Patriots to host South Side

Jay County Patriots

Portland, 11-5

Coach: Chris Krieg, second year

Conference: Allen County

Saturday at Blackford: Jay County scored on every possession in the second quarter on its way to a 70-26 victory over the Blackford Bruins. Max Moser set a career-high with 12 points, and Jay Houck also had a dozen points as every Patriot player scored.

Season leaders (per game): Points — Jay Houck 16.9, Jason Schlosser 12.3, Cole Stigleman 7.8. Rebounds — Jay Houck 7.9, Jason Schlosser 5.1. Assists — Ryan Schlechty 2.6.

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South Side Archers

Fort Wayne, 4-8

Coach: Mike Novell, seventh year

Conference: Summit

Friday vs. Bishop Dwenger: Bishop Dwenger scored 24 points in the fourth quarter for a 66-65 victory over South Side. Trejean Didier led the?Archers with 31 points, and Mikale Stevenson chipped in 14 points.

Season leaders (per game): Points — Trejean Didier 21.8, Mikale Stevenson 14.5, Courtney Shorter 14.4. Rebounds — Dennis Johnson Jr. 6.3, Brandan Eldridge 4.9. Assists — Mikale Stevenson 6.4.

Last season: Adam Dirksen scored the final 10 points of the game as Jay County defeated South Side 58-55 in Fort Wayne on Feb. 5 during the regular season. The Patriots and Archers met in the sectional opener, and JCHS committed 40 turnovers in a 72-69 overtime loss to the Archers.

Game notes: This is the seventh meeting all time between Jay County and South Side, with the Archers holding a 4-2 edge in the series, including last year’s overtime sectional victory. Jay County’s only other win in the series came during the 2010-11 season ... A?win Thursday marks the 16th consecutive year Jay County has a winning record in the regular season ... JCHS senior Jay Houck is 120 points away from tying Danny?Ferrell for second on the Patriots career scoring list.?Houck currently has 1,035 points.