The Junction City Blue Jay boys bowling team captured the championship of the Class 6A Regional Tournament on Friday.

Ciaran Prickett captured first place in the individual competition with a score of 680 while Jaden Kell finished second with a score of 641. The Blue Jays will advance to the Class 6A State Tournament at North Rock Lanes in Wichita.

The information was provided via a social media announcement from Blue Jay Athletics.

A shaky third quarter proved to be too much for the Junction City Blue Jays ( 10-10 ) to overcome in their 61-55 loss to the Emporia Spartans in Emporia Friday evening.

Junction City led 29-26 at halftime but in the third quarter the Spartans outscored Junction City 19-6 enroute to the win. Blue Jay coach Nick Perez referred to the play in that period. “We act like we haven’t seen a half court trap before. It’s just frustrating because you’ve got guys that have got to step up in the third quarter and we didn’t. ” Perez added it was frustrating for both him and the players, and the team played hard the entire game.

Junction City played without their leading scorer A.J. Dickerson, who was held out due to a knee injury. he has been averaging 20.5 points per game. It’s unknown if he will be able to play when the Blue Jays meet Lawrence Free State in the Class 6A Substate Tournament on Wednesday in Lawrence.

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The Junction City Lady Jays had a tough time in Emporia Friday night, falling to the Spartans 52-13.

Junction City ( 0-20 ) will meet Wichita West in a Class 6A Substate Tournament play-in game at 6 p.m. Monday in Wichita.

The Junction City Lady Jay bowling team has qualified for the Class 6A State Tournament. They finished third in the Class 6A Regionals.

The top three teams at regional advance into the Class 6A State Tournament, which is scheduled at the North Rock Lanes in Wichita on March 1st.

According to Athletic Director Matt Westerhaus Savannah Adams placed sixth and Olivia Oliver tenth for Junction City at regional.

 

SIx Junction City Blue Jay wrestlers will compete in the Class 6A State Tournament on Friday and Saturday at Hartman Arena in Park City.

The opening ceremonies involving the Parade of Athletes begin at 9:45 a.m. Competition begins at 10 a.m.The tournament will resume Saturday morning at 9 a.m.

Wrestling at state for the Blue Jays are Terrance Adeleye at 195 pounds, C.J. Neuman at 152, Matthew Whitton 138 pounds, Zane Thornton 126, Sadiki Smith at 170 pounds and Blayne Danford at 120 pounds.

For Blue Jay head coach Bob Laster this will be his final tournament in the capacity. He is retiring at the end of the school year. Laster missed the regional tournament last week due to illness, but has returned and will be coaching this week.

BOYS PREP BASKETBALL=

DeSoto 48, Lansing 42

Emporia 62, Manhattan 45

Hays 56, Dodge City 49

Lawrence 74, Olathe South 45

Seaman 67 Junction City 54

GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL=

Andale 70, Wellington 47

Andover 58, Arkansas City 55

BV North 65, Mill Valley 34

Burlington 57, Anderson County 38

Cheney 47, Wichita Independent 27

Conway Springs 44, Chaparral 28

DeSoto 53, Lansing 44

Hays 56, Dodge City 49

Hutchinson Trinity 59, Hays-TMP-Marian 37

Iola 46, Santa Fe Trail 39

Maize South 38, Goddard 36

Manhattan 34, Emporia 23

Medicine Lodge 55, Belle Plaine 41

Nickerson 69, Hillsboro 50

Olathe South 50, Lawrence 38

Pittsburg 52, Coffeyville 38

Salina Central 63, Andover Central 51

Salina Sacred Heart 51, Ellsworth 48

Scott City 49, Goodland 30

Wabaunsee 62, Silver Lake 30

Seaman 58 Junction City 20

Class 1A Regionals=

Semifinal=

Caldwell 40, South Haven 37

Central Plains 91, Victoria 31

Cunningham 46, Bucklin 34

Doniphan West 53, Troy 23

Frankfort 65, BV Randolph 47

Glasco/Miltonvale-Southern Cloud 43, Lincoln 37

Hutchinson Central Christian 41, St. John 32

Ingalls 59, Kinsley 46

Minneola 68, Satanta 47

Osborne 37, Lakeside 35

Quinter 45, Weskan 39

St. Paul 60, Cedar Vale/Dexter Co-op 28

Class 6A District 3=

Quarterfinal=

Waverly 57, Hartford 45

POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS=

Girard vs. Oswego, ccd.

The Junction City Blue Jay boys basketball team ( 10-8 ) will play at Lawrence Free State ( 13-6 ) in round one of their Class 6A Substate Basketball Tournament Wednesday, February 27th. The other half of the bracket finds top seeded Topeka High ( 18-2 ) hosting the winner of a Saturday February 23rd play-in game between Derby and Wichita North.

The championship game will be Friday, March 1st on the court of the higher seeded team.

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The Junction City Lady Jays ( 0-18 ) will play at Wichita West ( 3-17 ) on Monday February 25th at 6 p.m. in a play-in game for their Class 6A substate. The winner will advance into the four-team substate bracket against the top seed, Liberal on Thursday, February 28th in Liberal. The other side of the bracket finds Garden City playing Lawrence State. The tournament championship game will be Saturday, March 2nd on the court of the higher seeded team.

The Junction City High School basketball games against Seaman that were scheduled Tuesday night at JCHS have been postponed.

JCHS Athletic Director Matt Westerhaus says the postponement is due to growing concerns regarding travel later in the evening. Officials are working on trying to find a reschedule date.