Patriot JH sweeps night

All four Jay County junior high teams played Monday night, and each of the four squads emerged victorious.

The eighth grade girls played the closest contest of the evening, scraping out a 29-28 win over Selma Middle School. Every one of Kinze Homan’s eight points and Arabella Link’s six were needed in the victory.

The seventh grade girls had an easier time in their battle with Selma, playing stifling defense in a 29-6 triumph.

Haley Comer was the only player in the game to reach double-digit scoring, posting a game-high 10 points. She was followed by Gretchen Petro (nine points) and Makenna Wellman (four points).

The Patriot boys found similar success, with both the seventh and eighth grade squads blowing out the Union City Indians.

The eighth graders used balanced scoring in their 43-6 win. Eli Homan, Finn Hemmelgarn and Abram Lee shared the team lead with six points each.

A total of 10 different players scored for Jay County.

The seventh grade boys put up the highest score of the evening in their 56-16 win over the Indians.

Sawyer Smitley tied Union City’s team total with 16 points. Carson Pfeifer added nine.