By Anthony Gorges
JC Post
The Junction City Blue Jay football team will return to Blue Jay Stadium on Friday night for their final home game of the regular season. The Blue Jays host the Emporia Spartans on Friday night, which is also senior night at Junction City High School.
Junction City is coming off their biggest victory of the season, defeating Topeka High 47-0 in a game where the Blue Jays did not punt the football. Both offense and defense played sharp against the Trojans last week. As for Emporia, they have struggled this season. The Spartans have not won a game this season. They are coming off a 46-0 loss to Washburn Rural.
Despite the record, these two teams always battle against each other. “This is a team we can never overlook,” Junction City head football coach Randall Zimmerman said. “They’ve got so much pride in that school and in the community, and their kids are very prideful too. They have always been an incredibly tough out for us.”
The seniors will be honored before kickoff on Friday night. When talking about the senior class, coach Zimmerman made it clear he is very proud of them. “We have great kids,” Zimmerman said. “ Our mission in this program to build champions for life.”
With playoffs beginning next week, Zimmerman hopes to have more time with this senior class. “It’s always hard watching them take their last snap. Luckily for us, we got playoffs coming up so we’ve still got some time and hopefully we can make a long run. Seniors are always a special group, and this group is just as special as any other one.”
You can hear the game on 107.9 FM/1420 KJCK. Pregame broadcast starts at 6:30 with kickoff at 7:00. You can watch the live-stream at JC Post.com.