FR skid reaches seven

FORT RECOVERY — The season has been all streaks for the Indians.

The current one has not been kind to them.

Fort Recovery High School’s boys basketball team suffered its seventh consecutive loss Friday night, fading in the fourth quarter to a 54-47 loss to the Minster Wildcats.

The game was tight throughout, with Minster (7-5) leading by one at the end of the first quarter before the Indians (3-10) pulled even at halftime. The teams were still tied heading into the final period, when FRHS got outscored 17-10.

Kole Richard scored 19 points to lead the Wildcats to the win. Brogan Stephy added 15 points and Cole McClurg had 10.

Briggs Overman's 18 points were the team high for Fort Recovery, which opened 0-3 and then won three in a row prior to its current skid. Brody Barga added 14 points.

The Indians, whose last win came Dec. 27 against South Adams, will be in action at home again at 4:30 p.m. today against Crestview (11-3).

Fell apart

MINSTER, Ohio — The Fort Recovery girls basketball team fell apart in the fourth quarter at Minister on Thursday for a 37-23 loss.

The Indians (6-9, 2-4 MAC) only trailed Minster (11-3, 3-2 MAC) 25-20 heading into the final period. The Tribe couldn’t build any momentum for a comeback as it got outscored 12-3.

Minster only gave up one bucket to Kennedy Muhlenkamp in the period, while FRHS went 1-for-4 from the free throw line. On the other end of the floor, MHS hit five shots, including a triple.

Only three Indians found the basket. Muhlenkamp led all scorers with 10 points, while Karlie Niekamp added eight and Makenna Huelskamp had five.

Eight players got in the scoring column for Minster. Ava Stammen and Sophia Dirksen led the Wildcats with eight points apiece.

Jay swamped

The Jay County boys wrestling team suffered a 62-6 loss to No. 9 Homestead on Thursday.

Griffin Byrum claimed the sole victory for the Patriots (17-5). The JCHS senior won the 113-pound contest against No. 17 Drew Heisler via fall after 2 minutes, 56 seconds.

Jay County’s lone ranked wrestler, No. 10 Alan Ortiz — he’s ranked in the 285 weight class — got upset by Henery Knipscheer in the 215 match. Ortiz was pinned in 3:23.

In the other 12 contests, Jay County suffered defeat by fall five times, lost four times in decisions, gave up one major decision and had two wrestlers go down by technical fall. A.J. Heskett wrestled the closest match, losing the 144 weight class to Anthony Gurrola in a 3-2 decision.