EJMS girls defeat Driver

Driver couldn’t keep up with the Chiefs’ pace.

East Jay Middle School’s eighth grade girls basketball team dominated its game against the visiting Hawks of Winchester for a 43-14 victory Monday. The seventh graders also won, 22-17.

A pair of players reached double figures for the eighth grade team (2-1) as Molly Muhlenkamp and Sophie Saxman totaled 10 points apiece. Breanna Dirksen followed with eight points.

Natalie Carreno powered the victory for the seventh grade team (2-1) with 12 points. Layliana Eldeeb was next with four points.



WJ 8th rolls

DUNKIRK — West Jay Middle School’s boys basketball team cruised to 2-0 Monday with a 58-24 blowout of visiting Woodlan. The seventh grade squad fell 42-27.

Liam Garringer’s 18 points powered the eighth grade Eagles, who are now 2-0. Parker Nichols added 14 points and Jackson Edwards scored eight.

Keegan Wasson and Ben Crouch finished with 10 points apiece as the WJMS seventh graders slipped to 1-1. Eli Goodspeed was next with four points.



Chief boys fall

DRIVER — The East Jay Middle School boys basketball teams both lost Monday to the (Winchester) Driver Hawks. The eighth grade team fell 51-35 while the seventh graders suffered a 34-28 defeat.

Abraham Dirksen’s 10 points were a team high for the eighth grade Chiefs. Wesley Bihn added nine points.

Levi Muhlenkamp matched Dirksen with his 10 points for the seventh graders. Cayden Buckland followed with eight points.