The Press-Dispatch
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B-6 Wednesday, December 15, 2021 The Press-Dispatch Coach Hunter Elliott said, "We came out and had a very solid first quarter and first half, having a 10 -point lead at halftime. We did a really poor job of executing and finishing in the third quarter, in which we only scored two points. This is another game that we let slip and we were the bet- ter basketball team. We have to do a better job of switching sides of the floor with the ball and getting to the rim and free throw line. Defensively, we did a fine job all evening, it was just not finishing on offense. We have some players who we are counting on that need to step up, and start scoring and rebounding. These are all fix- able things, but we have to be dedicated to doing them all the time." JUNIOR VARSITY The Charger junior varsity also played Southridge on Sat- urday, losing out on the win by a score of 33-29. In the first half of the game, the Chargers battled hard, but ended up being at a 10 -point deficit to Southridge at the beginning of halftime. During the second half of the game, the Charger JV pulled together and made some se- rious points, closing the gap on Southridge's lead by six points. Unfortunately, they were still four points shy of a tie and five from a victory by the end of the game. If any- thing, the second half of the game shows that the Chargers have the drive and determi- nation to get the win, but just came up short in the first half. SCOREBOARD VARSITY Pike Central (34) Kendric Sorgius 1 2-1 3 3, Peyton Howald 2 0 -0 3 5, Bra- den Howald 0 0 -0 2 0, Quade Morton 4 3-3 2 12, Julian Gish 4 2-2 0 10, Alex Clark 2 0 -0 1 4. Totals 9 7-6 11 34 Three-pointers: 2 (P. How- ald 1, Morton 1) Southridge (37) Tooley 3 0 -0 0 7, Uebelhor 2 6 -3 2 8, K. Neukem 5 0 -0 1 10, C. Whitehead 3 2-2 3 9, T. Whitehead 0 1-0 3 0, L. Neu- kem 1 0 -0 2 3. Totals 14 9 -5 11 37 Three-pointers: 4 (Tolley 1, Uebelhor 1, C. Whitehead 1, L. Neukem 1) Score by quarters PC 17 8 2 7 SR 8 7 12 10 JUNIOR VARSITY Pike Central (29) Albert Whitehead 1 0 -0 1 3, Zack Miller 1 0 -0 0 2, Jagar Dent 5 1-1 4 13, Zane Gehlhau- sen 2 0 -0 3 4, Matthew Mead- ows 1 0 -0 2 2, Brenton Fryrear 1 2-1 2 3, Barrett Cooper 1 0 -0 2 2. Totals 12 23-2 14 29 Three-pointers: 3 ( White- head 1, Dent 2) Southridge (33) Wright 4 2-2 3 11, K. Neu- kam 1 0 -0 2 3, VanMeter 1 0 -0 2 3, Werner 1 0 -0 1 2, Boeglin 1 0 -0 0 2, Allen 3 1-0 2 7, Kerk- hoff 0 1-0 0 0, C. Neukam 1 2-1 0 3, Thacker 1 0 -0 1 2. Totals 13 6 -3 11 33 Three-pointers: 4 ( Wright 1, K. Neukam 1, VanMeter 1, Allen 1) Score by quarters PC 6 4 11 8 SR 10 10 7 6 SOUTHRIDGE Continued from page 1 Charger sophomore Quade Morton takes the ball down the court around a Raid- ers player and straight to the goal for a good two points during the Pike Central boys' varsity basketball game against Southridge on Saturday, December 11. Charger and Raider cheerleaders lineup, alternating teams, all the way across half court during the "National Anthem" prior to the Pike Central varsity boys' basketball game against Southridge on Saturday, December 11 at Pike Central. The student section posed at halftime for a picture in their themed dress of college fraternity and sorority, before moving on to the second half of the game to cheer on the Charger varsity boys' basketball team game on Saturday, December 11 at Pike Central. Left: Matthew Meadows, Charger freshman, jumps up and shoots around two Raiders play- ers during the Pike Central boys' ju- nior varsity basket- ball game against Southridge on Sat- urday, December 11 at Pike Central. Right: Kendric Sorgius, Charger junior, jumps up at the tip off for the ball during the Pike Central boys' varsi- ty basketball game against Southridge on Saturday, De- cember 11 at Pike Central. Below: Charger junior Jagar Dent jumps up at the tip off to grab the ball for the Chargers during the Pike Cen- tral boys' junior var- sity basketball game against Southridge on Saturday, De- cember 11 at Pike Central.