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The Press-Dispatch Sports Wednesday, Januar y 22, 2020 B- 3 Trojans spoil homecoming for Chargers By Dennis Marshall Press-Dispatch Sports Editor sports@pressdispatch.net The Wood Memorial boys' bas- ketball team spoiled Pike Cen- tral's homecoming on Saturday, Jan. 18, with a 42-26 victory. The Chargers started the game a little slow before they battled back to tie it 22-22 at halftime, but the Trojans (3-9, 1-1 Blue Chip) dominated the fourth quarter, out- scoring the Chargers 13-0. "They really beat us pretty good in the fourth," Pike Central head coach Hunter Elliott said. "Their game plan was to pack it in a zone and make us shoot, and that night, we just didn't shoot the ball well at all. We were content on pass- ing around the zone and taking 3-pointers instead of attacking in- side. I did not do a good enough job in this game getting our kids in the right position. This was a game I felt like we should win and I need to do a better job of lead- ing and teaching these boys how to handle adversity and overcom- ing obstacles." Pike Central (1-9, 0 -2 PAC) let its emotions get the best of them late in the game. "We didn't handle not shooting the ball well," Elliott said. "We were taking open shots, but they just were not falling and we have to learn how to win games be- sides with just the 3-pointer. This group has the ability to shoot the ball very well, but when that is not working, we must find anoth- er way to score instead of settling." Elliott said he was proud of Ethan Scott again for his leader- ship and effort in this game. "He has come such a long way and I thought he did a great job leading tonight even when his shot was not falling," he said. "I thought Ethan Gorby did a great job ear- ly being aggressive and getting to the rim and free throw line, which is something we need him doing more of going forward." Gorby led the Chargers with eight points, five rebounds and a block, and Scott had six points, an assist, a steal and two rebounds. Sean Hanselman finished with six points, three rebounds and a steal; Jade Guth had two points, two assists and three rebounds; Colin Craig scored two points and grabbed four rebounds; Hunter DeHaven had two points and five rebounds; and Alex Clark had a rebound. Wood Memorial was led by Grif- fin Parke with 16 points. Other Trojan scorers were Colton Page (8), Logan Keeker (6), Grant Hale (4), Kayne McCandless (4) and Justin Stickland (4). Pike Central also lost to Class 3A No. 3 Heritage Hills (10 -3, 4-0 PAC) on Friday, Jan. 17. The Patriots defeated the Char- gers, 77-48. "Going into the Heritage Hills game, we knew that they were one of the best teams in the state," El- liott said. "We came out and han- dled their pressure very well ear- ly on and attacked it for layups. We knew that they really want to push the tempo and that our transition defense would be key. We worked on it, but it is very difficult to sim- ulate the speed and athleticism of Heritage Hills and they really took advantage of getting out and run- ning." Pike Central trailed by as much as 18 early in the game before they finished the first half on a 9 -0 run to cut Heritage Hill's lead to 31-22. "They jumped out on us early in the third quarter and really shot the ball well," Elliott said. Patriots' stud Simon Scherry knocked down five 3-pointers on his way to scoring a game-high 25 points. Teammates Murray Bech- er added 22 and Blake Sisley had 13. "It is a pick your poison with them and we decided to play a 2- 3 zone and make them shoot con- tested 3-pointers, and try and keep the ball out of Sisley's hands," El- liott said. "We did a nice job on him, holding him to 13 points, but Scherry and Becher really shot the ball well against us." Scott led the Chargers with 15, Guth added 11, Craig scored sev- en, DeHaven and Gorby each con- tributed six, and Hanselman had three. "I was very proud of how hard our kids played and how we han- dled their pressure and athleti- cism," Elliott said. "Scott really played a very solid game. Guth did a very nice job on the defen- sive end as well." The team will host North Knox (5 -8, 1-3 Blue Chip) on Friday, Jan. 24 and travel to Washington (9 -3, 1-1 Big Eight) on Saturday, Jan. 26. The Hatchets were the first team outside of the Class 3A poll in oth- ers receiving votes. Ethan Gorby drives the baseline against Heritage Hills on Friday, Jan. 17. Pike Central's Sean Hanselman and a Heritage Hills player race towards a loose ball on Friday, Jan. 17. BOYS' POCKET ATHLETIC CONFERENCE STANDINGS Conf. Overall South Spencer 4-0 10 -2 Heritage Hills 4-0 10 -3 Southridge 2-0 7-8 Forest Park 2-1 10 -3 North Posey 1-2 8 -4 Gibson So. 1-2 3-9 Tell City 1-3 5 -9 Pike Central 0 -2 1-9 Tecumseh 0 -5 5 -9 TUESDAY, JAN. 14 PAC Games Vincennes Lincoln 64, Gibson Southern 52 Tell City 56, Hancock County (Ky.) 52 Other Area Results Trigg County (Ky.) 68, Evansville Christian 64 Perry Central 64, Cannelton 50 Mount Carmel (Ill.) 56, Princeton 46 WEDNESDAY, JAN. 15 Other Area Games Southern Indiana Athletic Conference Tournament Evansville Reitz 69, Evansville North 55 Evansville Bosse 75, Castle 74, 3OT Evansville Harrison 60, Evansville Central 42 Evansville Mater Dei 81, Evansville Memorial 65 FRIDAY, JAN. 17 PAC Results North Posey 78, Tecumseh 47 Heritage Hills 77, Pike Central 48 Princeton 60, Gibson Southern 49 South Spencer 61, Forest Park 58, OT Other Area Results Loogootee 53, Barr-Reeve 48 North Daviess 45, Shakamak 33 Northeast Dubois 52, Pali 49 Jasper 44, Washington 43 Huntsville/Palestine (Ill.) 55, Vincennes Rivet 50 Linton-Stockton 75, Bloomfield 62 Shoals 60, North Knox 42 Vincennes Lincoln 46, Mount Vernon 45 Wood Memorial 61, Washington Catholic 22 South Central 60, Cannelton 34 Southern Indiana Athletic Conference Tournament Castle 62, Evansville North 52 Evansville Memorial 63, Evansville Central 59 Evansville Bosse 93, Evansville Reitz 73 Evansville Harrison 72, Evansville Mater Dei 68 SATURDAY, JAN. 18 PAC Results Forest Park 80, North Posey 62 Heritage Hills 82, Tecumseh 48 Jasper 42, Southridge 33 South Spencer 63, Tell City 50 Wood Memorial 42, Pike Central 26 Other Area Games Bloomfield 47, South Knox 38 Christian Academy 57, Perry Central 43 McLean County (Ky.) 66, Evansville Day School 53 North Central 60, Vincennes Rivet 46 Paoli 45, Eastern 30 Shakamak 60, Bloomington Lighthouse 31 Sullivan 73, Vincennes Lincoln 62, OT Webster County (Ky.) 85, Evansville Christian School 52 Shoals 42, Springs Valley 40 Southern Indiana Athletic Conference Tournament Championship — Evansville Bosse 75, Evansville Har- rison 52 MONDAY, JAN. 20 Other Area Games Carmi (Ill.) Tournament Fairfield (Ill.) 82, Mount Vernon 42 TUESDAY, JAN. 21 PAC Games Gibson Southern at Washington, 8 p.m. Other Area Games Crawford County at Providence, 7:30 p.m. North Central at North Knox, 7:30 p.m. White River Valley at Washington Catholic, 7:30 p.m. Evansville Day School at Evansville Christian, 8 p.m. Evansville Mater Dei at Vincennes Lincoln, 8 p.m. Northeast Dubois at Cannelton, 8 p.m. Castle at Henderson County (Ky.) 8:30 p.m. WEDNESDAY, JAN. 22 Other Area Games Carmi (Ill.) Tournament Mount Vernon vs. Mount Carmel (Ill.), 7 p.m. FRIDAY, JAN. 24 PAC Games North Knox at Pike Central, 7:30 p.m. Jasper at Forest Park, 7:30 p.m. South Spencer at North Posey, 8 p.m. Southridge at Heritage Hills, 8 p.m. Other Area Games Columbus Christian at Evansville Christian, 6:30 p.m. Cannelton at Washington Catholic, 7:30 p.m. North Daviess at Linton-Stockton, 7:30 p.m. Shoals at Owen Valley, 7:30 p.m. South Knox at Vincennes Lincoln, 7:30 p.m. Springs Valley at Paoli, 7:30 p.m. Vincennes Rive at Northeast Dubois, 7:30 p.m. Bloomington North at Evansville North, 7:30 p.m. Evansville Bosse at Boonville, 8 p.m. Evansville Harrison at Evansville Memorial, 8 p.m. Washington at Princeton, 8 p.m. Wood Memorial at Barr-Reeve, 8 p.m. Orleans at Perry Central, 8 p.m. Henderson County (Ky.) at Evansville Central, 8 p.m. Bloomington South at Castle, 8 p.m. Carmi (Ill.) Tournament Mount Vernon vs. Edwards County (Ill.), 7 p.m. SATURDAY, JAN. 25 PAC Games Pike Central at Washington, 8 p.m. Evansville North at South Spencer, 8 p.m. Southridge at North Posey, 8 p.m. Tell City at Crawford County, 8 p.m. Tecumseh at Forest Park, 8 p.m. Other Area Games Dugger Union at Evansville Christian, 2 p.m. Cannelton at Madison Christian, 7 p.m. North Daviess at Barr-Reeve, 7:30 p.m. Springs Valley at Northeast Dubois, 7:30 p.m. Eastern Greene at South Knox, 7:30 p.m. Bloomington Lighthouse at Washington Catholic, 7:30 p.m. Bloomfield at Loogootee, 7:30 p.m. Shoals at Wood Memorial,. 7:45 p.m. Evansville Reitz at New Albany, 8 p.m. Mitchell at Perry Central, 8 p.m. Evansville Central at Owensboro (Ky.), 8:30 p.m. Carmi (Ill.) Tournament Mount Vernon at Carmi (Ill.), 11:30 a.m. Mount Vernon vs. Harrisburg (Ill.), 4:30 p.m. TUESDAY, JAN. 21 PAC Games Mount Carmel (Ill.) at Gibson Southern, 8 p.m. Other Area Games Shoals at Barr-Reeve, 7:30 p.m. Washington Catholic at Evansville Christian, 7:30 p.m. Castle at Evansville Mater Dei, 8 p.m. Right: Colin Craig goes up for a shot after grabbing an offensive rebound against Wood Memorial on Saturday, Jan. 18.