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Sports Wednesday, Februar y 15, 2023 The Press-Dispatch B-3 WIN Continued from page 1 The 2022-23 Pike Central swim team members are front row: (l to r) Jaden Nolan, Xander Parker, Conner Loveless, Blaine Barnett, Ethan Mann, Carter Blackwell and Ty DeCoursey; Izaiah Lemond, Max Burkhart, Cobey McKinney, Awstyn Luff, and Jacoby Smith. Not pictured are Markis Hutchinson and Parker Knust. CHARGER SWIMMING Good Luck at Sectionals P.O. Box 67, Petersburg, IN 47567 812-354-9995 | www.fourstarfab.com Chargers! Glezen Revival Center Go 245 S. Glezen Center St. • Petersburg • 812-354-9909 Since 1870 705 E. Walnut St., Petersburg | 812-354-8844 2134 E MAIN STREET, PETERSBURG | C A L L 812 - 380 - 7453 P.O. BOX 218, HWY. 57 SOUTH, PETERSBURG, IN 47567 Phone: (812) 354-8542 or 1-800-581-5826 Wyatt Seed Company, Inc. GO CHARGERS! 820 E. Poplar St., Petersburg 812-354-8500 Pike County's News Network Since 1898 ridao, who collected 12 points for the Char- gers coming off the bench. Tecumseh outscored the Chargers seven to two over the next 1:30 but the Chargers closed the period with four unanswered, leaving them up at the half 30 -11. Pike Central possessed the ball coming out of halftime. a jump ball called as Morton moved inside gave the ball to Tecumseh. The braves moved the ball around the perimeter and passed to duPont, who worked the ball along the baseline and was called for a charge against Pike Central senior braden Howald. Pike Central scored the first points of the quar- ter as braden Howald found Morton under the basket for two. Tecumseh outscored the Chargers 10 -5, over the next four minutes closing the defi- cit to 16, but would get no closer. Pike Central went on a run scoring the last nine points of the period to end the third up 46 -21. They extended their lead to 29 within the first two minutes of the fourth quarter with points from Gish and braden Howald. "We did a nice job pushing in transition, getting out and running, getting to the rim and not settling," Coach elliott said. The lead allowed Pike Central to let their starters rest and the bench get some playing time on the varsity level. sophomores drew dawson, albert Whitehead and brenton Fry- rear all pulled down a rebound and Whitehead additionally contributed in the scoring column with a bucket down the stretch. The Chargers move their record to 11-7 with a 61-29 victory over the braves. "We played well on both sides of the basket- ball tonight," said Coach elliott, adding, "I am proud of our effort." CHARGERS (61) Julian Gish 4 5 -6 1 15; Kendric sorgius 4 2- 2 1 10; Quade Morton 7 2-4 4 17; Chase rid- ao 3 5 -5 1 12; Peyton Howald 1 1-2 0 3; braden Howald 1 0 -0 1 2; albert Whitehead 1 0 -0 1 2; drew dawson 0 0 -0 1 0. Totals 21 15 -19 10 61. BR AVES (29) Julian 2 0 -0 2 6; nelson 0 0 -0 1 0; Jones 2 1- 3 4 5; dillon duPont 0 0 -2 1 0; drew duPont 6 3-4 3 15; Keller 0 0 -0 1 0; Cardarelle 0 0 -0 1 0; Long 0 0 -0 1 0; schaefer 0 0 -2 1 0; arnold 1 1- 3 0 3. Totals 11 5-14 15 29. CHARGER JV FALLS 38-23 It was another heartbreaking loss for the Pike Central's junior varsity basketball team as Tecumseh braves come to town and take home the win 38 -23. Tecumseh won the tip but Pike Central was the first to score with just more than a min- ute played. Charger junior Zane Gehlhausen fed sophomore drew dawson under the bas- ket who connected for two. a fter a turnover by the braves on the next possession, soph- omore albert Whitehead hit from the top of the key to give the Chargers a 5 -0 lead. daw- son added two from the line to push the lead to seven, before giving up a basket to the braves to make the score seven to two. Charger Lane Frederick hit for two treys in the period while the Charger defense only gave up four points to lead 13-6 at the end of the first period. Pike Central opened the period with the ball and after a miss by Frederick and a brave turnover, dawson was fouled on the shot and hit two from the line with less than a minute played. This would be the only scoring of the period for the Chargers, as lapses in defense and poor offensive execution had the braves scoring 14 for the period to give Tecumseh a 20 -15 lead at halftime. The braves extended their lead to 11 open- ing the third period before Charger Jakob newkirk converted two from the charity stripe. The braves hit another basket to push the lead back to 11. Pike Central got baskets from Whitehead and Fryrear to cut the lead to seven with just under three minutes to play in the quarter. That would be as close as the Chargers would get as they gave up another basket and ended the period down 21-30. The Chargers got shots, but could not get anything to fall in the fourth quarter. They gathered their only points of the period on a basket by Whitehead, with just over two min- utes left to play in the game, while the braves scored eight to secure a 38 -23 win. CHARGERS (23) Whitehead 3 0 -0 0 7; dawson 1 4-4 1 6; Ge- hlhausen 0 0 -0 3 0; Frederick 2 0 -0 1 6; bot- toms 0 0 -0 1 0; Whann 0 0 -0 2 0; Fryrear 1 0 - 0 4 2; newkirk 0 2-2 1 2; Huchel 0 0 -0 1 0. To- tals 7 6-6 14 23. 3-pointers 3 (Frederick 2, Whitehead 1) BR AVES (38) Long 1 0 -0 0 2; schaefer 5 0 -0 0 12; dim- mett 1 0 -0 4 2; arnold 2 0 -0 0 4; Jackson 2 0 - 0 2 4; Cormier 3 4-4 1 10; Keller 2 0 -0 1 4. To- tals 16 4-4 8 38. 3-pointers 2 (schaefer 2) Albert Whitehead shoots over a Tecumseh defender during the Chargers 61-29 win. Charger Drew Dawson splits two defenders for an open shot during the junior var- sity game. Charger Quade Morton beats Tecum- seh down the floor for a transition basket.

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