Holiday Preview: Southern Illinois Tournaments
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<p>It is that time of the year! Holiday basketball tournament season is upon us! Prep Hoops Illinois examines the top Southern Illinois Tournaments that will be taking place after Christmas including Collinsville and Centralia! In <strong>Holiday Tournament Preview: Southern Illinois Tournaments</strong> we dive into the schedule, top prospects, best first round games, sleeper teams, and our picks for final four as well as the champion!</p>
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<p><strong><u>Collinsville Holiday Classic</u></strong></p>
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<p>Dates: December 27-December 29</p>
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<p>Location: Collinsville High School</p>
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<p><strong>First Round Schedule:</strong></p>
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<p>10:00 AM Decatur MacArthur vs Granite City<br>11:30 AM O'Fallon vs Rockford East<br>1:00 PM Belleville Althoff vs Mundelein<br>2:30 PM Quincy vs Oakville (MO)<br>4:30 PM Triad vs Carbondale<br>6:00 PM Collinsville vs Decatur Eisenhower<br>7:30 PM Lincoln vs McCluer North (MO)<br>9:00 PM Belleville East vs Coulterville (TN)</p>
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<p><strong>Top Prospects to Watch:</strong></p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='2105414' first='Sean' last='Lee'] (Decatur MacArthur – 2026)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='1373443' first='Rini' last='Harris'] (O'Fallon – 2024)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='1157355' first='Jaeden' last='Rush'] (O'Fallon – 2024)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2105165' first='Dierre' last='Hill'] (Belleville Althoff – 2025)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='1385286' first='Derek' last='Bishop'] (Mundelein – 2025)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='1385298' first='Bradley' last='Longcor'] (Quincy – 2025)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='1750594' first='Camden' last='Brown'] (Quincy – 2024)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='1385308' first='Keshaun' last='Thomas'] (Quincy – 2024)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='1766468' first='Drew' last='Winslow'] (Triad – 2025)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2318134' first='Nick' last='Horras'] (Collinsville – 2024)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='1285528' first='Jamorie' last='Wysinger'] (Collinsville – 2024)<br>Zach Chambers (Collinsville – 2024)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2323247' first='Tishawn' last='Clemmons'] (Eisenhower – 2026)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='1874870' first='Tallis' last='Lowery'] (Belleville East – 2024)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='1404855' first='Nathaniel' last='Smith'] (Belleville East – 2025)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2105171' first='Savion' last='Mitchell'] (Belleville East – 2025)</p>
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<p><strong>Best First Round Matchup:</strong></p>
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<p>Belleville Althoff vs Mundelein</p>
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<p><strong>Sleeper Teams:</strong></p>
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<p>Althoff, Triad</p>
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<p><strong>Final Four Predictions and Champion:</strong></p>
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<p>O'Fallon<br>Quincy (Champion)<br>Collinsville<br>Belleville East</p>
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<p><strong><u>Centralia Holiday Tournament</u></strong></p>
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<p>Dates: December 28-December 30</p>
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<p>Location: Centralia High School<br><br><br><strong>First Round Schedule:</strong></p>
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<p>9:00 AM Belleville West vs Carmel<br>10:30 AM Mt. Vernon vs Walter Payton<br>12:45 PM Marist vs Cahokia<br>2:15 PM Chatham Glenwood vs Dyett<br>3:45 PM Evanston vs Ferguson (FL)<br>6:15 PM Alton vs Memphis MHEA (TN)<br>7:45 PM Centralia vs Bogan<br>9:15 PM Champaign Central vs Kipp</p>
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<p><strong>Top Prospects to Watch:</strong></p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='1750610' first='David' last='Marshall'] (Belleville West – 2024)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='1874744' first='Jordan' last='Lacey'] (Belleville West – 2024)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='1183048' first='Kaleb' last='Jackson'] (Carmel – 2024)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2104988' first='Bryce' last='Smith'] (Carmel – 2024)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='1761128' first='Navontae' last='Nesbit'] (Mt. Vernon – 2024)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='1157204' first='Jakob' last='Blakley'] (Walter Payton – 2024 – Le Moyne)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='1598740' first='Darshan' last='Thomas'] (Marist – 2024)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='1845350' first='Stephen' last='Brown'] (Marist – 2026)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='1845365' first='Adoni' last='Vassilakis'] (Marist – 2026)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2105092' first='Brandon' last='Watson'] (Evanston – 2024)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2318171' first='Morgan' last='Brown'] (Evanston – 2024)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2321433' first='Theo' last='Rocca'] (Evanston – 2025)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='1750716' first='Cruz' last='Harlan'] (Centralia – 2024 – John A Logan Baseball)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2217959' first='Dustyn' last='Collins'] (Centralia – 2025)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='1545129' first='Chris' last='Bush'] (Champaign Central – 2025)<br><br></p>
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<p><strong>Best First Round Matchup:</strong></p>
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<p>Mt. Vernon vs Walter Payton</p>
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<p><strong>Sleeper Teams:</strong></p>
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<p>Carmel, Mt. Vernon, Walter Payton</p>
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<p><strong>Final Four Predictions and Champion:</strong></p>
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<p>Belleville West<br>Marist (Champion)<br>Evanston<br>Centralia</p>
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It is that time of the year! Holiday basketball tournament season is upon us! Prep Hoops Illinois examines the top Southern Illinois Tournaments that will be taking place after Christmas including Collinsville and Centralia! In Holiday Tournament Preview: Southern Illinois Tournaments we dive into the schedule, top prospects, best first round games, sleeper teams, and our picks for final four as well as the champion!
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