JAY COUNTY
4-time champ
Tony Wood was chasing an accomplishment that had never been achieved in 49 seasons of Patriot wrestling. It only took him 3 minutes, 49 seconds, to attain it.
Late rally
By placing three swimmers in the top eight of their favorite event, the Patriots edged ahead of Huntington North for third place. The 400-yard freestyle relay team finished the job.
Finals opportunity
After a rocky first half, the Jay County High School girls basketball team cruised past the Delta Eagles 53-35 in the IHSAA Class 3A sectional semifinal Friday night at Yorktown to make it back to the sectional final for the first time since 2021. It was their 20th consecutive victory.
FR can’t slow down Bowers
The St. Henry senior put up 22 points on the Fort Recovery High School boys basketball team to power his team past the Indians for a 68-56 victory on Friday.
Bihn for the win
The Jay County High School basketball team’s big man scored two momentum-shifting buckets that halted an 11-0 run Thursday as the Patriots held off the Southern Wells Raiders for a 53-39 victory that extended the JCHS winning streak to five.
Patriots advance a dozen
Host Jay County High School qualified a dozen swimmers through Thursday’s sectional preliminaries to swim in the consolation and championship finals Saturday, though the highest seed any earned was No. 4.
A shot at eight
The Patriots had eight semi-state qualifiers a year ago. To match that this weekend, they will need to be nearly perfect.
Survive and advance
The Jay County High School girls basketball team, which finished 12th in the Class 3A poll voting of the season, squeaked past the host Yorktown Tigers 56-48 Tuesday in the opening round of IHSAA Sectional 24.
Patriots top Golden Bears
The Jay County Junior High School wrestling team breezed by the Monroe Central Golden Bears for a 78-21 victory Monday evening.
Jay downs Blackford
The Jay County High School boys basketball team finished Saturday’s game on a 15-7 run over the final eight minutes to take down the Blackford Bruins 56-43.
Jay claims two ACAC titles
All four junior high ACAC basketball championships on Saturday featured the Jay County Patriots and Bluffton Tigers at Southern Wells High School. Jay County claimed both girls ACAC titles, while Bluffton won the boys ACAC championship games.
Make it quick
Griffin Byrum didn’t want to waste any time.
From zero to a victory
After getting shut out in the opening period on Friday night, the Jay County High School boys basketball team stormed back for a 13-point second quarter as it choked out the Bluffton Tigers 31-14.
Patriots end regular season with a sweep
The Jay County High School boys swim team took 7-of-12 events to squash the Marion Giants 156-107 on Tuesday, while the girls team cruised to a 189-82 beating.
Girls get back right
The Jay County High School girls swim team claimed first place in 11 out of 12 events as it took down the Blackford Bruins and the Muncie Burris Owls in a double dual on Tuesday, while the boys team split.
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