The Topeka West Chargers used a smothering defense to hold Junction City to just 13 points in the first half enroute to a 47-37 win over the Blue Jays at the Shenk Gym Tuesday night.

The Chargers ( 12-5 ) used a 2-2-1 full court and zone defense in the half court to hinder the Blue Jays as they brought up the court.

Junction City Coach Nick Perez noted in the first quarter the Blue Jays had never practiced against the 2-2-1. “And it’s frustrating for us, but we’ve got to do a better job as coaches of teaching it and  getting our kids to execute stuff.” Perez referred to Topeka West coach Rick Bloomquist. ” I give ) Coach Bloomquist credit. He does what he does and he’s a good coach.”

Despite the tough first half, Perez felt the Blue Jays competed in the second half of the ballgame.

Junction City ( 7-10 ) hosts Seaman Friday night.

 

The 2017-18 Spring sports season is quickly approaching and the Junction City High School Athletic Department would like to remind you of a few important dates/items regarding winter sports (Baseball, B Golf, Softball, G Soccer, G Swim, B Tennis, B/G Track)

• Spring Sports Informational Meeting – Monday, February, 19– 7:00pm JCHS Main Campus (900 N. Eisenhower)  – Spring sports student-parent informational meeting_2-19-18
• JCHS Athletic Packet – All students must complete all paperwork prior to first day of practice/tryout – JCHS Athletic Packet_2017-18
• Physical Form – physicals for the 17-18 school year must be dated after May 1, 2017. Physical Form(Spanish) Physical Form Physical Form
• JCHS Student Athlete Handbook – Athletic Department guidelines – USD 475 Student Athlete Handbook_17-18
• JCHS Student Random Drug Testing Guidelines – Student Random Drug Testing Guidelines – USD 475 – Junction City High School

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1st Day for Spring Sports Practices – Monday, February 26th.

Elisa Robinson of Junction City High School has captured the Girls 170 pound weight class  state wrestling championship.

She went 5-0 on the day in the state tournament in McPherson on Saturday.

The Junction City Blue Jays ( 7-9 )  rallied from six points down in the fourth quarter to defeat the Shawnee Heights Thunderbirds ( 5-11 )  62-55 in overtime Friday night on the Heights court.

The game was tied at 50-50 at the end of regulation, but then the Blue Jays outscored Shawnee Heights 12-5 in the overtime session. In the rally Junction City coach Nick Perez thought his team picked up their full court defense. Offense was also a factor. ” We happened to make some plays on offense. We finally got in the paint. You know it’s amazing how that works.”

A. J. Dickerson led Junction City with 18 points while Xavier Cason scored 15 points for the Blue Jays. Junction City has now won four out of their last five games.

In the girls game Junction City ( 4-12 ) rolled to a 63-52 win over Shawnee Heights ( 5-11 ).

A series of three-point baskets in the second half including three by Briona Jensen and one each by Kiara Patty and Tonnie Smalls-Johnson were big factors in the game for the Lady jays as they opened the game in the second half. Jensen scored scored 19 points in the win, all in the second half.

 

Four Junction City High School seniors signed letters of intent Wednesday to play football at the collegiate level.

Davante King will play for Washburn University, Xavier Cason at Emporia State University, Kenson Henderson and Lucio Norris for Coffeyville Community College.

Other members of the Blue Jay football team are still in the process of making decisions on schools where they may play in the future. Wednesday was the first day for national letter of intent signing.

 

The Hayden Wildcat boys and girls basketball teams came into the Shenk Gym and swept Junction City in the varsity games Tuesday night.

In the boys contest the game surged back and forth in the third quarter with both teams owning the lead. After trailing by one point at the quarter break the Blue Jays ( 6-9 ) began to struggle some on offense and were outscored over the final eight minutes by Hayden ( 9-6 ) by a 16-11 margin.

Blue Jay coach Nick Perez said he felt like Junction City settled for shots in that fourth quarter. “We didn’t try to attack the paint, things we’ve had success with in the past. I’ll give them ( Hayden ) credit. They did a great job of being in the lanes. We’ve got to have guys hit shots. Unfortunately for us I think we just settle sometimes, and we think that we have to shoot it right away instead of having that three to four side, looking inside.” Perez added he was proud of the way the Blue Jays after a rough start that saw the Blue Jays trailing in the contest.

A.J. Dickerson scored 22 points to lead Junction City in Scoring.

In the girls game Junction City went over seven minutes without scoring in the second quarter and went from one point down after one quarter to ten points behind Hayden ( 7-8 ) at halftime.

Alana Kramer scored 24 points to lead Junction City ( 3-12 ).

The Junction City Blue Jay wrestling team scored 132.5 points to finish fourth in the Centennial League Wrestling Tournament Saturday in Topeka.  Manhattan claimed the league title with 186.5 points followed by Shawnee Heights at 162.5, Washburn Rural 162, Junction City 132.5, Emporia 116, Seaman 74.5, Topeka High 44.5, Highland Park 35.5, Hayden 14 and Topeka West 11 points.

For Junction City Max Bazan claimed a league title in the 132 pound weight class. Terrance Adeleye finished second at 182 pounds, Blayne Danford captured third at 113 pounds, Matthew Whitton third at 126 pounds, Logan Roether third at 138 pounds, C.J. Neuman third at 145 pounds, and Kensen Henderson third at 220 pounds.

Finishing fourth in their weight class for Junction City were Zane Thorton at 120 pounds, and Arturo Chavez at 195 pounds.

The Highland Park Scots ( 10-3 ) began to gradually pull away from the Lady Jays in the second quarter and moved on to defeat Junction City 69-51 in girls basketball at the Shenk Gym Friday night.

Highland Park used the outside perimeter shooting of Dariauna Carter who scored 30 [points, and the inside play around the rim of Jae’Mya Lyons, who finished with 21 points.

The Lady Jays ( 3-11 )got 21 points from Briana Jensen and 20 from Alana Kramer.

Junction City will host Hayden on Tuesday.

The Junction City Blue Jays outscored Highland Park 26-19 in the fourth quarter enroute to a 71-62 victory over the Scots at the Shenk Gym. It was the third win in a row for the Blue Jays ( 6-8 ).  Highland Park fell to 6-7.

Junction City led by two points entering the fourth quarter but managed to hit a number of clutch free throws down the stretch to hold off Highland Park.

Blue Jay coach Nick Perez called it a huge win for the team. “In the locker room we get a little crazy. You can tell the kids played with emotion tonight. Defensively I didn’t like what we did but I was excited to get the ‘W’ tonight. Kody and A.J. go hit free throws, Ty hit some free throws, Devante hit some free throws. That’s a plus in my book.”

Junction City will host Hayden on Tuesday night.

 

The Junction City Blue Jay boys and girls bowling teams competed in the Great Plains Invitational in Wichita.

The Blue Jays finished with a team score of 2703.

For the Blue Jays Tyler Gromlovits finished fifth in the overall individual competition with a score of 679. Rooster Adams was 86th with a score of 480 and Kazerick Smith 94th with a score of 471.

The Lady Jays finished with a team score of 2495. For Junction City Taylar Smith rolled a 582 and finished 8th in the individual competition. Savannah Adams had a score of 543 and finished 13th while Chloe Lovell 26th with a 520 score.