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The Press-Dispatch Sports Wednesday, December 13, 2017 B- 5 In the junior varsity contest, freshman Kenzie Powell scored nine points while junior Emily Carna- han and freshman Mallory Hickey added seven points and six points, respective- ly, to lead Pike Central to a 28 -24 win over South- ridge. Freshman Gracie Jones tossed in four points while junior Kenzie Dunn tallied two points. By Ed Cahill Press-Dispatch Sports Editor sports@ pressdispatch.net Two free throws by Mal- lory Hunt snapped an 18 - 18 tie with 53.9 seconds left in the game as the Pike Central Middle School eighth grade girls' basket- ball team held off visiting Dubois for a 22-18 victory on Saturday, Dec. 9. Playing without leading scorer Kya Sullivan, who sprained her ankle during pre-game warm-ups, the Lady Chargers missed six straight field goal at- tempts before a basket by Sophie Carnahan – off an assist from Kya Leighty – gave Pike Central a 2-0 lead with under a minute left in the first quarter. "A fter having to change the whole game plan one minute before the game started because of Kya Sullivan spraining her an- kle during warm ups, the girls came out and were a little slow," Lady Char- gers head coach Eric Knight said. "With the in- jury and also being an ear- ly Saturday game – which all coaches don't like – the girls took a couple quar- ters to get awake and get going." A fter a free throw by Al- bany Ashley extended the Lady Chargers' lead to 3- 0 with 14.3 seconds left in the opening period, Du- bois scored its first points of the game on a basket by Hadley Fuhrman with 5:27 remaining in the sec- ond quarter. A three-point play by Carnahan gave Pike Cen- tral a 6 -2 lead with 5:07 left in the first half. The two teams then traded baskets the rest of the second peri- od, leaving the Lady Char- gers holding a 10 -6 half- time lead. Back-to-back baskets by Brinley Rogers and Halie Carie pulled Dubois even at 10 -10 before a basket by Ashton Catt – off an assist from Ashley – gave Pike Central a 12-10 lead at the end of the third quarter. The Lady Chargers scored the first four points of the fourth period – on baskets by Catt and Han- nah Woodford – to extend their lead to 16 -10. Howev- er, a basket by Lexy Frey- berger and a three-pointer by Fuhrman cut the deficit to just one point – 16 -15 – with 4:18 remaining. A fter a basket by Hai- ley Parker stretched Pike COMMERCIAL LEAGUE BOWLING RESULTS At King Pin Bowling Center, Washington TEAM STANDINGS (Through Wednesday, December 6) Points Points Team Pins+ High High Team Name Won Lost Avg. HDCP Game Series Washington Warriors 102 34 940 54672 1217 3197 Balled 81 55 856 54191 1068 2772 Hands Termite & Pest Control 78 58 944 54031 1072 3082 German American Bank 78 58 769 53479 926 2479 No. 423 Smokehouse 76 60 926 54816 1086 3003 Daviess County Tire 74 62 744 53517 898 2578 A & R Home Center 73 63 841 53797 908 2626 Anthis Heating & Air 72 64 898 54156 1008 2800 King Pin 70 66 898 54867 1022 3005 Crips 70 66 780 53459 897 2476 Misfits 69 67 907 54630 1045 2938 Pocket Pounders 64 72 754 53264 873 2410 Buckeyes 58 78 719 53331 943 2472 Water Department 52 84 869 53597 951 2708 The Tux 51 85 702 52739 825 2274 RESULTS OF WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6 Hdcp. Hdcp. Lanes Team Name Total Won Team Name Total Won 1-2 Washington Warriors 3174 6 German American Bank 3166 2 3-4 Balled 3191 6 Daviess County Tire 3130 2 5 -6 A & R Home Center 3071 2 No. 423 Smokehouse 3139 6 7-8 Hands Termite & Pest Control 3201 8 Crips 3029 0 9 -10 King Pin 3174 4 Misfits 3173 4 11-12 Anthis Heating & Air 3238 8 Buckeyes 3052 0 13-14 Pocket Pounders 3052 8 The Tux 2883 0 15 -16 Water Department 3140 8 Bye 0 Top Scores - Teams Scratch Game: 981 – Hands Termite & Pest Control; 972 – Washington Warriors; 962 – No. 423 Smokehouse. Scratch Series: 2844 – Hands Termite 7 Pest Control; 2775 – Washington Warriors; 2749 – No. 423 Smoke- house. Handicap Game: 1123 – Anthis Heating & Air; 1116 – Misfits; 1105 – Washington Warriors. Handicap Series: 3238 – Anthis Heating & Air; 3201 – Hands Termite & Pest Control; 3191 – Balled. Top Scores - Individuals Scratch Game: 258 – Gary Edwards (No. 423 Smokehouse); 258 – Chris Matteson; 255 – Wade Hurdle (Anthis Heating & Air). Scratch Series: 694 – Wade Hurdle (Anthis Heating & Air); 681 – Gary Edwards (No. 423 Smokehouse); 644 – Joe Stone ( Washington Warriors). Handicap Game: 285 – Brett Warner (King Pin); 282 – Paul Hill (Buckeyes); 272 – Gary Edwards (No. 423 Smokehouse). Handicap Series: 723 – Gary Edwards (No. 423 Smokehouse); 714 – Mike Smith (Daviess County Tire); 712 – Wade Hurdle (Anthis Heating & Air). BASKET Continued from page 4 Above: Pike Central Middle School seventh grader Chloe Williams (52) takes a shot at the basket during girls' basketball action against visiting Dubois on Saturday, Dec. 9. Williams scored three points in a 20-14 loss to the Lady Jeeps. Ed Cahill photo Left: Pike Central Middle School eighth grad- er Sophie Carnahan (15) looks to pass the ball during girls' basketball action against visiting Dubois on Saturday, Dec. 9. Carnahan scored nine points in a 22-18 victory over the Lady Jeeps. Ed Cahill photo Pike Central High School junior Hai- ley Marchino (24) goes up for a shot over Southridge soph- omore Grace Sick- bert (left) during var- sity girls' basketball action at Southridge on Wednesday, Dec. 6. Marchino scored three points in a 36- 18 victory over the Lady Raiders. Ed Ca- hill photo Pike Central High School senior Demi Croak (43) looks to pass the ball during varsity girls' basket- ball action at South- ridge on Wednesday, Dec. 6. Croak scored eight points in a 36- 18 victory over the Lady Raiders. Ed Ca- hill photo PCMS Lady Chargers sweep Wood Memorial Sophie Carnahan scored a game-high 14 points and grabbed seven rebounds to lead the Pike Central Mid- dle School eighth grade girls' basketball team to a 32-6 vic- tory at Wood Memorial on Tuesday, Dec. 5. Carnahan scored six points during the first half as the Lady Chargers took an 18 -5 lead, then hit a pair of three-point shots while scor- ing eight more in the third period. "Sophie Carnahan was lights out tonight," Pike Cen- tral head coach Eric Knight said. "She really looked for that open shot and when she got them, she knocked them down. I don't know what got into her, but I'm glad it did. Maybe this is the game we needed to get her out of that shy offensive shell." "She led the team in scor- ing, but was also huge on the other end of the floor," Knight added. "With her long arms and basketball smarts, she was able to get in the passing lanes and de- flect or steal a lot of passes. It was a great game by Car- nahan." Kya Sullivan added eight points in the winning ef- fort while Ashton Catt net- ted five points. Alli Holder and Mallory Hunt tossed in two points each while Kya Leighty netted one point. "Albany Ashley started for us tonight and played re- ally good defense and really helped out on the offensive side, trying to flash and cut and look to score, but early foul trouble sent her own to sit by me," Knight said. "Kya Sullivan and Mallory Hunt both played great once again. But with seven games in two weeks, I really limited their playing time to keep them fresh and available." "Ashton Catt and Hai- ley Parker both played re- ally good defense, keeping the ball out of the post and fighting for the loose balls and rebounds," Knight con- tinued. "They worked hard and fought for me tonight. I was very happy to look out on the floor and see both of them gasping for air, know- ing they were giving me their all." For the game, the Lady Chargers turned the ball over just nine times, while hitting four out of eight tries from the free throw line and outrebounding the Lady Tro- jans 23-12. "Wood started out in a switching man-to-man de- fense and the girls did a fan- tastic job of running the of- fense and taking care of the ball," Knight noted. "With our three goals still being re- bounds, turnovers and free throws, we were ahead in each category at the end of the game. The second half of action, Wood came out in a zone and the girls did well." "Overall, this is a game we needed to help bring back some confidence and let the girls see what good things can come out of taking care of the ball and playing de- fense with heart and hustle." Aubree Speicher scored all six of Wood Memorial's points. In the seventh grade con- test, Chloe Williams, Kah- le Young and Keena Young scored four points each to lead Pike Central to a 16 -9 victory over Wood Memo- rial. Jaylynn Capehart and Madelyn Fiscus added two points each. "Our guards have im- proved seeing the floor and finding an open teammate," Lady Chargers head coach Rachelle Johns said. "We rec- ognized passing opportuni- ties very well and will have more open shots when we pass a little sooner." "Offensively, many of our shots are not falling," Johns added. "I have girls hesitat- ing or passing up open shots. We have been working on this during practice and the girls will improve. Overall, this was an improvement over our last few games." Kennedy Shoultz and Lucy Schwomeyer led Wood Me- morial in scoring with five points and four points, re- spectively. PCMS 8th grade Lady Chargers fall short in 34- 28 loss at Heritage Hills Two out of three ain't bad – at least according to the love song released by Meat Loaf in 1977 – but the Pike Cen- tral Middle School eighth grade girls' basketball team probably was unable to avoid being sad following a 34-28 loss at Heritage Hills on Thursday, Dec. 7. While they out-rebound- ed Heritage Hills 16 -9 and made 12 out of 14 tries from the free throw line, the La- dy Chargers turned the ball over 25 times. "We achieved two of the three goals," Pike Central head coach Eric Knight said. "We rebounded and hit the free throws. We just need to cut down on number three – turnovers. We do all three and we will be really hard to deal with." The Lady Chargers, who trailed 15 -7 at halftime, fell behind even further during the third quarter, when Her- itage Hills outscored Pike Central 8 -5 to extend its lead to 23-12 heading into the fi- nal period. "Heritage Hills threw a diamond press at us and we had a hard time getting past it," Knight said. "With those numbers, it is hard to beat any team. But I was pleased to see us in the game at the end with that many turn- overs." During the fourth quarter, the host Lady Patriots made just seven of 15 tries from the free throw line, allow- ing the Lady Chargers – who made 10 of 11 attempts from the charity stripe during the period – to narrow the gap. "I was really proud of my team for keeping their heads up and battling back into the game," Knight said. "We were down big at the start of the fourth and we started fouling early. Heritage Hills struggled from the line and that gave us a chance to get back into it." "I told the girls after the game that if we had one more minute in this game, we could possibly have got them," Knight added. Kya Sullivan paced Pike Central with 13 points while Sophie Carnahan and Hailey Parker tossed in four points each. Mallory Hunt added three points. Albany Ash- ley and Kya Leighty round- ed out the scoring for the La- dy Chargers with two points apiece. Hadley Lytton led Her- itage Hills with 13 points while Ella Schmeders add- ed 11 points. "(Lytton) singlehandly broke us down offensively and really put a hurting on us on defense," Knight said. "She's a very smart and tal- ented girl that will be moved straight up to varsity next year." In the seventh grade con- test, Chloe Williams scored a game-high eight points to lead Pike Central to a 17-13 victory over Heritage Hills. Kahle Young added four points while Liberty Taylor and Keena Young tossed in two points each. Kennedy Willis rounded out the scor- ing for the Lady Chargers with one point. PCMS loses to Forest Park 37-22 The Pike Central Middle School eighth grade girls' basketball team slipped to 6 -5 with a 37-22 loss at For- est Park on Monday, Dec. 11. With two starters out of action – Kya Leighty was unable to play because of ill- ness and Kya Sullivan was still nursing a sprained an- kle she suffered two days earlier – the short-handed Lady Chargers took a 13-11 halftime lead but were out- scored 15 -2 in the third pe- riod as Forest Park rallied to take a 26 -15 lead into the fi- nal period. "With only seven players tonight, we ran out of gas in the second half," Pike Cen- tral head coach Eric Knight said. "Mallory Hunt picked up two quick fouls and had to sit some of the first quar- ter and all the second, leav- ing us with six, and Forest Park threw a full-court press at us the whole game." Sophie Carnahan scored 11 first-half points but was only able to add two more in the second half to finish with a team-high 13 points. "Sophie came out hot, knocking down the outside jumper, then Forest Park switched to a box-and-one on her," Knight said. "Ash- ton Catt got into some ear- ly foul trouble, and with her and Mallory both out, we got out-rebounded. That is something this team does well, but we came out be- hind tonight." For the game, the Lady Chargers were out-rebound- ed 28 -20 and turned the ball over 19 times. "We went in at halftime with only five team turn- overs, but in the second half, when the tanks were going empty, we started playing a little sloppy and turning the ball over," Knight said. "We gave up a lot of sec- ond-chance points by not getting those defensive re- bounds. And we gave up a lot of easy breakaways turning it over on the press breaker." "We had some different rotations with the girls on the floor, and that was all my fault," Knight added. "At some points in the game, I had three to four centers trying to break the press. Those turnovers are all on me. That is something we have not worked on much at practice." Albany Ashley added four points for Pike Central while Hunt and Hannah Woodford tossed in three points and two points, respectively. "Hannah and Albany re- ally helped out taking that shooting guard spot and trying to drive to the rim," Knight said. PCMS 8th grade girls' basketball team holds off Dubois for 22-18 win See PCMS on 6