Blue Jays start awesome, Minot North comes back
Oct. 16—JAMESTOWN — Jamestown High School football fans left Charlotte and Gordon Hansen Stadium stunned Friday night. A game that started with a 26-0 advantage for the Blue Jays ended with a 34-26 victory in Minot North's favor. The loss puts the Jays at 2-6 on the year. Jamestown's last chance at a regular-season win is set to come on Thursday, Oct. 22 at Bismarck St. Mary's. Kickoff is set ...
On Friday night, Jamestown High School faced off against Minot North in a football game that saw the Blue Jays begin with a 26-0 lead. The game ended with Minot North emerging victorious, 34-26. This loss drops the Blue Jays to a 2-6 record for the season. Their chance for a regular-season win remains, as they will host Bismarck St. Mary's on Thursday, Oct. 22 at 7 p.m.
Early in the first quarter, the Blue Jays capitalized on a Minot North turnover. Quarterback Brady Nenow led the team on a 10-play, 54-yard drive that culminated in his first-career rushing touchdown, putting the Blue Jays up 6-0 against Minot North. This momentum continued as Nenow orchestrated another 14-play, 82-yard scoring drive, which ended with a four-yard pass to senior receiver Kale Verke to seal the first-half lead, 25-0, with 40 seconds left on the clock.
Minot North took the first eight minutes of the second half to narrow Jamestown's lead to 13 points. The Sentinels then outscored the Blue Jays 21-0 in the fourth quarter to seal the 34-26 victory. Unofficially, Minot North racked up 307 yards of total offense compared to the Blue Jays' 280.
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