Highland Shootout Preview

The Highland Shootout is one of the annual must attend events of the year.  This event has featured many of the top teams and programs from Illinois, Missouri, and beyond year in and year out.  This year is no exception!  It will be going down this Saturday, January 4th at Highland High School.   From Illinois a few of the headliners include senior D1 commits [player_tooltip player_id='1545138' first='Braden' last='Freeman'] (Moline - Cal Poly), [player_tooltip player_id='1568153' first='Sam' last='Donald'] (Columbia – Bellarmine), [player_tooltip player_id='1385298' first='Bradley' last='Longcor'] (Quincy – Santa Clara), and [player_tooltip player_id='1545125' first='Dominique' last='Clay'] (Quincy – Austin Peay).  The #3 ranked junior in the state with tons of high major offers [player_tooltip player_id='1552393' first='Gabriel' last='Sularski'] from Lemont will also be in the house.   On the Missouri side it is completely stacked!  The senior class is led by Mizzou commit [player_tooltip player_id='1419857' first='Aaron' last='Rowe'] from Father Tolton, SIU bound [player_tooltip player_id='1419873' first='Luke' last='Walsh'] out of Vianney, along with the Vashon D1 backcourt of [player_tooltip player_id='1552480' first='Trey' last='Williams'] (Missouri State) and [player_tooltip player_id='1557386' first='Dehrio' last='McCaskill'] (SIU-Edwardsville).  In fact the #1 prospect in all four classes in Missouri will be in the event.  The junior class has the John Burroughs twin towers of [player_tooltip player_id='1557399' first='Sheek' last='Pearson'] and [player_tooltip player_id='2375418' first='Tristan' last=''] Reed who are #1 and #2 in the 2026 class.  The 2027 and 2028 classes at the top have Webster Groves wings [player_tooltip player_id='2334870' first='Scottie' last='Adkinson'] and [player_tooltip player_id='2194999' first='Miles' last='Simpson'].  In fact in the sophomore class of 2027 four of the top 6 prospects will be in the event in addition to Adkinson you have [player_tooltip player_id='2334910' first='Sekou' last='Cisse'] (Principia), Jimmy McKinney Jr (Vashon), and [player_tooltip player_id='2334905' first='Gassim' last='Toure'] (Principia).   Then we have a fun one between future blue bloods with Duke bound Shelton Henderson squaring off against Kentucky commit Malachi Moreno.  Each are the top players in their state's and among the top 25 prospects nationally.  They are both probable McDonald's All-Americans.  Bellaire (TX) and Great Crossing (KY) will be an absolute show!   This event will sell out prior to the day of event.  Purchase tickets online at   <a href="https://www.showclix.com/event/highlandshootout2025">https://www.showclix.com/event/highlandshootout2025</a>   Date: Saturday, January 4 Location: Highland High School   Schedule   9:00 AM Highland vs Robinson (Girls) 10:30 AM Highland vs Webster Groves (MO) 12:00 PM Moline vs Desmet (MO) 1:30 PM Lemont vs Vianney (MO) 3:00 PM Great Crossing (KY) vs Bellaire (TX) 4:30 PM Quincy vs Vashon (MO) 6:15 PM Father Tolton (MO) vs John Burroughs (MO) 8:00 PM Columbia vs Principia (MO)   Illinois Prospects   2025   [player_tooltip player_id='1766474' first='Braxdon' last='Decker'] (Highland – EIU Baseball) Garrin Stone (Highland – Quincy Baseball) [player_tooltip player_id='2724320' first='Grant' last='Fleming'] (Highland) [player_tooltip player_id='1545138' first='Braden' last='Freeman'] (Moline – Cal Poly) [player_tooltip player_id='1545132' first='Treyvon' last='Taylor'] (Moline) Deng Anwour (Moline) [player_tooltip player_id='2105174' first='Matas' last='Gaidukevicius'] (Lemont) [player_tooltip player_id='2321410' first='Alanas' last='Castillo'] (Lemont) Shea Glotzbach (Lemont) [player_tooltip player_id='1568153' first='Sam' last='Donald'] (Columbia – Bellarmine) River Randall (Columbia) [player_tooltip player_id='1385298' first='Bradley' last='Longcor'] (Quincy – Santa Clara) [player_tooltip player_id='1545125' first='Dominique' last='Clay'] (Quincy – Austin Peay) [player_tooltip player_id='1385308' first='Keshaun' last='Thomas'] (Quincy) [player_tooltip player_id='2304110' first='Mark' last='Louthan'] (Quincy) [player_tooltip player_id='1766498' first='Kamren' last='Wires'] (Quincy)   2026   [player_tooltip player_id='1552393' first='Gabriel' last='Sularski'] (Lemont) [player_tooltip player_id='1790001' first='Eddie' last='Smajic'] (Columbia) [player_tooltip player_id='2376280' first='Brody' last='Landgraf'] (Columbia)   2027   [player_tooltip player_id='2455383' first='Brady' last='Welch'] (Moline) [player_tooltip player_id='2455389' first='Arthur' last='Abbey'] (Moline) [player_tooltip player_id='2749990' first='Zane' last='Schneider'] (Lemont)   Missouri Top Prospects   2025   [player_tooltip player_id='1557398' first='Carl' last='Whitehead Jr'] (Webster Groves) [player_tooltip player_id='1715259' first='Riley' last='Massey'] (Desmet - North Dakota State) [player_tooltip player_id='2410860' first='Owen' last='Duff'] (Desmet) [player_tooltip player_id='1419873' first='Luke' last='Walsh'] (Vianney – Southern Illinois) [player_tooltip player_id='2604966' first='Mihajlo' last='Olujic'] (Principia) [player_tooltip player_id='1552480' first='Trey' last='Williams'] (Vashon – Missouri State) [player_tooltip player_id='1557386' first='Dehrio' last='McCaskill'] (Vashon – SIU-Edwardsville) [player_tooltip player_id='1422817' first='Terron' last='Garrett'] (Vashon) [player_tooltip player_id='1419857' first='Aaron' last='Rowe'] (Father Tolton – Mizzou) [player_tooltip player_id='1422771' first='Exavier' last='Wilson'] (Father Tolton) [player_tooltip player_id='1425357' first='Blake' last='Pingeton'] (Father Tolton) [player_tooltip player_id='1557486' first='DJ' last='Johnson'] (John Burroughs)   2026   [player_tooltip player_id='1651977' first='Quincy' last='Williams'] (Webster Groves) [player_tooltip player_id='1850530' first='Ian' last='Thomas'] (Desmet) [player_tooltip player_id='2346155' first='Jordan' last='Boyd'] (Desmet) [player_tooltip player_id='1873550' first='Braden' last='Butler'] (Desmet) [player_tooltip player_id='2090504' first='Ben' last='Karsten'] (Vianney) [player_tooltip player_id='2352805' first='Quentin' last='Coleman'] (Principia) [player_tooltip player_id='1878296' first='Ron' last='Henry'] (Principia) [player_tooltip player_id='2354962' first='Jaedyn' last='Jones'] (Principia) [player_tooltip player_id='2090498' first='Kain' last='McCaskill'] (Vashon) [player_tooltip player_id='1557399' first='Sheek' last='Pearson'] (John Burroughs) [player_tooltip player_id='2375418' first='Tristan' last=''] Reed (John Burroughs)   2027   [player_tooltip player_id='2334870' first='Scottie' last='Adkinson'] (Webster Groves) [player_tooltip player_id='2509009' first='Jackson' last='Tabash'] (Webster Groves) [player_tooltip player_id='2334929' first='Will' last='Foulk'] (Desmet) [player_tooltip player_id='2346715' first='Brock' last='Long'] (Vianney) [player_tooltip player_id='2334910' first='Sekou' last='Cisse'] (Principia) [player_tooltip player_id='2334905' first='Gassim' last='Toure'] (Principia) [player_tooltip player_id='2348237' first='Wyatt' last='Slay'] (Principia) Jimmy McKinney Jr (Vashon) Leon Powell (Vashon)   2028   [player_tooltip player_id='2194999' first='Miles' last='Simpson'] (Webster Groves) [player_tooltip player_id='2564264' first='Mamadou' last='Barry'] (Vianney) [player_tooltip player_id='2675265' first='Chase' last='Williams'] (John Burroughs)   National Prospects   Malachi Moreno (Great Crossing, KY – 2025  – Kentucky) Vince Dawson (Great Crossing, KY – 2025 – Morehead State) LJ Holman (Great Crossing, KY – 2027) Brady Orem (Great Crossing, KY – 2028) Shelton Henderson (Bellaire, TX – 2025 – Duke) BJ Gill (Bellaire, TX – 2025)

The Highland Shootout is one of the annual must attend events of the year. This event has featured many of the top teams and programs from Illinois, Missouri, and beyond year in and year out. This year is no exception! It will be going down this Saturday, January 4^th at Highland High School.