The Press-Dispatch
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The Press-Dispatch Wednesday, November 10, 2021 B-1 SPORTS Submit sports items: Call: 812-354-8500 Email: sports@pressdispatch.net or bring in a hard copy: 820 E. Poplar Street, Petersburg See 7TH & 8TH on page 4 By Matthew Haycraft The Pike Central Lady Chargers varsity basket- ball team played Evansville Reitz on Thursday, No- vember 4 at Pike Central, losing out to Reitz 57-45. The Lady Chargers hit the court strong in the first quarter, scoring 14 points to Reitz's 13. Sopho- more Brailey Mills, senior Kya Sullivan and senior Mallory Hunt all pulled in two field goals for a to- tal of four points a piece, while senior Kya Leighty took down the net, making a two-pointer for the La- dy Chargers. In the second quarter, the Lady Char- gers seemed to lose some of their fight, only scor- ing eight points to Reitz's 14. In the second half of the game, the Lady Char- gers battled through and tried to make a come back, picking up on their goals and free-throws. In the end though, they were unable to pull those extra points together to defeat Reitz, who seemed to quick- en their shooting and point count. Head Coach Kyle McCutchan said, "I think for the most part, we played hard, but on defense we just allowed too much dribble penetration that al- lowed for some easy baskets for Reitz or open shots on the perimeter. Reitz was athletic at the guard po- sition and for the most part, we handled their pres- sure and did some good things on offense, but Mal- lory Hunt battled foul trouble all night and that hurt us on both ends. She is a very valuable part of our team and it hurts when she is on the sideline, as she was our leading scorer last year, but Kya Leighty had a good game, scoring 17 points and her effort was tremendous." "We made a lot of first-game mistakes that we have to clean up and we will. I want to give credit to Reitz for making some big shots and never letting us get totally back into the game in the second half." Pike Central (45) Brailey Mills 3 3-0 3 6, Anna Whitehead 2 1-0 1 4, Kya Sullivan 3 0 -0 1 6, Dalaney Welch 1 0 -0 0 2, Kya Leighty 5 13-7 2 17, Shelby meadows 1 0 -0 1 2, Hailey Parker 1 0 -0 1 2, Mallory Hunt 3 1-0 5 6. To- tals 19 18 -7 14 45 Evansville Reitz (57) Emma Easley 0 0 -0 2 0, Matea Bradfield 7 2-1 3 15, Alyssa Haynes 3 2-2 2 10, Norah Miller 6 5 -2 4 16, Emily Taylor 1 0 -0 0 2, Lindsey Bigham 0 0 -0 2 0, Sydney Hart 3 2-2 2 8, Kaelyse Mitchell 3 2-0 3 6. Totals 23 13-7 18 57 Three-pointers 4 (Haynes 2, Miller 2) Score by quarters PC 14 8 10 13 ER 13 14 14 16 PCMS girls' seventh and eighth grade defeated by Twigs By Matthew Haycraft On Thursday, November 4, the Pike Central Lady Charger seventh and eighth grade girls' basketball teams played Fort Branch, and lost in both games. The seventh grade girls' ended up losing 33-11 against the Lady Twigs. In the eighth grade game, the La- dy Chargers came out strong in the first quarter, tying the Twigs 8 -8, with Patience Apollos scoring six points from two field goals and two free throws, and Kady Gideon a field goal. During the second quarter, however, the Lady Chargers fought, but could not stay up with the Twigs, scoring no goals while Fort Branch tallied up eight more points. In the second half, the eighth grade Lady Chargers came out de- termined and scored eight goals to the Twigs' six. Unfortunately, they Charger Cub basketball in full swing Kids in grades one through five participated in the Charger Cub basketball program on Satur- day, November 6. See more photos on B-3. Addison Young takes the ball down the court and into the center before passing the ball during the Lady Charger sev- enth grade girls' basketball game against the Lady Twigs at Fort Branch on Thursday, November 4. 'First-game mistakes' bring defeat for Lady Chargers Lady Charger sophomore Brailey Mills goes for the layup, successfully dodging two Reitz players, during the Pike Central girls' varsity basketball game against Evansville Reitz. More photos on B-3. Photo by Chris Clement Lady Charger senior Kya Sullivan goes for a jump shot, while avoiding Reitz players, during the Pike Central girls' varsity basketball game against Evansville Reitz on Thurs- day, November 4 at Pike Central. Photo by Chris Clement www.UebelhorGM.com Jasper • 1-800-937-8721 CHEVROLET