STL Suburban Yellow Preview

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Prep Hoops Missouri continues its preseason previews with a look at the St. Louis Suburban Conference Yellow Division. Leading the way is Webster Groves, who won the Class 5 state championship last season. The Statesmen lead a group of solid teams that include Kirkwood, Marquette, Eureka and Hazelwood Central</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>THE STARTING FIVE</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1259025' first='Iziah' last='Purvey'] (Webster Groves): The versatile 6'5" 2024 forward emerged as a force as he helped the Statesmen to the state championship. As a sophomore, he averaged 12.9 points, 6.9 rebounds and three assists a game while shooting 53 percent from the field and 35 percent from 3-point range.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1161818' first='Travis' last='Green III'] (Hazelwood Central): A 6'2" 2024 transfer from Whitfield who plays the game at high energy at all times. He averaged a team-high 12 points a game as a sophomore for the Warriors.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1269935' first='Christian' last='Hughes'] (Kirkwood): An athletic 6'2" 2023 combo guard who can attack the basket and knock down 3-pointers. The Arkansas-Little Rock recruit averaged a team-high 12.4 points a game as a junior.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1269936' first='CJ' last='Lang'] (Webster Groves): The 6'1" 2023 point guard was the glue-guy to last year's state championship team with his all-around play. As a junior, he averaged 8.4 points, 4.4 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 2.6 steals while shooting 49 percent from the field.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1167329' first='Javaris' last='Moye'] (Kirkwood): A 6'4" 2023 wing player who is an excellent two-way performer. He is a potent offensive player with smooth slashing drives and the ability to hit the 3-pointer.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>BEST OF THE REST</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2023</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1440700' first='Jalen' last='Purvey'] (Webster Groves)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1163306' first='Jhordan' last='Covington-Berry'] (Hazelwood Central)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Tre Harris (Jennings)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Aidan Trawick (Kirkwood)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>RJ Trevino (Webster Groves)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Dakota Joggerst (Eureka)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1598827' first='DJ' last='Mays'] (Marquette)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Danny Thomas (Jennings)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Kellen Rhimes (Kirkwood)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jack Ahlbrand (Marquette)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Noah Malik (Marquette)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Dominique Fulton (Hazelwood Central)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2024</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1430528' first='Mason' last='Dunlap'] (Eureka)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Andrew Parker (Eureka)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1429694' first='Brandon' last='Johnson'] (McCluer)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2025</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Carl Whitehead (Webster Groves)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1557397' first='Evan' last='Simon'] (Kirkwood)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2026</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Brody Owens (Marquette)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->