July 23, 2014 at 2:10 p.m.
JCHS struggles at start, finish versus Spartans (01/14/08)
JCHS girls basketball
CONNERSVILLE - The struggles came early, and the struggles came late.
Jay County High School's girls basketball team trailed by 21 points after the first quarter, rallied all the way back to take the lead and then stumbled to the finish in a 50-46 loss Saturday to the Connersville Spartans.
Pazia Speed scored the Patriots' only basket of the first quarter as they trailed 23-2. JCHS (13-3, 1-2 Olympic Athletic Conference) bounced back with 21 points in the second quarter and another 18 in the third, before managing just five in the final eight minutes.
Jay County held the Spartans without a third-quarter field goal - Laura Richards hit a free throw for their only point - as it grabbed a 41-38 lead. But despite shooting just 1-of-6 from the line in the third quarter and barely 50 percent for the game, the foul line made all the difference for Connersville.
The host team scored nine of its 12 fourth-quarter points at the free-throw line, and had 23 attempts for the game compared to just five for JCHS.
Abby Loy was the lone Patriot in double figures, scoring all of her 12 points in the second and third quarters. Speed added nine points, and Kaelee Keller scored eight.
Speed added 11 rebounds, and Keller and Dana Horn each had three assists.
Richards and Amanda McDivitt each posted 17 points for the Spartans (14-2), who locked up the OAC title with the victory. Brittney Miller added seven points.
Junior varsity
The Patriots scored more fourth-quarter points than they had in the entire first half to rally for a 31-28 victory over Connersville.
Jay County trailed 13-9 at halftime, and was down by five heading into the fourth quarter. But, it outscored the Spartans 12-4 in the final period to pull off the win.
Gina Muhlenkamp led the Patriots with 11 points, including a pair of fourth-quarter 3-pointers. Katie Butcher added six points.
Thea Madden had seven points for Connersville. Katie Fowler and Hannah Gobin each added five points.
Freshman
Jay County struggled after the opening period in a 35-21 loss to the Spartans.
The Patriots led 11-7 after the first quarter, but struggled the rest of the way. They managed just four points in the second and third quarters and two in the fourth as Connersville rallied.
Brittany Manor hit four first-half 3-pointers and led JCHS with 15 points. Logan Laux, Taylor Burris and Deidre Chenoweth each scored two.
Brenna King finished with 15 points for Connersville. Shelbi Milbourn hit 3-pointers in each of the first three quarters and added 11 points.[[In-content Ad]]
Jay County High School's girls basketball team trailed by 21 points after the first quarter, rallied all the way back to take the lead and then stumbled to the finish in a 50-46 loss Saturday to the Connersville Spartans.
Pazia Speed scored the Patriots' only basket of the first quarter as they trailed 23-2. JCHS (13-3, 1-2 Olympic Athletic Conference) bounced back with 21 points in the second quarter and another 18 in the third, before managing just five in the final eight minutes.
Jay County held the Spartans without a third-quarter field goal - Laura Richards hit a free throw for their only point - as it grabbed a 41-38 lead. But despite shooting just 1-of-6 from the line in the third quarter and barely 50 percent for the game, the foul line made all the difference for Connersville.
The host team scored nine of its 12 fourth-quarter points at the free-throw line, and had 23 attempts for the game compared to just five for JCHS.
Abby Loy was the lone Patriot in double figures, scoring all of her 12 points in the second and third quarters. Speed added nine points, and Kaelee Keller scored eight.
Speed added 11 rebounds, and Keller and Dana Horn each had three assists.
Richards and Amanda McDivitt each posted 17 points for the Spartans (14-2), who locked up the OAC title with the victory. Brittney Miller added seven points.
Junior varsity
The Patriots scored more fourth-quarter points than they had in the entire first half to rally for a 31-28 victory over Connersville.
Jay County trailed 13-9 at halftime, and was down by five heading into the fourth quarter. But, it outscored the Spartans 12-4 in the final period to pull off the win.
Gina Muhlenkamp led the Patriots with 11 points, including a pair of fourth-quarter 3-pointers. Katie Butcher added six points.
Thea Madden had seven points for Connersville. Katie Fowler and Hannah Gobin each added five points.
Freshman
Jay County struggled after the opening period in a 35-21 loss to the Spartans.
The Patriots led 11-7 after the first quarter, but struggled the rest of the way. They managed just four points in the second and third quarters and two in the fourth as Connersville rallied.
Brittany Manor hit four first-half 3-pointers and led JCHS with 15 points. Logan Laux, Taylor Burris and Deidre Chenoweth each scored two.
Brenna King finished with 15 points for Connersville. Shelbi Milbourn hit 3-pointers in each of the first three quarters and added 11 points.[[In-content Ad]]
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