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The Press-Dispatch Wednesday, September 15, 2021 B-7 FOOTBALL Continued from page 1 LOUIE CAMPBELL Sales Professional lcampbell@sfaulknerauto.com CALL OR TEXT 812-899-6267 @LouieYourCarGuy HWY. 64 W. PRINCETON Looking for a Great Deal On Your Next Vehicle? K-2 FOOTBALL TAKES ON WASHINGTON GRADES 3-4 FOOTBALL VS. HATCHETS Clockwise from upper left: Haiden Cook pushes the opposing team away as he runs the ball during the K-2 football game at Wash- ington on Saturday, September 11 against the Hatch- ets. Haiden Cook carries the ball down field, while Bry- cen Stillwell, Hunter Seger, Ryker Harbin and Za- den McQueen help block for him to continue the play during the K-2 football game at Washington on Satur- day, September 11 against the Hatchets. Ryker Harbin dives for the tackle of the Hatchets ball carrier during the K-2 football game at Washing- ton on Saturday, September 11 against the Hatchets. Camden Wiscaver goes for the tackle of the ball carrier, Hatchets number 81, during the third and fourth grade foot- ball game at Washington on Saturday. Nyxon Hatton-Rinehold tries to spin around and break free of a Hatchets player while running the ball during the third and fourth grade football game at Washington on Saturday, September 11. Hunter Hill attempts to jump and avoid a tackle during the third and fourth grade football game at Washington on Saturday, September 11 against the Hatchets. Pike Central junior Braden Howald catches the ball on a kickoff return during game action at Southridge on Friday, September 10. pass into the endzone. The Chargers had two fumbles, two incomplete passes and two nice kick-off returns, one for 35 yards, made by Char- ger sophomore Julian Gish, and one for 24 yards, made by Charger junior Braden How- ald. The first quarter ended with the Raiders having the lead at 28 -0. During the second quarter, the Chargers faced much of the same. The Raiders made 27, 37, 21 and 14-yard runs, all four with good kicks, along with a safety. The Chargers continued to push on, with three interceptions and a sev- en-yard pass. However, the Chargers had picked up some momentum with Matthew Meadows, freshman quarter- back, throwing a good 26 -yard pass, and Howald having a im- pressive kickoff return of 45 yards, leaving the score at 51- 0, Southridge's lead. In the third quarter, the Chargers seemed to pull to- gether and fight to hold the Raiders at 51-0 throughout the quarter and into the fourth quarter. The hold was broken with 4:25 left on the clock in the fourth quarter when Southridge's Kamren Neu- kam made a touchdown on a five-yard run, followed by a good PAT. The game ended with a score of 58 -0 in favor of the Raiders. Unfortunate- ly, it was a replay of last year's game. The stats by game's end were: passing Meadows 4-14 for a total of 40 yards with four interceptions; Rushing: How- ald with eight carries totaling 21 yards, junior Jagar Dent with four carries for a total of 16 yards, Meadows with sev- en carries for a total of -17 yards and Gish with one car- ry for a total of eight yards; Re- ceiving: Gish had three recep- tions with a total of 34 yards and freshman Arie O'Neal had one reception with a to- tal of six yards; Kick Returns: Gish with one return for 37 yards and Howald with 6 re- turns for a total of 72 yards; Punts: Gish had four punts for a total of 134 yards, with the longest being 40 yards. The tackle leaders for the game were junior Isaac Marchino, senior Sammy Coleman and junior Corey Goeppner. The Pike Central Chargers' next game will be against the Washington Hatchets on Pike Central's home field at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, September 17. Pike Central's freshman quarterback Matthew Meadows throws a 26-yard pass to sophomore Julian Gish during game action at Southridge on Friday, Septem- ber 10. Charger juniors Isaac Marchino and Jagar Dent work together to take down the Raiders' ball carrier during game action at Southridge on Friday, September 10.