Basketball Holiday Tourney and Wrestling Schedule Changes/Updates

SCHEDULE AND EVENT UPDATES FOR THIS WEEK:
Lots of information here, folks so if you plan on attending girls basketball, wrestling, or boys basketball please read below!
⛹️‍♀️ See Revised GIRLS BASKETBALL Tournament at Scottsburg below:
All will be played at Meyer Gym on 12/29. Here are the matchups and times:
10 am CHARLESTOWN v. Jennings County
Noon Scottsburg v. Greenwood Christian
2 pm Jennings County v. Lawrenceburg
4 pm Greenwood Christian v. East Central
6 pm Lawrenceburg v. CHARLESTOWN
8 pm Scottsburg v. East Central
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🤼 WRESTLING will be at Madison 12/29 and 12/30. Some wrestlers will be attending the Southridge match on 12/30. Cub Classic start time is 9:00 am.
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⛹️BOYS BASKETBALL HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT
December 29, 2020
Game #1: Silver Creek vs Providence @ 6 PM
Game #2: Clarksville vs Charlestown @ 8 PM
** First team listed will be visitors wearing Dark uniforms**
December 30, 2020
Consolation Game @ 6 PM
Championship Game @ 8 PM
Masks are required for entry and during the game.
We ask that all spectators practice social distancing and spread out.
We will only have one side of the bottom bleachers open.
Each Team will be given 3 comp tickets.
Tickets are $6
No Hospitality Room
No net cutting/celebrations. Teams should return to the locker room immediately following the game. Teams will not be allowed to stay and watch the second game.
8 cheerleaders allowed per school
All tourney team will be announced immediately following championship game.
All games will be streamed through the NFHS Network
600 tickets to each game will be offered on GoFan (Links below)
Gym will be cleared between games.
Teams may not warm up until the gym is cleared.
Queen candidates (Kaylee Zimmerman for CHS) will be announced and crowned at the halftime of the championship game.
GoFan Ticket Links
12/29
Game #1 6:00 PM Silver Creek vs Providence https://gofan.co/app/events/123362
Game #2 8:00 PM Clarksville vs CHARLESTOWN https://gofan.co/app/events/123385
12/30
Consolation Game 6:00 PM https://gofan.co/app/events/123363
Championship Game 8:00 PM https://gofan.co/app/events/123386

Winter Sport Schedule Revisions Announced

The following winter sport schedule revisions have been announced by the CHS Athletic Department:

12/1  Girls Basketball will travel to New Washington JV tips 6:00pm

12/3  Boys Frosh Basketball game at Clarksville has been cancelled.

12/5  (Saturday) Boys Basketball Body Armor Showcase has been cancelled.

12/5 additionally we have added Wrestling on Saturday at CHS with first match getting under way at approx. 10:30…Gates open at 10.

Attendance is limited to household members only.

All other events are on as scheduled as of now.

Pirates Crowe and Wigginton Named School Winners for the Heisman High School Scholarship

Congratulations to Lanae’ Crowe and Eric Wigginton for being named Charlestown High School’s female and male (respectively) Heisman High School Scholarship winners.

The Heisman Memorial Trophy is renowned for symbolizing the pursuit of excellence with integrity. The Heisman High School Scholarship, presented by Acceptance Insurance, extends the Heisman prestige to our nation’s most esteemed male and female high school seniors by recognizing and rewarding outstanding scholar-athletes who understand that the most important victories not only happen on the field, but in their schools and communities. These remarkable young leaders set the example and make a game-changing difference every day, paving the way to greatness for everyone around them.

Crowe is a member of the Lady Pirate volleyball, basketball, softball, and track and field teams; Wigginton is a member of the Pirate tennis and baseball teams and is a girls’ basketball manager.  Both have advanced to the state round where those winners will be announced tomorrow.

https://heismanscholarship.com/

Pirate Football Hosts the Greensburg Pirates Friday in Sectional Opener

Charlestown Pirate Football (3-6) will begin 2020 IHSAA Class 3A Sectional #31 play this Friday, October 23rd, hosting the Pirates of Greensburg HS (5-4) in the Bone Yard.

Kick-off is scheduled for 7:30 pm this Friday (instead of the usual 7:00 pm) and tickets are only available through the GoFan app at www.gofan.co/app/events/119064.  Football Sectional tickets are $6.00 each.

The winner of Friday’s Sectional #31 first round game will face the winner of the Franklin County (4-2) at Batesville game (4-5).

As a reminder, due to COVID-19, the proper wearing of face masks is requested when moving throughout the stadium, between your seat and the entrance.  Please exercise social distancing when selecting a seat in Dutch Reis Field.

IHSAA Post Season Contest Restrictions:
1.  Banners and posters are not allowed.
2.  No battery powered or electronic noise makers, fireworks, recorded music, sirens or whistles are allowed.
3.  Throwing of articles, including toilet tissue and baby powder, is not allowed.
4.  No live animal mascots are permitted at anytime.
5. The facility should be as neutral as possible without any enhancements that emphasize a home team.

Vote for CHS for Indianapolis Colts Friday Night Football Tour Matchup of the Week

Charlestown High School has been included in one of the Indianapolis Colts’ Friday Night Football Tour matchups of the week!
Round 1 voting runs until tomorrow October 6th at 10:00 P.M. in which fans will vote on their top matchup from 12 selections.
Round 2 voting runs Wednesday, October 7th at noon to Friday October 9th at 3:00 P.M. in which fans will choose from the top 5 vote getting matchups from Round 1. Schools making the Top 5 will be notified on Wednesday (10/7). Also for updates, you can follow @ColtsYouthFB on twitter.
Each top 5 matchup starts with a clean slate, so be sure to vote again for our matchup in Round 2!
If we should win, we could earn a $1,000 donation for our athletic department by being named the Friday Night Football Tour matchup of the week!

Pirate Tennis Claims First Sectional Title in 51 Years

 

Front Row (L to R): Dawson Boyd, Alex Wright, Eric Wigginton, and Clayton Rothbauer Back Row (L to R): Coach Matthews, Jackson Snelling, Nick Broady, Carter Getz, Brandon Broady, James Broady, Michael Gillooly

Members of the Charlestown Tennis team set a very specific goal in August: Win Sectional.  On Friday afternoon, they did exactly that and it was the first title in 51 years for the Pirates.

In the first round of the sectional, the Pirates downed Henryville 4-1 sweeping the singles matches and winning at No. 2 doubles. The championship then began on Thursday afternoon, but was suspended by rain with Silver Creek holding a 2-1 lead having sealed victories at No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles, while Charlestown’s Dawson Boyd defeated the Dragon’s Josiah French 6-3, 6-4 at No. 3 singles. All that was left to determine the match was No. 2 singles and No. 2 doubles.

Heading into the delayed finish on Friday, Alex Wright lead one set and was tied at 5-5 at No. 2 singles.  He went on to defeat Zach Milton in the next two games to win 6-1, 7-5 and tie the match up at 2-2.

The sectional title came down to the No. 2 doubles match of Charlestown’s Clayton Rothbauer and Eric Wigginton against Silver Creek’s Jarrett Garr and John Hurley. Rothbauer and Wigginton had gone 8-0 in Mid Southern Conference play in the regular season with Silver Creek being the only school they did not compete against due to a quarantine. The Pirates’ and Dragons’ No. 2 doubles teams were tied a set and tied 2-2 in games with Rothbauer serving 15-love as play resumed on Friday.  The Pirates’ duo came out with a hot start and quickly took a 5-2 lead over the Dragons, but dropped the next two games to make it 5-4. In the final game, the Pirates took a 40-15 lead then a missed shot into the net by Silver Creek would give the Pirates their second sectional title in school history as Rothbauer and Wigginton would win 6-4, 1-6, 6-4 at No. 2 doubles.

Charlestown Coach Scott Matthews said, “We just tried to keep the ball in play and not think about the outcome and just play points. And that’s what we did.”

Eric Wigginton, the 4th year senior for the Pirates, told WPMQ staff back in August that tennis was “serious business this year” and that the goal was to win a sectional.  After the match he said, “It feels good to take down a powerhouse in tennis with their many sectionals and this being only our second one ever. I think they won like 29 in a row or something before Borden beat them last year. We wanted our shot at them and we got it and took advantage of it.  We said all along this was our year.”

We asked Wigginton about the emotions of winning the first set, losing the second, getting delayed, coming out hot, then dropping two games before finishing it off and he said, “We just had to stay focused. Going up 40-15, I felt a wave of confidence because Alex [Wright] had won so I encouraged our teammates who were watching to get up because I knew Clayton [Rothbauer] and I were ready to end it right there too.”

Charlestown advances to the Silver Creek Regional on Tuesday where they will face Jeffersonville at 4:30 p.m. There is an admission fee of $5.

Members of the Pirate tennis team are seniors Carter Getz, Michael Gillooly (1S), Clayton Rothbauer (2D) and Eric Wigginton (2D); juniors Brandon Broady (1D), Nathan Smith, Jacob Whitten, and Alex Wright (2S); sophomore Dawson Boyd (3S); and freshmen Nick Broady, Jackson Shearer, Ryan Sipes, and Jackson Snelling (1D). The Pirates are coached by Scott Matthews and James Broady.

 

Story and photos contributed by WPMQ Staff.

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