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The Press-Dispatch Sports Wednesday, December 26, 2018 B- 3 "Shots didn't fall and they started getting going. We kind of weathered the storm there in the third (quarter), but then they just kind of put it on us in the fourth." The Alices' second-half rally overshadowed an out- standing performance by the Chargers during the first half, when Pike Central made 11 of 21 field goal at- tempts – including an 0 -for-7 effort from beyond the three- point arc – and were 6 -for-7 from the free throw line and turned the ball over just five times. Vincennes Lincoln, mean- while, made eight of 22 field goal attempts – including one of seven tries from be- hind the three-point line – and were 2-for-2 from the free throw line while turn- ing the ball over seven times during the first half. "We were really battling," Elliott said. "That was a team effort. Our guards were dig- ging. We were doing exact- ly what we were supposed to do, and we just competed." "The second half, I think we just got a little tight," El- liott added. "It was like we realized that we were in this game, and that we had a chance to win this game, and that we can't make mis- takes, and we kind of started to back away from that and weren't playing quite as ag- gressive, and that hurt us." Scott paced Pike Central with 13 points, including 11 during the first half despite picking up his third personal foul with 1:56 left in the sec- ond period. "I thought Ethan was do- ing a great job early on, at- tacking the basket and being aggressive and getting to the free throw line," Elliott said of Scott, who made four of seven field goal attempts and was 3-for-3 from the charity stripe during the first half. During the second half, Scott made just one of four shots from the field. "That second half, wheth- er was fouls or a little timid- ness, he did not attack the RALLIES Continued from page 1 Have a blessed 2019! LET 2019 SHINE! (your car should, too) All work is guaranteed! 812-295-9840 106 Wood St, Loogootee Adam Greene, Owner Resolve to take it to Greene's in 2019 for complete collision repair. Pike Central High School senior Hayden Kabrick (32) dribbles past Vincennes Lincoln ju- nior Brody Ruggles during junior varsity boys' basketball action on Friday, Dec. 21. Kabrick scored four points in the host Chargers' 56-38 loss. Ed Cahill photo Pike Central High School senior Judah Leathco looks to pass the ball during varsity boys' basket- ball action against visiting Vincennes Lincoln on Friday, Dec. 21. Leathco scored two points in the Chargers' 56-38 loss. Ed Cahill photo Pike Central High School sophomore Se- an Hanselman (with ball) goes up for a shot during junior varsi- ty boys' basketball ac- tion against visiting Vincennes Lincoln on Friday, Dec. 21. Ed Ca- hill photo Pike Central High School sophomore Stephen Krieg (right) tries to put a shot up over Vincennes Lincoln sophomore Noah Bushey (left) during junior varsity boys' basketball action on Friday, Dec. 21. Krieg scored 10 points in the host Char- gers' 54-40 loss. Ed Cahill photo HIGH SCHOOL BOYS' BASKETBALL Pocket Athletic Conference Standings PAC Overall Team W-L W-L Southridge ....................................... 2-0 ............ 3-4 Tell City .............................................2-1 ............ 5 -1 Heritage Hills ...................................1-0 ............ 6 -1 South Spencer .................................. 1-1 ............ 2-4 Tecumseh ......................................... 1-1 ............ 5 -3 Pike Central .....................................0 -1 ............ 1-5 Forest Park .......................................0 -1 ............ 3-3 Gibson Southern ..............................0 -1 ............ 1-5 North Posey .....................................0 -1 ............ 2-5 Results of December 18 Southridge 66, Pike Central 37 Tecumseh 51, South Spencer 45 Toyota Teamwork Classic Mount Carmel (Ill.) 41, Gibson Southern 29 Results of December 20 Toyota Teamwork Classic North Posey 75, Evansville Christian 22 Results of December 21 Vincennes Lincoln 56, Pike Central 38 Heritage Hills 57, Evansville Memorial 36 Jeffersonville 60, Southridge 51 Tell City 48, Jasper 33 Toyota Teamwork Classic Wood Memorial 65, North Posey 47 Princeton 60, Gibson Southern 48 Games of December 22 Washington at Forest Park Toyota Teamwork Classic Gibson Southern vs. Evansville Christian at Wood Memorial Mount Carmel (Ill.) vs. North Posey at Wood Me- morial Games of December 27 Old National Bank Tournament at North Daviess Pike Central vs. Clay City, 3 p.m. Access Storage Holiday Hoops Classic at Forest Park Salem vs. Forest Park Southridge vs. Christian Academy Tecumseh vs. Morristown Games of December 28 Pike Central in Old National Bank Tournament at North Daviess, TBD. Forest Park, Southridge and Tecumseh in Access Storage Holiday Hoops Classic at Forest Park PSC Classic Boonville at Heritage Hills Crawford County at Tell City North Harrison vs. South Spencer at Heritage Hills Games of December 29 Pike Central in Old National Bank Tournament at North Daviess, TBD. Heritage Hills, Tell City and South Spencer in PSC Classic at Heritage Hills Games of January 4 Pike Central at Wood Memorial: Junior Varsity, 6:30 p.m.; Varsity, 8 p.m. Barr-Reeve at Forest Park Evansville Day at South Spencer Gibson Southern at Heritage Hills Hancock County (Ky.) at Tell City Mount Vernon (Posey) at North Posey Tecumseh at Southridge Games of January 5 Castle at Tell City Evansville Memorial at Gibson Southern Forest Park at Perry Central Heritage Hills vs. Madison Central (Ky.) at New Castle North Posey at Bloomington South Northeast Dubois at Southridge Tecumseh at Springs Valley COLLEGE SCOREBOARD COLLEGE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ST. LOUIS 86, OAKLAND CITY UNIVERSITY 38 December 19 at St. Louis, Mo. Oakland City University 7 17 5 9 – 38 University of Missouri-St. Louis 20 22 23 21 – 86 Oakland City University (2-4): Aricka Prentice 5 -14 1-4 13, Kiare Young 1-5 3-4 5, Maddie Ubelhor 2- 8 0 -0 4, Kayla Sanford 1-4 0 -0 3, Xerena Tompkins 1- 7 0 -0 2, Shannon Pittman 3-7 3-4 9, Julyen Condra 1-5 0 -0 2, Lexi Lashbrook 0 -3 0 -2 0. Totals 14-53 7-14 38. University of Missouri-St. Louis (6-4): Alex la- Porta 7-12 1-1 15, Kaitlyn Henning 6 -9 0 -0 12, Arielle Jackson 3-9 2-2 8, McKenzie Lathrom 1-7 4-4 6, Kiara Stewart 3-7 0 -0 6, Grace Morrow 7-10 1-4 15, Faye Meis- sner 3-5 1-2 8, Laura Szorenyi 2-5 2-2 6, Kyra Hunger- ford 1-2 2-3 4, Kayla Hare 0 -2 2-4 2, Alexa Chairs 1-3 0 -0 2, Amaria Allen 1-1 0 -0 2, Adriana Plavsic 0 -4 0 -0 0. Totals 35 -76 15 -22 86. Three-point field goals: Oakland City University 3 (Aricka Prentice 2, Kayla Sanford). University of Mis- souri-St. Louis 1 (Faye Meissner). same way," Elliott said. "He kind of faded away on shots, you know, and settled for jumpers instead of getting to the rim." Benson added 11 points while senior Hayden Kabrick and junior Noah Whann tossed in four points each. Sophomore Ethan Gorby came off the bench to score two points while grabbing a team-high five rebounds. Se- nior Judah Leathco also tal- lied two points. For the game, Pike Cen- tral made 15 of 44 field goal attempts – a 34.1 percent av- erage – and hit seven of 12 tries from the free throw line while turning the ball over 10 times. From beyond the three- point line, the Chargers – who were out-rebounded 32- 18, including 20 -8 in the sec- ond half – were 1-for-15. "I wish we could shoot the basketball better here one of these games, but we played well in the first half," Elliott said. "We competed. We played hard. You know, with a young team, they're learning. We don't have a lot of varsity experience, and it's just one of those things where we just have to keep getting better. I think we have to learn how to win a little bit." Elliott said that he saw similarities from the Char- gers' 66 -37 loss at South- ridge on Tuesday, Dec. 18, when Pike Central – trail- ing 32-19 at halftime – were outscored 34-18 in the sec- ond half. That game was the first for Pike Central since a 74- 32 loss to Princeton on Sat- urday, Dec. 1. "That long of a layoff, that's a little bit too long," Elliott said. "I think we See CHARGERS on 4