<p>In just one year, the Hoops & Beyond has already become one of the premier June high school events around the state. The 11-team event features excellent teams from St. Louis, Kansas City and Mid-Missouri. The Shootout will be held on Saturday and Sunday at Webster Groves High.</p>
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<p>Some of the featured teams include:</p>
<p>CBC: Class 6 State Champions</p>
<p>Webster Groves: Class 5 State Champions</p>
<p>Charleston: Class 3 State Champions</p>
<p>Father Tolton: Class 4 State Runners Up</p>
<p>Staley: Class 6 Third Place</p>
<p>The rest of the field includes MICDS, St. Mary’s, John Burroughs, Jefferson City, Columbia Hickman and McCluer North.</p>
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<p>*A Few Players to Watch</p>
<p>Webster Groves: [player_tooltip player_id="1259025" first="Iziah" last="Purvey"] 6’4" (2024)</p>
<p>CBC: [player_tooltip player_id="1125608" first="John" last="Bol"] 7’2" (2024)</p>
<p>Charleston: PJ Farmer 6’1" (2025)</p>
<p>Father Tolton: [player_tooltip player_id="1419857" first="Aaron" last="Rowe"] 6’2" (2024)</p>
<p>Hickman: [player_tooltip player_id="1427985" first="Isaiah" last="Bonaparte"] 5’10" (2024)</p>
<p>Jefferson City: [player_tooltip player_id="1440456" first="Steve" last="Samuels"] 5’10” (2023)</p>
<p>John Burroughs: [player_tooltip player_id="1283992" first="Trevor" last="Reed"] 6’5" (2023)</p>
<p>MICDS: [player_tooltip player_id="1161296" first="Marcus" last="Coleman"] 6’2" (2023)</p>
<p>McCluer North: Harrison Bailey-Howard 6’0" (2025)</p>
<p>Staley: [player_tooltip player_id="1070094" first="Kyan" last="Evans"] 6’1" (2023)</p>
<p>St. Mary’s: [player_tooltip player_id="1422723" first="Zyree" last="Collins"] 5’10" (2025)</p>
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<p>([player_tooltip player_id="1259025" first="Iziah" last="Purvey"] photo by Nate Latsch)</p>
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