Holiday Tournament Previews: Central Illinois
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<p>It is almost holiday tournament time across the state of Illinois! One of the best times of the year to see a lot of games in a short amount of time! Here we give you all the information that you need to know about each event by area. Today we look at <strong>Holiday Tournament Previews: Central Illinois</strong>!</p>
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<p><strong><u>Pontiac Holiday Tournament</u></strong></p>
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<p>Dates: December 26-28<br>Location: Pontiac High School<br><br><strong>First Round Schedule:</strong></p>
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<p>9:00 AM Manual vs Plainfield North<br>10:30 AM Simeon vs Bloomington<br>1:00 PM Benet vs Danville<br>2:30 PM Bloom vs Aurora West<br>4:00 PM New Trier vs St. Charles North<br>6:00 PM Curie vs OPRF<br>7:30 PM DePaul Prep vs Pontiac<br>9:00 PM Joliet West vs Lockport</p>
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<p><strong>Top Prospects to Watch:</strong></p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='1576114' first='Dietrich' last='Richardson'] (Manual – 2025 - Bradley)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2105417' first='Joshua' last='Humbles'] (Manual – 2026)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2617443' first='Quintin' last='Wiencek'] (Plainfield North - 2025)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='1385305' first='Lorenzo' last='Shields'] (Simeon – 2025)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='1439013' first='Julien' last='Doyle'] (Simeon - 2025)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='1552394' first='Andre' last='Tyler'] (Simeon – 2026)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2323264' first='Kassidy' last='Nelson'] (Simeon – 2026)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2323288' first='Isaiah' last='Coleman'] (Simeon – 2026)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2323677' first='Camron' last='Dunson-Riggs'] (Bloomington – 2027)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='1598682' first='Daniel' last='Pauliukonis'] (Benet – 2025 – Southern Illinois)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='1598658' first='Blake' last='Fagbemi'] (Benet – 2025 – Truman State)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2105376' first='Colin' last='Stack'] (Benet – 2026)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2105390' first='Jayden' last='Wright'] (Benet – 2026)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='1552419' first='Ryan' last='Walsh'] (Benet – 2026)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2323620' first='Edward' last='Stasys'] (Benet – 2027)<br>Jayvaughn Robinson (Danville – 2025)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='1545131' first='Elijah' last='Lovemore'] (Bloom – 2025)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2105218' first='Payton' last='Edwards'] (Bloom – 2025)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='1766466' first='Adam' last='Page'] (Bloom – 2025)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='1845361' first='Amare' last='Pryor'] (Bloom – 2026)<br>Terrance Smith (Aurora West – 2025 – Iowa Football)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2217958' first='Drew' last='Lundberg'] (Aurora West – 2026)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2125687' first='Travis' last='Brown'] (Aurora West – 2027)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='1385306' first='Colby' last='Smith'] (New Trier – 2025)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='1554516' first='Christopher' last='Kirkpatrick'] (New Trier – 2026)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='1552486' first='Danny' last='Houlihan'] (New Trier – 2026)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='1511975' first='Camden' last='Vine'] (St. Charles North – 2025)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2217951' first='Cooper' last='Mellican'] (St. Charles North – 2026)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2452415' first='Brad' last='Johnson'] (Curie – 2025)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2617395' first='Jahkil' last='Jackson'] (Curie – 2025)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='1845358' first='Michael' last='Oliver'] (Curie – 2026)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2540149' first='Tobyus' last='Banks'] (Curie – 2027)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='1385310' first='Alexander' last='Vincent'] (OPRF – 2025)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='1766470' first='Alex' last='Gossett'] (OPRF – 2025)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2133089' first='Jerome' last='Delaney'] (OPRF – 2026)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='1545133' first='Makai' last='Kvamme'] (DePaul Prep – 2025 – Western Illinois)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='1385311' first='Robert' last='Walls'] (DePaul Prep – 2025)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='1385297' first='Jonas' last='Johnson'] (DePaul Prep – 2025)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='1845360' first='Rashaun' last='Porter'] (DePaul Prep – 2026)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='1435692' first='Rykan' last='Woo'] (DePaul Prep – 2026)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='1766497' first='Zion' last='Gross'] (Joliet West – 2025)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2321459' first='Tristian' last='Saunders'] (Joliet West – 2025)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2045857' first='Ethan' last='Hillsman'] (Joliet West – 2026)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2323265' first='Aamir' last='Shannon'] (Joliet West – 2026)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='1598653' first='Anthony' last='Kosi'] (Lockport – 2025)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2125668' first='Nedas' last='Venckus'] (Lockport – 2027)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2125671' first='Nojus' last='Venckus'] (Lockport – 2027)</p>
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<p><strong>Best First Round Matchup:</strong></p>
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<p>Bloom vs Aurora West</p>
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<p><strong>S[player_tooltip player_id='2403249' first='Lee' last='']per Teams:</strong></p>
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<p>Manual, Bloom, New Trier, Joliet West</p>
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<p><br><strong>Final Four Predictions and Champion:</strong></p>
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<p>DePaul Prep (Champion), Simeon, Benet, Curie</p>
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<p><strong><u>Pekin Holiday Tournament</u></strong></p>
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<p>Dates: December 26-28<br>Location: Pekin High School<br><br><strong>First Round Schedule:</strong></p>
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<p>9:30 AM Peoria Richwoods vs Springfield Lanphier<br>11:00 AM Mt. Zion vs Washington<br>12:30 PM Moline vs Perspectives MSA<br>2:00 PM Oak Lawn vs Lake Park<br>3:30 PM Mt. Carmel vs Peoria Notre Dame<br>5:30 PM Pekin vs Freeport<br>7:00 PM Hersey vs Springfield<br>8:30 PM Plainfield South vs Morton</p>
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<p><strong>Top Prospects to Watch:</strong></p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='2531961' first='Amarion' last='Smith-Holley'] (Richwoods – 2028)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2362360' first='Anfernee' last='Moore'] (Richwoods - 2028)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='1545135' first='Shaunassey' last='Hatchett'] (Lanphier - 2025)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='1385295' first='JaiQuan' last='Holman'] (Lanphier - 2025)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='1545145' first='Lyncoln' last='Koester'] (Mt. Zion - 2025 – Illinois-Springfield)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2323267' first='JC' last='Anderson'] (Mt. Zion – 2026)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2452451' first='Andre' last='Lewis'] (Washington - 2025)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2321442' first='CJ' last='Duncan'] (Washington - 2025)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='1545138' first='Braden' last='Freeman'] (Moline – 2025 – Cal Poly)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='1545132' first='Treyvon' last='Taylor'] (Moline - 2025)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2105429' first='Wood' last='Cary'] (Molline - 2026)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2455383' first='Brady' last='Welch'] (Moline - 2027)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2455389' first='Arthur' last='Abbey'] (Moline - 2027)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2617398' first='Javion' last='Thompson'] (Perspectives Math and Science - 2025)<br>Donte Montgomery (Oak Lawn - 2025)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='1385307' first='Cameron' last='Thomas'] (Mt. Carmel - 2025)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2105179' first='Grant' last='Best'] (Mt. Carmel - 2025 – Air Force)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='1845357' first='Noah' last='Mister'] (Mt. Carmel - 2026)<br>Adam McBreaty (Mt. Carmel - 2027)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2245713' first='Peyton' last='Hess'] (Pekin - 2025)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2452425' first='Joseph' last='Brown'] (Hersey – 2025)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='1766500' first='Ricky' last='Divito'] (Hersey – 2025)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2416503' first='Charlie' last='Pomis'] (Hersey – 2026)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='1552439' first='Logan' last='Luxem'] (Hersey – 2026)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2492520' first='Elijah' last='Wade'] (Springfield – 2026)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2492529' first='Noah' last='Wade'] (Springfield – 2027)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2399484' first='Kareem' last='Parker'] (Plainfield South – 2025)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='1232827' first='Wes' last='Gudeman'] (Morton – 2025)<br><br><strong>Best First Round Matchup:</strong></p>
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<p>Richwoods vs Lanphier<strong><br><br>S[player_tooltip player_id='2403249' first='Lee' last='']per Teams:</strong></p>
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<p>Richwoods, Lanphier, Oak Lawn, Morton<br><br><strong>Final Four Predictions and Champion:</strong></p>
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<p>Mt. Carmel (Champion), Moline, Mt. Zion, Morton</p>
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<p><strong><u>State Farm Holiday Classic Large School</u></strong></p>
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<p>Dates: December 26-28, 30<br>Location: Illinois Wesleyan and Normal West<br><br><strong>First Round Schedule:</strong></p>
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<p>(Bracket Order)<br>1:30 PM Peoria vs Prosser<br>3:00 PM Oswego vs Wheaton Warrenville South<br>6:30 PM Rock Island vs Harlem<br>5:00 PM Metea Valley vs Normal West<br>10:30 AM Bradley Bourbonnais vs Dunlap<br>12:00 PM Addison Trail vs Romeoville<br>8:00 PM Normal Community vs Joliet Central<br>9:30 PM Sacred Heart Griffin vs Mahomet Seymour</p>
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<p><strong>Top Prospects to Watch:</strong></p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='1766506' first='Leshawn' last='Stowers'] (Peoria – 2025 – Miami (OH))<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2540128' first='AJ' last='Evans'] (Peoria – 2026)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2632017' first='Kaylen' last='Hardy'] (Peoria – 2027)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2105178' first='Dasean' last='Patton'] (Oswego – 2025)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2125627' first='Ethan' last='Vahl'] (Oswego – 2028)<br>Deven Marshall (Rock Island – 2027)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='1766469' first='Khalil' last='Jones'] (Metea Valley – 2025)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2334404' first='Tre' last='Watkins'] (Metea Valley – 2026)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2532349' first='Owen' last='Kirby'] (Normal West – 2027)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='1545117' first='Nick' last='Allen'] (Bradley Bourbonnais – 2025 – Illinois State)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='1977254' first='Luke' last='Smith'] (Addison Trail – 2025)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='1385302' first='Damion' last='Porter'] (Romeoville – 2025)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2323599' first='Jamarri' last='Fears'] (Romeoville – 2027)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2105203' first='Kobe' last='Walker'] (Normal Community – 2025 – Central Michigan)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2125642' first='Jarrel' last='Brown'] (Normal Community – 2027)<br>Deven Tripplett (Joliet Central – 2026)<br>Zion [player_tooltip player_id='2403249' first='Lee' last=''] (Sacred Heart Griffin – 2026)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2455399' first='Myles' last='Montgomery'] (Sacred Heart Griffin – 2027)<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2446278' first='Tereik' last='Hurd'] (Sacred Heart Griffin – 2027)</p>
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<p><strong>Best First Round Matchup:</strong></p>
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<p>Metea Valley vs Normal West</p>
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<p><strong>S[player_tooltip player_id='2403249' first='Lee' last='']per Teams:</strong></p>
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<p>Metea Valley, Bradley Bourbonnais, Sacred Heart Griffin</p>
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<p><br><strong>Final Four Predictions and Champion:</strong></p>
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<p>Peoria (Champion), Rock Island, Bradley Bourbonnais, Sacred Heart Griffin</p>
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It is almost holiday tournament time across the state of Illinois! One of the best times of the year to see a lot of games in a short amount of time! Here we give you all the information that you need to know about each event by area. Today we look at Holiday Tournament Previews: Central Illinois!
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