By Anthony Gorges
JC Post
The 2025 Fall Football Season begins on Friday night, and the Junction City Blue Jays will begin their season at home at Blue Jay Stadium.
Junction City will host the Haysville-Campus Colts, with kickoff set for 7:00 p.m.
The Blue Jays are led by head coach Randall Zimmerman, who is in his 32nd year at the head of the Junction City Program. This is year 41 overall for Zimmerman coaching high school football. “I am very much looking forward to getting going for year 32 with the Blue Jays,” Zimmerman said.
Junction City once again faces a challenging schedule this season, with key matchups against Lawrence, Wichita Northwest, Hays, Manhattan, and Washburn Rural all on the horizon. “We know we have an incredibly tough schedule,” Zimmerman said. “With that said, we really didn’t talk about that; we talked about us and our team. We need to get better with every snap, every practice, and take those things into our games.”
Junction City went 5-5 last season and lost in the second round to 6A powerhouse Derby. Despite last year being a tough year for the Blue Jays, several players gained valuable experience. Key returners include senior quarterback Conrad Gomez, senior linebacker and running back Jamarcus Tyson, and senior wide receiver Lovell Autry. On the offensive line, seniors Avery Florence and Blake Proietti will help lead the way up front. Defensively, senior Jackson Hollie will lead the defensive line, along with juniors Noah Aguon and Trevon Briley. Other key pieces on the defensive side of the ball include linebacker Khaliel Walker and defensive back Kingston Timms.
The Blue Jays began last season beating Campus 55-0 down in Haysville. Junction City will attempt to get off to a quick start again this season, but this time on its home field.
When talking about the joy of Friday Night Lights, Coach Zimmerman had this to say. “Come out and enjoy these Friday evenings. We’ve got the football game going on, but there are a lot of things happening. Cheerleaders are cheering, the band will be out here, come on out and see all the positive energy from our kids.”
If you want to attend the game, the gate prices for admission for students is $5.00, and adults are $7.00.
You can always listen to the Junction City High School Blue Jay games on 107.9 FM / 1420 AM KJCK Radio or by clicking here.