Patriots travel to Woodburn Friday

Jay County Patriots

Portland, 3-2 (2-1)

Coach: Grant Zgunda, 25th year

Conference: Allen County

Last week at vs. Bluffton: Quinn Faulkner scored five touchdowns and rushed for more than 250 yards in leading the Patriots to a 40-27 homecoming victory against the Bluffton?Tigers. Jay County forced five turnovers — three fumble recoveries and two interceptions — but only turned one of those takeaways into points.

Season leaders: Passing — Sam Dunlavy – 25-of-54 for 346 yards, four touchdowns and six interceptions. Rushing — Quinn Faulkner – 84 carries for 768 yards and 13 touchdowns. Receiving — Quinn Faulkner – nine catches for 99 yards and one touchdown. Defense — Kadin Ridenour – 43 tackles, two tackles for loss, two sacks, three fumble recoveries and one interception.



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Woodlan Warriors

Woodburn, 2-3 (2-1)

Coach: Mike Smith, fourth year

Conference: Allen County

Last week at Southern Wells: Jack Snyder accounted for five total touchdowns in leading Woodlan to a 54-6 victory against the Southern Wells Raiders. He had 195 yards and three TDs through the air and 88 yards and two more scores on the ground. Joe Reidy had a 75-yard touchdown reception, and Ethan Vardaman added two catches for 66 yards and a TD.

Season leaders: Passing — Jake Snyder – 69-of-114 for 885 yards, eight touchdowns and five interceptions. Rushing — Jake Snyder – 63 carries for 262 yards and seven touchdowns. Receiving — Joe Reidy – 18 catches for 329 yards and two touchdowns. Defense — Joe Reidy – 24.5 tackles, two sacks and nine tackles for loss.



Last season: Despite five Jay County turnovers, including three in the first half, the Patriots had a chance for a game-winning drive but came up short in a 22-20 loss. Jay County once trailed 22-7 late in the third quarter before trimming the margin to just two with 4:06 to play. Quinn?Faulkner had 89 rushing yards and a touchdown on 12 carries, and Sheldon Eley caught a 91-yard TD pass from Sam Dunlavy, who threw for 146 yards.

Game notes: This is the seventh meeting all-time between Jay County and Woodlan, with the Warriors winning each of the previous meetings. The Patriots’ smallest margin of defeat was the 22-20 loss last year in Portland ... This is the first of three consecutive road games for Jay County, which travels to Berne to take on South Adams on Oct. 1 and visits Madison County to play Lapel on Oct. 8 ... The Patriots and Warriors are tied for second in the Allen County Athletic Conference standings with their 2-1 mark. Adams?Central and defending champion South Adams, who play one another Friday in Monroe, are tied for first at 2-0. The SA-AC winner will retain sole possession of first place, while the JC-Woodlan winner will move into second place ... Jay County has a Sagarin rating of 28.6, which is 223rd overall and 49th in Class 4A, while Woodlan’s 27.38 rating is 232nd in the state and 40th in Class 2A ... John Harrell’s website lists predicts a 31-30 Woodlan victory, and Calpreps.com has the Warriors as six-point favorites (34-28).