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B-2 Sports Wednesday, August 16, 2017 The Press-Dispatch Call us at 812-354-8500 or email sports@pressdispatch.net GOT SPORTS NEWS? UPCOMING SPORTS SCHEDULE WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16 High School Boys' Tennis: Pike Central at North Posey, 5:30 p.m. High School Girls' Soccer: Pike Central at North Knox, 5:30 p.m. High School Boys' Soccer: Pike Central at South Knox ( junior varsity only), 5:45 p.m. High School Volleyball: Washington at Pike Cen- tral – Junior Varsity, 6 p.m.; Varsity, 7:15 p.m. Middle School Girls' Soccer: Northeast Dubois at Pike Central, 6:30 p.m. THURSDAY, AUGUST 17 High School Girls' Golf: Pike Central and Vin- cennes Lincoln vs. Washington at Country Oaks Golf Course, 4:30 p.m. High School Girls' and Boys' Cross Country: Pike Central in Forest Park Invitational at Cedar Crest, 6 p.m. Middle School Boys' Soccer: Southridge at Pike Central (B-team), 6 p.m. FRIDAY, AUGUST 18 High School Boys' Soccer: River City Classic – Pike Central vs. Evansville Bosse at EVSC Soccer Complex (East Field), 6:30 p.m. High School Football: Pike Central at Evansville Bosse, 7:30 p.m. SATURDAY, AUGUST 19 High School Boys' Tennis: Evansville Bosse, North Daviess and South Spencer in Pike Central In- vitational, 10 a.m. High School Boys' Soccer: River City Classic – Pike Central vs. Evansville Reitz at EVSC Soccer Complex ( West Field), 9 a.m.; Pike Central vs. Gib- son Southern (Gold) at EVSC Soccer Complex (East Field), 1 p.m. MONDAY, AUGUST 21 High School Girls' Golf: Pike Central at North Knox, 4:30 p.m. High School Boys' Tennis: Pike Central at Gibson Southern, 5:30 p.m. Middle School Boys' Soccer: Mt. Carmel (Ill.) at Pike Central, 7 p.m. TUESDAY, AUGUST 22 High School Boys' Soccer: Washington Catholic at Pike Central, 5 p.m. High School Girls' Golf: Pike Central and Wood Memorial vs. South Knox at Country Club of Old Vin- cennes, 5 p.m. High School Girls' and Boys' Cross Country: Pike Central at Southridge Invitational, 5:30 p.m. High School Girls' Soccer: Washington Catholic at Pike Central, 7 p.m. Middle School Girls' and Boys' Cross Coun- try: Pike Central at Southridge Invitational, 5:30 p.m. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23 High School Boys' Tennis: Tecumseh at Pike Cen- tral, 5:30 p.m. High School Boys' Soccer: Tell City at Pike Cen- tral, 6 p.m. High School Girls' Soccer: Tell City at Pike Cen- tral, 8 p.m. Middle School Boys' Soccer: Pike Central at South Knox, 5:15 p.m. Middle School Girls' Soccer: Pike Central at South Knox, 5:15 p.m. THURSDAY, AUGUST 24 High School Girls' Golf: Pike Central and Vin- cennes Lincoln vs. North Daviess at Country Club of Old Vincennes, 4:30 p.m. High School Volleyball: Loogootee at Pike Cen- tral (varsity only), 6 p.m. High School Girls' Soccer: Pike Central at Evans- ville Day School, 6 p.m. High School Boys' Soccer: Pike Central at Evans- ville Day School ( junior varsity only), 7 p.m. Middle School Boys' Tennis: Tecumseh at Pike Central, 5:30 p.m. Middle School 6th Grade Volleyball: Fort Branch at Pike Central, 6 p.m. Middle School 7th and 8th Grade Volleyball: Fort Branch at Pike Central, 6 p.m. Middle School Football: Washington at Pike Cen- tral, 6 p.m. Middle School Girls' Soccer: Forest Park at Pike Central, 7 p.m. FRIDAY, AUGUST 25 High School Football: Princeton at Pike Central, 7:30 p.m. SATURDAY, AUGUST 26 High School Volleyball: Pike Central in Screen Printing Plus Tournament at Vincennes Lincoln, 9 a.m. High School Boys' Tennis: Pike Central at Vin- cennes Lincoln Invitational, 9 a.m. High School Girls' Soccer: Pike Central at Vin- cennes Rivet, noon. Middle School 7th and 8th Grade Volleyball: Pike Central at Forest Park, 10 a.m. Middle School Boys' Soccer: Tell City at Pike Cen- tral, 1 p.m. HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL Pocket Athletic Conference Standings PAC Overall Team W-L W-L PF PA Forest Park 0 -0 0 -0 0 0 Gibson Southern 0 -0 0 -0 0 0 Heritage Hills 0 -0 0 -0 0 0 North Posey 0 -0 0 -0 0 0 Pike Central 0 -0 0 -0 0 0 South Spencer 0 -0 0 -0 0 0 Southridge 0 -0 0 -0 0 0 Tell City 0 -0 0 -0 0 0 This week's schedule: Friday – PAC Games: Pike Central at Evansville Bosse, 8 p.m.; Forest Park at Gibson Southern; Heritage Hills at Mount Vernon (Posey); Perry Central at Tell City; South Spencer at North Posey; Southridge at Linton-Stockton. Other area games: Castle at Terre Haute South; Eastern Greene at Springs Valley; Evansville Central at Paoli; Evansville Harrison at Seymour; Evansville Memori- al at Jasper; Evansville North at Princeton; Hender- son County (Ky.) at Evansville Reitz; Mitchell at Edge- wood; North Daviess at Tecumseh; North Knox at Sul- livan; Vincennes Lincoln at Owen Valley; Washing- ton at Boonville. Saturday – Lutheran North (Mo.) at Evansville Mater Dei; Noblesville Home School at Dugger Union. things coming." Senior linebacker/of- fensive lineman Jake Sisk – who had one quarterback sack and forced one fumble – agreed. "We did great," Sisk said. "We stayed behind each other, stayed togeth- er as a family. If we do that, nothing's going to stop us." Starting the scrimmage by running 16 plays start- ing at its own 35 -yard line, Pike Central picked up five first downs while scor- ing three touchdowns, on Wilkison's 42-yard run, a 12-yard run by senior line- backer/quarterback Chris- tian Alvey and a 32-yard run by sophomore defen- sive back/wide receiver Connor O'Neal. A fter the two teams switched sides, Wood Me- morial was able to only pick up one first down while be- ing held scoreless. "We kind of ran our nick- el blitz package there for most of the game, just re- ally to get guys moving, get them flying around," first- year Chargers head coach Erik Mattingly said. "And they looked pretty good." During the second half of the scrimmage, Pike Central – starting at the Trojans' 10 -yard line – ran nine plays, scoring on six – on a one-yard run by se- nior defensive back/wide receiver Clint Boger, a 10 -yard run by Powell, a 10 -yard pass from Alvey to Fields, a 10 -yard run by se- nior defensive back/wide receiver Brandon Long, a 10 -yard pass from Alvey to Powell, and a nine-yard run by Boger. The Trojans, mean- while, managed to score only once, on a seven-yard run, when their offense re- turned to the field. "We did fine," Matting- ly said afterward. "We did what we were supposed to do. It's always good to see somebody else. ( Wood Me- morial) is doing alright. I mean, they got dealt a hand that no one's faced, no one knows how to deal with what they're dealing with. I think it was positive for both teams. And the bot- tom line is everybody came away healthy and feel- ing halfway good about it, and that's the best you can say for a scrimmage. It's a scrimmage." "There's a lot of work to do ahead, but it's a step," Mattingly added. "It's an- other step in the right way." "We're just going to get stronger," Sisk said. "We'll work on tiny adjustments here and there for differ- ent teams but, like I said, if we stay together, noth- ing's stopping us." The Chargers will travel to Evansville Bosse on Fri- day, Aug. 18. Kickoff is set for 8 p.m., Eastern time. Last season, Pike Cen- tral defeated Evansville Bosse 21-0, the first loss in a winless season for the Bulldogs. "You go from scrim- maging against no speed to playing against one of the fastest teams in the ar- ea, so there's going to be a pretty sharp learning curve there, those first couple of plays on defense for sure," Mattingly said. "I know Bosse struggled last year but, man, they've got some dudes that can fly. So we'll have to find a way to contain them. I'm sure they're wanting to come out strong after last sea- son and send a message with the game." Pike Central High School senior defensive back/ wide receiver Randy Powell catches a pass for a touchdown during a varsity football scrimmage at Wood Memorial on Friday, Aug. 11. Ed Cahill photo Pike Central High School head coach Erik Mat- tingly (right) and assistant coach Travis Frazier (left) discuss what offensive play to run during a varsity football scrimmage at Wood Memorial on Friday, Aug. 11. Ed Cahill photo Above: Pike Central High School senior defen- sive back/wide receiver Adam Wilkison (2) car- ries the ball during a varsity football scrimmage at Wood Memorial on Friday, Aug. 11. Ed Cahill photo Left: Pike Central High School sophomore de- fensive back/wide receiver Connor O'Neal (3) gets past a defender during a varsity football scrim- mage at Wood Memorial on Friday, Aug. 11. Ed Cahill photo Pike Central High School senior defensive back/wide receiver Brandon Long (7) carries the ball af- ter taking the handoff from senior linebacker/quarterback Christian Alvey (16)during a varsity football scrimmage at Wood Memorial on Friday, Aug. 11. Ed Cahill photo DOMINATE Continued from page 1