Highland Shootout Preview
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The Highland Shootout is one of the premier events in the Midwest and this year is no exception! It will take place this Saturday, January 10 at Highland High School.
The elite talent is going to be on the floor all day long! There are 22 prospects that are ranked in the top 10 of their state in their class in just 6 games! A few of the Illinois headliners include top ranked 2027 point guard
Jaxson Davis
Jaxson
Davis
6'1" | PG
Warren | 2027
State
#49
Nation
IL
from Warren who led his team to the state title game last year as a sophomore and is one of the most coveted junior guards nationally. East St. Louis is stacked with talent including the #2 overall prospect in the senior class Penn State bound
Jamison White
Jamison
White
6'7" | SF
East St. Louis | 2026
State
#162
Nation
IL
who is a physical and athletic freak!
From Missouri the talent is immense!
Logan
Logan
6'0"
Troy Buchanan Highschool | 2026
MO
-Rogersville features junior Indiana commit
Chase Branham
Chase
Branham
6'4" | SG
Logan-Rogersville | 2027
State
#47
Nation
MO
along with top overall sophomore
Titus Moore
Titus
Moore
6'6" | SF/CG
Logan-Rogersville | 2028
State
MO
. They will play an in-state matchup with Chaminade pushed by Omaha commit
Jonny Jordan
Jonny
Jordan
6'3" | PG
Chaminade | 2026
MO
along with three top 10 ranked sophomores in
Elijah Poniewaz
Elijah
Poniewaz
6'0" | PG
Chaminade College Preparatory | 2028
State
MO
,
Mo Kourama
Mo
Kourama
6'8" | PF
Chaminade | 2028
State
MO
, and
Jesiah Buchanan
Jesiah
Buchanan
6'3" | SF
Chaminade | 2028
State
MO
. Vashon has electric guards in senior SIU-Edwardsville commit
Kain McCaskill
Kain
McCaskill
6'1" | PG
Vashon | 2026
State
MO
in addition to nationally ranked 2027 guard
Jimmy McKinney Jr.
Jimmy
McKinney Jr.
6'2" | SG
Vashon | 2027
State
#120
Nation
MO
Watch out for bouncy top 10 junior forward Leon
Powell
Powell
6'1" | SF
Highland | 2027
IL
Jr. Principia has perhaps the best player in the state of Missouri right now in Wake Forest bound
Quentin Coleman
Quentin
Coleman
6'3" | PG
Principia | 2026
State
#91
Nation
MO
. He just tore up the City of Palms tournament boosting his national standing already ranking as a clear #1 in 2026 in the state of Missouri. Keep an eye on upside big men
Sekou Cisse
Sekou
Cisse
6'9" | PF
Principia | 2027
State
#115
Nation
MO
in 2027 and
Majok Mayuen Kau
Majok
Mayuen Kau
6'9" | PF
Principia | 2029
State
MO
as they rank near the top of the board in their classes. Webster Groves has a star in the #1 junior in the state
Scottie Adkinson
Scottie
Adkinson
6'3" | SG
Webster Groves | 2027
State
#36
Nation
MO
who is headed to Mizzou and will face off against a fellow Tigers commit in the final game of the night.
That other Mizzou commit is five-star top 5 player nationally Jason Crowe Jr. from Inglewood (CA) who is the all-time leading scorer in California state history. He is an absolute bucket getter and the type of player that loves putting on a show under the bright lights! Earlier in the day the other out of area team in the event Fishers from Indiana is loaded with three prospects ranked inside the top 5 of their classes in stars Jason Gardner Jr, Cooper Zachary, and Kai McGrew. Gardner is among the elite junior point guards nationally.
Here is a link for tickets! They will sell out so do not wait to buy tickets at the door on Saturday!
https://www.showclix.com/event/HighlandShootout2026
Below is a look at the schedule and all the top prospects!
Schedule
10:30 AM Highland vs Alton (Girls)
12:00 PM Highland vs Waltonville
1:30 PM Chaminade vs
Logan
Logan
6'0"
Troy Buchanan Highschool | 2026
MO
-Rogersville
3:00 PM Fishers (IN) vs Cardinal Ritter
4:30 PM Warren vs Vashon
6:00 PM East St. Louis vs Principia
7:30 PM Inglewood (CA) vs Webster Groves
Ranked Prospects to Watch (Ranking in State in Class)
Highland vs Waltonville
Waltonville
Gage Peterson
Gage
Peterson
6'6" | SF
Waltonville | 2026
State
IL
(2026 - #60)
Jagger Mayville
Jagger
Mayville
6'6" | PF
Waltonville | 2027
State
IL
(2027 - #44)
Chaminade vs Logan Logan 6'0" Troy Buchanan Highschool | 2026 MO -Rogersville
Chaminade
Jonny Jordan
Jonny
Jordan
6'3" | PG
Chaminade | 2026
MO
(2026 - #6 – Nebraska Omaha)
Elijah Poniewaz
Elijah
Poniewaz
6'0" | PG
Chaminade College Preparatory | 2028
State
MO
(2028 - #3)
Mo Kourama
Mo
Kourama
6'8" | PF
Chaminade | 2028
State
MO
(2028 - #4)
Jesiah Buchanan
Jesiah
Buchanan
6'3" | SF
Chaminade | 2028
State
MO
(2028 - #9)
Luke Jordan
Luke
Jordan
6'1" | PG
Chaminade | 2029
State
MO
(2029 - #8)
Logan
Logan
6'0"
Troy Buchanan Highschool | 2026
MO
-Rogersville
Chase Branham
Chase
Branham
6'4" | SG
Logan-Rogersville | 2027
State
#47
Nation
MO
(2027 - #2 – Indiana)
Titus Moore
Titus
Moore
6'6" | SF/CG
Logan-Rogersville | 2028
State
MO
(2028 - #1)
Marcus Moore
Marcus
Moore
6'7" | PF
Logan-Rogersville | 2027
MO
(2026 - #42)
Sutton Shook
Sutton
Shook
6'5" | SF
Logan-Rogersville | 2026
State
MO
(2026 - #96)
Jack Sutherland
Jack
Sutherland
6'0" | SG
Logan-Rogersville | 2028
State
MO
(2028 - #30)
Fishers vs Cardinal Ritter
Cardinal Ritter
Jaylen Edwards
Jaylen
Edwards
6'1" | PG
Cardinal Ritter | 2026
State
MO
(2026 - #20)
Ishmael Isidore
Ishmael
Isidore
6'7" | PF
Cardinal Ritter | 2026
State
MO
(2026 - #51)
Oscar Patterson
Oscar
Patterson
6'3" | SG
Cardinal Ritter | 2026
State
MO
(2026 - #72)
Maverick Davis
Maverick
Davis
6'3" | SG/CG
Cardinal Ritter | 2028
State
MO
(2028 - #37)
Darnell Irving
Darnell
Irving
6'4" | CG/SF
Cardinal Ritter | 2028
State
MO
(2028 - #42)
Fishers
Kai McGrew (2026 - #5)
Jason Gardner Jr. (2027 - #2)
Cooper Zachary (2027 - #5)
Levi Walker (2027 - #77)
Dominic Mulenga (2027 - #95)
Max Hopkins (2029)
Tristan
Tristan
IL
Breland (2029)
Warren vs Vashon
Warren
Jaxson Davis
Jaxson
Davis
6'1" | PG
Warren | 2027
State
#49
Nation
IL
(2027 - #1)
Braylon Walker
Braylon
Walker
6'1" | SG
Warren | 2026
State
IL
(2026 - #80)
Avann King
Avann
King
6'5" | C
Warren | 2026
State
IL
(2026 – #116)
Joel Paasch
Joel
Paasch
6'3" | SF
Warren Township | 2026
State
IL
(2026 - #125)
Tayte Cordova
Tayte
Cordova
6'0" | SG
Warren | 2027
State
IL
(2027 - #123)
Vashon
Kain McCaskill
Kain
McCaskill
6'1" | PG
Vashon | 2026
State
MO
(2026 - #10 – SIU-Edwardsville)
Jimmy McKinney Jr.
Jimmy
McKinney Jr.
6'2" | SG
Vashon | 2027
State
#120
Nation
MO
(2027 - #4)
Leon
Powell
Powell
6'1" | SF
Highland | 2027
IL
Jr. (2027 - #9)
Khalil Crain
Khalil
Crain
6'3" | PG
Vashon | 2027
State
MO
(2027 - #41)
Braiden Alford
Braiden
Alford
6'2" | CG
Vashon | 2028
State
MO
(2028 - #11)
East St. Louis vs Principia
East St. Louis
Jamison White
Jamison
White
6'7" | SF
East St. Louis | 2026
State
#162
Nation
IL
(2026 - #2 – Penn State)
Jahadi White Jr
Jahadi
White Jr
6'8" | C
East St. Louis | 2026
State
IL
(2026 - #23)
Alex Johnson
Alex
Johnson
IL
(2026 - #41)
Tyrik Barnes
Tyrik
Barnes
6'6" | PF
East St. Louis | 2027
State
IL
(2027 - #43)
Terriyon Webster
Terriyon
Webster
6'3" | SG
East St. Louis | 2027
State
IL
(2027 - #97)
Principia
Quentin Coleman
Quentin
Coleman
6'3" | PG
Principia | 2026
State
#91
Nation
MO
(2026 - #1 – Wake Forest)
Sekou Cisse
Sekou
Cisse
6'9" | PF
Principia | 2027
State
#115
Nation
MO
(2027 - #6)
Toure Nour Gassim (2027)
Kingston Money
Kingston
Money
6'3" | SG
Principia | 2027
State
MO
(2027 - #8)
Wyatt Slay
Wyatt
Slay
6'4" | SG
Principia | 2027
State
MO
(2027 - #12)
Majok Mayuen Kau
Majok
Mayuen Kau
6'9" | PF
Principia | 2029
State
MO
(2029 - #2)
Ron Henry
Ron
Henry
6'7" | SF
Principia | 2026
State
MO
(2026 - #24)
Jaedyn Jones
Jaedyn
Jones
5'10" | PG
Principia | 2026
State
MO
(2026 - #60)
Inglewood vs Webster Groves
Inglewood
Jason Crowe Jr (2026 – Top 5 Nationally – Mizzou)
David Conerly (2027 - #28)
Webster Groves
Scottie Adkinson
Scottie
Adkinson
6'3" | SG
Webster Groves | 2027
State
#36
Nation
MO
(2027 - #1 – Mizzou)
Jayden Woods
Jayden
Woods
6'2" | SG
Webster Groves | 2027
State
MO
(2027 - #30)
Quincy Williams
Quincy
Williams
6'0" | CG
Webster Groves | 2026
State
MO
(2026 - #66)
Jackson Tabash
Jackson
Tabash
6'0" | CG
Webster Groves | 2027
State
MO
(2027 - #77)
Bryce Millien
Bryce
Millien
6'0" | PG/SG
Webster Groves | 2028
State
MO
(2028 - #20)