Pike Central at North Knox, 5 p.m. High School Girls' Golf: Pike Central and North Posey vs. Gibson Southern at Cambridge Golf Course, 5:30 p.m. High School Girls' Soccer: Evansville Day School at Pike Central, 6 p.m. High School Volleyball: Forest Park at Pike Cen- tral – Freshmen, 6 p.m.; Junior Varsity, 6:30 p.m.; Var- sity, 7:15 p.m. High School Boys' Soccer: Pike Central at South Spencer, 8 p.m. Middle School Girls' and Boys' Cross Country: Pike Central and Washington at North Knox, 5 p.m. Middle School 7th and 8th Grade Volleyball: Pike Central at Washington, 5:30 p.m. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29 High School Boys' Tennis: Pike Central at South Spencer, 5:30 p.m. Middle School Girls' Soccer: Pike Central at Vin- cennes Rivet, 5 p.m. Middle School 6th Grade Volleyball: South Knox at Pike Central, 6 p.m. Middle School Boys' Soccer: Pike Central at Vin- cennes Rivet, 6:30 p.m. THURSDAY, AUGUST 30 High School Girls' Golf: Forest Park vs. Pike Cen- tral at Prides Creek Golf Course, 4:30 p.m. High School Boys' Tennis: Pike Central at Wood Memorial, 5:30 p.m. High School Girls' and Boys' Cross Country: Pike Central in Alan Hopewell Invitational at Gibson Southern, 6 p.m. High School Girls' Soccer: Boonville at Pike Cen- tral, 6 p.m. High School Volleyball: Shoals at Pike Central – Junior Varsity, 6 p.m.; Varsity, 7:15 p.m. High School Boys' Soccer: Boonville at Pike Cen- tral, 7:45 p.m. Middle School Boys' and Girls' Cross Country: Pike Central and Washington at South Knox, 5 p.m. Middle School 7th and 8th Grade Football: North Knox at Pike Central, 6 p.m. Middle School Boys' Soccer: Boonville vs. Pike Central at Gospel Center – Varsity, 6 p.m.; Junior Var- sity, 7:30 p.m. FRIDAY, AUGUST 31 High School Football: Heritage Hills at Pike Cen- tral, 8 p.m. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 High School Boys' Soccer: Princeton at Pike Cen- tral, noon. Middle School Girls' and Boys' Cross Coun- try: Pike Central at Fort Branch Invitational, 10 a.m. can ask for." Evansville Central would close to within eight points – at 23-15 – before Pike Central scored the final two points to take a 2-0 lead in the best-of- five match. In the third set, the La- dy Chargers jumped out to a 3-0 lead following serves by Lamey and never looked back, scoring five straight points to open up a 16 -8 lead and cruising to a 10 -point win. "They were finding holes, they were putting it where their girls weren't, they were making them move, draw- ing their setter back off the net, which is what we want, so that way, their hitters can't get a good hit," Chestnut said. "We've just got to keep that momentum going forward through the season, and we should be very successful at it." Senior Becca Crow, who had the Lady Chargers' lone ace serve, added four kills while senior Kylie Dawson had three. Junior Emma Rus- sell had two kills and Keepes had one. Crow led the Lady Char- gers in digs with nine while Kylie Dawson had eight. Keepes added six digs while sophomore libero Kaila Lamey had five. Taylor Lamey had four digs, junior Alex- is Englert had two digs and Jenkins had one dig. In junior varsity action, sophomore Neeley Correll dished out five ace serves while sophomore Lily Wil- lis and freshman Erika Vinnedge added three each to lead Pike Central to a 25 - 21, 15 -25, 15 -8 victory over Evansville Central. Also serving up aces were sophomores Riley Morgan (2), Addie Johnson (1) and Kenzie Powell (1). A fter splitting the first two sets of the best-of-three match, the Lady Chargers fell behind 2-0 in the third set before scoring four straight points – including three fol- lowing serves by Powell – to take a 4-2 lead. Then, leading 7-5, Pike Central went on a 6 -0 run – scoring five points following serves by Willis – to open up a 13-5 advantage. Johnson, Powell and Vinnedge tied for the team lead in kills with two each. Correll, Morgan and Willis had one kill each. Correll led the Lady Char- gers in digs with eight while Johnson and sophomore Shel- by Ridao added seven each. Morgan had six digs. Pike Central will return to action on Thursday, Aug. 23,at Loogootee. The Lady Chargers will compete in the Screen Printing Plus Tour- nament hosted by Vincennes Lincoln on Saturday, Aug. 25, then travel to Evansville Re- itz on Monday, Aug. 27, before returning home to battle For- est Park on Tuesday, Aug. 28. of senior Kyle Williams and junior Quinton Sorgius de- feated the Titans' team of senior Gavin Graper and sophomore Bryce Simpson 6 -2, 6 -2. At No. 2 doubles, the Ti- tans' team of senior Alex Harper and junior Devon Bullock won by forfeit. "Our No. 1 doubles did a good job on the court to- night," Pike Central head coach Brent Beck said. "Kyle and Quinton both served the ball well and their net game was solid as well. In singles, we hit the ball from the base- line good at times, but we just need to be more con- sistent in order to win more points." Pike Central, which fell to 0 -2 overall and 0 -1 in the Pocket Athletic Association, will travel to Tecumseh on Wednesday, Aug. 22. The Chargers will compete in the Vincennes Lincoln In- vitational on Saturday, Aug. 25, before returning home to host Washington on Tues- day, Aug. 28. NETTERS Continued from page 1 Pike Central High School junior Dalton Wil- liams prepares to hit a return while playing No. 2 singles during a home match against North Posey on Wednesday, Aug. 15. The match was suspend- ed because of inclement weather and has not been rescheduled. Ed Cahill photo Above: Pike Central High School sophomore Ethan Huck follows through on a return shot while playing No. 1 singles during a home match against North Posey on Wednesday, Aug. 15. The match was suspended because of inclement weather and has not been rescheduled. Ed Cahill photo Right: Pike Central High School junior Quinton Sorgius follows through on his swing while play- ing No. 1 doubles during a home match against North Posey on Wednesday, Aug. 15. The match was suspended because of inclement weather and has not been rescheduled. Ed Cahill photo Pike Central High School ju- nior Alexis Englert (left) looks on as sophomore Kaila Lamey (right) prepares to receive a serve during varsity volleyball action against visiting Evans- ville Central on Thursday, Aug. 16. The Lady Chargers won the match 25-21, 25-15, 25-15. Ed Cahill photo Pike Central High School se- nior Becca Crow (5) sets the ball during varsity volleyball action against visiting Evans- ville Central on Thursday, Aug. 16. The Lady Chargers won the match 25-21, 25-15, 25-15. Ed Cahill photo Pike Central High School ju- nior Alexis Englert (20) pre- pares to serve the ball during varsity volleyball action against visiting Evansville Central on Thursday, Aug. 16. The Lady Chargers won the match 25-21, 25-15, 25-15. Ed Cahill photo Above: Pike Central High School sophomores Shelby Ridao (left) and Kenzie Powell (center), and freshman Erika Vinnedge (right) keep their eyes on the ball during junior varsity volleyball ac- tion against visiting Evansville Central on Thurs- day, Aug. 16. The Lady Chargers won the match 25-21, 15-25, 15-8. Ed Cahill photo Below: Pike Central High School sophomore Kenzie Powell (center) shares a laugh with fresh- man Morgan Blackburn (far left), sophomore Lily Willis (second from left), sophomore Shelby Rid- ao (31), sophomore Riley Morgan (second from right) and sophomore Neeley Correll (far right) between sets during junior varsity volleyball ac- tion against visiting Evansville Central on Thurs- day, Aug. 16. The Lady Chargers won the match 25-21, 15-25, 15-8. Ed Cahill photo PCHS volleyball team opens season with losses to Vincennes Lincoln, Washington The Pike Central High School volleyball team opened its season with a 25 - 9, 25 -15, 25 -14 loss to visiting Vincennes Lincoln on Tues- day, Aug. 14. The Lady Alices opened the first set by scoring the first four points then – after Pike Central scored to pull to within 4-1 – rattled off 11 straight points to extend their lead to 15 -1. In the second set, the La- dy Chargers pulled to with- in 10 -6 before Vincennes Lincoln scored six straight points to open up a 16 -6 lead. In the third set, the La- dy Alices scored the first 11 points and cruised to the three-set win. "We started out pret- ty flat," Pike Central head coach Brandi Chestnut said. "Vincennes Lincoln got on a four-point run after a missed serve. It was like we fell in a hole and couldn't dig our- selves out of it. Vincennes Lincoln wasn't hitting the ball hard. They were good at placing the ball where we weren't, and we just couldn't recover." "Sets 2 and 3 were better, but we still fell flat at times," Chestnut added. "There were some very high points of the game that we need to be able to capitalize on and push points forward." Junior Aubrie Dawson had a team-high three kills while senior Becca Crow – who led the Lady Chargers in ace serves with two – add- ed two more. In the junior varsity match, sophomore Ken- zie Powell scored a team- See LOSSES on 4