October 6, 2018 at 5:16 a.m.
Momentum missing
Jay County loses, 29-14, for fourth defeat in last five games
Momentum missing
The Patriots were hoping that by putting an end to a losing streak they would swing momentum into the final two games before sectional.
(The tournament draw is at 6 p.m. Sunday).
Instead, the Patriots were their own worst enemy in the final home game of the regular season.
The Jay County High School football team turned the ball over three times, including twice in the red zone, and had trouble shutting down the Thurgood Marshall offense in a 29-14 defeat to the Cougars on Friday night.
“It’s painful, there’s no doubt,” said JCHS coach Tim Millspaugh, whose team dips to 3-5 and has lost four of its last five games. “One of the goals was a winning season and you have to win the game tonight to have that.”
It was just the second win for the Cougars, out of Dayton, Ohio, who had lost their first five games by a combined score of 200-50.
“We’ve been struggling all year,” Marshall coach Brian Carter said. “We won our first game last week. We are a real young team. We just tried to do what we do today, the passing and mix it up with the power run.”
Marshall used nothing but the run in the first quarter, despite fumbling on its opening drive at the Jay County 5.
Trailing 7-0 in the second quarter, V’Sean Palmer picked off an underthrown Parker Grimes pass at the JCHS 4 and returned it across midfield to the 48.
The Cougars needed just two plays to score, as Ayyoub Muhammed threw a 24-yard pass to Michael Elmore on the first play and connected with Saa’lih Muhammed on the left side of the field on the next play for a touchdown.
Following a Jay County punt, Palmer caught a 4-yard TD pass from Ayyoub Muhammed before a two-point conversion pass to Elmore made it 15-7.
The Cougars never gave up the lead.
“Ayyoub, our senior, that’s our senior core,” Carter said.
(The tournament draw is at 6 p.m. Sunday).
Instead, the Patriots were their own worst enemy in the final home game of the regular season.
The Jay County High School football team turned the ball over three times, including twice in the red zone, and had trouble shutting down the Thurgood Marshall offense in a 29-14 defeat to the Cougars on Friday night.
“It’s painful, there’s no doubt,” said JCHS coach Tim Millspaugh, whose team dips to 3-5 and has lost four of its last five games. “One of the goals was a winning season and you have to win the game tonight to have that.”
It was just the second win for the Cougars, out of Dayton, Ohio, who had lost their first five games by a combined score of 200-50.
“We’ve been struggling all year,” Marshall coach Brian Carter said. “We won our first game last week. We are a real young team. We just tried to do what we do today, the passing and mix it up with the power run.”
Marshall used nothing but the run in the first quarter, despite fumbling on its opening drive at the Jay County 5.
Trailing 7-0 in the second quarter, V’Sean Palmer picked off an underthrown Parker Grimes pass at the JCHS 4 and returned it across midfield to the 48.
The Cougars needed just two plays to score, as Ayyoub Muhammed threw a 24-yard pass to Michael Elmore on the first play and connected with Saa’lih Muhammed on the left side of the field on the next play for a touchdown.
Following a Jay County punt, Palmer caught a 4-yard TD pass from Ayyoub Muhammed before a two-point conversion pass to Elmore made it 15-7.
The Cougars never gave up the lead.
“Ayyoub, our senior, that’s our senior core,” Carter said.
Muhammed was 9-of-12 passing for 125 yards and three touchdowns, including an 11-yard strike to Elmore in the fourth quarter.
“We’re young at the (offensive) line. We have all freshmen and one senior at the line,” Carter said. “Receivers, they’re all seniors. With a senior quarterback, he was able to throw it around. He is reading the defenses a lot better.”
On the first play of the game, Jay County appeared as if it was going to run all over Marshall, as senior Michael Schlechty broke through the center of the line for a 40-yard gain.
But two plays for negative yardage and consecutive incomplete passes ended the drive at the Marshall 39.
The Patriots reached the end zone on their next possession as senior Caleb Webster won a jump ball on a Grimes pass at the 3-yard line, nearly fell to the ground but managed to stay up and tiptoe along the sideline into the end zone.
Late in the second quarter, Grimes capped a 13-play drive with a 3-yard touchdown run to make it 15-14 at intermission.
But the Patriot offense stalled from there as they fumbled twice in the red zone, once at the Cougar 4 and then at the 15.
“To get in the red zone multiple times and come away with nothing is painful,” said Millspaugh, whose team closes the regular season Friday in Monroeville against Heritage (2-6), which beat Southern Wells 52-17 this week, with the Patriot Trophy up for grabs.
Grimes was 14-of-25 through the air, completing passes to eight different players. Webster’s score was his only catch as the team’s leading receiver.
Schlechty hauled in four passes for four yards as two of them went for no gain. He gained a bulk of his game-high 79 yards on the first play from scrimmage and did not have a carry in the second half.
“We’re young at the (offensive) line. We have all freshmen and one senior at the line,” Carter said. “Receivers, they’re all seniors. With a senior quarterback, he was able to throw it around. He is reading the defenses a lot better.”
On the first play of the game, Jay County appeared as if it was going to run all over Marshall, as senior Michael Schlechty broke through the center of the line for a 40-yard gain.
But two plays for negative yardage and consecutive incomplete passes ended the drive at the Marshall 39.
The Patriots reached the end zone on their next possession as senior Caleb Webster won a jump ball on a Grimes pass at the 3-yard line, nearly fell to the ground but managed to stay up and tiptoe along the sideline into the end zone.
Late in the second quarter, Grimes capped a 13-play drive with a 3-yard touchdown run to make it 15-14 at intermission.
But the Patriot offense stalled from there as they fumbled twice in the red zone, once at the Cougar 4 and then at the 15.
“To get in the red zone multiple times and come away with nothing is painful,” said Millspaugh, whose team closes the regular season Friday in Monroeville against Heritage (2-6), which beat Southern Wells 52-17 this week, with the Patriot Trophy up for grabs.
Grimes was 14-of-25 through the air, completing passes to eight different players. Webster’s score was his only catch as the team’s leading receiver.
Schlechty hauled in four passes for four yards as two of them went for no gain. He gained a bulk of his game-high 79 yards on the first play from scrimmage and did not have a carry in the second half.
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