On February 3, 2017, the Junction City Boys Basketball team faced the Highland Park Scots. The Jays lost the game 45- 62.

The Blue Jays next game was Saturday, February 4, 2017 with a game against the Emporia Spartans. The Blue Jays came to play in front of the home crowd. The game went into overtime tied at 64, with a last second layup by Deandre Eaves. The students who showed up on a Saturday were ecstatic and ready for overtime. With clutch free throws by Lonnie Autry and a nasty crossover by Tye Dale, the Blue Jays were able to hang on in overtime and beat Highland Park 74-72.

On Tuesday, February 7, 2017, the Blue Jays traveled to Hayden to take on the Hayden Wildcats. The Blue Jays lost the game 61-53 but continued to fight throughout the game and made it close. At the half, the Blue Jays were down 42-24, but they came out on fire in the third quarter going on an 18-4 run and bringing the game to a score of 46-39. As the game came close to a finish, the Blue Jays ran out of juice and could not finish the comeback. As to give credit where its due the Blue Jays had a tough task of guarding Sophomore Zach Harvey who is currently ranked 38^th in the 2019 recruiting class. Harvey continued to dominate opponents and finished the game with seven dunks on the Blue Jays. AJ Dickerson finished the game with 16 points; all scored in the second half.

The Blue Jays look to rebound Friday, February 10, 2017 as the take on the Shawnee Heights Thunderbirds.