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The Press-Dispatch Sports Wednesday, September 19, 2018 B- 5 Second-half goals by se- nior Kelsey Barrett and junior Morgan Houchins boosted the Pike Central High School girls' soccer team to a 2-0 victory over visiting South Knox on Tuesday, Sept. 11. "The first half ended 0 - 0," said Lady Chargers head coach Eric McCord, whose team improved to 3-5 -1. "There were a few moments we got nervous when South Knox had opportunities to score, but we managed to hold off their attacks." Barrett's goal early in the second half snapped the scoreless tie. "Kelsey controlled the ball around a few defend- ers and shot the ball just out of the goalie's reach," Mc- Cord said. Later in the second half, Houchins added a goal to extend Pike Central's lead to 2-0. "She came in from the left side and put up an excel- lent chip that even I thought went over the goal, but it dropped into the back of the net for our second goal," McCord noted. Junior Jenna Hor- rall recorded the save in goal for the Lady Chargers. "Jenna made some great saves to keep us in the game, with multi- ple back-to-back saves that made me nervous to see," Mc- Cord said. South Knox slipped to 5 -7-1 with the loss. Pike Cen- tral, which host- ed Northeast Du- bois on Monday, Sept. 17, and North Posey on Tuesday, Sept. 18, will trav- el to Gibson South- ern, with the match scheduled to start at 5:30 p.m. the Lady Chargers will travel to Heritage Hills on Monday, Sept. 25, be- fore returning home to host Wood Memo- rial on Wednesday, Sept. 26. Pike Central High School senior Kelsey Barrett (5) tries to kick the ball past South Knox senior goalie Abbi Williams (left) during varsity girls' soc- cer action against visiting South Knox on Tuesday, Sept. 11. Barrett scored one goal in the Lady Chargers' 2-0 victory. Ed Cahill phot Pike Central High School junior Morgan Houchins (18) pushes the ball up the field during varsity girls' soccer action against visiting South Knox on Tuesday, Sept. 11. Houchins scored one goal in the Lady Chargers' 2-0 victo- ry. Ed Cahill photo Pike Central High School senior Draven Huff raises his arms in triumph after placing first in the pie-eating contest during the annual Powder Puff Football championship on Wednesday, Sept. 12. Looking on are senior Hannah Carnahan (left) and junior Hadley Holder (right). Ed Cahill photo Pike Central High School junior Alexis Englert takes the snap from center on an extra-point kick attempt during the finals of the annual Powder Puff Football championship on Wednesday, Sept. 12. The juniors won, defeating the seniors 12-0. Ed Cahill photo Pike Central High School senior Becca Crow (left) watches as junior Jayln Nelson (right) is unable to make a catch during the finals of the annual Powder Puff Football championship on Wednesday, Sept. 12. The juniors won, defeating the seniors 12-0. Ed Cahill photo Pike Central High School senior Hannah Car- nahan (with ball) tries to avoid being tackled during the finals of the annual Powder Puff Foot- ball championship on Wednesday, Sept. 12. The juniors won, defeating the seniors 12-0. Ed Ca- hill photo Pike Central High School senior Kylie Daw- son (with ball) tries to find some running room during the finals of the annual Powder Puff Foot- ball championship on Wednesday, Sept. 12. The juniors won, defeating the seniors 12-0. Ed Ca- hill photo Pike Central High School junior Aubrie Dawson (with ball) tries to head for the end zone as soph- omore Emma Camp (right) reaches for one of her flags during the semi-finals of the annual Powder Puff Football championship on Wednesday, Sept. 12. Ed Cahill photo The Pike Central High School juniors won the annual Powder Puff Football championship on Wednes- day, Sept. 12, defeating the seniors, 12-0. Pictured above celebrating their victory are, first row, left to right: Shelby Sisk, Jena Pauw, Karsyn Pipes, Jayln Nelson, Aubrie Dawson and Kathleen Hanebutt. Sec- ond row: Adair Kabrick, Jenna Horrall, Khloe Chesser, Lauren Vaughn, Emma Russell, Madison War- ner, Alexis Englert, Audrey Keepes and Shelby Vaughn. Third row: Coaches Brandon Goeppner, Colin Craig, Zeb Frasure, Mario Fields, Alan Evans and Levi McCarter. The players and coaches are raising two fingers to signify their second straight Powder Puff Football title, after having won last year as soph- omores. Submitted Photo Pike Central High School sophomore Lauren Young (with ball) looks for some running room during the semi-finals of the annual Powder Puff Football championship on Wednesday, Sept. 12. Ed Cahill photo PCMS boys' soccer team suffers first defeat The Pike Central Middle School boys' soccer team suffered its first loss of the season 2-0 at Washington on Monday, Sept. 10. Goalie Gabe Jones led the Chargers – who slipped to 9 - 1-2 – with five saves. "Washington was a tough team," Pike Central head coach Tanner Gray said. "My team battled the whole game and created some good op- portunities to score. Gabe kept us in the game with some great saves in the goal. Cade Morgan and Isaac Bur- dette really came to play in this game, providing lots of support on defense." In the B-game, the host Hatchets prevailed by a score of 7-0. On Tuesday, Sept. 11, Jo- ey Ridao scored two goals while Burdette and Nolan Nelson added one each as the Chargers defeated visit- ing Princeton 4-0. Ridao, Jonas Martinez and Sam Nelson dished out one assist each. "The team really bounced back after the Washington game," Gray said. "We score the ball best when we share the ball. Unselfish plays cre- ate easier scoring opportu- nities. We did that against Princeton, as three of our four goals were scored from smart passes." Pike Central improved to 10 -1-2 with a 12-2 victory over visiting Wood Memori- al on Wednesday, Sept. 12. Ridao scored three goals while Bannon Mills, Nolan Nelson and Cameron Roy netted two each. Austin Henson, Quintin Sanders and Andrew Woods had one goal each. Ridao, Nolan Nelson and Ryan Whann tallied two as- sists each while Mills, Sam Nelson and Sanders dished out one apiece. Pike Central, which host- ed Northeast Dubois on Friday, Sept. 14, and trav- eled to Forest Park on Mon- day, Sept. 17, will close out the regular season by host- ing Vincennes Clark on Wednesday, Sept. 19. PCMS girls' soccer team falls 4-1 to Washington Catholic The Pike Central Mid- dle School girls' soccer team dropped a 4-1 loss to visiting Washington Cath- olic on Thursday, Sept. 13. Jaylynn Capehart scored the only goal for the Lady Chargers, whose season record slipped to 9 -3. "Washington Catholic pushed our girls to work their hardest," Pike Cen- tral head coach Brittany Biesterveld said. "While it may not be the end re- sult we hoped for, the girls put forth their best effort from start to finish." The Lady Chargers, who defeated host Gibson Southern 3-1 on Wednes- day, Sept. 12, will return home to host Jasper on Tuesday, Sept. 18, at 6 p.m., and Vincennes Clark on Wednesday, Sept. 19, at 5 p.m. "With the end of our season quickly approach- ing, we look forward to the remainder of our sched- ule," Biesterveld said. Goals by Barrett, Houchins lead PCHS girls' soccer team past South Knox, 2-0 FALL HOMECOMING FESTIVITIES