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B-4 Sports Wednesday, August 29, 2018 The Press-Dispatch SPORTS BRIEFS Free hunter education class to be offered A free hunter edu- cation class will be of- fered Monday, Sept. 17, through Friday, Sept. 21, at the Sugar Ridge Fish and Wildlife headquar- ters. Hunter education classes provide instruc- tion in safe firearm use and handling while hunting as well as in the home, hunter ethics and responsibility, game identification and con- servation management. Class time will be from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Eastern time, each evening. At- tendance at all sessions is necessary to be eligi- ble to test on the last day. This course is re- quired for anyone born after Dec. 31, 1986, who wishes to purchase an In- diana hunting license. The 10 -hour class is sponsored by the Indi- ana Department of Nat- ural Resources-Law En- forcement Division, and will be conducted by In- diana Conservation Of- ficers and certified Indi- ana Hunter Education in- structors. Seating is lim- ited and will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. To register, go to www. register-ed.com and fol- low the instructions giv- en. Directions to the Sugar Ridge FWA Head- quarters and additional information can also be accessed on this website. Any child under 11 years of age must be ac- companied by a parent or guardian every ses- sion. At the first ses- sion, everyone under 18 years of age must give the instructor a signed, completed Liability Re- lease Form, which can be downloaded at reg- ister-ed.com. This form must have the parent or guardian's signature. Petersburg Little League to hold election for officers The Petersburg Little League 2018 board offi- cers election will be Sun- day, Oct. 7, at 7 p.m. at the Petersburg Little League concession stands. Anyone interested in a league office or voting for the officers is welcome. New members are re- quired to attend. For more information, call Joey O'Brien at 812- 486-7107. HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL Pocket Athletic Conference Standings PAC Overall Team W-L W-L PF PA Gibson Southern 2-0 2-0 121 0 Heritage Hills 1-0 2-0 94 7 North Posey 1-0 1-1 88 92 Pike Central 0 -0 0 -2 28 62 Southridge 0 -0 1-1 42 42 Forest Park 0 -1 0 -2 0 93 Tell City 0 -1 0 -2 0 55 South Spencer 0 -2 0 -2 28 112 RESULTS OF AUGUST 24 PAC Games Tecumseh 28, Pike Central 6 Gibson Southern 73, South Spencer 0 Heritage Hills 49, Tell City 0 Jasper 35, Southridge 7 Mount Vernon (Posey) 64, North Posey 49 Perry Central 45, Forest Park 0 Other Area Games Eastern Greene 21, North Knox 14 Evansville Bosse 46, Washington 12 New Albany 27, Castle 20 Henderson Co. (Ky.) 48, Evansville North 7 Mitchell 29, Springs Valley 8 North Central (Farmersburg) 52, North Daviess 0 Owensboro (Ky.) 35, Evansville Reitz 34 Owensboro Apollo (Ky.) 17, Evansville Mater Dei 10 Sullivan 42, Linton-Stockton 14 Terre Haute North 31, Princeton 7 Terre Haute South 49, Evansville Harrison 14 Boonville 40, Vincennes Lincoln 26 RESULTS OF AUGUST 25 Other Area Games Evansville Central 49, Daviess County (Ky.) 13 Evansville Memorial 49, Owensboro Apollo (Ky.) 21 GAMES OF AUGUST 31 PAC Games Heritage Hills at Pike Central, 8 p.m. North Posey at Gibson Southern South Spencer at Tell City Southridge at Forest Park Other Area Games Boonville at Jasper Castle at Evansville Reitz Evansville Central at Evansville Bosse Evansville Mater Dei at Evansville Harrison Evansville Memorial at Evansville North Mitchell at West Washington Monrovia at Linton-Stockton Mount Carmel (Ill.) at Mount Vernon (Posey) North Daviess at Eastern Greene North Knox at Tecumseh Paoli at Springs Valley Parke Heritage at North Central (Farmersburg) Sullivan at Northview Washington at Princeton GAMES OF SEPTEMBER 1 Area Games Anderson Prep Academy at Dugger Union Vincennes Lincoln at Lexington Christian (Ky.) Weston Stamps scored to give Tecumseh – following the point-after kick by junior Dylan Simmons – a 7-0 lead with 10 :07 left in the open- ing period. Pike Central, aided by a personal foul penalty against the Braves on the ensuing kickoff, began its second of- fensive drive at Tecumseh's 46 -yard line. However, an incomplete pass by junior quarterback Mario Fields intended for ju- nior wide receiver Connor O'Neal on first down, and a five-yard loss by senior run- ning back Eli Coleman on second down left the Char- gers facing 3rd-and-15 from their own 49 -yard line. Following a run for no gain by Fields, a punt by se- nior Braxton Rice bounced out of bounds at the Braves' 29 -yard line. Six plays later, a 28 -yard touchdown run by sopho- more running back Travis Parker extended Tecum- seh's lead to 13-0 with 5:50 left in the first period. Then, after forcing Pike Central to punt from its own 31-yard line, the Braves put together a 11-play, 73-yard drive that culminated in a 12-yard touchdown run by junior quarterback Griffin Tuley. Miles subsequently ran for the two-point con- version, stretching Tecum- seh's lead to 21-0 with 11:17 remaining in the second pe- riod. Pike Central's offense got things going a little lat- er when, starting at its own 39 -yard line, it put together an eight-play, 61-yard drive, capped by a four-yard touch- down run by Fields, cutting the Braves' lead to 21-6 with 7:05 left in the first half. Highlighting the scoring drive were a 17-yard pass from Fields to O'Neal on 1st-and-10 at the Chargers' 39 -yard line and a 21-yard pass from senior wide re- ceiver Judah Leathco to ju- nior tight end Levi McCar- ter on 3rd-and-4 at Tecum- seh's 38 -yard line. The Braves, however, an- swered with a scoring drive of their own, piecing togeth- er an eight-play, 80 -yard drive capped by a nine-yard touchdown pass from Tuley to senior tight end Conner Perry. Simmons' point-after kick was good, giving the Braves a 28 -6 lead with 3:14 left in the first half. Neither team was able to score in the second half. In fact, the Chargers held Te- cumseh to just 56 yards of total offense in the final two periods – 49 yards on the ground, 7 yards in the air – after the Braves racked up 265 yards – 251 yards on the ground, 14 yards in the air – during the first half. "We really didn't make any adjustments," Stephens said. "(Defensive coordi- nator Caleb) Cherry had a great game plan going in- to the game. There wasn't anything that we saw that we weren't 100 percent pre- pared for. The difference was that our guys started do- ing the things that we had asked them to do last Tues- day." "There was no magic," Stephens added. "They didn't do something differ- ent. It was just, flat out, we didn't execute. When we executed, we did fine. And when we didn't execute, then we did poorly." Pike Central didn't fare any better offensively, com- piling just 52 yards of total offense in the second half – 46 yards on the ground, 6 yards in the air – after being held to 69 yards – 26 yards on the ground, 43 yards in the air - during the first half. "Offensively, I felt like I was comfortable in what we showed them, what we were doing," Stephens said. "Of- fensive coordinator ( J.J.) Howald had a good game plan. The biggest thing that I noticed was just, when we get those big physical guys inside, we have a hard time executing." "I can deal with physi- cal mismatches," Stephens added. "But the thing that is frustrating is the lack of mental execution." Repetition, Stephens said, will only help get the play- ers to trust and execute the game plan. "I don't think any of our kids are willfully just say- ing, 'Hey, I'm not going to do this,'" Stephens said. "It's just a matter of it takes time, it takes repetition. You know, if you've been using to doing something your whole life a certain way – 'Hey, go get the ball; hey, go do this; run around and make a play' – that's different than what we're asking them to do." "We're asking them, 'Hey, do your job in the structure of the defense do your job in the structure of the offense. And trust the game plan,'" Stephens added. "It's just a learning curve." Parker led Tecumseh with 194 yards and one touch- down on 21 carries while Stamps rushed for 66 yards and one touchdown on 16 carries. Tuley completed two of 10 pass attempts for 14 yards while Simmons completed his only pass at- tempt for seven yards. Coleman led Pike Cen- tral with 57 yards rushing on 15 carries, while Fields added 15 yards – and one touchdown – on 10 carries. Fields also completed four of 15 pass attempts for 28 yards. Leathco was 1-for-1 passing for 21 yards. O'Ne- al had three receptions for 26 yards. Pike Central will return to action on Friday, Aug. 31, when the Chargers will host Heritage Hills in the first of seven straight con- tests against Pocket Athlet- ic Conference foes. The Patriots enter the game 2-0 following a 45 -7 victory over Mount Vernon (Posey) on Friday, Aug. 17, and a 49 -0 victory over Tell City on Friday, Aug. 24. Heritage Hills has won 33 straight games against the Chargers, whose last victory over the Patriots was a 21-14 win in 1986. "Heritage Hills is Heri- tage Hills," Stephens said. "They're going to be good. They're going to be big. They're going to be well-dis- ciplined. They're going to be well-coached." "Coach Cherry's got a fan- tastic defensive game plan this week," Stephens add- ed. "I really think that he's got a good scheme to real- ly kind of, hopefully, force them into doing things that they don't want to do. So I'm excited about that. We're go- ing to try to limit the things that they like to do best." Kickoff is set for 8 p.m., Eastern time. FALL Continued from page 1 Above: Pike Central High School junior wide receiver Connor O'Neal (3) races up the field with the ball during varsity football action on Fri- day, Aug. 24. The Chargers fell to 0-2 with a 28- 6 loss to the host Braves. Ed Cahill photo Right: Pike Central High School junior line- backer Brandon Goeppner (right) tackles Te- cumseh junior quarterback Griffin Tuley during varsity football action on Friday, Aug. 24. The Chargers fell to 0-2 with a 28-6 loss to the host Braves. Ed Cahill photo Pike Central High School senior running back Eli Coleman (top, with ball) is tackled by Tecumseh senior defensive lineman Stephen Buse (right) during varsity football action on Friday, Aug. 24. The Chargers fell to 0-2 with a 28- 6 loss to the host Braves. Ed Cahill photo Pike Central High School sophomore defensive lineman Cody Davis (78) looks on as junior linebacker Brandon Goeppner (43) tackles Tecumseh senior running back Weston Stamps during varsity football action on Friday, Aug. 24. The Chargers fell to 0-2 with a 28-6 loss to the host Braves. Ed Cahill photo Pike Central High School senior defensive back Randy Powell (13) and junior defensive back Con- nor O'Neal (3) try to pick off a pass intended for Tecumseh senior wide receiver Shawn Ruiz (5) during varsity football action on Friday, Aug. 24. The Chargers fell to 0-2 with a 28-6 loss to the host Braves. Ed Cahill photo