The Jays were off to the races.
Jefferson City jumped out to a 23-4 lead in the first quarter to build a 73-59 win against the Lausanne Collegiate (Tenn.) Lynx on Day 2 of the Joe Machens Great 8 Classic at Fleming Fieldhouse on Thursday.
Father Tolton freshman Will Breitweiser did not start Tuesday’s game against the Jefferson City Jays, but he ended it. Down to the last out and trailing 3-1, Breitweiser belted the first pitch he saw for a go-ahead, three-run home run, the first hit and home run of his varsity career, that proved to be the difference in the Father Tolton Trailblazers’ 4-3 victory against the Jays at Jefferson City High School.
There was no shortage of offense Tuesday night at Jefferson City High School.
The Battle Spartans and Jefferson City Jays combined for 23 runs on 27 hits, but the Spartans held on late for a 12-11 victory in Central Missouri Activities Conference play.
The top-seeded Jefferson City Jays set the tone from the opening tip Wednesday at Capital City High School. Jordan Martin tipped the opening jump forward to Kendric Johnson, who ran into the paint for a floater five seconds into the Class 5 District 5 Tournament first-round matchup. It was a good indication of what was to come in the Jays’ 79-37 victory against the No. 8 seed Capital City Cavaliers.
Basketball is a game of runs and the Jefferson City Jays were able to come away with the last one Friday night against the Blair Oaks Falcons at Fleming Fieldhouse. After each team went on a big run early in the game, the Jays came away with a 12-1 run in the fourth quarter to propel them to a 56-50 victory on Senior Night.