Games to Watch this Week – January 2nd

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Take a look at the top games to keep an eye on this week!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Springfield Central vs. Republic (January 2nd)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The PIT will be rocking tonight as Republic comes to town and will be taking on Central who's one of the best teams in all of Class 6 so far. This game will have a number of backcourt battles and come down to who can execute without turning the ball over. Republic has a history of earning big wins locally and this will be yet another opportunity. One matchup to watch will be [player_tooltip player_id='1259024' first='Tyrique' last='Brooks'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1424919' first='Brenley' last='Hagewood'].&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Lindbergh vs. John Burroughs (January 3rd)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lindbergh was undefeated heading into Coaches vs. Cancer and suffered their first loss to a talented De Smet team. Their senior big, [player_tooltip player_id='1430532' first='Quinn' last='Sunderland'], will be playing prospects who have similar size in [player_tooltip player_id='1850526' first='Tristan' last='Reed'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1557399' first='Sheek' last='Pearson']. This will be a battle of the bigs on two teams who have won a lot of games so far. Look for the PG matchup to be an area that could decide the game. [player_tooltip player_id='1160822' first='Ramzi' last='Salem'] and Zac Goss are two of the best in St. Louis at the moment.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Chaminade vs. Whitney Young (January 3rd)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Chaminade will be host of Chicago power Whitney Young on Wednesday. This is a classic St. Louis vs. Chicago battle within the border of the Show Me State. Chaminade is playing well (7-1) with a young core while Whitney Young will come in with more experience and a distinct style. This is a rematch of the Vashon Shootout contest from last year where Whitney Young won after jumping out to a big lead early.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Rolla vs. Glendale (January 5th)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Rolla is a surprise team at 11-1 while Glendale is coming off a Blue and Gold Championship game loss vs. Springfield Central. Two teams who are surpassing expectations and have a dynamic 2026 guard. That last part of the sentence is what scouts will be tracking in this one. [player_tooltip player_id='1790000' first='Ethan' last='Brown'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1662908' first='Amare' last='Witham'] are potentially the best guards in 2026. They'll be going head to head in this one.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Highland Shootout (January 6th)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Multiple teams from Missouri will be competing in this yearly shootout…</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Cardinal Ritter vs. Quincy (IL)<br>Vashon vs. Peoria Richwoods (IL)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Vianney vs. Whitney Young (IL)<br>Chaminade vs. Great Crossing (KY)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->