Junction City jumped out to a 15-point lead in the first half but a Topeka High rally coupled with some Blue Jay mistakes handling the basketball allowed the Trojans to climb within three points at 36-33. But in the second half a trapping defense utilized by the Blue Jays, key rebounds and shooting helped Junction City pull away to an 80-53 win over the Trojans.
Howard Johnson scored 23 points, Terrance Tedder 12 and Sheldon Butler-Lawson finished 11 points in the Junction City victory in the Topeka High gym.
Junction City improved to 2-0 while the Trojans fell to 0-2.
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In the girls matchup Topeka High jumped out to a 17-0 lead before rolling on to defeat the Junction City Lady Jays 82-24. Sara Rexrode led Junction City with nine points.
The Lady Jays fell to 0-3 while Topeka High is 2-0.