2025-26 Jay County girls basketball preview

Projected lineup

Hallie Schwieterman – Point guard

Natalie May – Guard

Araitz Lekue Magro – Guard

Karsyn Schwieterman – G/F

Raylah Newton – Forward

Elizabeth Brunswick – Forward

Claudia Dirksen – Forward

Kendall Schemenaur – Forward

Charlee Peters – Center

Girls basketball schedule

Date    Opponent    Time

Tuesday, Nov. 11    South Side    7 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 14    Connersville    7 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 15    Hamilton Heights    7 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 21    Bellmont    7 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 22    Winchester    6 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 28    Woodlan    7 p.m.

Tuesday, Dec. 2    Northeastern    7 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 6    Fort Recovery    1 p.m.

Tuesday, Dec. 9    Muncie Central    7 p.m.

Friday, Dec. 12    Adams Central    7 p.m.

Tuesday, Dec. 16    Blackford    7 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 18    New Castle    7 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 20    South Adams    7 p.m.

Tuesday, Dec. 30    Yorktown    7 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 6    Concordia    7 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 9    Bluffton    7 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 10    Pendleton Heights    1 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 13    ACAC Tournament    TBA

Tuesday, Jan. 20    Norwell    7 p.m.

Thursday, Jan. 22    Delta    7 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 24    Southern Wells    7 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 27    Heritage    7 p.m.

Home games in bold

Top returners

Hallie Schwieterman

18.9 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 3.8 spg, 2.4 apg

Elizabeth Brunswick

7.3 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 2.2 apg, 1.7 spg

Raylah Newton

3.4 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 0.9 spg, 0.4 apg

Natalie May

1.8 ppg, 1.7 rpg, 0.5 spg, 0.4 apg

Key departures

Natalie Carreno

5.1 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 1.5 spg, 0.8 apg

Amelia Heath

4.7 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 0.3 apg, 02 spg

Alexis Sibray

4.6 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 0.9 spg, 0.4 apg

Gabi Petro

2.4 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 2.1 apg, 1.3 spg

2024-25 season

After losing four starters to graduation, the Patriots had their first losing season since 2013-14. Jay County finished 10-13 with a 4-2 record in the Allen County Athletic Conference to finish third behind Bluffton and Woodlan. Outside of the conference, the Patriots won their first two games against South Side and Hamilton Heights, beat their neighbors to the south (Winchester) and west (Blackford) and sectional foe New Castle. Jay County fell to Delta in the sectional opener 59-38. JCHS suffered two four-game losing streaks, which were split by four consecutive wins.

Coach Sherri McIntire says

“I’m super excited about this team this year. These kids have come in, worked hard and have great attitudes. They have basically done whatever we have asked as a coaching staff. I think they are going to be a very competitive team and fun to watch. They’re going to get the ball up and down the floor and get some offense out of our defense. This group is going to be really capable of doing that. We had a great summer, which I feel has led to a good first two weeks of practices.”

Fast facts

•The Patriots return 69.6% of their points from the 2024-25 season, including their two leading scorers, Hallie Schwieterman (434 points) and Elizabeth Brunswick (169).

•This will be Sherri McIntire’s third year at the helm of the Jay County program. She is 32-16 (10-2 Allen County Athletic Conference).

•The Patriots’ sectional dry spell continued as they fell to Delta in the opener 59-38. Despite making the sectional final twice in the last five years, JCHS hasn’t claimed a title since the 2006 season.

Games to watch

Friday, Nov. 28, at Woodlan

The Warriors were one of the two Allen County Athletic Conference teams to beat Jay County last year. If the Patriots can beat WHS, it woud set them up nicely in the ACAC.

Saturday, Dec. 6, vs. Fort Recovery

The game between the Patriots and Indians if often entertaining, and with FRHS losing two of its top scorers, Jay County may have an edge this year.

Tuesday, Dec. 30, vs. Yorktown

Last season, the Tigers beat JCHS by 13. If they want to advance to a sectional championship game, they will need to make some improvements on Yorktown.