Patriot boys travel to Winchester on Tuesday

Jay County
Patriots
Portland, 5-2
Coach: Craig Teagle, 17th year
Conference: Allen County Athletic
Saturday vs. Randolph Southern: Jay County controlled both sides of the court Saturday in a 47-18 rout of the struggling Randolph Southern Rebels. Adam Dirksen had a game-high 13 points and nine rebounds, and his brother Justin also added 13 points.
Season leaders (per game): Points — Adam Dirksen 13.4, Jay Houck 10.7, Justin Dirksen 9.1. Rebounds — A. Dirksen 6, Houck 5.4. Assists — Zach Pryor 4.

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Winchester
Golden
Falcons
Winchester, 5-1
Coach: Matt Fine, first year
Conference: Tri-Eastern
Saturday at Union County : The Union County Patriots used a 21-point third quarter to take the lead from Class 2A?No. 7 Winchester and held off the Golden Falcons in the fourth to win 55-54. It was the first loss of the season for Winchester.
Scoring leaders (through four games): Points — Kiante Enis 25.3, Michael Georgi 16.8, Alan Birtchen 8.5.

Last season: Jay County held Winchester to a season-low 35 points in a 49-35 victory over the visiting Golden Falcons, snapping a three-game losing streak. The win marked the 300th career victory for coach Craig Teagle, as his son Trey led all players with 14 points and seven rebounds.
Game notes: This is the 45th meeting all time between the two schools, with the Patriots holding the edge 28-16 and having won each of the last three ... Winchester junior Kiante Enis, who picked up a scholarship offer in the fall to play football at Indiana, has been highly recruited on the hardwood as well. He has one Division I?offer so far from IPFW ... Jay County’s last loss in Winchester was a 50-40 defeat in 2010 ... Winchester is ranked seventh in Class 2A by the Associated Press ... The Patriots are first in Class 4A?(second overall)?in defensive average, allowing just 34.3 points per game, while Winchester is scoring nearly 65 points per game.