October 26, 2019 at 5:04 a.m.
Bulldogs run by Jay in opener
Patriots can’t handle New Haven speed in 47-7 loss
Bulldogs run by Jay in opener
The Patriots knew going in speed would work against them.
They found out just how much of a disadvantage it was on their first defensive play from scrimmage.
Jay County High School’s football team punted on its first five drives Friday night while the New Haven Bulldogs scored on each of their first three possessions — all of which were four plays or fewer — as the Patriots’ had their season end with a 47-7 loss in the opening round of the Class 4A Sectional 20 tournament.
“No one likes to hear this, no one likes to say this, but sometimes teams are just better,” said JCHS coach Tim Millspaugh, whose team ended the year 1-9. It is just the third time in program history the Patriots finished with one win and the first time since 1993.
“When you look at them physically versus us physically, and you see them run and you see us run, it is not the same,” Millspaugh continued. “You’ve got to be perfect and they have to be off their game if you’re going to have a chance to play with them.”
New Haven (5-5), which has now won its first sectional game for the 12th straight season, will host the seventh-ranked Marion Giants in the sectional semifinal on Friday. The Giants beat the Wayne Generals 48-19 in their tournament game.
Senior Jamarr Hutchins raced 63 yards on New Haven’s first play from scrimmage to put the Bulldogs on the Patriot 5 yard line. Two plays later D’Andre Wright scored the first of his three touchdowns.
New Haven quarterback Jakar Williams then threw TD passes of 46 and 45 yards to Nijae Fields-Lews and Hutchins respectively as the Bulldogs jumped out to a 21-0 advantage with 3:14 to play in the opening quarter.
They found out just how much of a disadvantage it was on their first defensive play from scrimmage.
Jay County High School’s football team punted on its first five drives Friday night while the New Haven Bulldogs scored on each of their first three possessions — all of which were four plays or fewer — as the Patriots’ had their season end with a 47-7 loss in the opening round of the Class 4A Sectional 20 tournament.
“No one likes to hear this, no one likes to say this, but sometimes teams are just better,” said JCHS coach Tim Millspaugh, whose team ended the year 1-9. It is just the third time in program history the Patriots finished with one win and the first time since 1993.
“When you look at them physically versus us physically, and you see them run and you see us run, it is not the same,” Millspaugh continued. “You’ve got to be perfect and they have to be off their game if you’re going to have a chance to play with them.”
New Haven (5-5), which has now won its first sectional game for the 12th straight season, will host the seventh-ranked Marion Giants in the sectional semifinal on Friday. The Giants beat the Wayne Generals 48-19 in their tournament game.
Senior Jamarr Hutchins raced 63 yards on New Haven’s first play from scrimmage to put the Bulldogs on the Patriot 5 yard line. Two plays later D’Andre Wright scored the first of his three touchdowns.
New Haven quarterback Jakar Williams then threw TD passes of 46 and 45 yards to Nijae Fields-Lews and Hutchins respectively as the Bulldogs jumped out to a 21-0 advantage with 3:14 to play in the opening quarter.
Williams completed 12 of his 20 pass attempts for 214 yards, and he had a 5-yard TD toss to Fields-Lewis in the third quarter as well. The 6-foot, 3-inch, 215-pounder also led the team in rushing with nine carries for 109 yards, including a 4-yard score in the third.
“Our offense is getting better as we go,” New Haven coach Jimmie Linn said. “Our sophomore quarterback Jakar Williams is throwing the ball a lot better. He had a rough start to the season, but he’s really starting to pick it up.”
Wright had two more rushing touchdowns, one of a dozen yards in the second quarter and another from the 10 yard line in the fourth. He ended with 76 yards on six carries. Hutchins added 70 yards on the ground as the Bulldogs rushed for 314 overall.
Together New Haven had 528 yards of total offense, including five plays of 30-or more yards. Jay County had just 163 yards of offense.
The Bulldog quickness on the perimeter as well as up the middle while spreading out the defensive alignment was too much for the Patriots.
“The one thing you hope for when you’re trying to adjust to speed is that in the process of doing so you don’t get yourself in too big of a hole before you realize how much faster [they are] because you can’t simulate that in practice,” Millspaugh said. “When you don’t have that guy it’s hard to practice against that guy.
“We got in a 21-nothing hole like right away and that is just really difficult to come back from. Hats off to New Haven. They were the better football team tonight.”
Jay County’s scoring drive came after its only take-away of the game. Williams had a snap sail over his head in the second quarter and Patriot senior Charlie Brunswick fell on the loose ball at the NHHS 38.
On third-and-4 from the 32, Sheldon Eley dropped back and lofted a ball to Bailey Cox on the left side of the field on a wheel route. Cox reached back to catch the ball inside the 15 and dived at the pylon for the score.
Eley completed half of his eight passes for 70 yards with an interception. Cox led the squad in both rushing (14 carries for 52 yards) and his one reception.
Friday’s game marked the end of a tough final year for nine Patriot seniors, and Millspaugh praised that group for its continued intensity in spite of the adversity of a losing season.
“When you have a year like we had where we had a long way to go and not a lot of time to get there, that thing can spiral out of control in a hurry if the attitudes are poor and if the efforts are poor,” he said. “It’s your senior class that really sets that tone.
“We got a lot better each and every week and a lot of that goes to the seniors.”
“Our offense is getting better as we go,” New Haven coach Jimmie Linn said. “Our sophomore quarterback Jakar Williams is throwing the ball a lot better. He had a rough start to the season, but he’s really starting to pick it up.”
Wright had two more rushing touchdowns, one of a dozen yards in the second quarter and another from the 10 yard line in the fourth. He ended with 76 yards on six carries. Hutchins added 70 yards on the ground as the Bulldogs rushed for 314 overall.
Together New Haven had 528 yards of total offense, including five plays of 30-or more yards. Jay County had just 163 yards of offense.
The Bulldog quickness on the perimeter as well as up the middle while spreading out the defensive alignment was too much for the Patriots.
“The one thing you hope for when you’re trying to adjust to speed is that in the process of doing so you don’t get yourself in too big of a hole before you realize how much faster [they are] because you can’t simulate that in practice,” Millspaugh said. “When you don’t have that guy it’s hard to practice against that guy.
“We got in a 21-nothing hole like right away and that is just really difficult to come back from. Hats off to New Haven. They were the better football team tonight.”
Jay County’s scoring drive came after its only take-away of the game. Williams had a snap sail over his head in the second quarter and Patriot senior Charlie Brunswick fell on the loose ball at the NHHS 38.
On third-and-4 from the 32, Sheldon Eley dropped back and lofted a ball to Bailey Cox on the left side of the field on a wheel route. Cox reached back to catch the ball inside the 15 and dived at the pylon for the score.
Eley completed half of his eight passes for 70 yards with an interception. Cox led the squad in both rushing (14 carries for 52 yards) and his one reception.
Friday’s game marked the end of a tough final year for nine Patriot seniors, and Millspaugh praised that group for its continued intensity in spite of the adversity of a losing season.
“When you have a year like we had where we had a long way to go and not a lot of time to get there, that thing can spiral out of control in a hurry if the attitudes are poor and if the efforts are poor,” he said. “It’s your senior class that really sets that tone.
“We got a lot better each and every week and a lot of that goes to the seniors.”
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