HAMPTON – It seems Junction City’s offense is getting into high gear with the postseason on the horizon.
Jamal Johnson ran for three scores, threw for another and returned an interception for a touchdown to lead the Dragons past Hampton 51-18 in an 8-2A clash on Friday.
The win is the second straight for the Dragons (4-4, 2-1), who can clinch the No. 2 seed for the playoffs with a win over Bearden next week.
The Bulldogs (2-5, 1-1) take on Fordyce next week.
Johnson has been a touchdown machine for the Dragons over the last two games, reaching the end zone 10 times over that span.
AJ Ivory also had a big night for the Dragons, tallying 192 yards and a touchdown on 17 carries.
Leading 16-12 late in the first half, the Dragons scored twice in a span of 93 seconds to increase their lead.
Ivory scored on a 24-yard run with 1:47 to play to give the Dragons a 22-12 lead.
Hampton drove to Junction City’s 30 on their next possession, but Corey Dubose intercepted a pass and returned it to Hampton’s 35 to put the Dragons in business.
After a 14-yard run by Jordavion Williams, who had 97 yards and a touchdown on just seven carries, the Dragons struck with Johnson firing a 21-yard touchdown pass to Dubose to push the lead to 28-12.
Zy Johnson, who had 157 yards on 24 carries, scored on a 2-yard run in the third quarter for his second touchdown of the game to pull the Bulldogs within 28-18, but Junction City answered.
The Dragons needed just two plays to extend their lead with Williams scoring on a 34-yard run while also adding a successful run on the two-point conversion to make it 36-18.
Johnson capped his big night in the fourth quarter with a 2-yard touchdown run before scoring on a 72-yard interception return to cap the scoring in the contest.
Overall, Junction City had 326 yards of total offense with 298 of those yards coming on the ground.
Hampton finished with 266 yards of total offense.