Three Patriots honored

The Patriots had a season full of peaks and valleys.

At the end of it, three hoopers were recognized by the conference.

The Jay County High School boys basketball team had two players make the All-Allen County Athletic Conference second team and another named as an honorable mention on Tuesday.

Tucker Griffin and Gradin Swoveland both made the second team along with Braylend Reber of Adams Central, Nolan Lambert of Bluffton and Woodlan’s Oliver Adams and Drew Fleek.

Griffin led the Patriots (12-10, 3-3 ACAC) with 11.4 points per game and 3.3 assists per game. The senior transfer from New Castle finished the season on fire, scoring 99 points over the final six games, including a 23-point performance against Heritage to close out conference play.

Swoveland finished behind Griffin at 10.4 points per game. He was also second in rebounds, grabbing 99 boards on the year. He led JCHS with 24 blocks, 13 more than Cole Forthofer in second.

Jayden Comer was named to the honorable mention list as well.

The sophomore point guard finished the season averaging 8.9 points, 4 rebounds, 3.1 assists and a team-high 2.2 steals.