The Junction City Blue Jay soccer team lost to St. Mary’s Academy 2-0 Thursday night.

The Blue Jays are 2-10 on the season.

The Junction City Blue Jays and Manhattan Indians play football Friday night. The game kicks off at 7 p.m. at Bishop Stadium in Manhattan.

A treasured trophy goes to the winner of the annual rivalry contest….the Sportsman’s Trophy ( Silver Football )… each year. It’s history dates back to 1949.

In other Friday night games:

–Topeka High plays at Shawnee Heights

–Highland Park hosts Washburn Rural

–Seaman hosts Emporia

–Hayden visits Topeka West

–Chapman is home against Marysville

–Abilene hosts Clay Center

–Concordia hosts Wamego

–Rural Vista hosts Burlingame

–Blue Valley Randolph goes to Linn

–Centre is at Tescott

–Wakefield hosts Lakeside

–Council Grove hosts West Franklin

–Rock Creek is home against Silver Lake

–Riley County hosts St. Marys

–Solomon hosts Canton-Galva

 

Former Manhattan High School head football coach Lew Lane will be honored Friday night at halftime of the MHS football game against the Junction City Blue Jays.

Mike Marsh, Athletic Director, said they’ll recognize Lane’s accomplishment during his time as head coach. “During that process we’re also going to recognize his assistant coaches that are able to attend that evening as well. Manhattan High football alumni are invited back to attend that game as well to view and be a part of that program.”

Lane enjoyed a great deal of success during his time as head football coach, guiding the Indians to numerous district and league titles. His 1988 squad captured the Class 6A state championship.

Marsh stated it will be called “Bishop Stadium at Lew Lane Field.”

Marsh played quarterback for the Indians on Lane’s 1980, 81, 82 team. “He’s a great motivator. He was just a great leader of people and kids.”

Blue Jay fans chanted beat Manhattan, the JCHS marching band played the school fight song, and the Junction City Fire Department assisted with the lighting of a bonfire on the west football practice field at JCHS Thursday night.

It was all part of a community pep rally ahead of Friday night’s Junction City – Manhattan football game at Bishop Stadium in Manhattan.

Blue Jay coach Randall Zimmerman told the audience to go have some fun Friday night. “Chant very very loud, very positive for the Blue Jays. Keep it classy. You’ve been classy all season long so far. ”

The ballgame pits the two rivals in their annual battle for the Sportsman’s Trophy and area bragging rights. Junction City will go into the contest with a record of 5-0 while the Manhattan Indians are 4-1.  Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. in Manhattan.

The Junction City Lady Jay volleyball team defeated Topeka High 25-21, 25-17 and Seaman 26-24, 25-17.

The Lady Jays hosted the triangular.

The Junction City girls tennis team competed in the Centennial League tournament on Monday in Topeka.

Coach Matthew Micheel said the Lady Jays were led by the 7^th place doubles team of Ally McKenzie and Danielle Shane, who went 4-2 on the day, losing only to top seeded Washburn Rural and in a very close match with Emporia’s top doubles team 8-6.  The 7^th place finish helped the Lady Jays to a 7^th place team finish overall with 36 points.

Washburn Rural won the championship (80 points), followed by Shawnee Heights (75 points), Emporia (70 points) and Seaman (69 points).   The Lady Jays other doubles team of Abby Khoury and Jordan Dombrowski finished 16^th, while Nea Misa and Abigail Weisler finished 15^th and 16^th in singles.

The Lady Jays next compete in Regionals this Saturday at the Topeka Kossover Center starting at 10 am.

The Junction City Lady Jay volleyball team will host a triangular on Tuesday beginning at 5 p.m.

The Blue Jay boys soccer team will host McPherson in a match Tuesday beginning at 4:30 p.m. at Al Simpler Stadium.

The Junction City Blue Jays ( 5-0 ) overcame a halftime deficit to defeat the Washburn Rural Junior Blues ( 4-1 ) 36-13 in high school Friday night.

The game pitted two unbeatens at 4-0.

The Blue Jays got on the board first on their opening series with a 52-yard drive capped off by a 3-yard touchdown run by Raye Wilson with 9:28 remaining in the first quarter. After a penalty on Washburn Rural the Blue Jays went for two on the extra-point try and successfully completed it on a run by Darius Hicks.

But Washburn battled back, and then took advantage of two Junction City mistakes in the second quarter. Following a Blue Jay fumble, the Junior Blues got the ball at the Blue Jay 11-yard line, and three plays scored a touchdown with 9:40 remaining in the first half, kicked the extra point to make it 8-7 Junction City.

Then Washburn Rural blocked a Blue Jay punt with 8:43 remaining in the second quarter and recovered the ball in the end zone to go ahead of Junction City 13-7. The PAT try was blocked.

In the second half Junction City used a powerful running game to score four touchdowns, one coming after a Blue Jay fumble in Junior Blues territory. A big play in the second half was an interception by Christian Ozores to the Washburn Rural three yard line. On the next play Darius Hicks ran into the end zone from three yards to score a touchdown.

The Blue Jays play at Manhattan next Friday night. The Indians are 4-1 after a 50-7 win over Topeka West.

The Hays Indians defeated the Junction City Blue Jays in boys soccer Tuesday 5-0.

The match was played in Hays.

Junction City will host McPherson on October 6.