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B-4 Wednesday, November 21, 2012 The Press-Dispatch Three generations of deer hunters Pike County. It was a three-point buck. He was hunting with Gerald Fisher Jr. and Gerald Fisher Sr. Pictured are Gerald Fisher Jr., Kiefer Wayne Fisher and Gerald Fisher Sr., all of Petersburg. Eighth girls grab first win of year rough games the Pike Cen- tral Middle School Lady Chargers eighth grade girls have broken through into the win column. It took two more losses Finally, after five straight By Mike Johansen last week before the Lady Chargers got on the right track and picked up the first win of the season. The first tough game was a 25-10 loss to the Washing- ton Lady Hatchets eighth grade. "This has been a slow start to the season, but don't count us out yet. We have a lot to learn yet and a lot to go over," said Head Coach Eric Knight, who is assisted by Justin Knight. "I see some improvement every game and the girls are learning more every day. We will work on our defense and shooting. Then I believe people will notice a different group of girls." The Lady Chargers were outscored 4-2 in the opening quarter and 10-4 in the sec- ond for a 14-6 deficit at half- time. They trailed 21-8 after three quarters. Sydney Brooks scored girls. They played excellent defense as well as playing with heart and hustle," said Coach Knight. "Overall, our shooting needs some work and we will work on that over Thanksgiving break. After saying that, I am very proud of the girls after this game because they know now what they need to do and work on to become bet- ter ball players. I see the rest of our season going better and we can start getting on a winning streak." Pike Central trailed 1-9 af- ter the first period and 5-19 at halftime. They were only down 17-32 after three quar- ters and out scored South Spencer 15-3 in the final pe- riod. Jo Whitehead had 18 points, Brooks 9, Gish 4 and Harris 1. That break-through win for the Lady Chargers eighth grade came Monday night when they rolled over the Washington Catholic Lady Cardinals 28-8. They led 10-0 after the first quar- ter, 14-0 at halftime and 24-1 after three quarters. "This was a good game 4 points, Madison Query 2 and Jo Whitehead 4 points. Also playing were Alexis McDowell, Kiersten Gish, Abby Hillyard, Hannah Yag- er, Kaitlyn Foster, Cassidy Brothers, Michaela Green- er, Amy Chastain, Sarah Sandoval and Ashley Harris. The second tough game was against the South Spen- cer Lady Rebels with the Rebels winning 35-32. "The girls started this game out playing scared and timid. After halftime it was a different group of and a very important win. The defense was a lot better and also played with heart," said Coach Knight. "We still have a lot to work on offen- sively, as in shooting and working the ball around the key. The girls did not shoot a free throw, so we need to work on driving the ball and getting to the free throw line. Overall I am very proud of these girls and I am excit- ed to see them take this win and keep moving forward." Brooks had 12 points, Whitehead 12, Query 2 and Greener 2. Charge! SCI Foundation www.sci-foundation.org 800-377-5399 Kiefer Wayne Fisher killed his first deer this past weekend hunting in Myers gets a deer Whiteleather inspects the teeth of a deer checked in at Sugar Ridge on Sat- urday morning. Wayne Myers and Sugar Ridge Fish and Wildlife Area Manager Sam Eighth boys take two big victories School Chargers eighth grade boys basketball team moved to 4-0 for the season, chewing a little bit on two foes last week. The Chargers eighth The Pike Central Middle By Mike Johansen grade boys played last Thursday night against Heritage Hills winning 33- 9. Leighty had 2 each. Jared McCord scored a point. Trey Wornica, Josh Riley, Jacob Marchino and Tanner Meadows each contributed. Monday night the Char- gers eighth went to Haub- stadt and picked up a 52-28 victory. "We were able to get a on defense and never gave them a chance to set up in their offense," said Coach Kyle McCutchan. Gabe Elliott led PCMS with 18 points, Colton White had 8, Chase Davis, Kane Osgatharp and Cole "We played really well lot of good looks tonight and capitalize on them. El- liott led us with 17 points, Chase Davis had 13, White and Marchino each had 7, Leighty had 4, Riley had 2, Meadows, McCord and Osgatharp each had a point. Trey Wornica also saw action," said Coach Mc- Cutchan. Ten pointer for Abbott hunting this past weekend with his bow. Abbott, of Campbelltown, was able to kill this 10 point buck during the bow hunting season for deer. Pike County resident Chase Abbott had success Carnahan gets a deer plays her second deer. She killed this three point- er on Saturday morning hunting with her grandfa- ther. She killed one during youth season as well. Emily Carnahan, 11, of Winslow proudly dis- Be part of the "big horn" protecting the great outdoors for future generations. Stillwell gets his deer 12-year-old Kaleb Stillwell. While hunting with his father Jeff Stillwell and uncle Chad Stillwell, Kaleb bagged a nine-point buck. However, Dad and Uncle Chad did not get one according to Kaleb. Saturday, Nov. 17, was a lucky hunting day for Free Breakfast Sunday, Nov. 25 5 a.m. to Noon Need a place to have a bite to eat before your morning and afternoon hunt? Come to the Patoka Town- ship Fire Department on Highway 64 for a biscuit and gravy breakfast with coffee or hot cocoa. Free-will donation will be accepted. Bring your cup back for a free refill. Thanks From PTUFD Firefighters Evans gets a buck point buck in Pike County. He was out on the second day of the season. Danny Evans of Petersburg killed this nine Six pointer for Nuffer point buck. He killed it Saturday morning on opening day. It was his first time to go deer hunt- ing. Nuffer said he had always wanted to go hunt- ing but never had anyone to go with until Satur- day when he went with some friends. John Nuffer of Evansville shows off his six Ryan Rowe gets a deer Ryan Rowe killed a deer on opening moring. He went hunting with Terry Woolsey.