By Anthony Gorges
JC Post
The rivalry game between the Junction City Blue Jays and the Manhattan Indians is set for Friday night at Bishop Stadium in Manhattan.
Junction City is 3-2 heading into the matchup, with Manhattan's record being 4-1. Both teams have been defeated by Washburn Rural this season, with Junction City losing to the Junior Blues last week by a score of 28-7, and Manhattan lost to Rural two weeks ago by a score of 35-28.
Manhattan brings a high-powered offense into the game, led by quarterback Carter Aslin who has thrown for 611 yards on the year and also rushed the football for nearly 700 yards and eight touchdowns. Aslin and the Indian's offense will go up against a strong Blue Jay defense led by Michael Boganowski. Junction City has only given up two touchdowns in the past three games. (Last Friday, Washburn Rural had two special teams scores and a defensive score to go along with one offensive score.)
Manhattan has won the past two meetings, with Junction City picking up their last win in the rivalry in the 2020 season.
The matchup between the Blue Jays and the Indians is a matchup that dates back to 1913 (and potentially earlier than that) according to Kansas High School Football History's website.
You can hear the game on 107.9 FM/1420 KJCK. The pregame broadcast starts at 6:30, with kickoff at 7:00. You can also watch the livestream of the game on both JC Post and Little Apple Post.