Tuesday Night Standouts Around the State

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Prep Hoops Missouri takes a look at some of the top standout performers from what was the first big Tuesday night of action around the state.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1598832' first='Grady' last='Payton'] (Capital City): The 6'9" 2026 forward scored 44 points in an 89-85 victory over Hallsville. Payton also had eight rebounds, six assists, four steals and three blocks in what was a terrific all-around performance.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2966423' first='Carlaun' last='Nelson'] (Miller Career Academy): The 6'1" 2026 guard scored a game-high 30 points in the Phoenix' 63-56 victory over at Cardinal Ritter.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2824654' first='Abel' last='Hume'] (Sparta): The 6'0" 2029 guard scored 39 points in the Trojans' 68-53 victory over Springfield Catholic.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2334909' first='Will' last='Powers'] (Westminster Christian): The 6'4" 2027 guard had 32 points, 10 rebounds and five assists in the Wildcats' 74-55 victory over Lutheran-St. Charles.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1790002' first='John' last='Fleeman'] (Kingsville): The 6'11" 2026 center had 24 points and 19 rebounds in the Tigers loss to Jacksonville (IL) at the Kevin Brown Memorial TOC in Washington, IL.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2334904' first='Kylan' last='Pickren'] (Ozark): The 6'5" 2027 guard had 35 points, eight rebounds and six assists in Ozark's 74-53 victory over West Plains.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2338877' first='Karson' last='Gerdeman'] (St. Charles West): The 6'0" 2027 guard scored 29 points in the Warriors' victory over rival St. Charles in their annual Thanksgiving week season opener.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2410053' first='Abhijot' last='Bajwa'] (Wentzville Holt): The 6'4" 2026 guard scored 29 points in the Indians 72-41 victory over North Point.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2885248' first='Adones' last='Smith'] (St. Charles): The 6'4" 2026 guard scored a game-high 30 points in the Pirates' double-overtime loss to rival St. Charles West.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A.J. Smith (Smithville): The 6'0" senior guard had 22 points, three rebounds, three assists and four steals in the Warriors' 59-55 overtime victory over St. Joe Central.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->