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The Press-Dispatch Wednesday, January 1, 2014 B-3 PAC basketball standings High School Boys' Basketball Pike Central High School junior Kimberly McCammon (12) holds the ball behind her head while looking for an open teammate as North Knox senior Lauren Charlton (1) defends during game action on Friday, Dec. 27. Ed Cahill photo Pike Central High School freshman Jolene Whitehead shoots over North Knox sophomore Lexi Vieck (4) during game action on Friday, Dec. 27. Ed Cahill photo Pike Central High School junior Lindsey Nixon (left, with ball) prepares to shoot the ball as Heritage Christian senior Natalie Orr (22) defends during game action on Friday, Dec. 27. Ed Cahill photo. Pocket Athletic Conference Standings PACOverall Team W-LW-L Southridge..............2-05-2 Heritage Hills.........1-05-0 South Spencer........1-06-1 Tecumseh...............1-03-4 North Posey........... 1-12-6 Forest Park.............0-03-3 Gibson Southern....0-12-4 Pike Central...........0-21-2 Tell City...................0-21-5 Results of Dec. 23 Gibson County Classic Gibson Southern 63, South Central (Elizabeth) 58 North Daviess Classic Brownstown Central 57, Southridge 39 North Daviess 71, North Posey 66 Results of Dec. 26 Gibson County Classic Evansville Reitz 89, Gibson Southern 43 Vincennes Lincoln Tourney Indianapolis Howe 93, Tecumseh 57 Results of Dec. 27 Gibson County Classic Mount Carmel (Ill.) 69, Gibson Southern 68 (OT) North Daviess Classic Southridge 67, Clay City 52 North Posey 56, Orleans 46 Perry-Spencer Classic Corydon Central 79, Tell City 36 Heritage Hills 70, Boonville 47 Forest Park 67, South Spencer 64 (OT) North Knox 50, Tecumseh 35 Vincennes Lincoln Tournament Tecumseh 51, Evansville Day 42 Results of Dec. 28 Gibson County Classic Gibson Southern 36, Wood Memorial 35 North Daviess Classic Southridge 56, North Posey 41 Perry-Spencer Classic Heritage Hills 59, Forest Park 39 South Spencer 67, Boonville 54 Perry Central def. Tell City, score unavailable Vincennes Lincoln Tournament Tecumseh 63, University 62 (OT) Games of Dec. 30 Perry-Spencer Classic Tell City vs. Boonville Perry Central vs. South Spencer Forest Park vs. Crawford County Heritage Hills vs. Corydon Central Games of Jan. 3 Pike Central at Springs Valley, Junior Varsity, 6 p.m.; Varsity, 7:30 p.m. North Daviess at Tecumseh Tell City at Forest Park Games of Jan. 4 Pike Central at Princeton, Junior Varsity, 6 p.m.; Varsity, 7:30 p.m. Heritage Hills at North Harrison South Spencer at Evansville Memorial Southridge at Gibson Southern Games of Jan. 10 Wood Memorial at Pike Central, Junior Varsity, 6:30 p.m.; Varsity, 8 p.m. Evansville Day at South Spencer Heritage Hills at Gibson Southern Mount Vernon (Posey) at Tell City Southridge at Tecumseh Games of Jan. 11 Mitchell at Pike Central, Junior Varsity, 6 p.m.; Varsity, 7:30 p.m. Gibson Southern at Evansville Memorial Owensboro (Ky.) at South Spencer North Posey at Mount Vernon (Posey) Perry Central at Forest Park Southridge at Northeast Dubois Tecumseh at Cannelton Tell City at Hancock County (Ky.) Washington at Heritage Hills High School Girls' Basketball Christmas basket lifts Lions to OT win By Ed Cahill Press-Dispatch Sports Editor sports@pressdispatch.net Christmas arrived early for the Loogootee Junior High School seventh grade boys' basketball team. A basket by Max Christmas with 13 seconds left in overtime lifted the visiting Lions to a 22-21 victory over Pike Central on Monday, Dec. 23. Christmas had also hit a jumper with two seconds left in the fourth quarter to tie the game at 19-19. Pike Central fell behind 6-0 before Christian Benson hit a pair of free throws with 40.9 seconds left in the first period to get the Chargers on the scoreboard. After Loogootee's Nick Bowman scored to give the Lions an 8-2 lead, a free throw by Benson and a three-point play by Andrew Krieg pulled Pike Central to within 8-6 with 4:30 remaining in the second quarter. However, the Chargers would be held scoreless on their last four possessions of the first half as Loogootee – on a pair of free throws and a basket by Bailey Dearwester – stretched its lead to 12-6. Neither team mustered much of an offense in the third period, when Pike Central, on a pair of free throws by Hayden Kabrick, outscored the Lions 2-1 to cut the deficit to 13-8 heading into the final quarter. During the third period, Loogoo- Pike Central Middle School seventh grader Christian Benson (22) puts up a shot during game action against visiting Loogootee on Monday, Dec. 23. Ed Cahill photo. Pike Central Middle School seventh grader Judah Leathco (24) looks for an open teammate to pass the ball to while being defended by Loogootee's Max Christmas (15) during game action on Monday, Dec. 23. Ed Cahill photo. tee, which scored its only point on a free throw by Dearwester, was 0-for-6 from the field and turned the ball over seven times, while the Chargers were 0-for-10 from the floor and committed three turnovers. The score remained unchanged in the fourth period until Krieg hit the first of two free throw attempts to pull Pike Central to within 13-9 with 2:26 left in regulation. When Krieg missed his second free throw attempt, Benson grabbed the offensive rebound, but his putback attempt was blocked by Christmas. After Benson retrieved the ball, a shot by Kabrick was off the mark, but Jed Evans was there to grab the rebound and put it in the basket, cutting Loogootee's lead to 13-11 with 2:13 left. A pair of free throws by Dearwester with 2:08 remaining boosted the Lions' lead to 15-11, but a three-point play by Krieg with 1:47 left pulled the Chargers to within 15-14. After two more Dearwester free throws extended Loogootee's lead to 17-14 with 1:41 remaining, Pike Central, after Dearwester missed the front end of a one-and-one, cut the deficit to 17-16 on a pair of free throws by Evans with 41 seconds remaining. Then, after Loogootee's Sheldan Christmas missed the front end of a one-and-one, Benson hit one of two free throws with 14.9 seconds left in regulation to tie the score at 17-17. Max Christmas, fouled with 13.8 seconds left, missed the front end of a one-and-one, and Evans was fouled as he grabbed the rebound, sending him to the free throw line with 12.3 seconds remaining. Evans sank both free throws, giving Pike Central its first lead of the game, at 19-17, before Max Christmas' game-tying jumper 10 seconds later forced overtime. The Chargers drew first blood in overtime, when Braxton Rice scored off an assist by Benson for a 21-19 lead with 2:36 left. After Bowman hit one of two free throws with 2:20 left to make it a one-point game, the score remained unchanged until the gamewinning basket by Max Christmas. Krieg and Evans paced Pike Central in scoring with seven and six points, respectively, while Benson added four points. Kabrick and Rice had two points each. Krieg, who fouled out late in the fourth period, also led the Chargers with eight rebounds. Benson, Austin Holder and Troy Rickard had two steals each, while Rice blocked two shots. For the game, Pike Central made four of 37 field goal attempts, a 10.8 percent average, and hit 13 of 20 tries from the free throw line while turning the ball over 11 times. Dearwester, who hit seven of nine free throw attempts, led Loogootee with 11 points, while Bowman and Max Christmas added five and four points, respectively. Jaycobson Wagoner rounded out the scoring for the Lions with two points. Sheldon Christmas, meanwhile, grabbed a game-high 12 rebounds, while Dearwestern had two assists and two steals. Max Christmas blocked two shots. For the game, the Lions made seven of 23 field goal attempts, a 30.4 percent average, and hit eight of 15 tries from the free throw line while turning the ball over 13 times. Pike Central will return to action on Thursday, Jan. 9, when it will host North Knox at the Old Petersburg Gym. Pocket Athletic Conference Standings PACOverall Team W-LW-L Forest Park.......... 2-05-4 Tecumseh............ 2-06-3 Gibson Southern.1-07-4 Southridge........... 3-16-4 Tell City.................1-14-5 North Posey........ 0-16-7 South Spencer..... 0-12-8 Heritage Hills...... 0-25-5 Pike Central........ 0-31-9 Results of Dec. 23 North Posey 48, Evansville North 34 Gibson South Classic Gibson Southern 72, South Central (Elizabeth) 34 Perry-Spencer Classic Heritage Hills 51, South Spencer 38 Perry Central 63, Tell City 42 Results of Dec. 26 Fairfield (Ill.) Tournament North Posey 52, Carmi-White County (Ill.) 30 Gibson County Classic Gibson Southern 69, Evansville Reitz 37 Results of Dec. 27 Washington 61, Heritage Hills 47 Niehaus Lumber Holiday Classic Heritage Christian 81, Pike Central 37 North Knox 70, Pike Central 42 Fairfield (Ill.) Tournament North Posey 50, Wayne City (Ill.) 14 Flora (Ill.) 60, North Posey 56 Gibson County Classic Mount Carmel (Ill.) 96, Gibson Southern 79 Toby Yoho Tournament Edgewood 48, Forest Park 42 Results of Dec. 28 HPower past Continued from page B-1 with a free throw by Wilcoxen and a three-pointer by Brandon Armstrong to take a 24-20 lead into the final period. A three-point play by Nalley and a basket by Souerdike gave Pike Central a 25-24 lead with 3:03 remaining in the fourth quarter. After Loogootee regained the lead, at 26 -25, on a basket by Brandon Eckerle with 2:39 left, a three-point play by Nalley gave the Chargers a 28-26 advantage with 1:46 remaining. Following a turnover by the Lions, Kaleb Claridge, Souerdike and Nalley each hit one free throw and Cameron Henson made two to stretch Pike Central's lead to 3326 with 24.6 seconds remaining. A three-pointer by Wagoner pulled the Lions to within 33-29 with 18 seconds left, but Nalley, fouled with 9.8 seconds remaining, sank two free throws to seal the win. Souerdike and Nalley, who both grabbed a team-high four rebounds, scored 10 and 9 points, respectively, in the second half, after combining to score 12 of the Char- Niehaus Lumber Holiday Classic Pike Central 56, Indianapolis Howe 29 Fairfield (Ill.) Tournament Harrisburg (Ill.) 47, North Posey 35 Gibson County Classic Gibson Southern 58, Wood Memorial 49 Tody Yoho Tournament Brown County 50, Forest Park 36 Game of Dec. 30 Tell City at Evansville Central Game of Jan. 3 Forest Park at Crawford County Game of Jan. 4 South Spencer at Pike Central, Junior Varsity, Noon; Varsity, 1:30 p.m. Games of Jan. 6 Evansville North at Gibson Southern Games of Jan. 7 Boonville at Tecumseh Forest Park at Northeast Dubois Hancock County (Ky.) at South Spencer Southridge at Tell City Games of Jan. 9 Washington at Pike Central, Junior Varsity, 6 p.m.; Varsity, 7:30 p.m. Heritage Hills at South Spencer North Posey at Tecumseh Southridge at North Knox Games of Jan. 11 Pike Central at Forest Park, Junior Varsity, 1 p.m.; Varsity, 2:30 p.m. Evansville Central at South Spencer Perry Central at North Posey Tecumseh at Heritage Hills Tell City at Gibson Southern gers' 13 first-half points. For the game, the Chargers made nine of 24 field goal attempts, a 37.5 percent average, and hit 16 of 24 tries from the free throw line while turning the ball over seven times. Wilcoxen paced Loogootee with 10 points while grabbing a gamehigh seven rebounds. Wagoner, who had a game-high two assists and three steals, added eight points. Armstrong tossed in seven points. For the game, the Lions made 12 of 33 field goal attempts, a 36.4 percent average, and hit two of five tries from the free throw line while turning the ball over seven times. Pike Central will return to action on Thursday, Jan. 9, when it will host North Knox at the Old Petersburg Gym. deadlines Submit all sports scores, information and photos by 5 p.m. Monday. Anything received after that time is not guaranteed to run.