The Press-Dispatch
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The Press-Dispatch Sports Wednesday, Januar y 30, 2019 B- 3 Spencer rolled off another dozen unanswered points to widen its lead to 35 -12 midway through the second quarter. The Chargers cut the defi- cit to 20 points – at 35 -15 – on a three-pointer by soph- omore Stephen Krieg before back-to-back treys to Smith extended the Rebels' lead to 41-15 with 2:41 left in the first half. Pike Central would get no closer than 18 points the rest of the contest. Scott led the Chargers with 13 points while grab- bing a team-high six re- bounds, while Leathco tossed in 11 points. Huff netted six points while Krieg had five points. Se- nior Christian Benson, ju- nior Ethan Gorby and se- nior Austin Holder added four points each. Benson and Gorby both grabbed five rebounds while Gorby and senior Hayden Kabrick dished out two as- sists apiece. For the game, Pike Cen- tral made 21 of 49 field goal attempts – a 42.9 percent av- erage – and hit three of four tries from the free throw line while turning the ball over 21 times. Donoho also reached double figures in scoring for South Spencer with 10 points. Smith had a game- high five steals while senior Sam Cummings dished out a game-high four assists. For the game, the Rebels made 26 of 47 field goal at- tempts – a 55.3 percent av- erage – and hit seven of 14 tries from the free throw line while turning the ball over nine times. South Spencer made eight of 14 tries from beyond the three-point line, including six by Bartlett in nine at- tempts. In the junior varsity con- test, sophomore Houston Ling scored a game-high eight points to lead South Spencer to a 47-30 victory over Pike Central. Junior Colin Craig paced the Char- gers with seven points while Krieg added six points. Sophomore Jaden Guth and freshman Alex Clark tossed in five points each. SPORTS BRIEFS Pike Central Youth Wrestling Camp to be held March 11-15 Wrestlers who are inter- ested in improving their skills and knowledge of the sport are invited to participate in the Pike Central Youth Wrestling Camp. The wrestling camp is for students who will be in kindergarten or first through sixth grades in the 2019-20 school year. The camp will run from Monday, March 11, to Friday, March 15, from 6 p.m.-7:10 p.m., at the Pike Central High School gym. The wrestling finale will be held on Wednesday, March 20, at 6 p.m. The sign-up fee is $45 ($25 for any additional siblings) and includes a T-shirt, if registered by March 1. Registrations will be accepted until the first night of the camp. Registration forms, which can be found on Facebook at the Pike Cen- tral Wrestling page, can be mailed to Ryan Mc- Cain, 110 West Crestview Drive, Petersburg, IN 47567. Registration forms can also be obtained by e-mailing McCain at r yan- fmccain@gmail.com. For more information, contact McCain by call- ing 812-789 -6381 or by e-mail at ryanfmccain@ gmail.com, or visit the Pike Central Wrestling page on Facebook. CHARGERS Continued from page 1 HIGH SCHOOL BOYS' BASKETBALL Pocket Athletic Conference Standings PAC Overall Team W-L W-L Heritage Hills.................................. 6 -0 .......... 16 -1 Southridge ........................................4-1 .......... 11-5 Tell City .............................................3-1 .......... 12-4 Forest Park .......................................3-2 .......... 10 -7 North Posey .....................................2-2 .......... 5 -10 South Spencer ..................................2-5 ............ 7-9 Tecumseh .........................................1-5 ............ 9 -8 Gibson Southern..............................0 -2 ............ 4-8 Pike Central .................................... 0 -3 .......... 2-12 Result of January 22 Gibson Southern at Mount Carmel (Illinois), ppd. Results of January 25 South Spencer 67, Pike Central 49 Gibson Southern 59, Mount Vernon (Posey) 55 Heritage Hills 69, Evansville Mater Dei 54 South Knox 60, North Posey 49 Southridge 56, Forest Park 51 Tell City 51, Wood Memorial 41 Results of January 26 Barr-Reeve 75, Pike Central 30 Heritage Hills 85, South Spencer 39 Princeton 63, North Posey 54 Southridge 71, Washington 70 Tecumseh 67, Washington Catholic 31 Tell City 55, Springs Valley 43 Games of January 28 Forest Park 53, Tecumseh 47 South Spencer 69, Hancock County (Ky.) 49 Games of January 31 North Posey at Pike Central: Junior Varsity, 6:30 p.m.; Varsity, 8 p.m. Evansville Day School at Tecumseh Evansville Mater Dei at Forest Park Gibson Southern at Southridge Heritage Hills at Boonville Tell City at Cannelton Games of February 2 Washington at Pike Central: Junior Varsity, 1:30 p.m.; Varsity, 3 p.m. Evansville Mater Dei at Gibson Southern Evansville North at North Posey Jasper at Heritage Hills Perry Central at South Spencer Tecumseh at Laneville Games of February 5 Tecumseh at Pike Central: Junior Varsity, 6:30 p.m.; Varsity, 8 p.m. Boonville at Gibson Southern South Spencer at Evansville North Southridge at Perry Central Wood Memorial at Forest Park Games of February 8 Tell City at Pike Central: Junior Varsity, 6:30 p.m.; Varsity, 8 p.m. Evansville Memorial at North Posey Heritage Hills at Forest Park South Spencer at Princeton Tecumseh at Gibson Southern Games of February 9 Pike Central at Boonville: Junior Varsity, 6:30 p.m.; Varsity, 8 p.m. Gibson Southern at Tell City North Daviess at Southridge Perry Central at North Posey Pike Central High School ju- nior Colin Craig (with ball) drives past South Spencer ju- nior Troy Rogier (40) during ju- nior varsity boys' basketball ac- tion on Friday, Jan. 25. Craig scored a team-high seven points in a 47-30 loss to the host Reb- els. Ed Cahill photo Pike Central High School sophomore Jaden Guth (30) goes up for a shot during junior varsity boys' basketball action at South Spencer on Friday, Jan. 25. Guth scored five points in a 47-30 loss to the Rebels. Ed Ca- hill photo Pike Central High School freshman Alex Clark (32) puts up a shot during junior varsity boys' basketball ac- tion at South Spencer on Fri- day, Jan. 25. Clark scored five points in a 47-30 loss to the Rebels. Ed Cahill photo Pike Central High School senior cheerleader Hallee Stephens leads a cheer during the varsity boys' basketball team's 67-49 loss at South Spen- cer on Friday, Jan. 25. Ed Cahill photo Left: Pike Central High School senior Judah Leathco (20) delivers a bounce pass during varsi- ty boys' basketball action at South Spencer on Fri- day, Jan. 25. Leathco scored 11 points in a 67-49 loss to the Rebels. Ed Cahill photo Above: Pike Central High School senior Chris- tian Benson (12) shoots a lay-up as South Spencer senior Ryan Stuteville (5) looks on during varsi- ty boys' basketball action on Friday, Jan. 25. Ben- son scored four points in a 67-49 loss to the host Rebels. Ed Cahill photo Left: Pike Central High School senior Draven Huff (10) dribbles toward the basket during var- sity boys' basketball action at South Spencer on Friday, Jan. 25. Huff scored six points in a 67-49 loss to the host Rebels. Ed Cahill photo Below: Pike Central High School senior Hayden Kabrick (with ball) takes the ball to the basket during varsity boys' basketball action at South Spencer on Friday, Jan. 25. Kabrick scored two points in a 67-49 loss to the host Rebels. Ed Ca- hill photo Barr-Reeve rolls to 75-30 victory over Chargers Keegan O'Neill scored a game-high 17 points and grabbed a game-high sev- en rebounds as Barr-Reeve routed visiting Pike Central 75 -30 in high school boys' basketball action on Satur- day, Jan. 26. O'Neill, a 6 -foot-8 junior center, and senior guard Gabe Gladish – who add- ed 16 points – netted nine points each during the first quarter as Barr-Reeve jumped out to a 25 -9 lead. Pike Central fell behind 16 -2 midway through the opening period before se- nior Christian Benson scored five straight points to cut the Vikings' lead to 16 -7. However, following an exchange of baskets – one by O'Neill for Barr-Reeve and one by senior Hayden Kabrick for Pike Central – the Vikings outscored the Chargers 38 -1 to take a com- manding 46 -10 lead with just under one minute left in the second quarter. A three-pointer by Ben- son at the end of the first half and a three-pointer by senior Judah Leathco at the start of the second half pulled Pike Central to within 30 points – at 46 -16 – before a 11-0 scoring run by the Vi- kings widened the deficit to 57-16 with 3:49 remaining in the third period. A fter a three-pointer by sophomore Stephen Krieg reduced Barr-Reeve's lead to 57-18, an 8 -0 scoring run by the Vikings extended their lead to 65 -19 going into the final period. The Chargers could get no closer than 40 points – at 67-27 following a three-point play by senior Austin Hold- er with 5:21 left – the rest of the contest. Benson netted a team- high 12 points and grabbed four rebounds to lead Pike Central, which slipped to 2- 12 with its fourth consecu- tive loss. Junior Ethan Scott added five points while Holder, Krieg and Leathco tossed in three points each. Kabrick and sophomore Se- an Hanselman rounded out the scoring for the Chargers with two points apiece. For the game, Pike Cen- tral made nine of 45 field goal attempts – a 20 per- cent average – and hit sev- en of nine tries from the free throw line while turning the ball over 16 times. Sophomore Brycen Gra- ber tossed in 12 points while leading both teams in assists (4) and steals (5) as Barr- Reeve, ranked No. 2 in Class 1A, improved to 15 -2 with its sixth straight victory. For the game, the Vikings made 29 of 50 field goal at- tempts – a 58 percent aver- age – and hit 10 of 14 tries from the free throw line while turning the ball over seven times. In the junior varsity con- test, freshman Hagen Knepp scored 13 points and junior Jacob Wagler added 10 points to lead Barr-Reeve to a 66 -27 victory over Pike Central. Hanselman and ju- nior Colin Craig netted sev- en points and six points, re- spectively, to pace the Char- gers. Pike Central will host North Posey on Thursday, Jan. 31, with the junior var- sity game slated to tip-off at 6:30 p.m. On Saturday, Feb. 2, the Chargers will host Washington, with the junior varsity contest scheduled to tip off at 1:30 p.m. Pike Central will host Te- cumseh on Tuesday, Feb. 5, with the junior varsity con- test starting at 6:30 p.m. The crowning of the Win- ter Homecoming Queen and Princess – which orig- inally was scheduled to be held on Saturday, Jan. 19, but was postponed due to inclement weather – will be held prior to the start of the JV game, while Senior Night will be held before the varsi- ty game.