Jay opens with 47-point win

The varsity girls team wrapped up its season a little under two weeks ago.

Now the junior high schoolers are getting their turn, and they came out strong to begin the year.

The Jay County Junior High wrestling team ended 10 matches early as they beat Monroe Central 81-34 in Monday’s season opener.

The Patriots (1-0) took 10 of the 15 contested weight classes and ended all of them early with either a pin or a technical fall.

Eight Jay County wrestlers won via fall. The lightweight Patriots found particular success putting their Monroe Central opponents on their backs with Mitchell Byrum winning the 80-pound match, Bryce VanSkyock taking the 90 and Karson Hines claiming the 95.

Porter Hatzell broke the streak of pins, as he claimed the 100 weight class with an 18-1 technical fall, but the Patriots got right back to it with three more falls. Those pins came from Eli Shannon (106-pound weight class), Walter Campofiore (113) and Logan Wendel (120).

The other Patriots to pin their opponents were David Schoenlein in the 138 contest and Brayden Keihn in the 245.

Paul Campofiore claimed the other technical fall victory, winning the 126 weight class 19-4.

Jay County also got points from four weight classes due to forfeits.

The Patriots also won four junior varsity matches, all four of which came via pin.

Byrum took down a second opponent, while Danica Chowning (110), Scarlett Fosnaugh (113) and Carson Cooke (132) picked up wins as well.