Jay girls soccer picks off Yorktown

YORKTOWN — The Patriots squared off with a sectional opponent on Tuesday, but fell 2-0 as the Delta Eagles dominated the second half.

When they got another crack at a potential sectional opponent, they didn’t let the opportunity slip.

Jay County High School’s girls soccer team got a big game from goalkeeper Maleah Parsons on Thursday to take down the Yorktown Tigers 2-1.

The junior keeper made 18 saves, only letting a ball break through the plane of the goal with 6:31 remaining in the game.

By that point, the Patriots (8-5) had already scored twice.

Aixa Lopez got Jay County on the board 18 minutes, 46 seconds, into the game with a freekick from 38 yards away from the goal.

In the second half, a Tessa Frazee free kick from midfield got batted around by both teams before Morgan DeHoff put it in the net at 28:43.

The victory came just two days after the 2-0 loss to Delta. JCHS will learn on Sunday who they will face in the sectional tournament.

Pats repeat loss

For the second time this season, the Jay County boys tennis team fell to the South Adams Starfires 3-2 on Thursday.

The Patriots previously fell to South Adams on Sept. 14 by the same score.

Eli Dirksen stayed hot at the No. 1 singles position, earning his 13th consecutive victory by beating Kade Sprunger 6-2, 6-1.

Blake Kahlig and Carter Wellman picked up the other point in the No. 2 doubles match. They took down Isaiah Conrad and Ben Dubach 3-6, 6-2, 6-1.

Tucker Griffin made a push at the end of the No. 2 singles contest, but ultimately fell 6-3, 7-5 to undefeated Cole Hyman.

Gabe Pinkerton dropped the No. 3 singles match 6-2, 6-0 to Kane Sturwold.

Gabe and Ian Neuenschwander got the better of Kadyn Carpenter and Alex Miller for a 6-1, 6-2 win in the No. 1 doubles contest.