FRHS gets 7th straight victory

DELPHOS, Ohio — Through their six-game winning streak, the Indians scored at least 43 points in every game.

On Thursday, it barely took half that many to get the job done.

The Division IV No. 10 Fort Recovery High School girls basketball team scored six or fewer points in each of the three quarters, but it was enough for a 23-20 victory over the host St. John’s Blue Jays.

The Indians (7-2), whose last loss was Dec. 5 at Jay County, jumped out to a 10-4 lead in the opening quarter. They managed just two points in the second quarter, five in the third and six in the fourth, as they won the defensive struggle.

Val Muhlenkamp’s eight points were the team high for FRHS. Kierra Wendel added six points.

The junior varsity Indians won 31-21 behind 11 points from Eleana Evers and 10 from Grace Guggenbiller.



Two make rankings

A pair of Jay County athletes made in appearance in the first girls wrestling rankings in Indiana history.

Lizzie Dollar of the Patriots is the third-ranked wrestling at 98 pounds in the inaugural rankings that were released Thursday by IndianaMat.com. The sophomore trails Evansville Central senior Desstiny Garris and Purdue Polytechnic’s Adriana Sanchez.

Jay County’s Lita Chowning is ranked eighth at 120 pounds.

Dollar and Chowning join Mason Winner, who has been third at 182 pounds all season in the boys rankings. The three-time state medalist, who finished fifth at 182 pounds last year, trails top-ranked Joseph Walker of Mishawaka and No. 2 Aiden Warren of Perry Meridian.



JC freshmen fall

ANDERSON — The Jay County freshman boys basketball team fell behind by double digits in the first quarter and fell 50-36 Thursday to the Anderson Indians.

The Patriots, who fell to 2-4, managed just four first-quarter points. They closed the gap to seven at halftime but could not muster a rally in the second half.

After going scoreless in the first quarter, Josh Dowlen tallied 15 points over the next three to lead JCHS. Mathias Perod, Blake Bogenshutz and Owen Ransom had five points apiece.



Finale split

It was a fitting way to end the rivalry before Jay County’s middle school teams merge into one next season — one win apiece. West Jay took the eighth grade game 43-35 Thursday night at Jay County High School while East Jay won the seventh grade game 38-31.

Parker Nichols was a dominant force for the WJMS eighth graders (6-3), racking up 27 points to lead a 43-35 victory. Liam Garringer joined him in double figures with 11 points.

Wesley Bihn’s 10 points were the team high for the Chiefs (2-5). Sam Myers followed with eight.

AJ Myers, who made a couple of key free throws late, and Levi Muhlenkamp each scored nine points to lead East Jay’s seventh grade team (2-6) to victory. Kadon Craig was right behind them with eight points.

Ben Crouch scored 15 points for the Eagle seventh grade squad (4-5). Eli Goodspeed added 10 points.



Chiefs defeat FR

FORT RECOVERY — East Jay Middle School’s girls basketball teams each won a defensive battle Thursday, with the eighth graders knocking off Fort Recovery 18-14. The seventh grade Chiefs won 15-10.

Sophie Saxman’s six points were the team high for the eighth grade squad, which improved to 7-2. Breanna Dirksen scored four points, and Danielle May added three.

Daisy Muhlenkamp had five points to lead the way for the EJMS seventh graders (6-3). Cassie Petro and Natalie Carreno followed with four points apiece.