Junction City ( 4-10 ) erased an 11-point second half deficit to tie Topeka High( 5-9 )and force overtime in their boys basketball matchup at the Shenk Gym.

But in the overtime session the Trojans outscored the Blue Jays 4-2 to prevail 59-57 on Winter Homecoming Night at the Shenk Gym.

Junction City trailed most of the first half but a brief run right before the intermission left the Blue Jays ahead 31-30 at the break, but a scoring drought at the start of the third quarter proved problematic for them. Coach Pat Battle said. “If you want to look at kind of what got us in the boat that we were in, it’s our inability to score for about five minutes there in the third quarter. Missed a lot of open looks and a lot of chippies, things that we normally hit.”

Battle noted however, that you have to admire the Blue Jays for finding a way to battle back in the game.

The Blue Jays play at Hayden Tuesday night.