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The Press-Dispatch H Girls varsity Continued from Page B1 good defense and had fewer turnovers that they did. It was good to get our first win a lot earlier than last year. All of the girls played well," said Coach Graham. Wood Memorial had the Ashby had three steals, Ab- bott two, Howes two and Like five. Pike Central 46, Wood edge early in the game making a free throw after no scoring the first two minutes. They added two baskets to go out in front 5-0 with 4:36 to play. In that first five plus minutes of the first period Pike Central had seven turnovers and missed five shots. Despite out-rebounding Wood Me- morial, they were not scor- ing. After a time out the Lady Chargers found their of- fense and started scoring with a basket by Ashby with 3:28 to go. A three pointer from the side by Emily Howes tied the score with 2:38 remaining. Ashby add- ed two more baskets in the final couple of minutes and the Pike Central defense clamped down on Wood Memorial for a 9-5 lead at the end of the quarter. Like opened the scoring Memorial (32): Emily Howes 0,3,1-2, 1,4,10; Hal- brader 0,0,2-4,4,2,2; Abbott 0,0,0-0,3,3,0; Ashby 5,0,0- 0,2,5,10; Catt 1,0,0-0,0,0,2; Leighty Sheffler 0,0,0-0,0,0,0; Like 1,2,6-6,3,8,13; Roettger 1,0,0-0,0,0,2; totals 16-42 (5), 9-12, 19, 30, 46; Wood Memorial totals: 9-36 (2), 12-23, 11, 25, 32. The week ended with 3,0,0-0,5,8,6; the Lady Chargers suffer- ing another loss in its first Pocket Athletic Confer- ence foe, the Tell City Lady Marksmen. Tell City had the advantage in the third and fourth periods that led to a 44-34 win in Tell City Saturday night. "We had a huge improve- Wednesday, November 21, 2012 B-3 Lady Chargers JV downs Trojans the week at Vincennes Lin- coln, the Pike Central Lady Chargers JV girls basketball team responded with a little better scoring and picked up its first victory of the season, coming close in the third game. The Lady Chargers had After a tough start to By Mike Johansen to lead 10-3 at halftime. A 4-1 edge in the third quar- ter had Pike Central in front 14-4 at the end of three pe- riods. Wood Memorial had a 6-3 advantage in the fourth frame but came no closer than the final score. Rachel Roettger scored 4 little going for them on the offensive end last Tuesday, Nov. 13, when they fell to the Vincennes Lady Alices JV 39-9. No scoring was avail- able for Pike Central. Saturday night was the best one of the three-game week for the Lady Chargers JV as they downed the Wood Memorial Lady Trojans JV 17-10. "We played better defen- in the second period with two free throws and Howes canned another long shot to push the lead to 14-5. A Rachel Roettger basket made it 16-5 with 6:15 on the clock. The Lady Trojans coun- ment in our turnovers, however, in five of our last seven possessions we turned the ball over when it was just a two point game," said Coach Randy Graham. "We worked hard against a strong Tell City team, that is not the way to close out games though. We must do a better job of executing down the stretch." Tell City had the edge tered with a pair of free throws, but Pike Central came back with a three by Like. The Lady Trojans cut the difference to 19-11. Like responded with a pair of free throws, Howes made a free throw and Like made two more for a 24-11 score. The Lady Trojans swished in a three to end the half trailing 24-14. Two baskets by Ashby and one from Olivia Leighty regained the upper hand for Pike Central and pushed the lead to 16 points, 30- 14. Another Leighty basket made it 32-14. Baskets by Like and Leighty and a free throw by Halbrader had Pike Central on top 38-21 at the end of the third quarter. While the Lady Trojans 10-9 in the opening period and 12-6 in the second to lead 22-15 at halftime. Pike Central came back with a 9-6 edge in the third to be down just 24-28. Pike Cen- tral scored 10 points in the final period, most in the early going staying within a basket for awhile. Tell City took over the game in the final minutes to win by 10. They had a 16-10 margin in the fourth period. Like scored 18 points in the game, the only Pike Central player in double figures. Leighty had six rebounds, Like five and Howes three as Tell City had a 23-17 edge. Like had four assists and Ashby three. Like had three steals, Abbott three, Halbrader two and Leighty two. Pike Central had 15 turnovers and Tell City 16. Pike Central (34), Tell rallied slightly in the fourth period, it was against the PCHS reserves. They had an 11-8 margin. Like scored 14 points H Sports Tidbits with 10 each from Howes and Ashby. Leighty had eight rebounds, Like eight, Ashby five and Howes four. Leighty had two assists. Continued from Page B1 with, and for the Heurings hiring me and keeping me around. I thank you for the opportunity to serve the people of this community writing for this wonderful newspaper. I thank you Lord for all Children. my wonderful friends and all they do for me. I give you thanks Lord for allow- ing me to attend a wonder- ful church, Petersburg First United Methodist and for my church family, Pastor Mel Camp and his family, the men I attend class with on Sundays, Wyatt, Bill, Gary, Jack and Walt. I add a special prayer for Walt as he has some struggles. I give you thanks Lord for so many great churches and church families in Pike County and hope we can guide more of our neighbors to those churches. I give the Lord thanks for my many friends: Mike and Patty Mundt and family. I send my thanks and love to Stan and Sherrie French in Safford and their families; Pastor Paul and Ella Schulz in Safford and their family; Burt Watkins, the old goat of a golf pro back in Safford; Jack and Martha Pipes and their wonderful families; LaVern Hennings and the Grace Lutheran Church family in Safford; Vance and Sherry Hays; Jon and Cassi Craig; to my landlords the Ever- solls; and the many more friends I have here, back in Safford and elsewhere. They are all very, very special! City (44): Ashby 2-4,0- 4,0-0,3,1,4; Leighty 1-5, 0-0,1-04,3,6,3; Like 5-11,0- 1,8-10,2,5,18; Howes 0-5,1- 3,3-4,3,3,6; Abbott 0-2,1- 3,0-2,3,2,3; Halbrader 0-2,0-0,0-2,0,0,0; PC totals: 8-29, 2-11, 12-22, 13, 17, 34; TC totals: 11-30, 2-8, 16-22, 17, 23, 44. sively, but we have to find a way to score more," said JV Coach Tim Crow. The Lady Chargers points, Kimmie McCammon 3, and with 2 points each were: Nicah McFarland, Al- lison Sheffler, Lindsey Catt, Alicia Hanselman and Chey- anna Padgett. Also contrib- uting were Kirstin Asbell, Lindsey Nixon and Shelby Hendrixson. A fourth-quarter come- 9-5 at halftime, having a 7-3 edge in the second frame. The Host team made a 12-4 charge in the third period to gain the lead 17-13 going into the final six minutes. Pike Central had an 11-9 margin in the final frame, but it was not enough to quite overcome the lead. Asbell had 5 points, Mc- Cammon 5, Hanselman 4, License tool The Sport License Finder back on the road at Tell City came up just shy as the Lady Chargers lost to the Lady Marksman JV 26-24. "We played better, but slipped in front with a 4-1 edge in the first frame. They outscored the Lady Trojans JV 6-2 in the second period made some mental errors late in the game. We're im- proving every game," said Coach Crow. The game started slow with both teams only mak- ing one two-pointer each. Pike Central jumped in front tool will help hunters find licenses or stamps needed to pursue certain sport ac- tivities. 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JV Match—Hwt: Bryne Manning was dec. by Kody Emrich, 6-11. Chevy Silverados!! Up to $7,500 in Rebates on NEW 2012 I give you thanks Lord for the many caring parents, the kids at school and peo- ple in Pike County I have the privilege of knowing. I give thanks Lord for the Petersburg Kiwanis Club and its caring and loving members and all they do for this community and this county, especially for the kids. I give thanks Lord for the Lions, Optimists, VFW, Jaycees, the Community Foundation, Pike County Christian Assistance and the multitude of clubs, or- ganizations and individuals that care about our county, the kids and all who live here and do their best to help out. great country and having a place to live where the people are free. I know, Lord, you granted that to us and I just hope the people of the United States remem- ber, this nation was created under God for Liberty and Justice for all. Mostly, I give thanks to you Lord for so many things, good things, you have allowed me to experi- ence. I thank you for being there for all of us and doing so much for all of us and being there beside us and carrying us when we are ill or in need!!!! I give thanks for our I give you thanks Lord for allowing me to cover and get to know the young men and women at Pike Central as well as the staff members, coaches and oth- ers. They are really a good group. I give thanks for the kids and staff members at Pike Central Middle School, Winslow Elementary School; Otwell Elementary School; and Petersburg Elementary School. Place your hand on them Lord and help them guide our If you can, help someone during the upcoming holi- day seasons. Be generous and help those in need in some way. Take some time this Thanksgiving Day and pray to the Lord, give thanks unto Him and to all those who have helped make your life special. Thanksgiving is a very special holiday and every- one should take the time to give thanks to all who mean so much to them, and give thanks unto the Lord! Amen. Praise be to God for this wonderful Thanksgiv- ing weekend. Make sure to go to church on Sunday and give Him a special thanks for the weekend, for all the blessings that have come your way.