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B-2 Sports Wednesday, August 21, 2019 The Press-Dispatch FINAL PREP Continued from page 2 SPORTS BRIEFS All-Sports Passes available at Pike Central High School Individuals planning on attending a large number of regular season sports contests at Pike Central High School during the 2019 -20 school year can save money on admission fees by purchasing an All- Sports Pass. An All-Sports Pass, which is good for all regu- lar season home events at Pike Central High School, costs $70 for adults, and $50 for students and se- nior citizens. A family package is available, if all passes are purchased at the same time. Fans must pur- chase two adult passes at the regular price, and the student passes for stu- dents in the same family are $10 each. Students will not be al- lowed to use an adult pass to enter the gates. Passes must be shown at the gate of each event, every time. All-Sports Passes will be good for entry into varsity and junior varsi- ty football games, volley- ball matches, basketball games, wrestling match- es, and swimming during the winter; and baseball games, softball games and track meets in the spring. All-Sports Passes can be purchased at the Pike Central High School ath- letic office from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Individuals can earn an All-Sports Pass by signing up and working five gates for each pass. For more information, contact the Pike Central High School athletic department at 812-354-8478, extension 495. Kiwanis golf scramble set for September 7 The annual Petersburg Kiwanis Golf Scramble will take place on Sat- urday, Sept. 7 at Prides Creek Golf Course. The scramble, which starts at 9 a.m., is the Pe- tersburg Kiwanis' top fundraiser for its Chil- dren's Christmas Pro- gram that provides un- derprivileged children in Pike County with gifts during the holiday. Registration is open at the golf course and costs $40 per person or $160 for a team. Can't make the event and still want to help? Sponsor a hole for $100. Make checks payable to Kiwanis and mail to: Dustin Schnarr at P.O. Box 14, Petersburg, IN 47567. For any questions, call Schnarr at 812-295 -8183 or Prides Creek Golf Course at 812-354-3059. Registration is now open for the Join the Herd 5K The inaugural Join the Heard 5K Walk and Run is set for Saturday, Sept. 28. There is a $20 entry fee that includes a buffalo hat. T-shirts are also available for $10, but must be preor- dered by Friday, Sept. 20. All proceeds from the event will benefit the Buf- falo Trace Festival on Sept. 27 and 28. Prizes will be awarded to the first, second and third-place male and fe- male finishers. Registration begins at 8 a.m. the morning of the race, with a 9 a.m. start time. Participants should line up at the Pe- tersburg Police Station on 4th Street. Refreshments will be available after the race and a group photo will be taken. To register, contact Jan- et Graff at 812-354-3001 or janet.graff@amber- manorhc.com. Registration open for Buffalo Trace softball tourney Registration is open for the co-ed slow-pitch soft- ball tournament that will take place during the Buf- falo Trace Festival. The tournament will take place on Friday, Sept. 29 and Saturday, Sept. 30 at the Petersburg Little League Field. It costs $200 per team, with up to 13 individuals on each squad. The reg- istration deadline is Tues- day, Sept. 24 at 8 p.m. The tournament is pre- sented by the Petersburg Little League and Discov- er Downtown Petersburg, Inc. For more information and to sign up, contact Jo- seph O'Brien at 812-486 - 7017. Above: Pike Central's Stephen Krieg delivers a jarring hit a Cloverdale ball carrier on Friday. Below: Connor O'Neal and Wyatt Fraser chase down Cloverdale's quarter- back in the backfield during the scrimmage on Friday. Senior captain Connor O'Neal attempts to make a catch during the scrimmage on Friday at Cloverdale. Left: Pike Central defensive lineman Co- rey Goeppner and Issac Marchino apply pres- sure to Cloverdale's quarterback on Friday. Below: Chargers de- fensive back Brayden Howald goes up for an interception on Friday at Cloverdale. Right: Pike Cen- tral wide receiver Col- son Dillard runs for a big gain after making a reception on Friday at Cloverdale. Pike Central travels to Brown County on Friday, Aug. 23 for its regular sea- son opener. The Eagles fin- ished 2018 with a 2-8 over- all record and run a spread offense similar to the Char- gers. They also return a talented quarterback in se- nior Noah Carter (6'3", 200 lbs.). Carter is likely one of the top signal callers the Char- gers will face this season. "Their quarterback is a legit dude," Stephens said. "[Carter] is probably going to be the second-best quar- terback that we see this season. That's not a slight to him. It's just that [Gib- son Southern quarterback] Brady Allen is from a differ- ent planet as far as his tal- ent." The Pike Central defense will be tested as fans can ex- pect to see Brown County take plenty of deep vertical shots downfield. "I saw [Carter] on video," Stephens said. "He threw a pass to their No. 1 receiv- er on the wide side of field, which is a heck of a throw. That ball was every bit of 35 or 40 yards in the air and it was an easy flick for him." However, the Eagles of- fense isn't dependent on just long passes. "They have a full comple- ment passing game," Ste- phens said. "They do some different things. They want to throw the ball vertical- ly downfield, but will also do some intermediate and short passing too." There is certainly oppor- tunities to force turnovers with the amount of passing Brown County does and Pike Central will likely have to cash in on that if it wants to come away victorious. "We need to take advan- tage of opportunities that are presented to us and take away the ball," Stephens said. "We really have to ap- ply and put pressure onto the quarterback. We have to find ways to neutralize their quarterback. If we are successful in that, we will be fine." The Chargers will also need to get more consis- tency out of their young of- fense linemen and take care of the football themselves. UPCOMING SCHEDULE WEDNESDAY, AUG. 21 Girls' Varsity Soccer: Pike Central at North Knox, 5:30 p.m. Boys' Varsity Tennis: Pike Central at North Posey, 5:30 p.m. Junior Varsity Volleyball: Washington at Pike Cen- tral, 6 p.m. Varsity Volleyball: Washington at Pike Central, 7:15 p.m. THURSDAY, AUG. 22 Girls' Varsity Golf: Pike Central vs. Washington and Vincennes Lincoln at Country Oak Golf Course, 4:30 p.m. Varsity Cross Country: Pike Central at Forest Park, 6 p.m. Junior Varsity Volleyball: Pike Central at Evansville Central, 6:30 p.m. Varsity Volleyball: Pike Central at Evansville Cen- tral, 7:45 p.m. FRIDAY, AUG. 23 Varsity Football: Pike Central at Brown County, 7 p.m. SATURDAY, AUG 24 Girls' Varsity Soccer: Pike Central at Vincennes Riv- et, 11 a.m. MONDAY, AUG. 26 Girls' Varsity Golf: Pike Central at North Knox, 4:30 p.m. Boys' Varsity Tennis: Pike Central at Gibson South- ern, 5:30 p.m. Boys' Varsity Soccer: Mount Vernon at Pike Cen- tral, 6:30 p.m. Girls' Varsity Soccer: Pike Central at Evansville Bosse, 6:30 p.m. TUESDAY, AUG. 27 Varsity Cross Country: Pike Central at Southridge Invitational, 5 p.m. Boys' Varsity Soccer: Pike Central at Washington, 5 p.m. Middle School Cross Country: Pike Central at South- ridge Invitational, 5:30 p.m. Girls' Varsity Soccer: Pike Central at Washington, 7 p.m.