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  • Commodores jump on Trojans at...

    By MIKE SPRAGUE
    Sports Correspondent

    OAKLAND CITY—Perry Central scored on its first five possessions in trouncing Wood Memorial 40-7 in football Friday.
    “This was a bounce-back week,” Perry Central Coach Greg Gibson said. “Tonight our (starters) played well. I thought we got off the ball quick and we had some running lanes. When we threw the ball our routes were crisp.
    “We had a good week of practice and we brought it tonight.”

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  • Blocking helps Perry Central...

    By LARRY GOFFINET
    Sports Editor

    LEOPOLD—Strong blocking and balanced spiking helped Perry Central beat Heritage Hills 25-21, 25-21, 21-25, 25-15 in volleyball Thursday.
    Sydney Goffinet made 15 kills, Ashley Gengelbach 14, and Hannah Harpenau 12. Grace James had 34 assists.
    “We had to spread it out (to keep Patriot blockers from keying on Gengelbach),” said Perry Central Coach Becky Genet. “Sydney had a great night—she went 30 for 34 (hitting).

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  • Commodores run to win over Tell...

    By LARRY GOFFINET
    Sports Editor

    TELL CITY—Perry Central rushed for 265 yards on 39 carries and beat Tell City 24-14 in JV football Monday.
    “Our line fired off the ball real well and stayed with their blocks,” said Perry Central Coach Nathan Toothman.
    That gave running room to Max Tribbe, who gained 130 yards on nine carries, and Jacob Braun, who gained 43 yards on 15 carries. They each scored a touchdown.
    Lane Lynch threw a 7-yard pass to Josh Taylor for the Commodores’ other touchdown.

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  • Wood Memorial shuts out Marksmen...

    OAKLAND CITY—Strong defense kept Tell City in the game, but again the Marksmen couldn’t score in a 1-0 boys soccer loss to Wood Memorial Tuesday.
    “We played very well,” said Tell City Coach Austin Fischer. “We just couldn’t find anyone who could score.
    “We got a few good shots. The second half we loaded up on offense but we still couldn’t score.”
    It was the sixth game in a row the Marksmen have been shut out.

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  • Marksmen 2-0 in North Harrison...

    RAMSEY—McKenzie Hayes made 24 kills and Charissa Lahee had 40 assists as Tell City went 2-0 in North Harrison’s three-team volleyball tourney Saturday.
    Tell City beat Salem 27-25, 25-18 as Hayes made 14 kills and Logan Flannagan added six.
    Hayes also made four blocks (all solos) and Kassidie Hayes added two.
    Lahee had 22 assists.
    Stori Beard made 15 digs and Taylor Benningfield added 10.
    Cassie Bryant served 14 points, including two aces.

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  • Southridge snaps Tell City’s PAC...

    TELL CITY—Southridge edged Tell City in two long doubles matches to beat the Marksmen 3-2 in PAC boys tennis Tuesday.
    The Marksmen slipped to 6-1 in the conference, ending their hopes for an outright PAC title. But they still had a chance to tie for the title Wednesday when they were scheduled to finish a previously postponed match with Gibson Southern, which is undefeated in the conference.
    Southridge’s Ian Mathies and Jason King edged Austin Paulin and Jeff Yeung 7-6 (8-6), 6-4 in No. 1 doubles Tuesday.

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  • Harpenau leads Perry Central...

    LANESVILLE—Hannah Harpenau made 19 kills and 15 digs as Perry Central beat Lanesville 25-16, 25-16, 19-25, 25-20 in volleyball Monday.
    Ashley Gengelbach added 13 kills and Sydney Goffinet 12. Gengelbach and Grace James each made four blocks.
    James had 34 assists.
    Brittany Parker made 16 digs and James and Jennifer Kemp each added 13 as the Commodores had strong, balanced back-row play.
    Harpenau went 13 for 13 serving with two aces, Parker 22 for 23 with two aces, and Goffinet 14 for 14 with one ace.

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  • Marksmen 6th among 25 teams

    MARENGO—Caleb Sherry placed ninth in the junior race to lead Tell City to sixth among 25 teams in Crawford County’s boys cross country invitational Saturday.
    The format featured separate races for each class, with the top 15 in each class receiving medals. Then the top five times from each team—regardless of class—were added together for its team score.
    Tell City’s top five compiled a time of 91 minutes, 2 seconds. Bedford-North Lawrence won with 84:36.
    Tell City was 10th among 19 complete teams in the girls race.

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  • Perry Central looks quicker than...

    By LARRY GOFFINET
    Sports Editor

    OAKLAND CITY—Perry Central will face an offensively challenged football team when the Commodores visit Wood Memorial Friday at 7 p.m.
    The 0-5 Trojans scored 34 points in a 42-34 season-opening loss to Princeton but haven’t scored more than six points in a game since.
    Their defense hasn’t helped them keep games close either, as they’ve given up an average of 49.4 points per game and at least 42 each game.

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  • Tell City will try to contain...

    By LARRY GOFFINET
    Sports Editor

    TELL CITY—Southridge, a team with a varied running attack, will visit Tell City for a PAC football game Friday at 6:30 p.m.
    Tell City Coach Ryan George said the Raiders have “good” team speed and Daniel Perez, a 5-foot-10, 175-pound senior, is their fastest back.
    Perez, who rushed for 994 yards last year, “is a good running back for them,” said George. “He’ll run inside and outside.”

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