Blue & Gold Tournament Preview

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The field is set for the annual Greenwood Blue &amp; Gold Tournament, which is held in Springfield on the campus of Missouri State University. The tournament will be held from December 26-30 at the Great Southern Bank Arena.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here is a look at the brackets along with some of the top players to watch.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>BLUE DIVISION BRACKET</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":2706531,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"media"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/IMG_8521.jpeg"><img src="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/IMG_8521.jpeg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-2706531" /></a></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A FEW TOP PLAYERS TO WATCH</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2025</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1424395' first='Jackson' last='Shorter'] (Kickapoo)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jay Culver (Branson)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2026</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1872262' first='Reese' last='Kimrey'] (Kickapoo)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2117605' first='Cannon' last='Thornhill'] (Aurora)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jax Baxter (Stockton)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1918815' first='Ryder' last='Rowden'] (Catholic)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2536475' first='Blair' last='Abraham'] (Buffalo)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2027</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2334901' first='Chase' last='Branham'] (Logan Rogersville)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2334904' first='Kylan' last='Pickren'] (Ozark)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2334926' first='Kyrese' last='Simpson'] (Hillcrest)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2028</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2607456' first='Titus' last='Moore'] (Logan Rogersville)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>*********<br></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>GOLD BRACKET</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":2706545,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"media"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/IMG_8539.jpeg"><img src="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/12/IMG_8539.jpeg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-2706545" /></a></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A FEW TOP PLAYERS TO WATCH</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2025</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1419878' first='Collin' last='Clark'] (Greenwood)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1424919' first='Brenley' last='Hagewood'] (Republic)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1315429' first='Cody' last='Voysey'] (Strafford)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Braxton Boyer (Willard)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1375322' first='Gardner' last='Casey'] (Bolivar)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2751664' first='Isaac' last='Dalton'] (Ava)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Peyton Cogdill (Hartville)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>******</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2026</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jared Kraft (West Plains)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>******</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2027</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2194413' first='Adam' last='McKnight'] (Nixa)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->