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The Press-Dispatch Sports Wednesday, December 20, 2017 B- 3 medley relay with a time of 1:51.52 and in the 400 -yard freestyle relay with a sea- son-best time of 3:33.67. Placing second in an in- dividual event for the Char- gers was senior Jackson Keepes in the 200 -yard in- dividual medley with a sea- son-best time of 2:24.36. Placing third in individual events for the Chargers were Cassitty in diving with a six- dive score of 172.65 points and in the 100 -yard butter- fly with a season-best time of 1:07.28; Keepes in the 100 -yard breaststroke with a season-best time of 1:08.25; sophomore Brayden Cooper in the 100 -yard backstroke with a time of 1:10.71; and senior Jacob Dudenhoeffer in the 200 -yard freestyle with a season-best time of 2:08.65 and in the 500 -yard freestyle with a season-best time of 5:49.44. Placing fourth in individ- ual events for the Chargers were Cooper in the 50 -yard freestyle with a personal re- cord time of 25.93 seconds, besting his previous PR time of 26.45 seconds; fresh- man Garrett Boyd in diving with a season-best six-dive score of 122.60 points; and senior Gavin Diggs in the 100 -yard butterfly with a time of 1:08.11. pausch in the 100 -yard free- style with a time of 1:28.55; and senior Emillee Halder- man in the 50 -yard free- style with a personal record time of 34.99 seconds, best- ing her previous PR time of 36.36 seconds. In addition, the team of Cremeans, Frederick-Rice, Keepes and Meyer placed second in the 200 -yard free- style relay with a time of 2:09.59; the team of Duden- hoeffer, Frederick-Rice, Mc- Crary and Meyers placed third in the 200 -yard medley relay with a time of 2:24.52; the team of Feldpausch, Frederick, Halderman and Stephens placed fourth in the 200 -yard freestyle relay with a time of 2:25.41; the team of Cremeans, Feld- pausch, Frederick and Hal- derman placed fourth in the 400 -yard freestyle relay with a time of 5:30.17; the team of Keepes, Russell and fresh- men Neeley Correll and Libby Stone placed fifth in the 200 -yard medley relay with a season-best time of 2:39.95; the team of Cor- rell, Russell, sophomore Ja- ci Potts and freshman Lib- by Stone placed fifth in the 200 -yard freestyle relay with a season-best time of 2:32.60 and in the 400 -yard freestyle relay with a time of 5:54.78. Pike Central will return to action on Tuesday, Jan. 2, when the Lady Chargers will take on Southridge and Castle in a tri-meet hosted by Castle. 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 : PIKE CENTRAL OF THE WEEK Mac's Heating and Air Conditioning recognizes the Pike Central seniors who are involved in athletics. DEMI CROAK has played basketball for Pike Central four years, and also plays softball. She has received the Mental Attitude award, and twice re- ceived the 3-Point Percentage award in basketball. She was named All-PAC, Best Infielder and re- ceived the Mental Attitude award in softball. She is the president of Business Professionals of America, vice-president of National Honor Society, senior class treasurer, and a member of the Grad- uation Committee, Student Section Club, Student Government and 2017 Prom Steering Committee. Her favorite classes are Psychology and Government. Demi is the daughter of Jody Croak, of Petersburg. SHANIA CREMEANS has been a Pike Central swimmer for four years and also is a manager for the track team. Her favorite class is Jobs for America's Graduates (JAG) and Physical Education. She is the daughter of Jim and Cindy Cremeans, of Petersburg. Pike Central High School sophomore Libby Stone swims the backstroke leg of the girls' 200-yard medley relay during a home meet against Evansville Reitz on Wednesday, Dec. 13. Ed Cahill photo Pike Central High School sophomore Emma Russell swims the breaststroke leg of the girls' 200-yard medley relay during a home meet against Evansville Reitz on Wednesday, Dec. 13. Ed Cahill photo Pike Central High School senior Court- ney Frederick com- petes in the girls' 100-yard breast- stroke during a home meet against Evans- ville Reitz on Wednes- day, Dec. 13. Ed Cahill photo Pike Central High School freshman Charlotte Dudenhoef- fer swims the breast- stroke leg of the girls' 200-yard individual medley during a home meet against Evans- ville Reitz on Wednes- day, Dec. 13. Ed Cahill photo Pike Central High School freshman Audrey Keepes swims the butterfly leg of the girls' 200-yard medley relay during a home meet against Evansville Reitz on Wednesday, Dec. 13. Ed Cahill photo Right: Pike Central High School senior Emillee Halderman competes in the girls' 50-yard free- style during a home meet against Evansville Reitz on Wednesday, Dec. 13. Ed Cahill photo Below: Pike Central High School freshman Jen- na Meyer competes in girls' diving during a home meet against Evansville Reitz on Wednesday, Dec. 13. Ed Cahill photo Pike Central High School junior Hallee Ste- phens competes in girls' diving during a home meet against Evansville Reitz on Wednesday, Dec. 13. Ed Cahill photo Pike Central High School sophomore Lily Fred- erick-Rice competes in the girls' 200-yard free- style during a home meet against Evansville Reitz on Wednesday, Dec. 13. Ed Cahill photo Pike Central High School junior Colten Carpenter competes in the boys' 100-yard breaststroke during a home meet against Evansville Reitz on Wednesday, Dec. 13. Ed Cahill photo Pike Central High School sophomore A.J. Hill competes in the boys' 50-yard freestyle during a home meet against Evansville Reitz on Wednesday, Dec. 13. Ed Cahill photo Pike Central High School senior Jack- son Keepes swims the breaststroke leg of the boys' 200-yard individual medley during a home meet against Evansville Reitz on Wednesday, Dec. 13. Ed Cahill photo PCMS 8th grade girls' basketball victorious over Owensville Sophie Carnahan scored a game-high 14 points to lead the Pike Central Mid- dle School eighth grade girls' basketball team to a 45 -18 victory over visiting Owensville on Thursday, Dec. 14. "We have been work- ing on driving and attack- ing the goal," said Lady Chargers' head coach Er- ic Knight, whose team im- proved to 7-6. "The girls did that perfect tonight. They came off screens and looked to penetrate." However, while Pike Central totalled 33 at- tempts from the free throw line for the game, the La- dy Chargers only made 14. "As a team, we did miss 19 free throws, which is hard to swallow," Knight said. "But they kept attack- ing and getting to the rim." Kya Sullivan added eight points in the winning effort while Kya Leighty made five of eight tries from the free throw line to finish with five points. Alli Hold- er, Mallory Hunt and Hai- ley Parker tossed in four points each. Albany Ash- ley, Ashton Catt and Han- nah Woodford scored two points apiece to round out the scoring for the Lady Chargers. "All the girls played great this game," Knight said. "All of them scored and almost all of them was at the line during the game. That's something a coach loves to see." "We are starting to come together and starting to get the small things that we have been working on each practice," Knight added. In the seventh grade con- test, Chloe Williams scored a game-high 14 points to lead Pike Central to a 38 - 4 victory over Owensville. Liberty Taylor added sev- en points as the Lady Char- gers improved to 8 -6. "This game came at a good time for us," Pike Central head coach Ra- chelle Johns said. "The girls could relax and work on the things that have plagued us. They looked for their open teammates and passed much better. The subs got substantial playing time as well, which will pay off in the future." PCMS 8th grade girls' basketball team rallies for 27-22 win at Barr-Reeve Trailing host Barr-Reeve 8 -5 at halftime, the Pike Cen- tral Middle School eighth grade girls' basketball team rallied for a 27-22 victory on Saturday, Dec. 16. Playing their fourth game in six days, the Lady Char- gers hit eight of 16 tries from the free throw line, turned the ball over 12 times while grabbing 26 rebounds. The host Lady Vikings, meanwhile went 4-for-15 from the free throw line, turned the ball over 14 times while grabbing 21 rebounds. "We won all three of the 'big three' – rebounds, free throws and turnovers," said Pike Central head coach Er- ic Knight, whose team im- proved to 8 -6. "The girls see now that if we win those three, we are a very tough team to beat and are really fun to watch." Barr-Reeve, trailing 3-0 at the end of the first quarter, outscored the Lady Char- gers 8 -2 in the second period to take an 8 -5 halftime lead. "It was another Satur- day morning game, and it showed the first half," Knight said. "We were not awake yet and not ready to play." However, Pike Central outscored the Lady Vikings 9 -5 in the third period to take a 14-13 lead into the fi- nal period. During the fourth quarter, the Lady Chargers hit six of eight attempts from the free throw line while holding on for the 27-22 win. "Going into halftime down against a really good team, it's always hard to bat- tle back," Knight said. "But I was so proud of these girls today. They came out in the second half and played two really great quarters." Sophie Carnahan led Pike Central in scoring, net- ting seven of her nine points during the second half. Mal- lory Hunt and Kya Sullivan added six points each. Hai- ley Parker pitched in with three points. Rounding out the scoring for the Lady Chargers were Ashton Catt and Alli Holder, who netted two points and one point, re- spectively. Parker also had a team- high seven rebounds. "Hailey got the start for us tonight and played real- ly well," Knight said. "She worked hard on defense, de- flecting passes, and led the team in rebounds." Laken Trambaugh scored nine of her game-high 12 points in the fourth period to lead Barr-Reeve. Jennica Helms added seven points. "Jennica Helms could flat out play," Knight said. "We switched our defense around and put Kya Leighty on her in a box-and-one, and Kya face-guarded her the whole fourth quarter and she never touched the ball again. I am very proud of her. She played her tail off and really helped us seal the deal at the end." In the seventh grade con- test, Liberty Taylor scored seven points and Chloe Wil- liams added six points to lead Pike Central to a 21- 8 victory over Barr-Reeve. Kahle Young tossed in four points while Jaylynn Cape- hart and Delaney Welch net- ted two points each. "Four games in one week is tough, and three of those were away," said Lady Char- gers head coach Rachelle Johns, whose team improved to 9 -6 with its third consec- utive win. "They are under- standing their roles better, and making better passes and less mistakes." "Three wins in a row be- fore the holiday break is a good accomplishment," Johns added. "The team will have a few days away from basketball to be with family and friends and then return to the hardwood." Pike Central will return to action on Wednesday, Jan. 3, when the Lady Chargers will host Boonville. RESET Continued from page 1 LOSS Continued from page 1 See SWIM on 4