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The Press-Dispatch Wednesday, Januar y 3, 2018 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 The Pike Central High School boys' basketball team lost to South Knox 48 -40 on Saturday, Dec. 30, to finish sixth in the 12th annual Gra- ber Post Buildings Holiday Classic at North Daviess. The Chargers, who slipped to 3-5, had opened tournament play on Wednes- day, Dec. 27, with a 81-51 loss to Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian – ranked No. 5 in Class 1A – before rallying for a 56 -38 victory over host North Daviess in the semifi- nals of the consolation brack- et on Friday, Dec. 29. Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian defeated previ- ously unbeaten Barr-Reeve – ranked No. 1 in Class 1A – 68 -48 in the championship game on Saturday, Dec. 30. It was the fourth straight appearance in the GPB Clas- sic by Pike Central, which placed seventh in 2014, sec- ond in 2015 and third in 2016. "Overall, I thought we did some really good things," said Chargers head coach Hunter Elliott. "We're play- ing a little different style of game than they're used to, maybe, in the past couple of years, but it's a process, and I think we're getting better for it." "Playing Fort Wayne (Blackhawk) – that's a very, very talented team – and playing (Evansville) Bosse and teams like that, that's just going to prepare us for down the road," Elliott con- tinued. "If we're going to play a bunch of smaller schools and win by a lot, that's not necessarily preparing us to make a tournament run or anything like that. Seeing these teams now, I think, is very good for us." Pike Central High School senior Bryant Nalley, who av- eraged 18.7 points per game during the tournament, was named to the GPB Holiday Classic's All-Tournament Team for the third straight season. Nalley is currently 12 points shy of joining the school's exclusive 1,000 point club heading into a road game at Wood Memo- rial on Friday, Jan. 5. "As far as reaching 1,000 points, he deserves all the accomplishments and acco- lades that he can receive," Elliott said. "He couldn't be a nicer kid. We're all excited for him to get there, but he'd be the first to say he'd rather win every game than score CHARGERS PLACE SIXTH IN GRABER POST BUILDINGS CLASSIC Pike Central High School senior Bryant Nalley (40) tries to drive past South Knox senior Brandon Fick- ling (33) during varsity boys' basketball action in the Graber Post Buildings Holiday Classic at North Da- viess on Saturday, Dec. 30. Ed Cahill photo Left: Pike Central High School senior Kyson Western (14) tries to get past North Daviess ju- nior Shom Berry (right) to take a shot during var- sity boys' basketball action in the Graber Post Buildings Holiday Classic at North Daviess on Fri- day, Dec. 29. Ed Cahill photo Above: Pike Central High School senior Ka- leb Claridge (13) drives toward the basket during varsity boys' basketball action against Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian in the Graber Post Buildings Holiday Classic at North Daviess on Wednesday, Dec. 27. Ed Cahill photo See SIXTH on page 2 WE ARE PROFFESIONAL GRADE uebelhorgm.com 1-800-937-8721 Jasper, IN HIGH SCHOOL BOYS' BASKETBALL Pocket Athletic Conference Standings PAC Overall Team W-L W-L Forest Park .......................................... 1-0 .................. 9 -0 Gibson Southern ................................. 1-0 ...................5 -2 Heritage Hills ...................................... 1-0 ...................8 -1 Pike Central ........................................ 1-0 .................. 3-5 Tecumseh .............................................1-1 .................. 5 -6 South Spencer ......................................1-1 ...................4-3 Tell City ................................................ 1-2 .................. 5 -3 North Posey ........................................ 0 -1 .................. 5 -3 Southridge ........................................... 0 -2 .................. 5 -4 Result of December 27 Graber Post Buildings Tournament at North Daviess Fort Wayne Blackhawk 81, Pike Central 51 Results of December 28 Forest Park Tournament Southridge 53, Salem 40 Forest Park 71, Eastern (Pekin) 31 Christian Academy 56, Tecumseh 43 Southridge 57, Lanesville 45 Tecumseh 50, Eastern (Pekin) 27 Forest Park 59, Christian Academy 44 Results of December 29 Graber Post Buildings Tournament at North Daviess Pike Central 56, North Daviess 38 Perry-Spencer Tournament Tell City 46, Corydon Central 18 Heritage Hills 71, North Harrison 41 South Spencer 60, Boonville 51 Crawford County 52, Tell City 46 Heritage Hills 71, South Spencer 56 Forest Park Tournament Salem 55, Tecumseh 54 (OT) Forest Park 62, Southridge 54 Result of December 30 Graber Post Buildings Tournament at North Daviess South Knox 48, Pike Central 40 Games of January 5 Pike Central at Wood Memorial – Junior Varsity, 6:30 p.m.; Varsity, 8 p.m. Forest Park at Barr-Reeve Heritage Hills at Gibson Southern North Posey at Mount Vernon (Posey) South Spencer at Evansville Day Southridge at Tecumseh Tell City at Hancock County, Ky. Games of January 6 Gibson Southern at Evansville Memorial North Posey at Evansville North Perry Central at Forest Park South Central (Elizabeth) at South Spencer Southridge at Northeast Dubois Springs Valley at Tecumseh Tell City at Castle Washington at Heritage Hills Game of January 9 Tell City at Evansville Day School Games of January 12 Heritage Hills at Pike Central – Junior Varsity, 6:30 p.m.; Varsity, 8 p.m. Forest Park at South Spencer Perry Central at Southridge Princeton at Gibson Southern Tecumseh at North Posey Games of January 13 Boonville at Pike Central – Junior Varsity, 6:30 p.m.; Varsity, 8 p.m. Gibson Southern at Washington Jasper at Southridge North Posey at Forest Park South Spencer at Tell City Tecumseh at Heritage Hills HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS' BASKETBALL Pocket Athletic Conference Standings PAC Overall Team W-L W-L Heritage Hills ...................................... 4-0 .................13-1 Gibson Southern ................................. 4-0 .................11-3 North Posey ........................................ 1-0 ................... 7-7 Pike Central ........................................ 3-1 .................. 8 -5 Forest Park .......................................... 3-2 .................10 -7 Tell City ................................................ 2-3 ...................7-9 Tecumseh ............................................ 1-3 ...................7-6 South Spencer ..................................... 0 -3 .................2-13 Southridge ........................................... 0 -5 .................2-13 Results of December 26 Merry Mule Holiday Tournament at Fairfield (Ill.) Fairfield (Ill.) 47, North Posey 37 North Posey 55, Robinson (Ill.) 28 Results of December 27 Heritage Hills 39, Washington 35 Merry Mule Holiday Tournament at Fairfield (Ill.) Murphysboro (Ill.) 56, North Posey 39 North Posey 72, Lawrenceville (Ill.) 54 Results of December 29 Washington 46, Southridge 17 Toby Yoho Classic at Eastern Greene Forest Park 51, Riverton Parke 17 Owen Valley 62, Forest Park 59 Results of December 30 South Spencer 61, Hancock County (Ky.) 59 Toby Yoho Classic at Eastern Greene Forest Park 44, Edgewood 21 Paoli 50, Forest Park 39 Games of January 2 Boonville at Tecumseh Washington at Southridge Games of January 4 Washington at Pike Central – Junior Varsity, 6 p.m.; Varsity, 7:30 p.m. Gibson Southern at Boonville Heritage Hills at South Spencer Jasper at Forest Park North Posey at Tecumseh Southridge at North Knox Games of January 6 Pike Central at Forest Park – Junior Varsity, 1 p.m.; Varsity, 2:30 p.m. Perry Central at North Posey Springs Valley at Tecumseh Tell City at Gibson Southern Game of January 8 Tell City at Hancock County (Ky.) Games of January 9 Pike Central at Loogootee – Junior Varsity, 6 p.m.; Varsity, 7:30 p.m. Boonville at South Spencer Forest Park at Corydon Central Gibson Southern at Jasper North Posey at Heritage Hills Northeast Dubois at Southridge Tecumseh at Mount Vernon (Posey) Games of January 11 Gibson Southern at Tecumseh Heritage Hills at Perry Central South Spencer at Southridge Tell City at Boonville Games of January 13 Pike Central at North Posey – Junior Varsity, noon; Varsity, 1:30 p.m. Forest Park at Barr-Reeve Mount Vernon (Posey) at Heritage Hills Washington at Gibson Southern