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B-4 Wednesday, September 9, 2020 The Press-Dispatch Weisman and Barnett win in tri-meet By James Capozella Pike Central Middle School eighth grade Lady Charger Xavery Weisman and Char- ger eighth grader Blaine Bar- nett both made the top of the racing podium with first place finishes in the respective rac- es to kick off the first day of September. Weisman clocked 11:58 at North Knox and Bar- nett was in at 11:12 in the boys' race. The girls had first, fifth, sixth and ninth, followed by a fifth runner in 18th. The team finished a strong second, but the boys had just two top 15 runners and settled for a third place team score. Kylee Weathers and Kay- lyn Warner were fifth and sixth for the girls, with times of 13:23 and 13:28. Kylie Mey- er (13:44) ran ninth overall and Jessa Ridao finished 18th (14:31). Emiley Riker (14:34) was 19th. Taylor Skinner (15:20) placed 23rd, Katelyn Neal (16:31) was 29th, Eva Cox (17:08) was 31st, Kelsea Query (17:11) ran 32nd, Cal- leigh Cox (18:12) was 36th and Eibhlin Teague DNF. Barnett led classmate Ethan Mann (14:06), who placed ninth, Taylor Russell (14:55) was 13th, Xander Parker (17:14) was 20th and Justus Edrington (21:46) was 22nd. Jacoby Smith, Alex Gray and Joshua Smith did not have times or places. Weisman wins quad meet at South Knox Pike Central Middle School eighth grader Xavery Weis- man clocked 11:59 to capture a four-team cross country race at South Knox last week. South Knox, North Daviess and Washington had com- petitive teams edging the La- dy Chargers into fourth with 58 points, while Washington scored 56, South Knox 56 and North Daviess 44 for first. Kylee Weathers placed sec- ond for the team in 13:47, Kay- lyn Warner was third (14:03), Kylie Meyer fourth (14:21) and Jessa Ridao fifth (14:49). Emily Riker was sixth (14:53), Katelyn Neal seventh (15:40), Taylor Skinner eighth (16:03), Ava Miller ninth (16:46), Eva Cox tenth (17:42), Calleigh Cox 11th (18:02) and Kelsea Query 12th (18:14). The boys' team did not score because of numbers, but Blaine Barnett placed seventh overall with an 11:53 time. Taylor Russell was second for the team in 15:44, Zander Parker third (19:32) and Jus- tus Edrington fourth (25:23). Middle school tennis boys edged 3-2 by North Daviess Charger boys netters were edged by North Daviess, 3-2 on Tuesday, Sept. 1. The boys improved their performance, having lost to the Cougars 5 -0 earlier in the season, winning two singles matches. Parker Knust claimed his No. 1 singles match, 9 -7 and Eli Arnold took the No. 3 sin- gles match, 8 -2. No. 2 singles player JJ Bell- more lost a close contest, 6 -8. In doubles play, Nolan Bai- ley and Adon Lemond fell, 1-8 and the duo of Nate Carter and Jaden Bolin lost, 5 -8. Coach Phil Knust said winning two varsity singles showed a lot of improvement. The second round matches were a struggle for Pike Cen- tral, with Tyler Collins, Llinkyn Knust, Carter Blackwell and Jaden Bolin being blanked, 0 -6. In second round doubles, Ko- dy Carter and Eli Keeker fell, 2- 6. Nate Carter and Tyler Collins lost their match, 0 -6. Xavery Weisman and Kylee Weathers leading the pack at a four-team cross country race at South Knox last week. Contributed photo Taylor Russell, fourth grade, finished 13th. Sixth graders, Katelyn Neal and Taylor Skinner run side by side. Skinner placed 23rd and Neal placed 29th. Jessa Ridao, sixth grade, finished 18th (14:31). Ethan Mann, eighth grade, placed ninth, (14:06). Eighth grader Blaine Barnett made the top of the po- dium at North Knox. Contributed photo Eighth grade football falls to North Knox Above: Charger Defensive line- man Paul Thompson beats his blocker and heads into the back- field during the Chargers' 8th grade game with North Knox. Left: Drew Dawson collects a pass and turns the corner to head up field against North Knox last Thursday. Right: Charger Matthew Mead- ows turns the corner for a nice gain against North Knox on Thursday. Pike Central lost the 8th grade game to North Knox.