Patriots travel to Ohio for regular season finale

Jay County Patriots

Portland, 0-8

Coach: Tim Millspaugh, eighth year

Conference: Allen County

Last week vs. Lapel: Big plays defensively and four turnovers crippled Jay County in a 43-15 loss to the Lapel?Bulldogs. The Patriots trailed 36-0 before scoring back-to-back touchdowns in less than four minutes. Quinn?Faulkner (79 rushing yards) had a 13-yard TD run, while Bailey Cox (76 yards)?scored on a 5-yard run.

Season leaders: Passing — Sam Dunlavy – 18-of-66 for 331 yards, one touchdown and six interceptions. Rushing — Bailey Cox – 117 carries for 593 yards and three touchdowns. Receiving — Sheldon Eley – seven catches for 203 yards and one touchdown. Defense — Rylee Huftel – 54 tackles, three tackles for loss and one interception.



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Bellefontaine, Ohio (2-5)

Coach: Jeff Fay

Conference: Central Buckeye

Last week vs. Marion Pleasant: Benjamin Logan had a 13-7 lead after the first quarter but gave up 28 straight points, including a pick-6, in a 35-13 loss to Marion Pleasant in the opening round of the Division?V Region 18 tournament on Saturday. Kainan Stoner had both Raider touchdowns, a 3-yard run in the first quarter and a 79-yard scamper before halftime.

Season leaders (through six regular season games): Passing — Tanner Perkins – 57-of-126 for 705 yards, four touchdowns and four interceptions. Rushing — Kainan Stoner – 162 carries for 823 yards and eight touchdowns. Receiving — Alec Rodenberger – 22 catches for 319 yards. Defense — James Buffington – 31 total tackles; Aden Neeley – 11 sacks.



Game notes: Benjamin Logan is located at 6609 State Route 47, Bellefontaine, Ohio, 43311 ... Raider running back Kainan Stoner’s 823 yards led all players in the Central Buckeye Conference, while Tanner Perkins’ 705 passing yards ranks fifth in the 12-team CBC ... Benjamin Logan scores 21.1 points per game while allowing 20.6 points per game. Jay County, which has been shut out three times this season, scores 7.1 points per game and allows 43.3 points per game, including 41 or more points in seven games ... Jay County is 0-8 for the second time in as many seasons ... This is the final game of the regular season for Jay County, which meets the Delta Eagles in the Class 4A Sectional 20 quarterfinal on Oct. 23 ... This is the fifth time the Patriots play a team from the Buckeye State, and the first time on the road since meeting the Greenville Green Wave in 2010 and 2008, both of which were JCHS losses ... Jay County has a Sagarin rating of 18.92, which is 57th in Class 4A and 262nd overall ... CalPreps.com lists Benjamin Logan as 28-point favorites (38-10).