Eight earn winning records

STRAUGHN — Eight wrestlers finished with winning records on Saturday as the Jay County High School B wrestling team went 4-1 at the Tri Super Duals.

The Patriots defeated the host Trojans 60-22 before edging Wapahani 43-42 on a tiebreaker. Jay County then defeated Centerville (48-30) and Shenandoah (54-30) before a 52-18 loss to Daleville.

Willow Hardy (106 pounds) was the lone JCHS wrestler to go undefeated. She recorded one pin and received four forfeits. Caleb Meadows and Ryan Herring were both 4-1, while Lita Chowning, Trey Nichols, Isaiah Riggins and Logan Kelley were all 3-2. Daniel Moore finished 3-1.

Maddy Rinker, Daidrick Retz and Ricky Nava were each 2-3, and Logan Zimmerman finished 1-3.



Hot start carries Tribe

WAPAKONETA, Ohio — A 16-point first quarter helped carry the Fort Recovery boys basketball team past Wapakoneta on Saturday, 47-29.

The Indians (7-6) raced out to a 16-4 edge at the end of the first quarter, then went on top 26-14 at halftime. Wapakoneta trimmed the margin to single digits, 32-23, at the end of the third, but the Indians pulled away in the final eight minutes.

Owen Jutte, Cale Rammel and Brian Bihn all scored 10 points for the Indians. Rammel hit a pair of 3-pointers, and Bihn did all of his damage during the first quarter.

Derek Jutte chipped in seven points, Regan Martin had six and Gavin Thobe scored four.



Girls win in second

FORT RECOVERY — The Fort Recovery girls basketball team overcame a narrow halftime deficit for a 57-47 victory on Saturday against the Crestview Knights.

The Indians (10-4) led 19-12 at the end of the first quarter before the Knights outscored them 16-8 in the second for a 28-27 advantage.

But Fort Recovery clamped down defensively in the third quarter, allowing just five points while leading 36-33 with one period to play.

The Tribe was 13-of-17 from the free-throw line in the fourth quarter to preserve the lead.

Alli Vaughn scored 14 points to lead the Indians, who also got 13 from Kierra Wendel, 11 from Paige Fortkamp and 10 from Paige Guggenbiller.



Date changed

INDIANAPOLIS — The IHSAA announced Monday it has changed the date of the boys basketball state finals.

“In order to provide flexibility for scheduling the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament in Bankers Life Fieldhouse,” the state finals will be played April 3, a week later than originally planned, the IHSAA said in a release.

Dates and locations for all other rounds of the state tournament remain unchanged. Sectional tournaments are scheduled for March 2 through 6, regional is March 13 and semi-state is March 20.

The IHSAA sectional tournament draw is slated for Feb. 21.



Eight earn winning records

The Jay County Junior High School girls basketball teams swept the Yorktown Tigers on Saturday morning.

The eighth graders won 28-19, and the seventh grade team earned a 26-21 victory.

Daisy Muhlenkamp led the eighth grade team with 10 points, as Meredith Dirksen and Cassie Petro had eight points each. Jasmine Esparza chipped in two points.

Raylah Newton paced the seventh graders with 12 points. Alexis Sibray and Mya Kunkler scored seven points apiece.



Patriots 2-0

DECATUR — Jay County’s junior high wrestling team picked up a pair of wins on Saturday in a three-way meet at Bellmont.

The Patriots (4-0) beat Cowan 69-23 before topping the host Braves, 60-36.

AJ Heskett, Landon Blowers, Carter Barton, Vasin Ridgway, AJ Myers, Joaquin Johnson, Alan Ortiz and Jaylen McClain were each 2-0.

Grant Linville, Landon Garringer, Zander Toree, Dakota Chowning and Garrett Bennett were all 1-1.