Missed Opportunities Strike The Blue Jays Once Again
Freshmen quarterback Andrew Khoury gets ready to throw a pass during the 2nd round of 6A Playoffs against Lawrence Free State.
November 9, 2017
The Junction City Blue Jays lost to the Lawrence Free State Firebirds 47-14 on November 3rd, 2017 to end their season with a final record of 5-5.
Missed opportunities strike again as the Blue Jays lose in the second round of the playoffs such as they did last year against Hutchinson.
The Blue Jays did not get off to a hot start in the first half, ending the half down 27-0. The Blue Jays defense couldn’t stop running back Jax Dineen, who rushed for three touchdowns in the first half for Lawrence Free State.
The defense improved immensely in the second half getting a couple of defensive stops and the Blue Jays offense keeping themselves into the game to prevent a shutout. In the third quarter, freshmen Andrew Khoury entered the game for the injured quarterback Rooster Adams. Khoury played well and made some beautiful throws including a would-have-been 85 yard touchdown to Aaron Hamilton that was negated because of a holding penalty.
The Blue Jays are going to have many returning players for next year, including junior quarterback Rooster Adams, junior Aaron Hamilton, sophomore Ethan Alcorn, and freshman Russell Wilkey.
