Centralia Holiday Tournament Preview
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<p>It is that time of year! We are gearing up for the holiday tournament season! Tournaments all across the state! Over the next few days we will be previewing some of the top events in the state. Here is our <strong>Centralia Holiday Tournament Preview</strong>!</p>
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<p><strong>Dates of Event</strong></p>
<p>December 28, 29, 30</p>
<p><strong>Location</strong></p>
<p>Centralia High School</p>
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<p><strong>First Day Schedule</strong></p>
<p>December 28<br />
8:30 AM Mt. Vernon vs Dyett<br />
10:00 AM Confluence vs Champaign Central<br />
12:30 PM Romeoville vs Glenwood<br />
2:00 PM Vashon vs Lausanne<br />
3:30 PM Evanston vs Cahokia<br />
6:15 PM Carmel vs Muhlenberg<br />
7:45 PM Centralia vs Kipp<br />
9:15 PM Marist vs Belleville West</p>
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<p><strong>Favorites to Win</strong></p>
<p>Favorites here are out of state Vashon. The Missouri program is battle tested coming into the event with some big games early in the season and has a really good junior class.</p>
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<p><strong>Final Four and Championship Picks</strong></p>
<p>Mt. Vernon<br />
Vashon (Champion)<br />
Carmel<br />
Centralia<br />
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<p><strong>Sleeper Teams</strong></p>
<p>Romeoville<br />
Evanston<br />
Marist<br />
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<p><strong>Top 5 Overall Illinois Prospects</strong></p>
<p>[player_tooltip player_id="863631" first="NJ" last="Benson"] (Mt. Vernon – 2022 – Missouri State)<br />
[player_tooltip player_id="999562" first="Bryce" last="Moore"] (Carmel – 2022 – Niagara)<br />
[player_tooltip player_id="939076" first="Xavier" last="Sulaiman"] (Marist – 2023)<br />
[player_tooltip player_id="1215286" first="Prince" last="Adams"] (Evanston – 2023)<br />
[player_tooltip player_id="1048315" first="Troy" last="Cicero"] (Romeoville – 2023)</p>
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<p><strong>Best Illinois Unsigned Seniors</strong></p>
<p>[player_tooltip player_id="996061" first="Tavarius" last="Vinson"] (Dyett)<br />
[player_tooltip player_id="996065" first="David" last="Gieser"] (Evanston)<br />
[player_tooltip player_id="925208" first="Rashawn" last="Bost"] (Evanston)<br />
[player_tooltip player_id="1105719" first="Asher" last="Jackson"] (Carmel)<br />
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<p><strong>Illinois Prospects Most Looking Forward to Evaluating</strong></p>
<p>[player_tooltip player_id="1158757" first="Meyoh" last="Swansey"] (Romeoville – 2024)<br />
Yaris Irby (Evanston – 2025)<br />
[player_tooltip player_id="1048382" first="Lierre" last="Collier"] (Marist – 2023)<br />
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<p><strong>Website</strong></p>
<p>https://ht.centraliahs.org/</p>
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