There will be free pizza for 150 Junction City High School students who attend the Friday night basketball games between the JCHS teams and Dodge City at the Shenk Gym.

It’s an idea from Blue Jay boys head basketball coach Nate Schmitt. “I want to create an atmosphere here, similar if you come to a pep rally on the day of the game this place ( Shenk Gym ) is rocking. It’s full. It is just an energy in here that I would like to eventually see at home basketball games.”

Schmitt wants the students to be involved in cheering on the Blue Jays. “All kids like pizza. I love pizza. That would get me to a basketball game. We’re buying pizza for the first 150 students that come to the game on Friday. Jays basketball ( youth basketball )  is helping out with that. ”

This will be the first game for Schmitt as head coach of the Blue Jays.