SELLERSBURG — The Jeffersonville softball team recorded its 19th victory of the season, beating host Silver Creek on Friday 6-3.

Four Red Devils went 3-for-4 in Maddie Powell, Courtney Shepherd, Marley Edwards and Tiffany Sheets. Shepherd knocked in three runs. Also for Jeff (19-6), Emma Coons went 2-for-4 with a pair of RBIs.

The Red Devils’ Kayla Poppe was the winning pitcher. She pitched three innings in a starting role, allowing no runs on two hits.

“The girls came out and played a real good game,” Jeff head coach Jodi Bradley said. “We got the bats going again. We played well as a team.”

Silver Creek’s Shayla Cravens was the losing pitcher. The Red Devils will play Bedford North Lawrence in the semifinals of the Class 4A Bedford Sectional on Wednesday. The Dragons (19-9) will face North Harrison in the Class 3A North Harrison Sectional on Tuesday.

• Bulldogs blank Generals: New Albany closed out its regular season with a 6-0 victory over visiting Clarksville at Prosser Field.

Sidney Rudy led the Bulldog bats, going 3-for-4. Teammates Jamie Whitten and Mady Baumann each had two hits.

New Albany’s Hannah Morton was the winning pitcher, tossing a three-hitter. She had four strikeouts and two walks. Clarksville pitcher Hannah Heintzman got the loss.

New Albany (16-11) will face Floyd Central in the first round of the Class 4A Bedford North Lawrence Sectional on Monday. Clarksville (15-11) will play Paoli in the first round of the Class 2A Crawford County Sectional on Monday.



BOYS’ TRACK

• Highlanders win Corydon Sectional: On Thursday, Floyd Central scored 166 points to win the Corydon Sectional. It was the Highlanders’ 10th sectional championship in a row.

Floyd Central won five events. Austin Wirth placed first in the 400-meter dash, Quinton Miller won the 300 hurdles, Andrew Archer prevailed in the shot put and Codie Hamsley won the discus. The Highlanders’ 1,600 relay team of Hamsley, Alex Boling, Kyle Bramble and Seth Jenkins finished first in a time of 3:27.57.

New Albany finished second as a team with 129 points. The Bulldogs’ Jermaine Parrish won the 100 and 200 dashes and teammate Scootie Middleton was the long jump champion. New Albany’s 400 relay team of Middleton, Ryan Bradley, Michael Diehl and Jeffontae McClain was first in 43.69 seconds.

Providence was fifth with 52 points. Owen Mattingly won the 110 hurdles in 15.62 seconds.

Borden’s Michael Lynch won the pole vault with a height of 11 feet. The Braves finished seventh as a team with 28 points.

The top four finishers in each event at sectional will compete in the Bloomington North Regional next Thursday.



BASEBALL

• Pirates down Lanesville: Charlestown celebrated its Senior Day with a 12-2 home victory over Lanesville in six innings on Friday.

The Pirates’ Tregg Scherer went 4-for-4 with three RBIs, including a two-run home run in the third inning. Also for Charlestown (17-9), Drew Reich was 3-for-4 with an RBI and Alex Smith went 2-for-3 with two RBIs.

The Pirates’ John Crawford got the victory on the mound. In a starting role, he pitched four innings, yielding two runs (both earned) on three hits with five strikeouts.

“We played a little bit better today. We got better production from our young kids,” Charlestown head coach Ricky Romans said.

Charlestown visits New Washington for a doubleheader today.

• Red Devils beat Columbus East: With the score tied at four after seven innings, visiting Jeff scored five runs in the top of the eighth and beat Columbus East, 9-6.

The Red Devils’ Aaron Wenger was the winning pitcher in relief. Jeff starter Chandler Dale had a no-hitter heading into the bottom of the sixth.

“We played pretty well. We hit the ball well,” Red Devils’ interim coach Lonnie Oldham said.

Jeff hosts a split doubleheader today against Bloomington North and Bloomington South.

• Highlanders defeat Generals: Host Floyd Central scored seven runs in the second and three in the third to beat Clarksville on Friday, 11-6.

Jordan Thompson was the winning pitcher for the Highlanders (15-9). Floyd Central hosts Bloomington North and Bloomington South today. Clarksville (10-16) will face Henryville in the first round of the Class 2A Providence Sectional on Wednesday.

• Pirates roll past Paoli: On Thursday, Charlestown got its 16th win of the season in a 10-0 victory at Paoli in six innings.

Scherer was the winning pitcher, upping his record to 5-3.



BOYS’ GOLF

• Pioneers edge Corydon: On Thursday at Old Capital Golf Club in Corydon, Providence had two players shoot in the 30s to beat host Corydon by one stroke, 163-164.

Junior Corey Cahalan paced the Pioneers with a 1-over-par 37. Teammate Bryce Very shot a 39. Also for Providence, Max Hupp fired a 43 and Robert Waiz carded a 44.

“Even though some of our players did not score as well as they have in recent tournaments, it’s still a good win for us,” Pioneers’ head coach Ken Allender said. “A few of our players had some blow-up holes. You take one or two of those out of the equation and we’ve got four players in the 30s.” Providence will play a triangular meet on Wednesday against Seymour and Bedford North Lawrence.

• Borden second in quad meet: On Thursday, Borden placed second in a quadrangular meet at Chariot Run Golf Club in Laconia with a team score of 183.

The Braves’ Matt Smith shared medalist honors with North Harrison’s Chase Spencer, shooting a 40. Also for Borden, Jesse McCombs fired a 46, Tony Wagoner III carded a 47, Jared Cook had a 50 and T.J. Fraley chipped in a 51.

The Braves play in the Southern Athletic Conference tournament today at Champions Pointe Golf Club.

“I was very happy with the way we competed,” Borden head coach Tony Wagoner II said. “Hopefully, our play carries over into Saturday’s conference tournament.”