Blue Jays Push Kindred To Brink In 11AA Quarterfinals
With a degree in Sports Management from Minnesota State University, Lisa Johnson has spent five years covering high school athletics in North Dakota. Her work has appeared in local papers like the Jamestown Sun, where she has built strong connections with student-athletes and coaches alike.
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KINDRED (NewsDakota)- The Jamestown Blue Jays made their first appearance in the playoffs since 2024, and on Friday night, they gave the mighty Kindred Vikings a massive scare. But the Class AA favorites made one more play. An interception with 23 seconds left lifted the top-seeded Kindred Vikings to a 28-21 win over Jamestown at Jerlow Field in a Class AA quarterfinal in an instant classic. After the Blue Jays (3-7) went three-and-out, the Vikings (10-0) marched down the field but on a jet sweep, Myles Thielges fumbled the ball through the end zone for a touchback. From there, Jamestown went on a 10-play, 80-yard drive, capped by Brady Nenow s four-yard touchdown toss to Kale Verke for a 7-0 lead. Kindred immediately responded with a drive capped by a five yard scoring run by Thielges to tie the game at 7. But Jamestown went down the field in the second quarter and Nenow lofted a perfect pass on a wheel route to Braden Hemminger for a 20-yard touchdown and the Jays led at the half 1