Patriots will travel to Woodburn

Jay County Patriots

Portland, 1-4, (0-3 ACAC) 

Coach: Eddie Fields, first year (fifth overall)

Conference: Allen County

Last week vs. Bluffton: The Patriots kept the Class 2A No. 7 Tigers at bay in the first half before falling 40-0. JCHS gave up four touchdowns in the third quarter. Jay County gave up 432 yards on 40 plays while only gaining 161 yards from the line of scrimmage on 45 attempts.

Season leaders: Passing — Nick Laux – 39-of-70 for 466 yards and four touchdowns. Rushing — Leighton Brown – 48 carries for 240 yards and two touchdowns. Receiving — Brady Jetmore – 14 catches for 235 yards and two touchdowns.

Woodlan Warriors

Woodburn, 1-4, (0-3 ACAC)

Coach: Brock Rohrbacher, 

second year (13th overall)

Conference: Allen County

Last week at Southern Wells: The Warriors suffered their first loss at the hands of the Raiders since 2009 with a 34-21 defeat. They gave up one touchdown in the air and three more on the ground.

Season leaders: Passing — Griffin Clear – 8-of-23 for 103 yards and one touchdown. Rushing — Noah Ames – 18 carries for 210 yards and four touchdowns. Receiving — Cooper Smith – five catches for 37 yards. Defense — Ashtin Jacquay – 35 tackles. (Stats only go through week No. 3.)

Last season: As rain relentlessly pounded down, the Patriots failed to block Woodlan as they gave up six sacks and finished with a net total of one rushing yard in a 21-0 loss. The two teams attempted a total of 16 passes, only seven of which were completed, all by Sean Bailey. Drew Fleek, who led the game with 161 yards on the ground, punched the ball in once, while Jake Ley scored on a counter play. The other touchdown came on a 27-yard fumble recovery. 

Game notes: This is the 11th matchup between the Patriots and the Warriors. Woodlan leads the series 10-1 ... WHS had its first .500 season or better since 2017 last year as it went 5-5 ... Jay County had two players suffer injuries during last week’s match. Joaquin Johnson will miss the rest of the 2025 campaign, while Carter Fugiett’s status is unknown after he needed to be carted off in an ambulance during the Bluffton game ... Both teams have started 0-3 in ACAC play and will have this game circled to avoid the cellar of the conference ... The Sagarin ratings for the teams are virtually the same as Jay County has a 35.93, which is 243rd overall and 51st in Class 3A, while Woodlan’s 36.32 rating is 242nd overall and 50th in Class 3A ... John Harrell projects Woodlan to lose 28-24.