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SPORTS Submit sports items: Call: 812-354-8500 Email: sports@pressdispatch.net or bring in a hard copy: 820 E. Poplar Street, Petersburg The Press-Dispatch Wednesday, August 31, 2022 B-1 Charger girls soccer defeats NK 3-0 By Andy Heuring Press-Dispatch Sports sports@pressdispatch.net Pike Central's girls soc- cer team beat North Knox 3-0 last Friday. Senior Kahle Young scored twice for the Chargers and senior Kenne- dy Willis added another goal. The Chargers held a 1-0 lead in the first half and added two more in the second. Young had an assist on Willis' score and Willis had both assists on Young's two goals. "Wren (Kabrick) played very well in the goal and our defense was great. They played hard all night," said Charger Coach Chad Western. The win improved the Chargers record to 3-1 this year. It was the second win of Weisman wins, Whitehead seventh in Bays Invitational By Andy Heuring Star-Times Sports sports@sgstartimes.com Pike Central's Xaver y Weisman nearly broke 19 minutes in the Dennis Bays Warrior Invitational at Angel Mounds on Saturday. The Lady Chargers had two top 10 finishers in the 16-team event with 140 runners. Weisman ran a 19:02 to win the event by nearly 33 sec- onds over Evansville Reitz's Cordelia Hoover who was Tecumseh pulls away late in 33-6 win over Chargers By Arri J. McDonald Press-Dispatch Sports sports@pressdispatch.net Pike Central traveled to Tecumseh for their second game of the season last Fri- day night. Head coach Kelly Brashear knew coming in that Braves senior halfback Chase Jones was going to be a chal- lenge to contain. For the first three quarters the Chargers kept the game within striking distance, but in the end, Jones and the Braves' running game was too much for the young Chargers to handle as they fell 33-6. Pike Central returned the opening kickoff to the 27-yard line, but quickly got pushed back with a holding penalty. After a short run on third and 13, the Chargers punted. Tecumseh Senior Tailback Chase Jones returned the ball 26 yards to the Charger 24 yard line. The Braves ran the ball four straight times before Chase Jones punched it in the end zone from two yards out. With the extra point it was Braves 7, Chargers 0 with 7:39 to go in the first quarter. On their next drive, the Chargers converted a third and 10 with an 11-yard pass from Matthew Meadows to Braden Howald. The Braves stuffed a couple of short runs before Meadows' pass on third and 12 fell incomplete. This time Jones returned the punt 44 yards to the Pike Central 16. Then the Chargers retook the momentum with a hustle play from Grant Boyd, who intercepted a pass that bounced off of the Brave re- ceiver in the end zone. The Charger offense took over at the 20-yard line, but once again a holding call backed them up, forcing third and long. Meadows' pass to Connor Loveless fell incom- plete on third and 20 and the Chargers punted, backing up the Braves to their 49-yard line. One play later the Char- ger defense once again seized Charger safety Matthew Meadows makes a tackle near the sideline on a Tecumseh running back. Charger running back Skylar Shelton cuts behind a block and looks up field for running room against Te- cumseh on Friday. Tecumseh won the game 33-6. See WIN on page 2 Anna Whitehead and Xaver y Weisman display their medals from the Dennis Bays Memorial Invitational on Saturday. Weisman won the 16-team event in a time of 19:02, while Whitehead placed seventh in a time of 21:11. See WEISMAN on page 2 See SOCCER on page 2 Say Yes to Solar! Hoosiers have long made a living from the land, and today that includes farming the sun. Solar projects throughout Indiana bring $37 million each year to Indiana communities, plus substantial income to farmers who now include solar energy as a crop. Respecting our heritage – Building our future SUPPORT SOLAR! Sign up with Hoosiers for Renewables to learn more about how solar energy can support your community's growth: www.HoosiersForRenewables.com/pike