Preview: MICDS Holiday Tournament
The field is set for the MICDS Holiday Tournament, which will be held from Dec. 22-29. The 16-team tournament is loaded with talented teams from top to bottom in what should be a very competitive week of basketball. The top five seeds in the field are Parkway Central, Whitfield, Francis Howell, Duchesne and Ladue.
Players to Watch
2018
Deandre Campbell 6’0″ Parkway Central
Torrence Watson 6’5″ Whitfield
Kale Catchings 6’6″ Wentzville Liberty
A.J. Sommer 6’5″ Parkway South
Mitch Fairless 6’5″ Duchesne
Adam Moore 6’6″ Duchesne
Trent Stiebler 6’3″ Ladue
Austin Thompson 6’2″ MICDS
Kaleb Overall 6’4″ Wentzville Liberty
Arther Green 6’3″ Parkway Central
2019
Daylen Dalton 5’6″ Francis Howell
Luther Taylor 6’4″ Whitfield
Braeden Wiggs 6’6″ St. Charles
Cameron Teson 6’0″ St. Charles
Jalen White 6’2″ Lutheran North
Jaron Thames 6’4″ Trinity
Matthew Simmons 6’1″ Francis Howell
Jerram Adams 6’2″ Westminster
2020
Jordan Nesbit 6’5″ Lutheran North
Ryan Kalkbrenner 6’10” Trinity
Jaylen Boyd 5’11” Ladue
Devion Harris 6’6″ Parkway Central
Adam Sommer 6’3″ Parkway South
Matt Schark 6’4″ Francis Howell
Evan Schneider 6’6″ Ladue
Darian Smith 6’3″ MICDS
Schedule
Friday, December 22 (First Round)
1 Parkway Central vs. 16 Clayton, noon
8 St. Charles vs. 9 Parkway South, 1:30 p.m.
4 Duchesne vs. 13 Westminster, 3 p.m.
5 Ladue vs. 12 Francis Howell Central, 4:30 p.m.
2 Whitfield vs. 15 Christian-O’Fallon, 6 p.m.
7 Wentzville Liberty vs. 10 Lutheran North, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, December 23 (First Round)
3 Francis Howell vs. 14 MICDS, 6 p.m.
6 Trinity vs. 11 Miller Career Academy, 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, December 26 (Quarterfinals)
Parkway Central-Clayton winner vs. St. Charles-Parkway South winner, 3:30 p.m.
Duchesne-WCA winner vs. Ladue-Howell Central winner, 5 p.m.
Whitfield-Christian winner vs. Liberty-Lutheran North winner, 6:30 p.m.
Howell-MICDS winner vs. Trinity-Miller Career Academy winner, 8 p.m.
Thursday, December 28 (Semifinals)
Semifinals, 6 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Friday, December 29
Consolation, noon
Fifth Place, 1:30 p.m.
Third Place, 3 p.m.
Championship, 7:30 p.m.