February 22, 2023 at 5:33 p.m.
Patriot boys drop third in a row
JCHS boys basketball
Patriot boys drop third in a row
WINCHESTER — In the final week of the regular season, the Patriots are back on the downswing.
Jay County High School’s boys basketball team suffered its third consecutive loss Saturday, struggling in the third quarter as it fell 60-53 to the Winchester Golden Falcons.
The defeat for the Patriots (8-11) came after losing 51-44 to defending sectional champion Yorktown and 36-35 to Class 3A No. 3 Norwell. They opened the season 2-7 but then won six of their next seven games prior to the current skid.
Jay County played even with Winchester (13-10) in the first half, leading by one at the quarter break and deadlocked 24-24 at halftime. But the Golden Falcons rode some hot 3-point shooting in the third quarter as they outscored the visitors 23-12. Jamison Beshears and Kamden Preston each hit two 3-pointers in the period and Charlie Sauser added one.
The Patriots were unable to rally in the fourth quarter.
Preston led a balanced six-man scoring attack for Winchester with 14 points. Three other Golden Falcons — Drew Loyd (11), Mason Barker (10) and Sauser (10) — joined him in double figures while Beshears had eight points and Adam Moore added seven.
Blake Bogenschutz finished with 16 points to lead Jay County, which will close its regular season against Bellmont (12-10) before taking on Frankton (12-10) on March 1 in the opening round of the Class 3A Sectional 24 tournament at New Castle. Abraham Dirksen added 11 points, with nine of those coming on three first-quarter 3-pointers.
The Patriots dominated the junior varsity game, outscoring Winchester by 16 in the first half en route to a 54-30 victory. Parker Nichols had at least four points in every quarter in leading JCHS with 18 and Eli Dirksen joined him in double figures with 13.
Jay County High School’s boys basketball team suffered its third consecutive loss Saturday, struggling in the third quarter as it fell 60-53 to the Winchester Golden Falcons.
The defeat for the Patriots (8-11) came after losing 51-44 to defending sectional champion Yorktown and 36-35 to Class 3A No. 3 Norwell. They opened the season 2-7 but then won six of their next seven games prior to the current skid.
Jay County played even with Winchester (13-10) in the first half, leading by one at the quarter break and deadlocked 24-24 at halftime. But the Golden Falcons rode some hot 3-point shooting in the third quarter as they outscored the visitors 23-12. Jamison Beshears and Kamden Preston each hit two 3-pointers in the period and Charlie Sauser added one.
The Patriots were unable to rally in the fourth quarter.
Preston led a balanced six-man scoring attack for Winchester with 14 points. Three other Golden Falcons — Drew Loyd (11), Mason Barker (10) and Sauser (10) — joined him in double figures while Beshears had eight points and Adam Moore added seven.
Blake Bogenschutz finished with 16 points to lead Jay County, which will close its regular season against Bellmont (12-10) before taking on Frankton (12-10) on March 1 in the opening round of the Class 3A Sectional 24 tournament at New Castle. Abraham Dirksen added 11 points, with nine of those coming on three first-quarter 3-pointers.
The Patriots dominated the junior varsity game, outscoring Winchester by 16 in the first half en route to a 54-30 victory. Parker Nichols had at least four points in every quarter in leading JCHS with 18 and Eli Dirksen joined him in double figures with 13.
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