December 8, 2023 at 10:03 p.m.

Eighth graders escape

Junior high basketball teams pull out pair of victories


The Patriots haven’t had too much trouble on the season.

The Tigers pushed them to their limit, but the Patriots still came out on top.

The Jay County Junior High School basketball teams pulled out a pair of victories against the Bluffton-Harrison Tigers on Thursday with the eighth graders edging past 29-24 while the seventh graders won 40-4.

Natalie May led the way for the eighth grade team (8-1) with 11 points.

Other scores came from Kylie Shannon (eight), Elizabeth Brunswick (five), Gabi Petro (three) and Amelia Heath (two).

Karsyn Schwieterman and Charlee Peters powered the Patriots’ (9-0) offense with 16 and 12 points respectively.

Claudia Dirksen and Alivya Schwieterman had four while Kendall Schemanaur and Avery Snow with one bucket each.

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