Midwest Showdown Shootout Preview

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The field is set for the Midwest Showdown Shootout, which will be held on Saturday at Ritenour High School. The six-game event is presented by Terrell Ramey of Rameybasketball. It features teams from Missouri, Illinois and Tennessee. Here is a look at the schedule along with some of the top players to watch.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>SCHEDULE</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Ritenour vs. Columbia Battle, 1 p.m.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lift for Life vs. Romeoville, 2:30 p.m.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>DeSmet vs. Fayette Ware (TN), 4 p.m.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Prise Academy vs. Chicago Prep Academy, 5:30 p.m.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>East St. Louis vs. Chicago Hillcrest, 7 p.m.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Cardinal Ritter vs. Miller Career Academy, 8:30 p.m.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>PLAYERS TO WATCH</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2023</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1070102' first='Justin' last='Duff'] 6'3 (DeSmet)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Macalaeb Rich (East St. Louis)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Darrion Baker (Hillcrest)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Troy Cicero (Romeoville)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Damarion Yates (Fayette Ware)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Kaylon Mason (Prise Academy)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1070098' first='Justin' last='Goolsby'] (Battle)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Antwan Robinson (East St. Louis)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1440457' first='Charles' last='Nelson'] (Miller Career Academy)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Grayson Rogers (Ritenour)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2024</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1430519' first='Tate' last='McCubbin'] (Battle)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1427981' first='Clayton' last='Jackson'] (Cardinal Ritter)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Mike Jones (Chicago Prep)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1427982' first='Lajuan' last='Johnson'] (Lift for Life)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2025</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1424414' first='Vernell' last='Holt jr'] (Battle)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->