July 23, 2014 at 2:10 p.m.
Chief 8th graders stay undefeated, now 10-0 (01/23/04)
Jay County Roundup
No team has found a way to stop the Chiefs yet. It might help if any group could hang on to the ball against them.
The East Jay eighth grade girls basketball team ripped away 24 steals Thursday as it stayed undefeated with a 35-14 victory over South Adams.
The seventh grade squad also defeated the Starfires, 32-18.
The eighth grade Chiefs (10-0) dominated the entire contest, leading by 10 after the first quarter and by 19 heading into the final period. They held South Adams scoreless in the fourth quarter.
Abby Loy and Cassandra Huelskamp led the domination for East Jay.
Loy topped the scoring charts with 18 points, including a 4-for-4 effort at the free throw line. She also had five steals.
Huelskamp scored seven points and finished with a game-high seven steals.
Katie Runyon, Shelby Rines, Sharon Dirksen, Amber Edmundson and Lauren Edmundson grabbed four rebounds apiece. Runyon also had four steals.
The East Jay seventh graders (6-4) rolled to an 8-1 lead in the first quarter and never trailed. Kaelee Keller paced the squad with 12 points, and Gina Muhlenkamp finished with six.
EJ stays perfect
The East Jay wrestling team rolled to a 4-0 record on the season with a 63-27 trouncing of the Adams Central Jets.
Winning matches for East Jay were Cameron Pfeifer (80), Josh Lechtefeld (85), Casey Kenney (90), James Abbott (105), Aaron Miller (110) and Cody Sutton (120). Also scoring wins were Lucas Schmiesing (125), Aaron Brenner (135), Mitchell Martyne (152), Caleb Hemmelgarn (160) and Drake Guntle (175).
Derek May (115) was victorious in the lone junior varsity match.
Eagles 8th wins
West Jay’s eighth grade girls basketball won a defensive battle against Salamonie Thursday, 18-12. The seventh grade squad didn’t have as much luck in a 33-11 defeat.
The eighth graders held Salamonie to two points in each of the first three quarters to build a 17-6 lead. They managed just one point in the final period, but had enough of a cushion to take the victory.
Trish Champ paced the Eagles with 12 points. They are now 8-1 this season.
The seventh grade squad went scoreless in the first quarter and was never close. Chelsea Grady scored a team-high five points.
Bloomfield, East split
Bloomfield avenged its only loss of the season Thursday, topping East 41-38 in elementary basketball action. East won the B team game 31-10.
Eric Homan paced the Bloomfield A team with 22 points. Brad Horn followed with 15.
Austin Emerick scored 18 points to lead East.
Both teams head into next week’s elementary tournament with 5-1 records. The tournament begins at Jay County High School Wednesday at 6:30 p.m.
Dusty Cline scored eight points for East’s B team. Ryan Sheffer, Joe Monin and Travis Homan each added four.
Colton Bartlett had six points for Bloomfield.
Clinics scheduled
Basketball clinics for fourth, fifth and sixth graders registered as Minutemen and Junior Lady patriots will begin in February.
Clinics for both groups will be Sunday, Feb. 1 and Feb. 8. Boys will be from 1 to 2:15 p.m. and girls from 2:45 to 4 p.m.
The clinic originally scheduled form Sunday, Jan. 25 has been canceled.[[In-content Ad]]
The East Jay eighth grade girls basketball team ripped away 24 steals Thursday as it stayed undefeated with a 35-14 victory over South Adams.
The seventh grade squad also defeated the Starfires, 32-18.
The eighth grade Chiefs (10-0) dominated the entire contest, leading by 10 after the first quarter and by 19 heading into the final period. They held South Adams scoreless in the fourth quarter.
Abby Loy and Cassandra Huelskamp led the domination for East Jay.
Loy topped the scoring charts with 18 points, including a 4-for-4 effort at the free throw line. She also had five steals.
Huelskamp scored seven points and finished with a game-high seven steals.
Katie Runyon, Shelby Rines, Sharon Dirksen, Amber Edmundson and Lauren Edmundson grabbed four rebounds apiece. Runyon also had four steals.
The East Jay seventh graders (6-4) rolled to an 8-1 lead in the first quarter and never trailed. Kaelee Keller paced the squad with 12 points, and Gina Muhlenkamp finished with six.
EJ stays perfect
The East Jay wrestling team rolled to a 4-0 record on the season with a 63-27 trouncing of the Adams Central Jets.
Winning matches for East Jay were Cameron Pfeifer (80), Josh Lechtefeld (85), Casey Kenney (90), James Abbott (105), Aaron Miller (110) and Cody Sutton (120). Also scoring wins were Lucas Schmiesing (125), Aaron Brenner (135), Mitchell Martyne (152), Caleb Hemmelgarn (160) and Drake Guntle (175).
Derek May (115) was victorious in the lone junior varsity match.
Eagles 8th wins
West Jay’s eighth grade girls basketball won a defensive battle against Salamonie Thursday, 18-12. The seventh grade squad didn’t have as much luck in a 33-11 defeat.
The eighth graders held Salamonie to two points in each of the first three quarters to build a 17-6 lead. They managed just one point in the final period, but had enough of a cushion to take the victory.
Trish Champ paced the Eagles with 12 points. They are now 8-1 this season.
The seventh grade squad went scoreless in the first quarter and was never close. Chelsea Grady scored a team-high five points.
Bloomfield, East split
Bloomfield avenged its only loss of the season Thursday, topping East 41-38 in elementary basketball action. East won the B team game 31-10.
Eric Homan paced the Bloomfield A team with 22 points. Brad Horn followed with 15.
Austin Emerick scored 18 points to lead East.
Both teams head into next week’s elementary tournament with 5-1 records. The tournament begins at Jay County High School Wednesday at 6:30 p.m.
Dusty Cline scored eight points for East’s B team. Ryan Sheffer, Joe Monin and Travis Homan each added four.
Colton Bartlett had six points for Bloomfield.
Clinics scheduled
Basketball clinics for fourth, fifth and sixth graders registered as Minutemen and Junior Lady patriots will begin in February.
Clinics for both groups will be Sunday, Feb. 1 and Feb. 8. Boys will be from 1 to 2:15 p.m. and girls from 2:45 to 4 p.m.
The clinic originally scheduled form Sunday, Jan. 25 has been canceled.[[In-content Ad]]
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