Robert Terriquez of Dodge City scored the first varsity basketball point of his career when he it a free throw with one-half of one second remaining in overtime. That made free throw lifted Dodge City to a 63-62 overtime victory over the Junction City Blue Jays at the Shenk Gym.

Terriquez went one for five at the free throw line, but the one make was oh so important, giving the Red Demons their first win of the season, and spoiling the home opener for Junction City.

The Blue Jays had the ball coming out of a timeout with 10.9 seconds remaining and the game tied at 62, but couldn’t get a final shot down. In the scramble for the ball in the closing seconds a foul was called on Junction City with one half second remaining, putting Terriquez at the free throw line.

After the game Junction City coach Pat Battle didn’t point to the final second developments in connection with the loss. Dodge City rallied from a 14-point deficit in the fourth quarter to force overtime. Battle noted “the loss came with poor shot selection in the fourth quarter” and “defensive breakdowns in the fourth quarter.”

Dodge City took a six point lead in overtime 62-56, but the Blue Jays used their defense to create turnovers and battled back to get the game tied, and give themselves a chance to win in the closing seconds, only to come up short

Junction City was  led in scoring by T. J. Poole with 22 points. He hit four three-point shots in the game.  The Blue Jays, 0-2, host Great Bend next Friday ( Dec. 12 ) night at the Shenk Gym.