Jay junior high girls nab sweep vs. Delta

One team dominated and the other barely hung on, but both Jay County junior high girls basketball teams emerged victorious on Monday night.

The eighth grade squad scraped out a 31-27 victory over the Delta Eagles. Jay County (8-3) got 16 points from Boo Towell to lead all scorers. Arabella Link was second on Jay County with eight, while Kinze Homan (three points) and Makenzie Coy (two points) also cracked the scoresheet for the Patriots.

The seventh grade Patriots skipped the suspense with a 28-2 demolition of Delta. The Patriots used a balanced attack in the blowout, with Makenna Wellman and Gretchen Petro tying for the team lead with seven points each. Haley Comer was next up with six points while Adalee Rigby, Evie Skirvin, Kendall Farr and Alyssa Schwieterman each added two points.

Boys earn split

 The eighth grade boys joined the girls teams with a strong victory over Delta, but the seventh grade unit suffered Jay County’s only loss of the night.

Finn Hemmelgarn and Abram Lee did most of the damage in the eighth grade Patriots’ 49-33 win. Hemmelgarn led the team with 20 points, while Lee was right behind with 19.

Bentley Comer tallied four points, while Eli Homan, Jenson Edwards and Job Dirksen added two points each for Jay County (10-0). Dirksen helped fuel the offense with a team-best seven assists.

The seventh graders endured a 36-21 loss to the Eagles.

Sawyer Smitley provided a team-high 11 points for Jay County (5-5). Beckham Hough and Carson Pfeifer accounted for the rest of the Patriots’ scoring with five points each.