“It was organized chaos.”  That’s how Blue Jay boys basketball coach Nick Perez summed up the closing minutes of the Junction City – Emporia basketball game Saturday night at the Shenk Gym.

Emporia rallied from a four-point deficit to tie the game and force overtime, but the Blue Jays managed to prevail in the extra session 54-49. There were close calls, numerous steals and turnovers, key missed free throws down the stretch for both teams., and even an inbounds pass with seven-tenths of a second that went up into the lights and resulted in a change of possession.

Junction City ( 8-6 ) coach Nick Perez was just happy for his players after the game. “We had opportunities there, we had a couple of calls go our way. ”

Perez praised the play of Terrance Crumpton at the end of the game. noting he had four or five rebounds, was defended, and did a good job. “The coach added he was proud of the Blue Jays and the way they fought, adding they found a way to win.  Aaron Hamilton had 15 points and Quavez Humphreys 12 points in the victory.

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In the girls varsity contest Emporia rolled to a 52-15 win over the Lady Jays. Junction City only scored three points in the second half, which included a running clock in the fourth quarter due to the fact Emporia led by more than 30 points.

Junction City boys and girls teams play at Manhattan Tuesday night.