The Junction City Blue Jays have drawn Lawrence Free State as a first-round opponent in the McPherson Invitational Basketball Tournament.

The tournament runs Thursday, Friday and Saturday January 18-20.

Junction City is currently 3-5 while Lawrence Free State has a record of 4-2.

The other pairings in the tournament include Derby vs. Wichita-Bishop Carroll, Shawnee Mission East vs. Wichita North and Blue Valley West vs. Mcpherson. The Junction City – Lawrence Free State winner will play the winner of Derby – Bishop Carroll in the winner’s bracket semifinals and the losers of those games will play in the consolation semifinals on day two of the tournament.