Blue Jays start awesome, Minot North comes back

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 for 7 p.m. Early in the first quarter, the Blue Jays took advantage of a Minot North turnover and proceeded to string together a 10 play, 54 yard drive that ended with quarterback Brady Nenow's first-career rushing touchdown to put the Jays up 6-0 over the visitors. The momentum carried into another prime opportunity for the home team. Nenow anchored the Blue Jay offense and completed a 14 play, 82 yard scoring drive that was capped off with a four yard pass by Nenow to senior receiver Kale Verke with 4:52 left to play in the first half. Things only got better as the half went on — for