The Junction City Blue Jays and Seaman Vikings battled into overtime Friday night at Al Simpler Stadium.

The final score was Seaman 21 Junction City 20 in overtime.

Seaman scored on their possession in the extra period with Reid Fehr scoring on a short burst up the middle for six points. The Vikings kicked the extra point.

When Junction City got the football the Blue Jays scored on a third down pass play from Tanner Lueker to Dequan Davis. Head coach Randall Zimmerman decided to go for two points, but a running play with Davis failed to get into the end zone, and the Blue Jays fell to the Vikings.

After the game Zimmerman said, “Our kids played hard I think. We struggled a little bit with the PAT…missed one and had to go for two to tie it up. The thought process was, had as good a chance…you know,  go for two and win it right there. ”  The Blue Jays had missed an earlier point-after-kick in the first half due to a high snap from center,  but had a successful two point conversion in the fourth quarter to tie the game 14-14.

Midway through the fourth quarter Seaman fumbled the ball and Junction City recovered inside the Vikings’ 30. But a short time later the Blue Jays fumbled the ball after a problem with the center snap, and the Vikings recovered at their six yard line. Neither team scored during the remainder of regulation, sending the contest into overtime.

Seaman improved to 1-1 with the win, while the Blue Jays fell to 0-2.