The Press-Dispatch
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The Press-Dispatch Wednesday, December 29, 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 LADIES on page 2 CALL (812) 354-2150 611 Main St., Suite 120, Petersburg DowntownTerrace@flco.com Happy New Year! FROM: Flaherty & Collins Energizing Your Financial Future 812-354-1134 or 317-261-8521 6925 IN-57, Petersburg | energypluscu.org At this festive and hopeful time of year, we'd like to thank you for stopping here. Your visits and your goodwill too make us grateful to every one of you. As we ring in 2022, we want to take this opportunity to say thanks and wish all of our customers all the best! Phone: 812-354-8899 Fax: 812-354-8877 • E-mail: onyettfab@frontier.com 3377 N. State Rd. 57 Petersburg ONYETT FABRICATORS Sarah McCracken 2 E. National Hwy. Washington, IN 47501 812-254-2800 SMcCracken@ShelterInsurance.com We're your Shield. We're your Shelter. ShelterInsurance.com AUTO • HOME • LIFE ® Start your new year with a new insurance plan for you and your family. Call me today so we can review your current and future insurance needs. We like to take time each year to review your coverage options and your life changes. This free service helps you get the right coverage at the right price. Your Shelter Insurance ® Agent can help you get organized for a fresh start! Call today! 739 S. State Rd. 61 • Winslow 812-354-8701 Lady Chargers lose out to the Wildcats By Matthew Haycraft The Pike Central Lady Chargers' basketball team faced off with the Jasper Wildcats on their home court Tuesday, De- cember 21, los- ing by a score of 44-33. The Lady Chargers took the floor in the first quarter of the game, ready to play and defeat Jasper. The game was very heated and the La- dy Chargers battled their way through it. They ended up be- ing four points down from Jas- per, who had taken the lead. In the second quarter, the Lady Chargers seemed to pick up on their scoring. Even though they were not able to hold Jasper scoreless, they were at least able to keep up with the scoring pace of the Wild- cats. By halftime, the teams had scored the same amount of points in the second quar- ter, leaving the Lady Chargers still down by four points. A fter halftime, the Lady Chargers continued into the third quarter and had a hard time in defense and scoring. They were unable to keep up with Jasper. At the end of the quarter, they had fallen anoth- er eight points behind, giving the Wildcats a 12-point lead. The fourth quarter began and the Lady Chargers came out more determined than ev- er. They were able to score 11 points this quarter with some fight and skill, by having one three-pointer, two-pointers and four free throws. Unfor- tunately, this was not enough to catch up, even though they came close a few times. The game ended with the final score of 44-33, Jasper's win. The Lady Chargers were led in scoring by sophomore Brailey Mills and junior Kah- le Young, who both scored 10 points each. Following them were seniors Mallory Hunt with nine points and Kya Sul- livan with four points. Coach Kyle McCutchan said, "The girls battled hard tonight, but we could not hit enough shots. We were not aggres- sive enough in at- tacking Jasper de- fense. We will con- tinue to work on improving on that end." JUNIOR VARSITY The Pike Central junior var- sity girls' team also played against the Lady Wildcats on Tuesday, losing by a score of 37-29. The JV Lady Chargers started off slow in their scor- ing and did build up through- out the game and quarters, but were unable to keep up with Jasper's defense and ag- gression. By halftime, the score was 18 -12, with the La- dy Chargers only six behind, but by the end of the third quarter, the score was 28 -19 and the Lady Chargers were going to have to pick up the pace to pull out a win. They did pick up their scoring pace, but by this time in the fourth quarter, the Wildcats already had a significant lead and the Lady Chargers were unable to hit that stride. The lead scorer for the ju- nior varsity game was junior Tiffany Artega, with four three-pointers for 12 points. Following her was junior Kee- na Young with eight points, sophomore Anna Whitehead with six points and Shelby Meadows with a free throw for one point. SCOREBOARD VARSITY Pike Central (33) Brailey Mills 3 5 -4 0 10, Kahle Young 3 3-2 0 10, Kya Sullivan 2 0 -0 2 4, Delaney Welch 0 0 -0 2 0, Mallory Hunt 3 4-3 4 9. Totals 11 12-9 8 33 Lady Charger junior Delaney Welch looks for an open teammate to pass to during the Lady Chargers' varsi- ty basketball game against Jasper on Tuesday, December 21 at Pike Central. Charger Cub Basketball on page B-8.