Preview: MICDS Holiday Tournament

<p>The field is set for the MICDS Holiday Tournament, which begins on Monday, December 23 and will continue from December 26-29. Top-seeded Trinity has won the last two MICDS championships and is looking for a three-peat. Francis Howell, the No. 2 seed, is the runner-up team from last season. Host MICDS drew the No. 3 seed, its highest seed in years, followed by No. 4 Parkway South and No. 5 Ladue.</p> <p><strong>Schedule</strong></p> <p>Monday, December 23</p> <p>1 Trinity vs. 16 Wentzville Liberty, 9 a.m.</p> <p>8 Kirkwood vs. 9 Hancock, 10:30 p.m.</p> <p>4 Parkway South vs. 13 Whitfield, noon</p> <p>5 Ladue vs. 12 Fort Zumwalt West, 1:30 p.m.</p> <p>2 Francis Howell vs. 15 Pacific, 3 p.m.</p> <p>7 Christian-O'Fallon vs. 10 Clayton, 4:30 p.m.</p> <p>3 MICDS vs. 14 Duchesne, 6 p.m.</p> <p>6 Parkway Central vs. 11 St. Charles, 7:30 p.m.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Friday, December 27</p> <p>Trinity-Liberty winner vs. Kirkwood-Hancock winner, 3 p.m.</p> <p>Parkway South-Whitfield winner vs. Ladue-FZW winner, 4:30 p.m.</p> <p>Howell-Pacific winner vs. Christian-Clayton winner, 6 p.m.</p> <p>MICDS-Duchesne winner vs. Parkway Central-St. Charles winner, 7:30 p.m.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Saturday, November 28</p> <p>Semifinals, 6 p.m. and 7:45 p.m.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Monday, December 30</p> <p>Consolation, noon</p> <p>Fifth Place, 1:30 p.m.</p> <p>Third Place, 3 p.m.</p> <p>Championship Game, 7:30 p.m.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Players to Watch</strong></p> <p>Point/Combo Guards</p> <p>Rashad Weekly-McDaniels 6'0" Trinity ('20)</p> <p>Jaylen Boyd 6'1" Ladue ('20)</p> <p>Preston Fortner 5'9" Francis Howell('21)</p> <p>Jorden Williams 5'9" Whitfield ('23)</p> <p>Darius Turner 5'10" Fort Zumwalt West ('20)</p> <p>Roddy Alexander 5'11" Christian-O'Fallon ('21)</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Wings</p> <p>Sam Richardson 6'5" Hancock ('20)</p> <p>Kristian Davis 6'3" Christian-O'Fallon ('22)</p> <p>Brandon Mitchell-Day 6'7" MICDS ('22)</p> <p>Nick Roper 6'7" MICDS ("21)</p> <p>Terrell Rush 6'1" Trinity ('20)</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Forwards</p> <p>Matt Schark 6'4" Francis Howell</p> <p>Devion Harris 6'7" Parkway Central ('20)</p> <p>Jack Pronger 6'7" MICDS ('21)</p> <p>Aaron Hendricks 6'7" MICDS ('21)</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Bigs</p> <p>Ryan Kalkbrenner 7'0" Trinity ('20)</p> <p>Sam Thompson 6'10" Francis Howell ('21)</p> <p>Isaiah Esker 6'10" Parkway South ('20)</p> <p>Evan Schneider 6'6" Ladue ('20)</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>