By Anthony Gorges
JC Post
The Manhattan Indians defeated the Junction City Blue Jays 38-7 on Friday night at Bishop Stadium in Manhattan.
Manhattan scored on the first possession of the game on a 37-yard touchdown run by junior running back Jaydin Hudley. The Indians never looked back as they coasted all night on offense. Quarterback Carter Aslin had two rushing touchdowns on the night, which brings his total to 10 rushing touchdowns on the season.
For the Blue Jays, the offense moved the ball periodically throughout the game, but special team miscues doomed Junction City early in the game. Between a muffed punt and a bad snap going over the head of the punter that was scooped and scored for a touchdown, the Blue Jays could not respond after being down 23-0 at halftime.
Junction City did score late on a 10-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Brock Bazan, to sophomore wide receiver, Scholar Brown. It was Bazan's ninth touchdown pass of the season, and it was the first varsity touchdown for Brown.
Manhattan improves to 5-1 on the season, and Junction City falls to 3-3 on the year. Manhattan has won the past three matchups in this rivalry.
Next week both teams will be on the road, with Manhattan traveling to Lansing and Junction City traveling to Topeka High.