Preview: Coaches vs. Cancer Tournament
The field is set for the Coaches vs. Cancer Tournament, which will be held from Dec. 27-30 at St. Louis Community College at Meramec. Defending tournament champion St. Mary’s received the No. 1 seed in the 16-team field, followed by Hazelwood Central, Jennings and Kirkwood.
Players to Watch
2018
Shaun Williams 6’3″ Hazelwood Central
Miles Jones 6’4″ St. Mary’s
Antonio Burks 6’2″ St. Mary’s
Colin Braun 6’7″ Vianney
Matt Leritz 6’6″ SLUH
Mike Sanders 5’10” SLUH
Dominic Mitchell 6’3″ St. Mary’s
Cameron Williams 6’4″ Hazelwood Central
Kyle Younge 5’10” Jennings
Kobe Smith 6’4″ Ritenour
Andrew Nett 6’5″ Troy
2019
Yuri Collins 5’11” St. Mary’s
Jason Montgomery 6’4″ Marquette
Atavian Butler 6’2″ McCluer North
Patrick Evans 6’3″ McCluer North
Damien Loyd 5’10” Kirkwood
Avery Taggert 6’4″ Eureka
Erik Lahm 6’10” Lindbergh
Trey Griffey 6’7″ Lafayette
Trent Champagne 6’3″ St. Charles West
2020
Mike Skoff 6’4″ DeSmet
Kyle Geraghty 5’11” Parkway West
2021
Ya Ya Keita 6’9″ DeSmet
Schedule
Wednesday, December 27
5 SLUH vs. 12 Lindbergh, 9 a.m.
4 Kirkwood vs. 13 Troy, 10:30 a.m.
6 Marquette vs. 11 Lafayette, noon
3 Jennings vs. 14 DeSmet, 1:30 p.m.
8 Vianney vs. 9 McCluer North, 3:30 p.m.
1 St. Mary’s vs. 16 Parkway West, 5 p.m.
2 Hazelwood Central vs. 15 St. Charles West, 6:30 p.m.
7 Eureka vs. 10 Ritenour, 8 p.m.
Thursday, December 28 (Quarterfinals)
Marquette-Lafayette winner vs. Jennings-DeSmet winner, 3:30 p.m.
Kirkwood-Troy winner vs. SLUH-Lindbergh winner, 5 p.m.
St. Mary’s-Parkway West winner vs. Vianney-McNorth winner, 6:30 p.m.
Eureka-Ritenour winner vs. Hazelwood Central-SCW winner, 8 p.m.
Friday, December 29
Semifinals, 6:30 and 8 p.m.
Saturday, December 30
Consolation, 3 p.m.
Fifth Place, 4:30 p.m.
Third Place, 6 p.m.
Championship, 8 p.m.