January 29, 2015 at 6:42 p.m.
Auker lifts EJ in 2OT
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MONROE — East Jay Middle School’s eighth grade boys basketball team will get to play for the Allen County Athletic Conference tournament championship.
Korbin Auker’s put-back bucket as time expired lifted the Chiefs to a 55-53 double overtime victory Wednesday in the ACAC semifinal against the host Adams Central Flying Jets.
Auker, who finished with eight points, controlled the rebound from his own miss and then put up his game-winning shot that bounced around the rim and in.
Matthew Franks led the Chiefs with 11 points. Ryan and Michael Schlechty followed with 10 points a piece, and Parker Grimes added seven points.
East Jay (14-2) avenged its loss to the Jets earlier in the season and will play in the conference title game at 11:15 a.m. Saturday at Southern Wells.
The seventh grade Chiefs fell to South Adams in the tournament semifinal, 28-20. Noah Arbuckle and Gabe Link led East Jay with nine points each.
EJ girls advance
The East Jay eighth grade girls basketball team advanced to the ACAC semifinal with a 34-6 rout of Adams Central on Wednesday.
The Chiefs (16-1) gave up two points in the first quarter and four in the third in the lopsided victory, during which they had a 20-2 lead at halftime.
Klarisa Hemmelgarn paced East Jay with nine points, and Hanna Dillon and Hannah Phillips both had eight points. Sammie Twigg and Gwen Omstead chipped in with four points apiece.
EJ 6th fall
East Jay’s sixth grade boys basketball teams dropped games to Union City West Side on Tuesday.
The A team lost 35-32, and the B team fell 30-15.
Bailey Cox and Brody Auker both had eight points to lead the A team. Cameron Langenkamp added six points, and Landon Grimes tallied four. Brian Zhang, Nicholas Fields and Andrew Brinkerhoff had two points apiece.
Ryan Van Cise and Mitchel Trobridge led the East Jay B team with four points. Logan Ballard and John Candelaria each had two points.
Korbin Auker’s put-back bucket as time expired lifted the Chiefs to a 55-53 double overtime victory Wednesday in the ACAC semifinal against the host Adams Central Flying Jets.
Auker, who finished with eight points, controlled the rebound from his own miss and then put up his game-winning shot that bounced around the rim and in.
Matthew Franks led the Chiefs with 11 points. Ryan and Michael Schlechty followed with 10 points a piece, and Parker Grimes added seven points.
East Jay (14-2) avenged its loss to the Jets earlier in the season and will play in the conference title game at 11:15 a.m. Saturday at Southern Wells.
The seventh grade Chiefs fell to South Adams in the tournament semifinal, 28-20. Noah Arbuckle and Gabe Link led East Jay with nine points each.
EJ girls advance
The East Jay eighth grade girls basketball team advanced to the ACAC semifinal with a 34-6 rout of Adams Central on Wednesday.
The Chiefs (16-1) gave up two points in the first quarter and four in the third in the lopsided victory, during which they had a 20-2 lead at halftime.
Klarisa Hemmelgarn paced East Jay with nine points, and Hanna Dillon and Hannah Phillips both had eight points. Sammie Twigg and Gwen Omstead chipped in with four points apiece.
EJ 6th fall
East Jay’s sixth grade boys basketball teams dropped games to Union City West Side on Tuesday.
The A team lost 35-32, and the B team fell 30-15.
Bailey Cox and Brody Auker both had eight points to lead the A team. Cameron Langenkamp added six points, and Landon Grimes tallied four. Brian Zhang, Nicholas Fields and Andrew Brinkerhoff had two points apiece.
Ryan Van Cise and Mitchel Trobridge led the East Jay B team with four points. Logan Ballard and John Candelaria each had two points.
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