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The Press-Dispatch Sports Wednesday, November 21, 2018 B- 3 The Lady Trojans an- swered with a 4-0 scoring run – on baskets by soph- omore Peyton Shoultz and Mowery – to narrow the defi- cit to 7-6. But Pike Central would call Wood Memorial's bet and raise it by two more, scoring six straight points – on back-to-back baskets by senior Allesha Sisk and a basket by Nelson – to stretch its lead to 13-6 with 45 sec- onds left in the opening pe- riod. Leading 13-8 at the start of the second quarter, the Lady Chargers' offense con- tinued to roll, as a three- point shot by Vaughn and a basket by sophomore Ken- zie Powell gave Pike Central it's biggest lead of the game – 18 -8 – with 6:13 left in the first half. However, Wood Memorial would score seven straight points – on back-to-baskets by junior Kylie Hicks and Shoultz and a three-point play by Lamar – to close to within 18 -15. A fter a three-pointer by Powell extended the Lady Chargers' lead to 21-15, a three-pointer by Hicks and a basket by sophomore Mad- ison Frederick narrowed the deficit to 21-20. Powell would hit another three-pointer to give Pike Central a 24-20 lead, but the Lady Trojans scored four straight points – on baskets by Shoultz and senior Bailee Speicher – to send the game into halftime tied at 24-24. During the first half, Wood Memorial out-re- bounded Pike Central 21-6 while scoring a total of 10 second-chance points. "We were up and down," McCutchan said. "We came out and hit some shots ear- ly. We ran our offense pret- ty well. We got some layups out of it. And then we start- ed turning the ball over a lit- tle bit too much." Pike Central twice took leads of four points during the third quarter – at 28 -24 and 32-28 – before Wood Me- morial scored the last five points of the third quarter – on a three-point play by Reel and a basket by Mow- ery – and the first two points of the fourth quarter – on a basket by Shoultz – to take a 35 -32 lead. From that point on, Mc- Cutchan noted, Pike Central – after being out-rebounded 26 -12 – grabbed five of the last 10 rebounds. "We didn't rebound well the first three quarters," Mc- Cutchan. "Down the stretch, I told them if we rebound the ball, we're going to hit a cou- ple of big shots, and Lauren hit back-to-back three-point- ers that gave us the lead." Hickey and Nelson both added 10 points in the win- ning effort, while Powell came off the bench to toss in eight points. Nelson had a team-high five rebounds while Crow dished out a game-high five assists. Crow and Hickey both had five steals. "Mallory's a good player," McCutchan said of Hickey. "She's a tough kid, and that's what I've always admired about her. She's a gamer. She's going to give you all she's got and she's going to battle for you. She's a scrap- py, strong kid. She made two nice little one-handed steals and took them down the floor, and made good plays for us." For the game, Pike Cen- tral made 21 of 46 field goal attempts – a 45.7 percent average – and hit five of six tries from the free throw line while turning the ball over 18 times. Shoultz led Wood Me- morial (1-4) with 10 points and nine rebounds. Mowery and Reel added eight points each. For the game, the Lady Trojans made 19 of 44 field goal attempts – a 43.2 per- cent average – and hit four of 14 tries from the free throw line while turning the ball over 30 times. In the junior varsity game,freshman Aubree Spe- icher scored a team-high 10 points to lead Wood Memo- rial to a 44-29 victory over Pike Central. Frederick add- ed eight points while Hicks netted seven points. Fresh- man Mallory Hunt paced the Lady Chargers with 14 points. Pike Central, which played at Tell City on Tues- day, Nov. 20, will return to action on Tuesday, Nov. 27, when the Lady Chargers travel to Eastern Greene. DUALS Continued from page 1 Call us at 812-354-8500 or email sports@pressdispatch.net GOT SPORTS NEWS? VAUGHN Continued from page 1 HIGH SCHOOL BOYS' BASKETBALL Pocket Athletic Conference Standings PAC Overall Team W-L W-L Forest Park ...................................... 0 -0 ............ 0 -0 Gibson Southern ............................. 0 -0 ............ 0 -0 Heritage Hills .................................. 0 -0 ............ 0 -0 North Posey .................................... 0 -0 ............ 0 -0 Pike Central .................................... 0 -0 ............ 0 -0 South Spencer ................................. 0 -0 ............ 0 -0 Southridge ....................................... 0 -0 ............ 0 -0 Tecumseh ........................................ 0 -0 ............ 0 -0 Tell City ............................................ 0 -0 ............ 0 -0 Games of November 21 Northeast Dubois at Pike Central Forest Park at Crawford County North Posey at Evansville Central Tell City at Perry Central Games of November 24 Dugger Union at Tecumseh North Harrison at Heritage Hills Springs Valley at Forest Park Loogootee Tournament Loogootee vs. Brown County, 10 :30 a.m. Pike Central vs. Rock Creek Academy, 12:30 p.m. Loogootee-Brown County loser vs. Pike Cen- tral-Rock Creek Academy loser, 5:30 p.m. Loogootee-Brown County winner vs. Pike Cen- tral-Rock Creek Academy winner, 7:30 p.m. Games of November 27 Jasper at Gibson Southern Owensboro Catholic (Ky.) at South Spencer Games of November 30 Evansville Central at Heritage Hills Evansville Mater Dei at South Spencer North Posey at Mount Vernon (Posey) Southridge at Washington Tecumseh at Barr-Reeve Games of December 1 Princeton at Pike Central: Junior Varsity, 6:30 p.m.; Varsity, 8 p.m. Corydon Central at Southridge Forest Park at Tell City Northeast Dubois at Heritage Hills South Spencer at South Central (Elizabeth) Wood Memorial at Tecumseh HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL Pocket Athletic Conference Standings PAC Overall Team W-L W-L PF PA Heritage Hills 7-0 10 -1 474 76 Gibson Southern 6 -1 9 -3 498 169 Southridge 5 -2 10 -4 497 283 North Posey 4-3 5 -5 210 387 South Spencer 2-5 2-8 185 441 Tell City 2-5 3-7 130 195 Forest Park 1-6 1-9 92 360 Pike Central 1-6 1-9 92 433 IHSA A TOURNAMENT FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16 Semi-State CLASS 5A Decatur Central 27, Columbus East 24 CLASS 4A Fort Wayne Dwenger 24, Mishawaka 6 CLASS 3A West Lafayette 27, Fort Wayne Luers 14 Evansville Memorial 42, Indianapolis Chatard 17 CLASS 2A Eastbrook 34, Bremen 33 CLASS 1A Pioneer 38, Adams Central 7 North Vermillion 14, Indianapolis Lutheran 7 SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17 Semi-State CLASS 5A New Palestine 35, Michigan City 10 CLASS 4A Evansville Central 30, Marion 14 CLASS 2A Western Boone 48, Southridge 7 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23 State Finals at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis CLASS 2A Eastbrook (13-1) vs. Western Boone (14-0), noon. CLASS 4A Fort Wayne Dwenger (13-1) vs. Evansville Central (13-1), 3:30 p.m. CLASS 6A Carmel (11-2) vs. Warren Central (13-0), 7 p.m. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 24 State Finals at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis CLASS 1A Pioneer (14-0) vs. North Vermillion (13-1), noon. CLASS 3A West Lafayette (14-0) vs. Evansville Memorial (14- 0), 3:30 p.m. CLASS 5A New Palestine (13-0) vs. Decatur Central (12-1), 7 p.m. Pike Central High School freshman Kya Leighty tries to drive past Wood Memorial sophomore Peyton Shoultz (left) during junior varsity girls' basketball action against visiting Wood Memorial on Friday, Nov. 16. Leighty scored four points in a 44-29 loss to the Lady Trojans. Ed Cahill photo Pike Central High School sophomore Kail- ee Mann plants her left foot before making a cut during junior varsity girls' basketball action against visiting Wood Memorial on Friday, Nov. 16. Mann scored two points in a 44-29 loss to the Lady Trojans. Ed Cahill photo Pike Central High School sophomore Gracie Jones (center) battles Wood Memorial freshman Karis Blacklock (left) and sophomore Bridget Reel (14) for the ball during junior varsity girls' basketball action against visiting Wood Memorial on Friday, Nov. 16. Jones scored five points in a 44-29 loss to the visiting Lady Trojans. Ed Cahill photo Cannon at 145 pounds to take a 36 -0 lead. "I was blown away," Mc- Cain said. "The three years prior to this, we always start- ed off slow and a little off our game against North Knox. But today, we were primed and ready to go." McCain said that he was "very impressed" with Can- non's first match. "He wrestled a good kid that had Jon in serious trou- ble the first round," McCain said of Cannon, who went 3- 1 with one win by pin and two wins by forfeit. "But Jon kept his composure and fought hard. He stayed in the match and finally wore the kids down in the third and got a big pin. It's good to see a freshman get tested like that, and battle for a hard win." Freshman Wyatt Frasure, who was 2-2 on the day at 160 pounds with one win by pin and one win by decision, dropped a loss by major deci- sion during the North Knox match against a wrestler who was a semi-state qualifier a year ago, McCain noted. "He wrestled for team Indi- ana at the Freestyle Nationals in Fargo, N.D.," McCain said. "I did this 21 years ago, so I know what kind of a wrestler it takes to do this. Wyatt came up short against him but did not give up a pin. He stayed in the match and battled. That type of grit and determination can mean the difference be- tween a win and loss for the team." "I tell these guys every day to try their best to not give up pins, stay in a match and see what happens, win or lose," McCain added. "Anything is possible. Guys make mis- takes. Guys get sloppy. They can be caught. I can't wait to watch the tape with this team to show them first-hand what I'm talking about." Junior Tyler Kirby, compet- ing at 170 pounds, went 3-1 on the day with two wins by pin and one win by forfeit. "Tyler had a good day," Mc- Cain said. "He was close to go- ing undefeated. He was beat- ing the North Knox kid pret- ty handily but got in a bad po- sition and got caught. He's got some work to do as far as positioning, but once he gets things worked out, I feel he's going to have a breakthrough year." Allen and Miller, McCain said, "both were really ag- gressive." Sophomore Cody Davis, who went 2-2 with two wins by forfeit, had a tough first- round match against North Knox, McCain noted. "North Knox bumped their 195 up to wrestle Cody and this kid was one match from going to the state finals last year," McCain said. "Cody went right after him, which is great to see from a first-year wrestler. He came up short, but showed some real tough- ness out there. Once we get some technique and experi- ence under his belt, he's go- ing to be a handful for any- body he faces." Greer went 2-2 at 120 pounds with one win by pin and one win by forfeit. "He looked really tough," McCain said. "He came up short against some good kids, but he was in the match the whole time and really pres- sured and pushed those guys. We get him a little more expe- rience and he's going to be a real standout for us." Potts went 2-2 on the day with one win by pin and one win by forfeit. Freshman Adon Sanchez went 2-2 at 285 pounds with one win by pin and one win by forfeit. Fresh- man Taylor Atkins went 1-3 at 152 pounds with one win by forfeit. "This win will always stick with me because it was my first match as a head coach, and my first win," McCain said of the season-opening victory over North Knox. "The first thing I did after we won was huddle the guys up and thank them for what they had done. They made that first win special, and I'll nev- er forget it." McCain said that he was pleased with how well-con- ditioned the Chargers were during the meet. "We opened the wrestling room and weight room three days a week all summer long, and we did an eight-week pre- season to get ready," McCain said. "This is the most struc- tured preseason we've ev- er had and it really showed. We looked strong, we were aggressive. When our oppo- nents were dead tired, our guys were barely breathing hard, and were wearing guys out mentally and physically. That will only get better as the season progresses." "That's the kind of program I'm trying to build," McCain added. "That's the kind of culture I'm trying to create in our room. I've got 19 kids in that room right now that are buying into this mindset and this work ethic. If we can keep building on that year to year, we will take this pro- gram to the next level. That's my goal." The Chargers will return to action on Wednesday, Nov. 28, when they will host Wash- ington and Princeton in a tri- meet scheduled to start at 6:30 p.m.