We are covering the Highland Optimist Shootout on Saturday, January 5.
The 2019 event will feature games with teams from Illinois and Missouri including 12 top nationally ranked players.
https://sites.google.com/view/highlandshootout/home#h.p_pX3S4KqymOdX
Game 1 (8:30am) - East St. Louis (IL) Girls vs. Highland (IL) Girls
Game 2 (10:00am) - Normal West (IL) vs. Edwardsville (IL)
Nathan Duckworth - 6'0" Senior, Normal West
Ethan Young - 6'1" Junior, Edwardsville
https://sites.google.com/view/highlandshootout/home#h.p_Gmu6ddHQYOVu
Game 3 (11:30pm) - Nashville (IL) vs. Effingham (IL)
Bryce Bultman - 6'5" Senior, Nashville - Offers from SIU, SEMO, McKendree
Tanner Bergman - 6'5" Senior, Nashville
Carson Parker - 6'5" Junior - Offer from McKendree
Landon Wolfe - 6'5" Senior Effingham - Offer from Truman State
https://sites.google.com/view/highlandshootout/home#h.p_WJGQDlvkYOVu
Game 4 (1:00pm) - Bloomington (IL) vs. East St. Louis (IL)
Chris Payton - 6'7" Senior, Bloomington (SIU Carbondale)
Terrance Hargrove - 6'7" Senior, East St. Louis (SLU)
https://sites.google.com/view/highlandshootout/home#h.p_c_J1U7JDYOVu
Game 5 (3:00pm) - Poplar Bluff (MO) vs. Highland (IL)
Dominique Hardimon -6'4" Senior, Poplar Bluff
Sam LaPorta - 6'4" Senior, Highland
Stephen Torre - 6'9" Senior, Highland
https://sites.google.com/view/highlandshootout/home#h.p_V_e5CU-KCSpL
Game 6 (4:45pm) - CBC (MO) vs. Columbia Rock Bridge (MO)
Caleb Love - 6'3" Junior, CBC - Offers from Illinois, Mizzou, Florida, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin, etc.
Josh Wallce - 6'7" Senior, CBC - Offers from Bradley, SIU-E
Isaiah Mosley - 6'6" Senior, Rock Bridge - Offers from Mizzou, Purdue, Virginia, Nebraska -
Dajuan Harris - 6'2" Senior, Rock Bridge (Missouri State)
Jamonta Black - 6'4" Senior, Rock Bridge (Missouri State)
Game 7 (6:30pm) - Chaminade (MO) vs. Milwaukee Nicolet (WI)
Luke Kasubke - 6'5" Junior, Chaminade - offers from Illinois, Wisconsin, SLU, Mizzou
Keyyaun Batchman - 6'2" Senior, Chaminade - offer from Drury
Jalen Johnson - 6'7" Junior, Nicolet - offers from Duke, Kentucky, North Carolina, Kansas, etc.
Jamari Sibley - 6'9" Junior, Nicolet - offers from Illinois, Wisconsin, Ohio State, Minnesota, Iowa State, etc.
James Graham - 6'6" Sophomore, Nicolet - offers from Rutgers, DePaul
Kobe Johnson - 6'1" Sophomore, Nicolet - Offer from DePaul
Game 8 (8:15pm) - Belleville West (IL) vs. Vashon (MO)
EJ Liddell - 6'7" Senior, Belleville West - (Ohio State)
Keith Randolph - 6'5" Senior (Illinois - football)
Mario McKinney - 6'2" Senior, Vashon (Mizzou)
Cam'Ron Fletcher - 6'5" Junior, Vashon - offers from Illinois, Iowa, Mizzou, SLU, etc.
Kobe Clark - 6'4" Junior, Vashon - offers from SLU, Missouri State
Nick Kern - 6'5" Sophomore, Vashon - offer from DePaul
Donyae McKaskill - 6'2" Senior, Vashon (Portland)
Phillip Russell - 5'10" Junior, Vashon - Offers from Valparaiso, UMKC
Akor Yor - 6'9" Senior, Vashon - Offer from SEMO
The 2019 event will feature games with teams from Illinois and Missouri including 12 top nationally ranked players.
https://sites.google.com/view/highlandshootout/home#h.p_pX3S4KqymOdX
Game 1 (8:30am) - East St. Louis (IL) Girls vs. Highland (IL) Girls
Game 2 (10:00am) - Normal West (IL) vs. Edwardsville (IL)
Nathan Duckworth - 6'0" Senior, Normal West
Ethan Young - 6'1" Junior, Edwardsville
https://sites.google.com/view/highlandshootout/home#h.p_Gmu6ddHQYOVu
Game 3 (11:30pm) - Nashville (IL) vs. Effingham (IL)
Bryce Bultman - 6'5" Senior, Nashville - Offers from SIU, SEMO, McKendree
Tanner Bergman - 6'5" Senior, Nashville
Carson Parker - 6'5" Junior - Offer from McKendree
Landon Wolfe - 6'5" Senior Effingham - Offer from Truman State
https://sites.google.com/view/highlandshootout/home#h.p_WJGQDlvkYOVu
Game 4 (1:00pm) - Bloomington (IL) vs. East St. Louis (IL)
Chris Payton - 6'7" Senior, Bloomington (SIU Carbondale)
Terrance Hargrove - 6'7" Senior, East St. Louis (SLU)
https://sites.google.com/view/highlandshootout/home#h.p_c_J1U7JDYOVu
Game 5 (3:00pm) - Poplar Bluff (MO) vs. Highland (IL)
Dominique Hardimon -6'4" Senior, Poplar Bluff
Sam LaPorta - 6'4" Senior, Highland
Stephen Torre - 6'9" Senior, Highland
https://sites.google.com/view/highlandshootout/home#h.p_V_e5CU-KCSpL
Game 6 (4:45pm) - CBC (MO) vs. Columbia Rock Bridge (MO)
Caleb Love - 6'3" Junior, CBC - Offers from Illinois, Mizzou, Florida, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin, etc.
Josh Wallce - 6'7" Senior, CBC - Offers from Bradley, SIU-E
Isaiah Mosley - 6'6" Senior, Rock Bridge - Offers from Mizzou, Purdue, Virginia, Nebraska -
Dajuan Harris - 6'2" Senior, Rock Bridge (Missouri State)
Jamonta Black - 6'4" Senior, Rock Bridge (Missouri State)
Game 7 (6:30pm) - Chaminade (MO) vs. Milwaukee Nicolet (WI)
Luke Kasubke - 6'5" Junior, Chaminade - offers from Illinois, Wisconsin, SLU, Mizzou
Keyyaun Batchman - 6'2" Senior, Chaminade - offer from Drury
Jalen Johnson - 6'7" Junior, Nicolet - offers from Duke, Kentucky, North Carolina, Kansas, etc.
Jamari Sibley - 6'9" Junior, Nicolet - offers from Illinois, Wisconsin, Ohio State, Minnesota, Iowa State, etc.
James Graham - 6'6" Sophomore, Nicolet - offers from Rutgers, DePaul
Kobe Johnson - 6'1" Sophomore, Nicolet - Offer from DePaul
Game 8 (8:15pm) - Belleville West (IL) vs. Vashon (MO)
EJ Liddell - 6'7" Senior, Belleville West - (Ohio State)
Keith Randolph - 6'5" Senior (Illinois - football)
Mario McKinney - 6'2" Senior, Vashon (Mizzou)
Cam'Ron Fletcher - 6'5" Junior, Vashon - offers from Illinois, Iowa, Mizzou, SLU, etc.
Kobe Clark - 6'4" Junior, Vashon - offers from SLU, Missouri State
Nick Kern - 6'5" Sophomore, Vashon - offer from DePaul
Donyae McKaskill - 6'2" Senior, Vashon (Portland)
Phillip Russell - 5'10" Junior, Vashon - Offers from Valparaiso, UMKC
Akor Yor - 6'9" Senior, Vashon - Offer from SEMO
