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The Jefferson City Jays will get their first shot at revenge tonight against the Capital City Cavaliers at Adkins Stadium. The Cavaliers picked up their first win in program history against the Jays last year on the same field, but Jefferson City is treating this like any other football game. Kickoff in the Central Missouri Activities Conference matchup is set for 7 p.m. today.
The Capital City Cavaliers were focused from the opening whistle. Capital City’s starters ran the offense at peak efficiency to lead a 59-16 win against the Hickman Kewpies in Central Missouri Activities Conference play Friday night at Hickman.
Early this week, Capital City Cavaliers coach Joe Collier said the team wanted to give the fans a good show in the debut game of the Cavaliers’ new stadium. They got a great one Friday night. Capital City came back from an 11-point deficit with under 7 minutes to play to take a 37-34 Central Missouri Activities Conference win against the Battle Spartans, earning their second double-digit comeback in two weeks.
The Helias Crusaders finished atop the JV team standings Saturday during the Central Missouri Activities Conference championships at the Crusader Athletic Complex. The Crusaders won six of the 19 events, scoring 157 points. Rock Bridge was runner-up with 150.5 points.
Last season, the Capital City Cavaliers were one team point from claiming the school’s first state trophy. Now, the Cavaliers are ready to try again.