Pirate Grappler Haynes is Headed to State

Wrestling

BryantHaynesCharlestown Pirate Wrestlers Senior Bryant Haynes and Junior Zach Higdon competed in Saturday’s Indiana High School Wrestling Semi-State Round in Evansville.  Higdon’s season ended in an opening round 7-0 decision to eventual Semi-State Champion Evan Elmore or Avon High School.  Higdon finished the season with an excellent overall record of 40-6, in the 182 pound weight class.  Haynes, wrestling in the 145 pound weight class, opened Saturday’s Semi-State tournament with a 5-2 decision over Brownsburg’s Troy Owen in the quarterfinal round.  Haynes then defeated Evansville Central’s Hunter McCormick in a 7-5 decision before falling to Evansville Mater Dei’s Blake Jourdan 16-6 major decision.  Haynes then defeated Castle’s Patrick Schnell in a 4:21 fall for the Semi-State Tournament’s 3rd place, qualifying him to advance to next Saturday’s Indiana High School Wrestling State Finals in Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.  Bryant Haynes currently advances to State with a record of 46 wins and 6 loses.  Haynes began the State Tournament with a Sectional Championship and Regional Runner-up in the 145 pound class for the second straight year.  In 2014, Haynes advanced to the Semi-State and State Finals, however did not place.  When asked what it felt like to return to the State Finals in comparison to last year, Haynes commented “It’s so much better, more satisfying having the 3rd place Semi-State finish coming into it.”  Haynes stated the he felt his biggest challenge Saturday will be winning the opening match, allow him to place at the State level; which has been a personal goal.  Click here for more information about Bryant Haynes’ wrestling records.  Bryant is the tenth Charlestown Pirate to wrestle in the Indiana State Finals, Saturday he will attempt to become the third to ever place at the State Finals following Chad Tisdale (4th) and Richard Lanham (7th) in 1990.  Congratulations to Bryant Haynes and Zach Higdon, not only for their accomplishments in this season’s Wrestling State Tourney, but also for their outstanding representation of Pirate Nation.

Pirates Top North Harrison on the Road, 75-57

Boys Basketball

jamalLong14aThe Charlestown Pirate Basketball team improved its record to 8-11 and 3-5 in the conference by wasting no time defeating the home standing Cougars in Ramsey Thursday evening.  North Harrison dropped to 5-14 under first year head coach Kevin Jones; while the victory gave the Pirates their fifth win in the last six match-ups with the Cougars.  “We got off to a great start because of our defense.  It was a great team win” commented Pirate Head Coach Jason Connell after the game.  The Pirates led the Cougars 26-9 at the end of the first, then 40-21 at the half.  Jamal Long, who averages twelve points a game, led the Pirate scorers Thursday night by finishing with 29.  Eli Daniel added 8 points, while Derek Walters, Lex Smith and Korey Harris all finished with seven points a piece, respectfully.  Charlestown used the quick start to cruise to a 75-57 victory by game’s end.  Charlestown is back in action Tuesday evening at New Washington.  The Pirates topped the Mustangs 69-39 in the season opener in the CHS Sports Arena.

Lady Pirates Edge Madison-Advance to Semi Final

Girls Basketball

BurdinVMadisonThe Charlestown Lady Pirates had just faced the Lady Cubs four days earlier in their regular season finale; so how to beat Madison was fresh in their mind Tuesday evening.  Tuesday evening Charlestown and Madison girls faced off again, this time in the first round of the Class 3A Sectional #30; hosted by Scottsburg.  Tuesday night the Lady Pirates also remembered that the Lady Cubs ended their unexpected Sectional run last season, on their home court in the Sectional Final.  Enough was enough, was the theme and the Lady Pirates refused to give up.  The game plan for Madison was simple, through a zone defense at them, deny the ball inside to their scorers, make them win from the perimeter and control the momentum.  “The atmosphere of the game was great, I’m so proud of these girls, they just didn’t give up, again” commented Lady Pirate Head Coach Michael Prichard after the game.  The Lady Pirates (19-4) executed on all counts, and got a little luck at the end to finish and advance.  Meyer Gym is a historic facility, seen many a Hoosier style games, this was another one.  Charlestown and Madison played even through the first period, taking a 11-10 lead to the second.  Charlestown’s game plan developed results in the second as the Lady Pirates slowly moved ahead to take a 24-19 lead to the halftime locker room.  Charlestown opened the second half with a 5-0 spurt to quickly lead by ten.  Madison fought back, as Justice Burdin and Bethany Hall moved into foul trouble, and tied the score at 33 just as the fourth period started.  Charlestown and Madison traded a point or two lead several times for the remaining of the game.  Seniors Kaitlynn Henning and Justice Burdin were determined and unstoppable; Junior Lexi Logsdon was clutch and took care of all the little things at both ends of the court; Junior Bethany Hall wore down her opponents, and Freshman Bri Harvey played as if she had three years of varsity in her hip pocket.  Henning finished the game with 16 points, Justice Burdin 12, and Lexi Logsdon 9 as the team battled every second for the 41-40 victory.  Burdin was named the Coyle Chevy, Buick, GMC and Coyle Nissan Player of the Game by Pirate Pride Sports.  Madison (16-8) had chances in the final seconds to score points and steal the game back, but couldn’t execute.  The Lady Pirates advance to Friday’s Sectional Semi-Final game versus Salem, a familiar MSC foe Charlestown edged 52-44 on January 22nd.  Salem (10-13), upset host Scottsburg in Tuesday Sectional opening game.  Charlestown and Salem tip off at 6:00 pm Friday, and again at Charles Meyer Gym, just off Indiana 56 on the east side of Scottsburg.  If you absolutely can’t make it to the game, CPPSB will broadcast the game live beginning at 5:40 pm at www.CPPSB.com.  (photo of Justice Burdin firing a shot over Madison, courtesy of Melissa Stewart)

Lady Pirates Begin Sectional Play Tuesday Evening, Be There!

Girls Basketball

LadyPirateHolidayTourneyChamps2015The Charlestown Lady Pirate Basketball team (18-4) will begin Class 3A Sectional #30 play Tuesday evening (February 10th), versus Madison (16-7), in Scottsburg’s Charles Meyer Gymnasium.  Charles Meyer Gymnasium is NOT located on the campus of Scottsburg High School, rather two blocks south of Indiana 56, between 4th and 5th streets, on east side of Scottsburg.  Pirate fans can easily locate Meyer Gym by traveling north on Indiana #3 to Indiana #56 and turning left (west); then four miles on Indiana #56 to Fourth Street, then left onto Fourth Street to Meyer Gym.  The Lady Pirates, averaging over 58 points per game, are scheduled to tip at approximately 7:30 pm, approximately 20 minutes after the conclusion of Salem-Scottsburg game, which tips at 6:00 pm.  Charlestown and Madison squared off last Friday in the CHS Sports Arena, when the Lady Pirates lost by only five points.  Madison is the defending Sectional Champs while Charlestown is the defending Sectional runner-up.  The Lady Pirates are 33-12 under the direction of second year Head Coach and Charlestown’s own, Michael Prichard.  All of Pirate Nation is encouraged to make the short trip to Scottsburg Tuesday evening and cheer a very talented group of Lady Pirates to another Sectional victory.  Charlestown is led by Seniors Kaitlynn Henning and Justice Burdin, both whom have scored over a thousand points each during their Lady Pirate careers.  If you absolutely can’t make it to the game, Charlestown Pirate Pride Sports Broadcasting will cover the game live over the internet at www.CPPSB.com beginning at 7:00 pm.  David Trotter, Jeremy Vincent, Chuck Ledbetter, & Jerry Doyle will have the game call.  The CPPSB game broadcast can also be heard on your smart phone or mobile device using the FREE CPPSB app available at the Apple, Google Play, or Amazon store.  For more information about the Charlestown Lady Pirate Basketball team, go to www.PiratePride.BLUE/GirlsBasketball.

Haynes and Higdon Advance to Wrestling Semi-State

Wrestling

According to www.TrackWrestling.com the following Charlestown Pirate Wrestling results were located by CPPSB for Saturday’s Jeffersonville Wrestling Regional.  The top four finishers in each weight class advance to next Saturday’s Semi-State round in Evansville.  According to the results found, Charlestown’s Bryant Haynes, who finished second in the 145 weight class and Zach Higdon, who finished third in the 182 weight class, have advanced to next weekend’s Semi-Finals of the State Tournament.

Complete Charlestown Pirate Wrestling results, according to www.TrackWrestling.com are as follows:

-Pirate Tanner Smith lost to Brown County’s Colten Harper in a 10-4 decision in the 113 weight class.

-Pirate Logan Gurr lost to Jennings County’s Anthony Engelking (Fall 0:45) in the 138 weight class, Engelking finished second in the class.

-Pirate Bryant Haynes finished second behind first place Andrew Herrin of Jennings County (Fall 4:05) in 145 weight class.

-Pirate Tyler Olsen lost to Madison’s Tanner Young in the 170 weight class.

-Pirate Zach Higdon finished third behind Matt Hayes (Providence) and Peyton Shepherd (Jennings Co.) in the 182 weight class.

-Pirate Bradley Laffoon lost to Jennings County’s Christian Redmon in the 195 weight class, Redmon ended up second in the class.

-Pirate Brady Christman lost to Columbus East’s Sean Galligar in the 285 weight class, Galligar ended finishing first in the class.

Congratulations to the Pirate Wrestling team for obviously another successful season.

Pirate Basketball gets road win at Austin 69-63

Boys Basketball

Charlestown stayed on the winning side of the scoreboard Thursday evening with a 69-63 conference victory at Austin (5-11 & 1-6 MSC).  The Pirates (7-10 & 2-4 MSC) led the Eagles 29-21, then 48-40 enroute to the win behind Jamal Long’s game high 23 points.  Senior Eli Daniel finished with 18 and Korey Harris 12 respectively.  The Pirates return to action Saturday evening at home versus the Corydon Panthers.  The JV game tips at 6:00 pm with the Varsity scheduled for tip at approximately 7:30 pm.  Saturday’s game will also see the program honor the 40th Anniversary of the 1975 Charlestown Pirate Sectional Championship team.

Lady Pirates Tame the Kats on the Road, 49-35

Girls Basketball

The Charlestown Lady Pirate Basketball team concluded Mid-Southern Conference play on the road at North Harrison (14-9 & 4-4 MSC) Tuesday evening; out pacing the Lady Kats from tip to buzzer.  Charlestown got quality play from normal reserves Bri Harvey and Erin Kimbrell, in the absence of injured Senior point Shelby Goedeker.  Harvey scored ten points and logged two steals, while Kimbrell added six points and plenty of defensive disruption.  The Lady Pirates led 21-13 at the half behind eleven Kaitlynn Henning first half points; while holding North Harrison to just five second quarter points.  Charlestown and North Harrison played even to within one point in the third before the Lady Pirates outscored their hosts 19 to 14 in the final stanza.  Henning finished with a game high 16 points and a steal.  Senior Justice Burdin fouled out midway through the fourth, but not before scoring 12 points, blocking four shots, and collecting a steal.  Unofficially, Burdin is four points from joining the Lady Pirate 1000 Point Club.  Lexi Logsdon and Bethany Hall battled foul trouble most of the game, however forced several host turnovers.  The win clinched a sole second place finish in the MSC for the Lady Pirates, one game behind Brownstown.  The win was also the third straight over North Harrison, after eight consecutive loses dating back to 2007.  The Lady Pirates will host Madison this Friday evening for their Senior Night and regular season finale; before meeting Madison again next Tuesday in the first round of the Class 3A Sectional at Scottsburg.

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