State Farm Holiday Classic Preview
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It is that time of year! We are gearing up for the holiday tournament season! Tournaments all across the state! Over the next few days we will be previewing some of the top events in the state. Here is our…
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Continue ReadingIt is that time of year! We are gearing up for the holiday tournament season! Tournaments all across the state! Over the next few days we will be previewing some of the top events in the state. Here is our State Farm Holiday Classic Preview!
Dates of Event
December 27, 28, 29, 30
Location
Illinois Wesleyan University and Normal West High School
First Day Schedule (Not in Bracket Order)
December 27
Large School (First Day at IWU)
10:30 AM Springfield vs Metamora
12:00 PM Rock Island vs Joliet Central
1:30 PM Wheaton Warrenville South vs Harlem
3:00 PM Brother Rice vs Mahomet Seymour
5:00 PM Bradley Bourbonnais vs Peoria
6:30 PM East St. Louis vs Normal U-High
8:00 PM Normal Community vs North Chicago
9:30 PM North Lawndale vs Lincoln Way West
Small School (Frist Day at Normal West)
10:30 AM St. Joseph Ogden vs Downs Tri Valley
12:00 PM Quincy Notre Dame vs Rock Falls
1:30 PM Sacred Heart Griffin vs Minonk Fieldcrest
3:00 PM Bishop McNamara vs Winnebago
5:00 PM East Dubuque vs Bloomington Central Catholic
6:30 PM El Paso Gridley vs Annawan
8:00 PM Rockford Lutheran vs Providence St. Mel
9:30 PM Olympia vs Aurora Christian
Favorites to Win
This should be a great finals if he plays out that way with Normal Community vs East St. Louis. This would feature the top teams from central Illinois and southern Illinois. At the small school level we will go with the best two teams in Sacred Heart Griffin and St. Joseph Ogden.
Final Four and Championship Picks
Large School
Normal Community (Champion)
Brother Rice
Rock Island
East St. Louis
Small School
Sacred Heart Griffin
Aurora Christian
St. Joseph Ogden (Champion)
Bloomington Central Catholic
Sleeper Teams
Large School
Wheaton Warrenville South
Metamora
North Lawndale
Small School
Bloomington Central Catholic
Top Overall Prospects
Zach Cleveland
Zach
Cleveland
6'8" | PF
Normal West | 2022
State
IL
(Normal Community – 2022 – Liberty)
Jaheem Webber
Jaheem
Webber
6'9" | C
Normal Community | 2024
State
#300
Nation
IL
(Normal Community – 2024)
Ahmad Henderson
Ahmad
Henderson
5'10" | PG
Brother Rice | 2023
State
#291
Nation
IL
(Brother Rice – 2023)
Christian Jones
Christian
Jones
6'4" | SG
East St. Louis | 2022
State
IL
(East St. Louis – 2022 – Mizzou)
Macaleab Rich
Macaleab
Rich
6'5" | SF
East St. Louis | 2023
State
#261
Nation
IL
(East St. Louis – 2023)
Owen Freeman
Owen
Freeman
6'10" | C
Moline | 2023
State
#179
Nation
IL
(Bradley Bourbonnais – 2023 – Iowa)
Ty Pence
Ty
Pence
6'4" | SG
St. Joseph Ogden | 2023
State
IL
(St. Joseph Ogden – 2023)
Ethan Kizer
Ethan
Kizer
6'6" | SF
Metamora | 2023
State
IL
(Metamora – 2023)
Best Unsigned Seniors
Famious French
Famious
French
6'6" | SF
Bloomington | 2022
State
IL
(Normal Community)
Trey Redd
Trey
Redd
5'11" | PG
Normal Community | 2022
State
IL
(Normal Community)
Amarion Nimmers
Amarion
Nimmers
6'2" | PG
Rock Island | 2022
State
IL
(Rock Island)
Marieon Anderson
Marieon
Anderson
6'3" | SG
Rock Island | 2022
State
IL
(Rock Island)
Elijah Reese
Elijah
Reese
6'4" | PG
Rock Island | 2022
State
IL
(Rock Island)
Mitchell Logan
Mitchell
Logan
6'4" | SG
Springfield | 2022
State
IL
(Springfield)
Zack Schroeder
Zack
Schroeder
6'2" | SG
Metamora Township | 2022
State
IL
(Metamora)
Dashawn Wells
Dashawn
Wells
6'4" | SF
Peoria | 2022
State
IL
(Peoria)
Drew Meyers
Drew
Meyers
6'1" | SG
Aurora Christian | 2022
State
IL
(Aurora Christian)
Prospects Most Looking Forward to Evaluating
Noah Cleveland
Noah
Cleveland
6'8" | C
Normal Community | 2024
State
IL
(Normal Community – 2024)
Ronald Chambers
Ronald
Chambers
6'1" | PG
North Lawndale | 2023
State
IL
(North Lawndale – 2023)
Damarion Wyatt
Damarion
Wyatt
5'8" | PG
North Lawndale | 2023
IL
(North Lawndale – 2023)
Khalil Ross
Khalil
Ross
6'6" | SF
Brother Rice | 2023
State
IL
(Brother Rice – 2023)
Nick Niego
Nick
Niego
6'2" | SG
Brother Rice | 2023
State
IL
(Brother Rice – 2023)
Ryan Kenney
Ryan
Kenney
6'6" | PF
Brother Rice | 2023
IL
(Brother Rice – 2023)
Jayden Watson
Jayden
Watson
6'7" | PF
Bloom Township | 2023
State
IL
(Brother Rice – 2023)
Tyson Swanson (Metamora – 2023)
Damarion Brown
Damarion
Brown
6'7" | C
East St. Louis | 2023
State
IL
(East St. Louis – 2023)
Mason Funk
Mason
Funk
6'5" | SF
Normal U-High | 2023
State
IL
(Normal U-High – 2023)
Ty Minor (Normal U-High – 2023)
Jake Hamilton
Jake
Hamilton
6'3" | SG
Sacred Heart Griffin | 2023
State
IL
(Sacred Heart Griffin – 2023)
Zack Hawkinson
Zack
Hawkinson
6'4" | PF
Sacred Heart Griffin | 2023
State
IL
(Sacred Heart Griffin – 2023)
Cole Certa
Cole
Certa
6'4" | SG
IMG Academy | 2024
State
#129
Nation
FL
(Bloomington Central Catholic – 2024)
Anthony Kemp
Anthony
Kemp
6'2" | SG
Bradley Bourbonnais | 2024
State
IL
(Bloomington Central Catholic – 2024)
Website
https://theclassic.org/
Where to Watch Online
Clutch Sports