Junior High girls sweep AC

MONROE — The Patriots couldn’t secure a win in their season opener. Just one day later, they cracked the win column.

The Jay County Junior High eighth grade girls basketball team picked up their first win over the Adams Central Jets as they edged past for a 30-24 victory on Tuesday. The seventh grade team blew out the Jets for a 49-0 win.

Amelia Heath led the eighth graders with 13 points to power Jay County (1-1). Elizabeth Brunswick worked in tandem with Heath as she was responsible for 12 points, giving the Patriots a one-two punch.

The final five points came from Gabi Petro (three) and Natalie May (two).

After her 20-point debut on Monday, Karsyn Schwieterman scored a team-high 15 against Adams Central. Right behind her was Charlie Peters with 14. Claudia Dirksen wasn’t too far behind, cracking double digits for the Patriots (2-0) as she poured in 10 points.

Kendall Schemenaur and Avery Snow both found the basket in the shutout win with the former scoring four points and the latter two.