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B-2 Sports Wednesday, October 18, 2017 The Press-Dispatch the regional meet as a soph- omore with a time of 18:10, and Chambers are the first Chargers to advance to semi-state since Cain Park- er accomplished the feat in 2012, when he placed sev- enth overall during the re- gional meet. Meanwhile, senior Caden Armstrong narrowly missed advancing to the semi-state meet for the second year in a row by placing 29th over- all in the boys' division with a season-best time of 17:30, six seconds behind Cham- bers. Last year, Caden Arm- strong placed 27th overall with a time of 17:09, just six seconds behind Washing- ton freshman Isaac Gray, who placed 26th overall and was 10th among the region- al's top 10 individuals from non-advancing teams who qualified for the semi-state meet. "Caden was right at the cut line again, so it real- ly hurts that he didn't get through, but he did what he had to and ran his best race of the year," Pike Central head coach Josh Roach said. "It just wasn't in the cards to get through." In addition, sophomore Colt Armstrong placed 63rd overall with a time of 18:41; senior Garrett Mang- es placed 81st overall with a season-best time of 19:44; senior Jacob Bohnert placed 83rd overall with a person- al record time of 19:49, best- ing his previous PR time of 19:58 by nine seconds; and sophomore Sam Theising placed 87th overall with a time of 20 :33. Evansville Memorial se- nior Matt Schadler placed first overall with a time of 15:31. Evansville Mater Dei senior Adam Babillis placed second overall with a time of 15:52. As a team, Pike Central placed ninth out of 10 teams in the boys' division with 185 points, trailing Castle (63 points), Barr-Reeve (103), Princeton (126), Evans- ville Memorial (130), Gib- son Southern (131), Evans- ville Mater Dei (152), South Knox (154) and Evansville Reitz (165). Evansville Cen- tral was 10th with 194 points. Also in the girls' divi- sion, senior Cailey Furman placed 51st overall with a time of 23:18; freshman Lauren Young placed 57th overall with a time of 23:35; and freshman Jenna Mey- er placed 64th overall with a personal record time of 23:52, besting her previous PR time of 23:58 by six sec- onds. "We are pleased with the race from Saturday," Roach said. "Going into the race, we knew we were go- ing to have to have a great day for anyone to get in. We looked at things and gave them times and places to shoot for all week. They did a great job of executing the game plan." "The effort has been there all year and days like Satur- day are just the rewards they get for that effort," Roach added. "Everyone was ex- cited for the three that got through and we hope to have a great week leading into Saturday." next 11 points – including two on ace serves by senior Mor- gan Whann – to cut the defi- cit to 21-20. A fter Princeton scored back-to-back points to open up a 23-20 lead, Pike Central answered with back-to-back points of its own – including one on a kill by Nalley – to pull back to within one point at 23-22. However, following a time- out by Lady Tigers coach Ry- an Hayden, Princeton scored the next two points, includ- ing one on a kill by Smith, to take a 1-0 lead in the best-of- five match. In the second set, the two teams battled evenly early on, with ties at 1-1, 2-2, 3-3, 6 -6, 7- 7, 8 -8 and 9 -9, before the Lady Tigers went on a 10 -2 scoring run to open up a 19 -11 lead. Trailing 23-15, Pike Cen- tral scored five straight points – including one on a kill by se- nior Shelbi Pipes – to pull to within 23-20 before Princ- eton scored two of the next three points – both on kills by Smith – to end the second set. In the third set, the La- dy Chargers – trailing 9 -4 – scored four straight points to close to within 9 -8. A fter a kill and an ace serve by Young widened the gap to 11-8, Pike Central answered with back-to-back points of its own – including one on a kill by Lamey – to pull back to within one point at 11-10. However, Princeton would pull away, scoring eight straight points – including two on ace serves by junior Kennedy Clark and two on kills by Smith – to open up a 19 -11 lead. A fter the Lady Chargers scored to cut the deficit to 19 - 12, Princeton scored four con- secutive points – including two more on kills by Smith – to stretch its lead to 23-12. Pike Central would score three of the next four points – including two on a kill and a block by junior Alyssa Jen- kins – before the Lady Ti- gers scored the match-win- ning point when a hit by Pike Central junior Kylie Dawson landed out of bounds, just be- yond the baseline. For Pike Central, Jenkins had three kills and one block while Pipes and junior Kylee Shoultz had one kill each, giv- ing the Lady Chargers a total of 18 for the match. Whann had two ace serves while compiling a team-high 17 digs. Pipes, senior Peyton Sorgius and junior Alex Tray- lor all had one ace serve each. Junior Becca Crow led the Lady Chargers in set-assists with five while Pipes had four. Jenkins and Whann added one each. Crow also had 13 digs. Sor- gius and Pipes added eight and seven, respectively. LOSS Continued from page 1 ADVANCE Continued from page 1 UPCOMING SPORTS SCHEDULE FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20 High School Football: Sectional – Pike Central at Gibson Southern, 7:30 p.m. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26 High School Girls' Basketball: Pike Central at Northeast Dubois (scrimmage), 6:30 p.m. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2 High School Girls' Basketball: Evansville Reitz at Pike Central – Junior Varsity, 6:30 p.m.; Varsity, 8 p.m. Middle School 7th and 8th Grade Girls' Basket- ball: Pike Central at Fort Branch, 6:30 p.m. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6 Middle School 7th and 8th Grade Girls' Bas- ketball: Pike Central at Loogootee, 6 p.m. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7 Middle School 7th and 8th Grade Boys' Basket- ball: Pike Central at South Spencer, 6:30 p.m. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8 High School Girls' Basketball: Pike Central at Boonville – Junior Varsity, 6:30 p.m.; Varsity, 8 p.m. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9 Middle School 7th and 8th Grade Girls' Basket- ball: North Posey at Pike Central, 6:30 p.m. Middle School 7th and 8th Grade Boys' Basket- ball: Pike Central at North Posey, 6:30 p.m. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10 High School Girls' Basketball: Pike Central at South Knox – Junior Varsity, 6 p.m.; Varsity, 7:30 p.m. MAC'S HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING 812-789-3065 104 E Center St, Winslow • macshtgac@hotmail.com T H I S F E A T U R E I S S P O N S O R E D B Y : ALONZO BARNES has played Football four years for Pike Central, and also participates as Manager for the Basketball team. His favorite class is Precision Machin- ing. He also enjoys fishing and reading. Alonzo is the son of Scott and Sandy Barnes, of Winslow. TYLER VICKERS has played Football fours for Pike Central. His favorite class is Math, and he enjoys riding four-wheelers and watching movies. Tyler is the son of Dana and Scott Vickers, of Peters- burg. ADAM WILKISON has played Football four years for Pike Central, and also participates in Track & Field. His favorite classes are Criminal Justice and Physical Education. Adam is the son of Angie Sendmeyer and Ralph Wilkison, of Petersburg. PIKE CENTRAL OF THE WEEK Mac's Heating and Air Conditioning recognizes the Pike Central seniors who are involved in athletics. Western named to ISCA All-District team Pike Central High School senior forward Kyson West- ern has been named to the Indiana Soccer Coaches As- sociation All-District boys' soccer team for District 4. Kyson Western, who was recently named to the Pock- et Athletic Conference's All-Conference First Team for the third straight year, scored a total of 32 goals – falling just one short of the school record 33 goals scored by Colton White in 2016 – and had 22 assists as the Chargers went 15 -3-1, in- cluding a perfect 7-0 in the PAC to win their first-ever conference title. During his four-year high school career, Kyson West- ern scored a total of 87 goals – ranking second all- time in the PAC behind Gib- son Southern's Hunter De- Weese – while setting PAC records for most assists (76) and points (250). "I am proud of what our team has done at Pike Cen- tral while in high school, winning 15 games each of the last two years, along with a sectional title and an undefeated conference re- cord," Kyson Western said. "Our group wanted to leave our mark and do things that have not been done in Pike Central soccer. I am happy to be selected All-District but know that we won as a group, and I am only there because of my teammates." In addition, Pike Central head coach Chad Western was selected for the second year as the district's coach of the year for Class 1A/2A. "Coach of the year in 1A/2A boys' soccer is a great team accomplish- ment," Chad Western said. "This means the coaches and district see that we have had a great team, and did some great things. Our play- ers have been strong, and us being ranked in the top 10 all year, going undefeated in the PAC, and winning 15 times is why this happens." "(Assistant coaches) Ja- cob Western and Tanner Gray, along with our players, is why we get recognized as a staff for a great season," he added. Also named to the ISCA All-District 4 First Team were Castle junior goal- keeper Michael Bertram, Seymour senior goalkeeper Elliott Clark, Center Grove senior goalkeeper Jacob Cooley, Bloomington South senior midfielder Ben Yeag- ley, Castle senior midfielder Michael Lonnberg, Jasper junior forward Tyler Hunt, Evansville Mater Dei junior forward Zach Schoenstein, Evansville Memorial senior forward Andrew Cross, Co- lumbus North junior forward Alex McGill, Bloomington South junior forward Alex Fox, Castle junior midfielder Simon Paez, Columbus East senior midfielder Eli New- ell, Center Grove senior de- fender John Nystrom, Evans- ville Memorial junior defend- er Travis Sides, Washington senior forward Luis Perez, Seymour junior midfielder Daniel Hartman, Franklin Community junior forward Owen Atkison, Center Grove senior forward Ben Derose, Jasper senior midfielder Josue Dubon, Martinsville junior forward Caleb Ur- ban, Columbus East senior defender Scott Hammond, Evansville Mater Dei senior forward Luke Eppler, Terre Haute North Vigo senior midfielder Patrick Rowe, and Evansville Bosse senior mid- fielder Elijah Easterday. Each of the ISCA's four districts selects 25 First Team and 10 Second Team players. All First Team selec- tions are offered roster posi- tions for their respective Dis- trict Showcase teams, which will compete on Saturday, Nov. 18, and Sunday, Nov. 19, at Center Grove High School in Greenwood. Showcase admission is $5 for one session and $10 for the weekend. Pike Central High School senior Kyson Western (3) pushes the ball up the field as Forest Park ju- nior Garret Jochem pursues during varsity boys' soccer action on Saturday, Sept. 30. Ed Cahill pho- to Pike Central High School junior Draven Huff competes in the boys' division of the regional cross coun- try meet held Sat- urday, Oct. 14 at Prides Creek Park. Huff placed 22nd with a time of 17:13 to qualify as an indi- vidual to advance to the semi-state meet on Saturday, Oct. 21 at Brown County's Eagle Park. Ed Cahill photo Above: Pike Central High School senior libe- ro Morgan Whann (3) looks on as senior team- mate Peyton Sorgius receives a serve during the semifinals of the sectional volleyball tournament against Princeton on Saturday, Oct. 14, at Sulli- van. The Lady Chargers lost to the Lady Tigers 25-22, 25-21, 25-15. Ed Cahill photo Below: Pike Central High School senior Brook Nalley follows through after hitting the ball during the semifinals of the sectional volleyball tourna- ment against Princeton on Saturday, Oct. 14, at Sullivan. The Lady Chargers lost to the Lady Ti- gers 25-22, 25-21, 25-15. Ed Cahill photo Left: Pike Central High School junior Kylie Dawson (27) goes up to hit the ball over the net during the semifinals of the sectional volleyball tournament against Princeton on Saturday, Oct. 14, at Sullivan. The Lady Chargers lost to the La- dy Tigers 25-22, 25-21, 25-15. Ed Cahill photo Above Left: Pike Central High School junior Becca Crow (5) sets the ball while senior team- mate Shelbi Pipes (2) looks on during the semifi- nals of the sectional volleyball tournament against Princeton on Saturday, Oct. 14, at Sullivan. The Lady Chargers lost to the Lady Tigers 25-22, 25- 21, 25-15. Ed Cahill photo Left: Pike Central High School junior Alex Tray- lor (4) receives a serve as senior teammate Shel- bi Pipes (2) looks on during the semifinals of the sectional volleyball tournament against Princeton on Saturday, Oct. 14, at Sullivan. The Lady Char- gers lost to the Lady Tigers 25-22, 25-21, 25-15. Ed Cahill photo