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Best Monday Games with Top Prospects to Kick Off State Tournament

Best Monday Games with Top Prospects to Kick Off State Tournament
Scott Burgess
Scott Burgess February 21, 2026 @ 09:00 AM
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Ayden Jensen
Ayden Jensen 6'8" | C | 2026
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Ryan Dinnon
Ryan Dinnon 6'6" | PF | 2027
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Amari Williams
Amari Williams 2028
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JJ Gwaltney
JJ Gwaltney 2028
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Ryder Wettig
Ryder Wettig 6'4" | SF | 2028
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Oren Byman
Oren Byman 6'11" | C | 2026
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Amir Beasley
Amir Beasley 6'9" | PF/SF | 2028
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Amari Dukes
Amari Dukes 6'5" | SG | 2027
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Jacob Fuller
Jacob Fuller 6'8" | C | 2027
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Luke Smith
Luke Smith 6'1" | PG | 2026
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<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>***Use Code “ScottyB30” for 30% off your subscription***</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The IHSA State Tournament begins on Monday night with some first round and play-in games in regional play!&nbsp; Here are the 8 games you want to check out that have prospects to monitor!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>4A</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TF South vs Andrew (at Andrew)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>My top game of the night.&nbsp; Pair of top 35 2027 prospects in Andrew stretch big man [player_tooltip player_id='2839876' first='Ryan' last='Dinnon'] against TF South with combo guard [player_tooltip player_id='2328086' first='Amari' last='Dukes'].</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Glenbrook South vs Von Steuben (at Glenbrook South)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Stretch four man 2027 [player_tooltip player_id='2125637' first='Jacob' last='Fuller'] is an intriguing junior power forward colleges should be monitoring.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Shepard vs Eisenhower (at Shepard)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2834463' first='Amari' last='Williams'] is the best 2028 big man in the state and he will be playing on the first night of the tournament!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>3A</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Danville vs Rantoul (at Danville)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Top 10 2028 power forward [player_tooltip player_id='2395586' first='Amir' last='Beasley'] is such an intriguing prospect with a big summer ahead of him!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2A</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Belleville Althoff vs Freeburg (at Althoff)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Slick handling combo guard [player_tooltip player_id='1977254' first='Luke' last='Smith'] is a major sleeper small college gem for Althoff.&nbsp; He will try to protect his home court against big man [player_tooltip player_id='2499794' first='Oren' last='Byman'] and Freeburg.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Tri-Valley vs Peoria Christian (at Peoria Christian)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Tri-Valley has one of the sleeper central Illinois prospects in 2026 [player_tooltip player_id='2962342' first='Ayden' last='Jensen'] traveling to small school annual contender Peoria Christian.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Herrin vs DuQuoin (at Herrin)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In an 8 vs 9 seed game that should be competitive it is definitely worth checking out Herrin 2028 sharp shooter [player_tooltip player_id='2832405' first='JJ' last='Gwaltney'] with his sweet lefty shot!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>1A</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Trico vs Christopher (at Christopher)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2766519' first='Ryder' last='Wettig'] is a skilled wing that can stuff the stat sheet for Trico.&nbsp; Fun player to watch in 2028 that we are excited to see more of as his career progresses.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->

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