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B-4 Sports Wednesday, September 26, 2018 The Press-Dispatch down on 21 carries while completing 12 of 23 pass at- tempts – with two intercep- tions – for 95 yards. Senior running back Eli Coleman added 45 yards and one touchdown on 17 carries for the Chargers, who have lost 32 straight games to South Spencer. Junior wide receiver Con- nor O'Neal caught a game- high nine passes for 73 yards. Senior wide receivers Judah Leathco and Randy Powell caught one pass for three and 14 yards, respec- tively, while junior tight end Levi McCarter had one re- ception for four yards. Pike Central will return to action on Friday, Sept. 28, when the Chargers will visit Gibson Southern. Kick- off is set for 7:30 p.m., East- ern time. ROLL Continued from page 1 HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL Pocket Athletic Conference Standings PAC Overall Team W-L W-L PF PA Heritage Hills 4-0 6 -0 267 35 Southridge 4-0 5 -1 245 91 Gibson Southern 3-1 4-2 232 61 North Posey 2-3 2-4 129 311 Forest Park 1-3 1-5 69 195 Pike Central 1-3 1-5 67 223 Tell City 1-3 2-4 68 107 South Spencer 1-4 1-5 115 252 RESULTS OF SEPTEMBER 21 PAC Games South Spencer 52, Pike Central 13 Heritage Hills 31, Gibson Southern 7 North Posey 24, Forest Park 21 Southridge 31, Tell City 18 Area Games Boonville 46, Mount Vernon (Posey) 38 Castle 39, Evansville Mater Dei 24 Evansville Central 56, Evansville Harrison 0 Evansville Memorial 42, Evansville Reitz 6 Evansville North 35, Evansville Bosse 34 (OT) Greencastle 29, Sullivan 28 Jasper 28, Princeton 17 Linton-Stockton 52, North Daviess 0 Maconaquah 35, North Central (Farmersburg) 28 Mitchell 42, Madison 20 Mount Carmel (Ill.) 61, Washington 20 Vincennes Lincoln 36, North Knox 6 Riverton Parke 57, Dugger Union 6 Springs Valley 44, Crawford County 22 West Washington 40, Tecumseh 28 RESULT OF SEPTEMBER 22 Area Game Eastern Greene 14, Perry Central 3 GAMES OF SEPTEMBER 28 PAC Games Pike Central at Gibson Southern, 7:30 p.m. Forest Park at South Spencer Heritage Hills at Southridge Tell City at North Posey Area Games Brandywine (Mich.) at North Daviess Dugger Union at Indiana Deaf Edinburgh at Eastern Greene Evansville Harrison at Castle Evansville Mater Dei at Evansville Central Evansville North at Evansville Reitz Mount Carmel (Ill.) at Jasper North Central (Farmersburg) at Riverton Parke North Knox at Linton-Stockton Princeton at Boonville Providence at Mitchell Scottsburg at Mount Vernon (Posey) South Putnam at Sullivan Springs Valley at Tecumseh Vincennes Lincoln at Washington Pike Central High School junior Connor O'Neal (center, with ball) finds some running room during varsity football action at South Spencer on Friday, Sept. 21. Ed Cahill photo Right: South Spencer High School sophomore wide receiver Jace Kelly (19) catches a pass as Pike Central senior defensive back Randy Powell (13) defends during varsity football action on Fri- day, Sept. 21. Ed Cahill photo Pike Central High School juniors Mario Fields (5) and Levi McCarter (30) and sophomore Cody Davis team up on a sack of South Spencer soph- omore quarterback Kobe Bartlett during varsity football action on Friday, Sept. 21. Ed Cahill photo Pike Central High School senior Judah Leath- co leaps to avoid a tackle while returning a kickoff during varsity football action at South Spencer on Friday, Sept. 21. Ed Cahill photo Dent scores four TDs as PCMS 8th grade football team routs North Posey, 43-0 Jagar Dent scored four touchdowns and Peyton Howald and Cole Parks both returned punts for scores to lead the Pike Cen- tral Middle School eighth grade football team to a 43- 0 victory at North Posey on Thursday, Sept. 20. Kendric Sorgis ran for two two-point conversions and completed a pass to Peyton Howald for another. Peyton Howald also ran for one two-point conversion as the Chargers picked up their first win of the sea- son after opening with four straight losses. "Coach ( Jared) Froder- man called a great offensive game," Pike Central head coach Jeremy Howald said. "Even when we had penal- ties and got backed up, he was able to make calls that helped get us back in good shape. Our line and Jagar did a phenomenal job as we rushed for at least 180 yards in this game." "Defensively, we were impress across the board," Jeremy Howald added. "We have some key players out with injuries, but the oth- ers just came in and filled their shoes. I'm very proud of them all. They all stepped up and played great." Jeremy Howald said that he was especially proud of one player – Braden Blount. "Braden played the best I have ever seen him play," Jeremy Howald explained. "He did his job really well and made tackles all night long." In the seventh grade contest, a late touchdown boosted the host Vikings past Pike Central 32-26. "We had the lead with three minutes to go and they had the ball on our 40, fourth-and-forever," Jeremy Howald said. "We stopped them, but as we tackled the runner, we grabbed the facemask, which gave them a first down. They eventual- ly scored and took the lead with, like, 19 seconds to go." On its ensuing posses- sion, Pike Central complet- ed a pass on first down, then threw a deep pass that fell incomplete as time expired. "Their defenders clearly interfered with our receiv- er, but there was no call and time was up," Jeremy How- ald said. "If we would have gotten that call, we would have been in scoring posi- tion with one play left, but we didn't." Despite the loss, howev- er, Jeremy Howald said that he was proud of the team. "We played 13 players in that game due to inju- ries and they had 25," Jere- my Howald said. "We gave them all they wanted and more." "The best thing about the night was the teamwork in both games," he added. "No finger pointing, no ar- guing – just encouraging each other and working to- gether. Forget the score. Forget that we won. This is what we have been waiting to see all year and I hope it continues." The Chargers will host Southridge on Thursday, Sept. 27, with the seventh grade contest scheduled to kickoff at 6 p.m. Charger netters drop 3-2 loss to Vincennes Lincoln in regular-season finale The Pike Central High School boys' tennis team closed out its regular sea- son with a 3-2 loss at Vin- cennes Lincoln on Wednes- day, Sept. 20. At No. 1 singles, Char- gers sophomore Ethan Huck lost to the Alices' Trevor Stenger 6 -1, 6 -0. At No. 2 singles, Char- gers junior Dalton Wil- liams lost to the Alices' Dustin Alstadt 6 -0, 6 -0. At No. 3 singles, the Al- ices won by forfeit. At No. 1 doubles, the Chargers duo of senior Kyle Williams and junior Quintin Sorgius defeated the Alices' team of Ethan Jones and Landon Alstadt 6 -1, 7-5. At No. 2 doubles, the Chargers duo of senior Jo- ey Church and Jed Evans defeated the Alices' team of Simon Corrona and Quen- tin Seger 6 -3, 6 -4. With the loss, Pike Cen- tral ended the season 2-11. At 4:30 p.m. on Wednes- day, Sept. 26, the Chargers will take on the host Wild- cats in the semifinals of the sectional tournament at Jasper. The winner of that match will play the winner of the other semifinal match – be- tween Southridge and For- est Park – on Thursday, Sept. 27, at 4:30 p.m. PCMS boys' tennis team drops 5-0 loss to Southridge The Pike Central Middle School boys' tennis team dropped a 5 -0 loss to visit- ing Southridge on Tuesday, Sept. 18. In first-round singles matches, J.J. Belmore lost 8 -0, Parker Knust lost 8 -3, and Carter Blackwell lost 9 -0. In first-round doubles matches, Adon Lemond and Nolan Bailey lost 8 -0, and Eli Arnold and Noah Meece lost 8 -2. In second-round singles matches, Carter Blackwell lost 8 -0, Eli Arnold lost 6 - 5, and Adon Lemond lost 6 - 3. In second-round doubles matches, Dietrich Dunigan and Chris Nicholson lost 6 - 3, and Noah Meece and J.J. Belmore lost 6 -4. The Chargers hosted South Knox on Monday, Sept. 24, before closing out their season at Southridge on Tuesday, Sept. 25. PCMS 6th grade volleyball team defeats North Knox Emma Hunt had a team-high six points off serve as the Pike Central Middle School sixth grade volleyball team defeated host North Knox 25 -21, 25 -24 on Monday, Sept. 17. North Knox scored the first five points of the first set and led 8 -3 before the La- dy Chargers rallied, scoring eight of the next 10 points – including two following serves by Riley Moore and two more fol- lowing serves by Lakin Sorgius – to take an 11-10 lead. Following ties at 11-11, 12-12 and 13-13, Pike Central went on a 5 -1 run – scoring two points following serves by Hunt and one point following a serve by Karly Morson – to surge ahead 18 -14. The Lady Warriors would battle back, however, scoring six of the next nine points to close to within 20 -19. But the Lady Chargers proved equal to the challenge. Leading 21-20, they scored four of the next five points –including two following serves by Myra Hensler – to take a 1-0 lead in the best-of-three match. In the second set, North Knox – trailing 5 -1 – scored eight straight points to take a 9 -5 lead. Pike Central answered by scoring three consecutive points – including two fol- lowing serves by Hensler – to pull to with- in 9 -8. Back-to-back points by the Lady Warriors extended their lead to 11-8 before Pike Cen- tral scored six of the next seven points – in- cluding four following serves by Eve Burns – to take a 14-12 lead. The Lady Chargers would extend their lead to as many as three points – at 17- 14 – but North Knox rallied, scoring four straight points to go ahead 18 -17. Pike Central subsequently scored five straight points – including four following serves by Hunt – to take a 22-18 lead. A fter the Lady Warriors pulled even at 22- 22, Pike Central scored back-to-back points – including one following a serve by Hens- ler – to take a 24-22 lead. North Knox would score back-to-back point to pull even at 24-24 before the Lady Chargers scored the match-winning point. Hensler had six points off serve – includ- ing two on ace serves – while Burns and Sorgius both had five points off serves, in- cluding three each on ace serves. Moore, who had one ace serves, scored two points on serve. "Overall, our serving was great," said Pike Central head coach Stephanie Shedd, whose team improved to 3-2. "We got down in the first set but worked our way back in- to the lead. I'm proud of the girls and their teamwork." In the B match, North Knox – trailing 7- 3 in the first set – scored 15 of the next 18 points to take an 18 -10 lead. The Lady War- riors would extend their lead to as many as 10 points – at 23-13 – before scoring two of the next five points for a 25 -16 victory. Scoring four points following serves by Brylee Walker, Pike Central jumped out to a 5 -1 lead in the second set and led by as many as six points – at 9 -3 – before North Knox scored four straight points to pull to within 9 -7. The Lady Chargers extended their lead to 14-9 – scoring two points following serves by Emily Howard and one following a serve by Kelsea Query – but North Knox rallied, scoring eight of the next 10 points to take a 17-16 lead. Pike Central would battle back to take a 22-20 lead before the Lady Warriors scored back-to-back points to pull even at 22-22. The Lady Chargers scored two of the next three points to take a 24-23 lead before back-to-back points by North Knox gave the Lady Warriors the win. Walker led the Pike Central B-team – which fell to 0 -4 – with six points off serve, including one on an ace serve. Lillian Mann added four points off serve, including two on ace serves. Howard had three points off serve. "We came out strong the first set but had some trouble with serve-receive," Shedd said. "We fought hard the second set but couldn't get the win. Brylee Walker did a great job serving and being a leader on the court." Pike Central will travel to Vincennes Clark on Wednesday, Sept. 26, to Haubstadt on Thursday, Sept. 27, and to Barton on Monday, Oct. 1, before returning home to host Vincennes Clark on Wednesday, Oct. 3. Call us at 812-354-8500 or email sports@pressdispatch.net GOT SPORTS NEWS?