The Junction City Blue Jays ( 2-1 ) nine three-point shots enroute to a 67-54 win over the Great Bend Panthers ( 1-3 ) in Great Bend Friday night.

Sophomore A.J. Dickerson hit four three’s and led the team with 23 points. Head coach Nate Schmitt said Dickerson did an excellent job. “His teammates were finding him, making some shots, just started playing with more and more confidence as the game went on.”

Another sophomore, Aaron Hamilton turned in a big game with 14 points, and down the stretch Blue Jay post player A.J. Range scored eight points in the fourth quarter, and accumulated a number of important rebounds.  Defensively the coach cited DeAndre Eaves for his defense on Great Bend guard Konnor Ireland.

Junction City jumped out to a 12-0 lead in the first quarter, but the Panthers cut the lead to one on two occasions and kept the game close until the fourth quarter when the Blue Jays gradually pulled away. Post player Kody Crosby scored 15 points to lead Great Bend in scoring.

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The Junction City Lady Jays struggled in the first quarter and fell behind by ten points at the end of the period, 18-1, in their matchup with Great Bend. Junction City had held the lead in the early moments of the contest but never regained it as they fell 57-42.

Carley Brack scored 19 points and Camryn Dunekack 17 for Great Bend. None of the Lady Jays scored in double figures, but Rylee Zimmerman did score nine points.