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Jay County Patriots

Portland, 7-5 (1-1)

Coach: Chris Krieg, second year

Conference: Allen County Athletic

Saturday vs. Southern Wells: Strong efforts in the second and fourth quarters gave?Jay County a 54-40 victory over Southern Wells in the Allen County Athletic Conference tournament consolation game at Bluffton. JCHS senior Jay Houck led all players with 19 points, and Cole Stigleman scored a career-best 12 points.

Season leaders (per game): Points — Jay Houck 18.1, Jason Schlosser 12.8, Cole Stigleman 7.3. Rebounds — Jay Houck 8.3, Jason Schlosser 5.5. Assists — Ryan Schlechty 2.7.

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South Adams Starfires

Berne, 6-5 (1-1)

Coach: Andy Brown, sixth year

Conference: Allen County Athletic

Friday vs. Heritage: South Adams fell victim to yet another comeback by Heritage in a 49-42 loss to the Patriots in the Allen County Athletic Conference tournament semifinal at Jay County. Marcus Teeter had a game-high 18 points for the Starfires, and Kody Fike chipped in with a dozen points.

Season leaders (per game): Points — Jared Grabau 17.2, Marcus Teeter 17.1, Kody Fike 8.2. Rebounds — Kody Fike 7.7, Marcus Teeter 4.5. Assists — Marcus Teeter 4.0.

Last season: Jay County defeated South Adams twice last year, once during the regular season (75-41) and again nine days later in the opening round of the ACAC tournament (59-48). Jay Houck combined to score 35 points against the Starfires.

Game notes: This is the 44th meeting all-time between Jay County and South Adams, with the Patriots holding a 37-6 advantage. Jay County has a 16-game winning streak against the Starfires, who last beat the Patriots 49-35 on Dec. 9, 2000  ... Jay County averages 51.7 points per game offensively while allowing 44.3 points on defense. South Adams scores more than 60 points per game, but surrenders 54.1 points per game to its opponents ... JCHS senior Jay Houck is 19 points away from reaching 1,000 career points. He sits 196 points away from matching 2013 graduate Brock McFarland’s school record of 1,177 points ... South Adams has lost back-to-back games once this season, Dec. 2 against Bluffton and Dec. 10 at Wapahani. Jay County is 5-1 in its last six games after going 2-4 through its first six, including losses in the first three games of the year.