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The Press-Dispatch Wednesday, November 29, 2017 B-1 SPORTS Submit sports items: Call: 812-354-8500 Email: sports@pressdispatch.net or bring in a hard copy: 820 E. Poplar Street, Petersburg By Ed Cahill Press-Dispatch Sports Editor sports@pressdispatch.net Senior Bryant Nalley scored 17 points and grabbed a game-high 12 rebounds but it wasn't quite enough as the Pike Central High School boys' basketball team dropped a 53-50 season-opening loss at Northeast Du- bois on Wednesday, Nov. 22. A fter a three-pointer by senior Cameron Henson and a basket by Nalley gave the Chargers a 5 -2 lead with 4:04 left in the first period, the Jeeps made eight of their next nine field goal attempts – including two three-pointers by senior Alex Harder and one by senior Alan Kerstiens and three-point plays by Harder, Kersteins and junior Lo- gan Dodd – to spark a 22-7 scoring run that left Northeast Dubois with a 24-12 lead heading into the second period. A free throw by senior Griffen Bauer would extend the Jeeps' lead to 25 -12 before Pike Central scored six straight points – four by senior Breyton Booker and two by Nalley – to close to within 25 -18 with 2:11 remaining in the first half. However, Northeast Dubois closed the second period with a 8 -3 scoring run that gave the Jeeps a 33-21 half- time lead. Following a basket by Nalley – off an assist from senior Kaleb Claridge – that cut the deficit to 33-21 early in the second half, a three-pointer by Kerstiens and a basket by sophomore Reece Bauer extended the Jeeps' lead to 38 -23 with 6:19 left in the third period. The Chargers would answer by scoring nine straight points – five by Henson and two each by Booker and Clar- idge – to pull to within 38 -32 with 4:03 remaining in the third quarter. A fter a basket by Kerstiens extended Northeast Du- bois' lead to 40 -32, neither team would score until Hen- son hit a three-pointer – off an assist from senior Tyler Tormohlen – to cut the deficit to 40 -35 with 48 seconds remaining in the third period. Back-to-back baskets by Dodd and Reece Bauer stretched the Jeeps' lead to 44-35 with 5:21 remaining in the fourth period. Pike Central answered with back- to-back baskets by Booker and Henson, pulling the Char- gers to within 44-39 with 4:08 left. Northeast Dubois subsequently went on a 7-1 scoring run – on a basket by Griffen Bauer and two free throws and a three-pointer by senior Brandon Merkel – to ex- tend its lead to 51-40 with 2:32 remaining. The Chargers, however, refused to quit. A fter a basket by Henson and a three-point play by Nal- ley cut the deficit to 51-45 with 1:38 left, Reece Bauer and Harder both missed the front ends of back-to-back one- and-ones before a free throw by Booker pulled Pike Cen- tral to within 51-46 with 1:15 remaining. Following a free throw by Merkel that extended the Jeeps' lead to 52-46, back-to-back baskets by Booker – By Ed Cahill Press-Dispatch Sports Editor sports@pressdispatch.net Senior Brittany Young and junior Natalie Bohnert posted wins in two individu- al events as the Pike Central High School girls' swim team dropped a narrow 97-88 loss to visiting Heritage Hills on Monday, Nov. 27. Young placed first in the 50 -yard freestyle with a time of 28.81 seconds – almost three full seconds ahead of Heritage Hills senior Abigail Winkler, who finished sec- ond with a time of 31.80 sec- onds – and placed first in the 100 -yard butterfly with a per- sonal record time of 1:15.99, besting her previous PR time of 1:17.65. Bohnert, meanwhile, placed first in the 200 -yard individual medley with a sea- son-best time of 2:21.11 – more than 15 seconds ahead of Heritage Hills senior Vicki Nelson, who finished second with a time of 2:36.16 – and placed first in the 100 -yard backstroke with a time of 1:01.42 – almost 20 seconds ahead of Heritage Hills junior Sara Hanebutt, who finished second with a time of 1:21.23. In addition, Young and Bonhert teamed up with se- niors Quin Bailey and Cass Conder to place first in the 200 -yard medley relay with a time of 2:10.22 and first in the 400 -yard freestyle relay with a time of 4:21.46. Also placing first in an indi- vidual for the Lady Chargers was Bailey in the 200 -yard freestyle with a season-best By Ed Cahill Press-Dispatch Sports Editor sports@pressdispatch.net Erika Hendrixson scored a game-high 19 points to lead the Pike Central High School girls' basketball team to a 55 - 20 rout of visiting Tell City on Tuesday, Nov. 21. The 6 -foot senior center hit eight of 17 field goal at- tempts – including her only try from three-point range – and was 2-for-2 from the free throw line as the Lady Char- gers improved to 3-3 overall and 1-0 in the Pocket Athlet- ic Conference with their sec- ond consecutive win. Playing without 5 -foot-11 junior center Kammie-Jo Hayes – whose mother, junior varsity coach Dalonda Hayes, was hospitalized earlier the same day – Tell City fell to 3- 5 overall and 0 -2 in the PAC. "We knew they would zone PCHS girls' swim team drops nine- point loss to PAC rival Heritage Hills Hendrixson nets 19 as Lady Chargers roll past Tell City, 55-20 CHARGERS COME UP SHORT IN 53-50 LOSS AT NORTHEAST DUBOIS Pike Central High School senior Breyton Booker (11) goes up for a shot past Northeast Dubois junior Marshall Knies (25) during varsity boys' basketball action on Wednesday, Nov. 22. Book- er scored 15 points in the visiting Chargers' 53-50 season-opening loss. Ed Cahill photo Pike Central High School junior Natalie Bohnert swims the breaststroke leg of the girls' 200-yard indi- vidual medley during a home meet against Heritage Hills on Mon- day, Nov. 27. Bohnert placed first in the event with a season-best time of 2:21.11. Ed Cahill photo Pike Central High School senior Erika Hendrixson (23) goes up for a shot during varsity girls' basket- ball action against vis- iting Tell City on Tues- day, Nov. 21. Hendrix- son scored 19 points in the Lady Chargers' 55-20 victory. Ed Cahill photo See LOSS on 2 See CHARGERS on 3 See TELL CITY on 3 Where Experience, Quality and Personal Attention Create Exceptional Smiles! 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