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The Press-Dispatch Wednesday, Januar y 31, 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' swimming and diving team placed first in 11 out of 12 events while pad- dling to a 119 -52 victory over visiting Evansville Mater Dei on Thursday, Jan. 25. Seniors Jacob Bohnert, Lu- kas Hill and Jackson Keepes won two individual events each while senior Ty Cas- sitty and sophomore Jersey Mills finished first in two in- dividual events. Bohnert placed first in the 200 -yard freestyle with a time of 1:57.64, almost 5 -1/2 seconds ahead of Mills, who finished second with a per- sonal record time of 2:03.12, besting his previous PR time of 2:06.34. Bohnert al- so placed first in the 100 -yard freestyle with a time of 51.24 seconds, more than eight second ahead of Evansville Mater Dei's Will Simmon, who finished second with a time of 59.83 seconds. Lukas Hill placed first in the 200 -yard individual med- ley with a time of 2:07.10, more than nine seconds ahead of Evansville Mater Dei's Adam Barnes, who fin- ished second with a time of 2:16.28. He also placed first in the 500 -yard freestyle with a time of 5:14.48, almost 53 seconds ahead of Evansville Mater Dei's Tyler Lucas, who finished second with a time of 6:07.16. Keepes placed first in the 50 -yard freestyle with a time of 25.75 seconds, just four- tenths of a second ahead of By Ed Cahill Press-Dispatch Sports Editor sports@pressdispatch.net Erika Hendrixson scored a team-high 15 points and grabbed a game-high seven rebounds as the Pike Central High School girls' basketball team closed out the regular season with a 49 -37 loss at Heritage Hills on Thursday, Jan. 25. Hendrixson, a 6 -foot senior who has signed to play at Di- vision II Maryville University in St. Louis, Mo., hit six of 13 field goal attempts – including one three-pointer in as many tries – and was 2-for-3 from the free throw line as the La- dy Chargers fell to 10 -10 over- all and 4-4 in the Pocket Ath- letic Conference. Heritage Hills, which im- By Ed Cahill Press-Dispatch Sports Editor sports@pressdispatch.net Seniors Silas Goff, Dylan Jones and Jake Sisk placed first in their respective weight classes as the Pike Central High School wrestling team placed fourth in the section- al tournament hosted by Southridge at Huntingburg Me- morial Gym on Saturday, Jan. 27. Goff, competing in the 285 -pound weight class, received a first-round bye and was awarded a win by forfeit in the quarterfinal round to advance to the semifinals, where he won by pin – in 1:32 – over Bedford North Lawrence se- nior David Godsey. Goff subsequently earned his first-ever sectional title with a win by a 4-3 decision over Southridge junior Wyatt Kramer in a championship match that went to the ultimate Lady Chargers close regular season with 49-37 loss at Heritage Hills Chargers rally for 41-37 win over Barr-Reeve GOFF, JONES, SISK WIN FIRST SECTIONAL WRESTLING TITLES Pike Central High School senior Eri- ka Hendrixson (23) goes up for a shot as Heritage Hills senior during varsity girls' basketball action on Thursday, Jan. 25. Hendrixson scored a team-high 15 points in a 49-37 loss to the host Lady Patriots. Ed Cahill photo Pike Central High School boys' basketball se- nior Bryant Nalley (right) is presented with the game ball he used to score his 1,000th career point by former teammate and fellow member of the program's 1,000-point club, Gabe Elliott (left), prior to the start of Friday night's home game against South Spencer. Nalley, the 18-year- old son of Ryan and Nikki Nalley, of Otwell, reached the 1,000-point plateau during a loss at Wood Memorial on Friday, Jan. 5. Elliott grad- uated in 2017 with 1,138 career points. Adam Seitz remains the school's all-time leading scorer with 1,943 points from 1994-98. Ed Cahill photo Pike Central High School senior Lukas Hill swims the breaststroke leg of the boys' 200-yard individual medley during a meet against visiting Evansville Central on Thursday, Jan. 25. Ed Ca- hill photo Pike Central High School senior Silas Goff (right) battles Southridge junior Wyatt Kramer (left) in the championship match of the 285-pound weight class at the sectional meet on Saturday, Jan. 27, at Huntingburg Memorial Gym. Goff would win by a 4-3 decision to place first and qualify for advancement to the regional tournament for the second year in a row. Ed Cahill photo Pike Central High School senior Jacob Sisk (top) rolls Southridge senior Mitchell Carter onto his back while competing in the champi- onship match of the 220-pound weight class at the sectional meet on Saturday, Jan. 27, at Huntingburg Memorial Gym. Sisk would win by pin to place first and qualify for advance- ment to the regional tournament for the third year in a row. Ed Cahill photo Pike Central High School senior Dylan Jones (top) grapples with New Albany freshman Jor- dan Roberson during the championship match of the 126-pound weight class at the section- al meet on Saturday, Jan. 27, at Huntingburg Memorial Gym. Jones won by pin to place first and qualify for advancement to the regional tournament. Ed Cahill photo By Ed Cahill Press-Dispatch Sports Editor sports@pressdispatch.net Senior Bryant Nalley scored 10 of his game-high 20 points in the fourth quar- ter as the Pike Central High School boys' basketball team rallied for a 41-37 victory over Barr-Reeve on Satur- day, Jan. 27. With their fourth straight win, the Chargers improved to 7-6 overall and 5 -0 at home. The victory also end- ing a string of 20 consecu- tive losses to Barr-Reeve. Pike Central had last defeat- ed the Vikings – by a score of 75 -56 – on Dec. 5, 1997. "I think this game kind of came down to heart and intensity and effort," said Chargers head coach Hunt- er Elliott. "I thought our boys showed a lot of that tonight. We came out and, defensive- ly, I thought we were phe- nomenal the whole game. We made it tough for them to get anything they wanted. And, then, offensively, I thought we were working and getting the shots we needed to get." Trailing 5 -2 with 4:45 left in the first period, Pike Central scored five straight points – on a three-pointer by senior Cameron Henson and a basket by senior Kyson Western – to take a 7-5 lead. Barr-Reeve, however, an- swered with a 6 -0 scoring run – on a pair of baskets by 6 -foot-8 sophomore Keegan O'Neill and a basket by ju- nior Gabe Gladish – to take an 11-7 lead early in the sec- ond quarter. A fter a basket by Nalley cut the deficit to 11-9, a bas- ket by junior Quentin Yoder and a three-pointer by Glad- ish extended the Vikings' lead to 16 -9 with 4:23 left in the first half. A three-pointer and a pair of free throws by Nalley pulled the Chargers to with- in 16 -14 before a three-point- er by Gladish – off of an as- sist by O'Neill – gave Barr- Reeve a 19 -14 halftime lead. During the first half, Pike Central made just five of 14 field goal attempts and was 2-for-4 from the free throw line while turning the ball over three times. "I thought they would want a lower scoring game – See LOSS on page 6 See R ALLY on page 2 See SWIM on page 3 See WIN on page 8 PCHS boys' swim team cruises to 119-52 win over Wildcats