The games were close but in the end Topeka Seaman came away with a sweep over Junction City in boys and girls basketball Tuesday night at Seaman.

In the boys contest Junction City ( 7-10 ) rallied from an 11 point first half deficit and led by one after three quarters. But missed shots inside the paint early in the fourth quarter helped turn the tide in favor of the Vikings ( 13-5 ) as they rolled to a 64-55 victory over the Blue Jays.

Junction City coach Pat Battle said the only word he had for the loss was “disappointment.”

“Very disappointed when we needed to. We had some big big misses and they had some big big makes. They’re a really good team.”

TJ Poole had 19 and Ricardo Erans 16 points for the Blue Jays.

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In the girls game Seaman ( 4-13 ) rallied from a 38-37 deficit to score the final four points of the game enroute to a 41-38 victory over Junction City ( 2-15 ).

Lady Jay coach Derek Petty said, “We didn’t finish the game very well. We got what we wanted. We got them to come out of the zone and they were chasing us around, and we ended up taking a bad shot. “That occurred with Junction City holding onto a one point lead in the closing minutes.

Kealee Rains and Briona Jensen had eight points apiece for the Lady Jays.

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Junction City teams host Emporia Friday night.

JROTC Blue Jay Battalion competed at the Smith Cotton Invitational Drill Meet in Sedalia, Missouri last Saturday.

Junction City finished first in the New Cadet Team category, and fifth place in the Unarmed Color Guard.

In the Individual Drill Down Cadet SFC Jawonnis Hinton finished third, and Cadet CPT Gary Panion fourth, Cadet CPT Alex Cochran eighth, Cadet SSG Sam Osenga ninth, and Cadet MAZ Mason Perez tenth.

Daishoun Fox hit a 3-point shot just ahead of the buzzer to lift the Highland Park Scots over the Junction City Blue Jays ( 7-9 ) 45-42 in basketball on Friday night at the Shenk Gym.

The game-winning shot came after Highland Park held the ball and the Blue Jays did not come out on the Scots defensively for approximately about two minutes late in  the game. Following two timeouts Highland Park then played the ball inbounds to guard Malik Keith. He got the ball to Fox who moved to the left wing and fired in the long-range shot to lift the Scots to the win.

Blue Jay coach Pat Battle  said, “They got a good kid, and he dribbled in and shot it from 35-feet to win it. That’s basketball.”

Both teams ran a tough zone defense, hampering the offenses for much of the game.

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The Junction City Lady Jays picked up their second win of the season with a 53-42 victory over Highland Park Friday night.

The Lady Jays led by 17 points before Highland Park rallied to within five. Junction City managed to widen the gap in the closing minutes.

Lady Jay coach Derek Petty stated,” We held on down the stretch. We settled down, made some free throws. I believe we shot over 70 percent, ( from the free throw line ) last I had checked. That’s definitely a positive.”

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Friday evening was the Winter Homecoming night at JCHS.

Jamia Bell was named the 2016 Senior Queen of Courts, and Robert Long the 2016 Senior King of Courts during a ceremony between the Lady Jay and Blue Jay varsity basketball games.

The Junction City Blue Jays outscored Hayden 18-6 in the overtime period to defeat the Wildcats 64-52 at the Shenk gym Tuesday night.

The game was tied 46-46 at the end of regulation, but led by 10 points from TJ Poole in the overtime, Junction City was able to get the win.

Blue Jay coach Pat Battle said, “That thing was tough as nails. They’re really a good team. Hayden plays with such discipline, they play really hard, they’re intelligent, and I thought we did a great job of showing and displaying our intelligence and playing intelligent basketball tonight, staying disciplined and being patient, and perservering.”

Hayden had an opportunity to win at the end of regulation but were unable to score in the closing seconds, sending the contest to overtime.

The teams traded baskets to begin the extra session, but then the Blue Jays pulled away. Both teams are 7-8 on the season.

TJ Poole led the Blue Jays with 27 points while Ricardo Erans had 21. For Hayden Deshawn Hanika had 16 points.

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In girls basketball Hayden rolled to a 71-55 victory over the Lady Jays.

Hayden took charge in the second quarter by outscoring the Lady Jays 18-9 in that period. The Wildcats got 14 points from Preston Reid, while Junction city was led by 15 points from both Kealee Rains and A’kia Fain.

Hayden improved to 13-2 while the Lady Jays fell to 1-14.

Kansas Prep ScoreS
Tuesday’s Scores
By The Associated Press
BOYS’ BASKETBALL

Junction City 64 Hayden 52 OT

Abilene 68, Council Grove 48
Andale 60, Maize South 53
Andover 82, Arkansas City 31
Augusta 63, El Dorado 36
Basehor-Linwood 46, KC Piper 45
Berean Academy 66, Sedgwick 65, 2OT
Bonner Springs 55, Tonganoxie 36
Buhler 87, Mulvane 37
Buhler 87, Mulvane 37
Burlington 64, Fredonia 55
Burrton 66, Fairfield 24
Cair Paravel 62, Cornerstone-Joplin, Mo. 59
Caney Valley 57, Cherryvale 49
Central Plains 54, Plainville 20
Centralia 68, Troy 50
Chanute 48, Fort Scott 41
Cheney 70, Belle Plaine 49
Cimarron 53, Sublette 42
Concordia 89, Riley County 66
Conway Springs 66, Chaparral 39
Derby 55, Maize 49
Dodge City 64, Ulysses 34
Doniphan West 61, Wetmore 37
Douglass 58, Bluestem 32
Eudora 67, Baldwin 45
Flinthills 60, West Elk 42
Franklin, Neb. 42, Thunder Ridge 41
Galena 59, Baxter Springs 56
Garden Plains 46, Wichita Independent 40
Girard 85, Columbus 31
Goddard 76, Valley Center 66
Goddard-Eisenhower 88, Andover Central 82
Goessel 59, Peabody-Burns 29
Halstead 59, Sterling 58, OT
Haven 58, Kingman 47
Hays 64, Salina Central 53
Hays-TMP-Marian 69, Scott City 66, 4OT
Hesston 50, Lyons 32
Hitchcock County, Neb. 32, Cheylin 31
Hoisington 62, Hillsboro 46
Holcomb 45, Lakin 40
Humboldt 66, Neodesha 48
Hutchinson Central Christian 55, Cunningham 23
Hutchinson Trinity 53, Bennington 35
Inman 50, Ell-Saline 32
Jackson Heights 61, Pleasant Ridge 50
Kiowa County 66, Minneola 50
Labette County 58, Parsons 54
Larned 67, Pratt 64, OT
Lawrence 59, SM Northwest 54
Lincoln 57, Glasco/Miltonvale-Southern Cloud 35
Logan 55, Smith Center 48
Macksville 60, Kinsley 48
McPherson 67, Great Bend 34
Mill Valley 63, Lansing 55
Mission Valley 51, Wabaunsee 43
Moundridge 44, Marion 14
Ness City 45, Ellinwood 33
Northern Heights 56, Herington 42
Olathe North 73, SM West 54
Olpe 69, Crest 38
Onaga 54, Frankfort 47, OT
Osawatomie 53, Anderson County 47
Osborne 73, Pike Valley 62
Oskaloosa 53, McLouth 19
Ottawa 45, DeSoto 34
Perry-Lecompton 56, Jefferson West 46
Phillipsburg 68, Hoxie 45
Pittsburg 70, Independence 66
Pittsburg Colgan 57, Frontenac 27
Riverside 55, Royal Valley 44
Rock Creek 52, Marysville 50
Rock Hills 46, Natoma 40
Sabetha 61, Atchison County 23
Salina Sacred Heart 86, Russell 53
Salina South 50, Newton 47
Satanta 50, Moscow 36
Shawnee Heights 76, Manhattan 69
SM North 67, Lawrence Free State 59
Smoky Valley 68, Nickerson 63
Southeast Saline 84, Beloit 83
Spearville 49, Hodgeman County 40
St. John 74, LaCrosse 30
St. John’s Beloit-Tipton 45, Lakeside 23
Syracuse 36, Greeley County 28
Tescott 61, Wilson 55
Topeka Seaman 74, Topeka 70
Trego 60, Stockton 50
Valley Falls 38, Maur Hill – Mount Academy 32
Wallace County 56, Triplains-Brewster 46
Wamego 73, Chapman 55
Washburn Rural 46, Emporia 41
Wellington 70, Winfield 62
Wheatland-Grinnell 59, Quinter 35
Wichita Campus 62, Hutchinson 56, OT
Wichita Heights 76, Wichita North 40
Wichita South 45, Wichita Bishop Carroll 40
Wichita Southeast 96, Kapaun Mount Carmel 68
Wichita Trinity 52, Medicine Lodge 37
GIRLS’ BASKETBALL

Hayden 71 Junction City 55
Andover Central 66, Goddard-Eisenhower 50
Arkansas City 41, Andover 34
Attica 49, Pratt Skyline 33
Augusta 39, El Dorado 36
Baldwin 53, Eudora 28
Beloit 61, Southeast Saline 38
Bennington 48, Hutchinson Trinity 31
Berean Academy 48, Sedgwick 34
Buhler 59, Mulvane 36
Burlington 64, Fredonia 55
BV Randolph 38, Clifton-Clyde 37
Caney Valley 59, Cherryvale 50
Central Plains 58, Plainville 18
Centralia 52, Troy 24
Chanute 51, Fort Scott 39
Cheney 56, Belle Plaine 22
Clay Center 44, Republic County 24
Conway Springs 48, Chaparral 37
Council Grove 60, Abilene 57, OT
Cunningham 42, Hutchinson Central Christian 36, 2OT
Dodge City 58, Ulysses 20
Doniphan West 41, Wetmore 40
Douglass 48, Bluestem 41
Elkhart 69, Turpin, Okla. 44
Elyria Christian 40, Little River 38
Fairfield 49, Burrton 41
Flinthills 61, West Elk 40
Frankfort 52, Onaga 25
Frontenac 48, Pittsburg Colgan 34
Galena 47, Baxter Springs 33
Girard 61, Columbus 29
Goessel 78, Peabody-Burns 14
Guymon, Okla. 53, Liberal 46
Haven 49, Kingman 39
Hays-TMP-Marian 80, Scott City 34
Hesston 53, Lyons 25
Highland Park 39, Topeka West 37
Hill City 52, Golden Plains 43
Hoisington 48, Hillsboro 38
Hoxie 57, Phillipsburg 29
Hutchinson 32, Wichita Campus 25
Inman 35, Ell-Saline 25
Jefferson West 39, Perry-Lecompton 26
Kapaun Mount Carmel 51, Wichita Southeast 45
Kiowa County 53, Minneola 14
Labette County 66, Parsons 23
LaCrosse 41, St. John 25
Lakin 46, Holcomb 36
Lawrence Free State 48, SM North 38
Maize 42, Derby 35
Maize South 42, Andale 38
Manhattan 62, Shawnee Heights 55
Marysville 45, Rock Creek 37
McPherson 80, Great Bend 65
Mill Valley 54, Lansing 24
Minneapolis 47, Ellsworth 31
Moundridge 48, Marion 37
Natoma 52, Rock Hills 30
Nemaha Central 53, Hiawatha 43
Neodesha 42, Humboldt 38
Ness City 46, Ellinwood 30
Newton 48, Salina South 33
Northeast-Arma 46, Marmaton Valley 32
Norton 51, Oberlin-Decatur 14
Norwich 53, Stafford 28
Olathe East 53, SM South 39
Oswego 36, Chetopa 18
Paola 62, Spring Hill 37
Pawnee Heights 63, Deerfield 24
Pike Valley 55, Osborne 34
Pittsburg 53, Independence 34
Pleasant Ridge 61, Jackson Heights 45
Prairie View 40, Iola 24
Pratt 55, Larned 31
Rawlins County 51, Southwest, Neb. 27
Riley County 47, Concordia 45
Riverton 44, Southeast 36
Royal Valley 53, Riverside 17
Rural Vista 36, Centre 32
Russell 60, Salina Sacred Heart 49
Sabetha 51, Atchison County 13
Salina Central 63, Hays 35
Satanta 61, Moscow 48
SM Northwest 54, Lawrence 42
SM West 65, Olathe North 49
Smith Center 39, Logan 15
Smoky Valley 42, Nickerson 33
Solomon 41, Wakefield 34
South Barber 50, Pretty Prairie 35
Southern Coffey 46, Marais des Cygnes Valley 41
St. John’s Beloit 46, Lakeside 29
Sterling 57, Halstead 14
Stockton 62, Trego 57
Sublette 48, Cimarron 36
Sylvan-Lucas 59, Chase 30
Syracuse 52, Greeley County 35
Topeka Seaman 57, Topeka 51
Valley Center 41, Goddard 29
Wallace County 48, Triplains-Brewster 40
Wamego 59, Chapman 57, OT
Washburn Rural 37, Emporia 33
Wellsville 57, Central Heights 50
Wheatland-Grinnell 46, Quinter 42
Wichita East 47, Wichita West 40
Wichita Heights 60, Wichita North 25
Wichita Independent 53, Garden Plains 30
Wichita South 55, Wichita Bishop Carroll 23
Wichita Trinity 50, Medicine Lodge 39
Wilson 67, Tescott 43
Winfield 46, Wellington 43

The Tuesday night high school basketball schedule finds:

—Junction City hosting Hayden

–Chapman hosting Wamego

–Clay Center at Republic County

–Riley County visits Concordia

–Marysville goes to Rock Creek

–Abilene at Council Grove

–Blue Valley – Randolph goes to Clifton – Clyde

–Rural Vista is at Centre

–Herington hosts Northern heights

–Shawnee Heights hosts Manhattan

–Seaman at Topeka High

–Highland Park hosts Topeka West

–and Emporia is at Washburn Rural

 

 

The Junction City Blue Jays finished fourth in the 10-team Centennial League Wrestling Tournament.

Manhattan won the team title with 215 points followed by Washburn Rural with 151, Shawnee Heights 150, and Junction City with 99.

Aryus Jones captured first place at 160 pounds. Max Bazan finished second in the 113 pound weight class.

Also for Junction City finishing third in their weight classes were John Clark at 145, Kamari Smith 152, Terrance Adeleye 170, and Jeffrey Walters at 220 pounds.

The Junction City Blue Jays ( 6-8 ) used a balanced scoring attack and stingy defense to defeat the Topeka High Trojans ( 6-8 ) 56-50 in the Trojans’ gym, called ‘The Dungeon.”

T. J. Poole led the Blue Jays with 15 points and Reggie Topps poured in 10 for Junction City in the victory.

Blue Jay coach Pat Battle felt his team played well. “It was a real tough, great win. We had to do some adjustments on the fly. And we played a variety of different defenses tonight.” Battle added he was proud of his players. “They threw a triangle and two at us. We know it’s been coming on T. J. and Ricardo ( Erans ). We did a good job of executing what we planned to do against a triangle and two ( defense ).”

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Topeka High ( 7-7 )  stormed out to a 9-0 lead in the varsity girls game and held a 10-point lead at halftime over Junction City ( 1-13 ). They opened the margin to 16 points ater three and then got 11 points from Erica Birch and 12 points from Adrianna Henderson in the fourth quarter enroute to an 82-53 win over the Lady Jays. Turnovers were a problem for Junction City in the ballgame.

The Junction City Blue Jay varsity boys and girls varsity bowling teams swept their own triangular on Thursday. The junior varsity boys and girls teams also won.

For the Blue Jay boys varsity team Tyler Gromlovits finished first in the individual competition with a 738 series. Kaylee Stutz finished third in the girls varsity competition with a 551.

The Friday Night high school basketball schedule finds:

–Junction City at Topeka High

–Manhattan at Topeka West

–Emporia hosting Shawnee Heights

–Riley County hosting Rock Creek

–Wamego hosting Osage City

–Chapman at Southeast of Saline

–Clay Center hosting Council Grove

–Frankfort at Blue Valley – Randolph

–Marysville at Abilene

–Mission Valley at Herington

–Highland Park visits Hayden

–Seaman goes to Washburn Rural

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