Intriguing First Round Holiday Tournament Matchups
In this article:
The Christmas Holiday Tournament season will get going in full swing this weekend and also right after Christmas Day. As the tournament action begins, Prep Hoops Missouri has put the spotlight on a intriguing group of first round games around…
Access all of Prep Hoops
Continue reading this article and more.
Continue ReadingThe Christmas Holiday Tournament season will get going in full swing this weekend and also right after Christmas Day.
As the tournament action begins, Prep Hoops Missouri has put the spotlight on a intriguing group of first round games around the state.
*Battle vs Pembroke Hill (William Jewell Tournament): An excellent first round matchup between a strong Mid Missouri program against an excellent Kansas City program. Battle has already won a tournament at Troy. The Spartans have plenty of firepower, led by 6’7 2024 Tate McCubbin Tate McCubbin 6'7" | SF Battle | 2024 State MO . Pembroke Hill has some impressive offensive weapons in 6’3 2026 Mav Hawkins Mav Hawkins 6'2" | CG Pembroke Hill | 2026 State MO and 6’3 2024 Max Sprott Max Sprott 6'2" | SG Pembroke Hill | 2024 State MO .
********
*Timberland vs Holt (St. Dominic Tournament): An excellent matchup featuring rivals from the Wentzville School District. Timberland won the first meeting 53-47 on December 15. Timberland is led by 2025 guard Jacob Aydelott Jacob Aydelott 6'1" | SG Timberland | 2025 State MO , who is averaging 18 points a game and 6’6 2025 forward Mason Carroll Mason Carroll 6'6" | SF Timberland | 2025 State MO . Holt has a dynamic scoring point guard in 5’10 2026 Will Salonies Will Salonies 6'0" | PG Holt | 2026 State MO .
******
*Fair Grove vs. Aurora (Blue & Gold Tournament, Blue Division): Fair Grove has a strong team that could make some noise in Class 3 this season. They feature 6’7 2024 forward Tyler Barnett Tyler Barnett 6'7" | PF Fair Grove | 2024 State MO and 6’2 2024 guard Blake Winterberg Blake Winterberg 6'2" | SG Fair Grove | 2024 State MO . Aurora features a very talented young guard in 6’2 2026 Cannon Thornhill Cannon Thornhill 6'0" | PG Aurora | 2026 State MO .
*****
*Eureka vs Fort Zumwalt South (Coaches vs Cancer): A good first round game featuring two solid, well coached teams. The two teams met last year with South winning a defensive struggle 24–15. The Bulldogs are led by 2025 guard Cameron Brown while Eureka is paced by excellent 2024 point guard Mason Dunlap Mason Dunlap 6'0" | PG Eureka | 2024 State MO .
******
Glendale vs Marshfield (Blue & Gold Tournament, Gold Division): Ghis matchup features two of the top young players in the SWMO area, who are both Division l prospects. Glendale, the No. 3 seed is led by dynamic 2026 guard Amare Witham Amare Witham 6'2" | CG Glendale Highschool | 2026 State MO , who’s one of the top offensive players in Missouri. Marshfield is led by versatile 6’7 2025 Tegen Curley, who has already committed to Austin Peay.
******
South Pemiscot vs Van Buren (Bloomfield Tournament): Van Buren enters the tournament as the No. 6 seed with a 6-1 record. They have an excellent guard in 6’1 2025 Elijah Van Wagner. South Pem is the No. 11 seed, but it raised a few eyebrows this week after defeating a Risco team that had just won the Clarkton Tournament. They feature a pair of quick guards in 5’7 2026 Robert Farmer and 5’10 2027 Ty Campbell.
******
Lee’s Summit vs Kansas City Central (William Jewell, Patterson Division): One on many good first round tilts at William Jewell. Lee’s Summit has a balanced team with good size with 6’5 2025 Jaylen Lockhart and 6’8 2026 Landon Van Pelt Landon Van Pelt 6'7" | PF Lee's Summit | 2026 State MO . Central has a strong pair of 2024 guards in Tim Wooden Tim Wooden 6'0" | PG Kansas City Central | 2024 State MO Jr and Brandon Moore Brandon Moore 6'2" | CG Cristo Ray | 2024 State MO .