The January Jam Boys Invitational Basketball Tournament bracket has been released.

Junction City will be one of eight teams competing in the tournament Jan. 23, 24, and 25 at Valley Center High School.

The Blue Jays are the third seed in the Tournament. They will meet six seed Olathe Northwest in a first round game Thursday Jan. 23 at 3:15 p.m. On the same side of the bracket the second seed Blue Valley Northwest will play Topeka Seaman at 5 p.m. that same day. The other half of the bracket pits top seeded Wichita Southeast against Kansas City Turner, and Garden City against Valley Center.

Semifinal round games will be played on the 24th.

Final round games and the championship contest will be played on the 25th, with the championship game beginning at 7:15 p.m.