Highland Shootout Preview
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The Highland Shootout is one of the state’s top annual high school events. It will take place this Saturday January 8 at Highland High School. This single day shootout will boast the #1 ranked prospects in the Illinois 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025 classes. That is just the beginning!
In the state of Illinois there are 10 prospect that rank inside the top 5 of their class with Jaden Schutt Jaden Schutt 6'5" | SG Yorkville Christian | 2022 State #42 Nation IL (Yorkville Christian – Duke Commit), Trey Pettigrew Trey Pettigrew 6'3" | PG Hillcrest Prep | 2022 State #143 Nation IL (Kenwood – Nevada Commit), Darrin Ames Darrin Ames 6'1" | PG Kenwood | 2023 State #99 Nation IL (Kenwood), Davius Loury Davius Loury 6'8" | PF Phhoenix Prep | 2024 State AZ (Kenwood), James Brown James Brown 6'9" | C Link Academy (from Chicago) | 2024 #66 Nation MO (St. Rita), Morez Johnson Morez Johnson 6'9" | PF Thornton | 2024 State #33 Nation IL (St. Rita – Illinois Commit), Cooper Koch Cooper Koch 6'8" | PF Metamora | 2024 State #81 Nation IL (Peoria Notre Dame), Jaedin Reyna Jaedin Reyna 6'0" | PG Bishop Noll | 2024 State IN (St. Rita), Bryce Heard (Kenwood), and Melvin Bell (St. Rita)!
Want D1 talent from Missouri? There is plenty of that as well with Jevon Porter Jevon Porter 6'11" | SF Tolton Catholic | 2022 State #110 Nation MO (Father Tolton – Pepperdine Commit), Braxton Stacker Braxton Stacker 6'5" | SG Cardinal Ritter | 2022 State MO (Cardinal Ritter – Murray State Commit), Robert Lewis Robert Lewis 6'8" | PF Cardinal Ritter | 2022 State MO (Cardinal Ritter), Rob Martin Rob Martin 5'9" | PG CBC | 2022 State MO (CBC), Larry Hughes Jr (CBC) in the senior class. Juniors to watch include BJ Ward (Chaminade), Jayden Nicholson Jayden Nicholson 6'4" | SG St Louis Christian | 2023 State MO (Vashon), Kennard Davis Kennard Davis 6'5" | PG Vashon | 2023 MO (Vashon), and Cameron Stovall Cameron Stovall 6'5" | SF Vashon | 2023 State MO (Vashon). The top 2024 in the state will be in the house in CBC seven footer John Bol John Bol 7'1" | C Overtime Elite (GA) | 2024 #52 Nation GA !
Top 10 national recruit in the 2023 class Justin Edwards headlines Imhotep out of Pennsylvania. He is the best junior in PA followed by his teammate Rahmir Barno. They also boast Prep Hoops Pennsylvania’s #2 sophomore Ahmad Nowell!
Below is the schedule and list of prospects to track throughout the day!
Schedule
8:30 AM Highland vs Freeburg (Girls)
10:00 AM Highland vs Trenton Wesclin
11:30 AM Cardinal Ritter (MO) vs Belleville East
1:00 PM Father Tolton (MO) vs Mascoutah
3:00 PM Yorkville Christian vs Chaminade (MO)
4:45 PM St. Rita vs Peoria Notre Dame
6:30 PM Vashon (MO) vs Imhotep (PA)
8:15 PM Kenwood vs CBC (MO)
Illinois Top Prospects
2022
Justin King
Justin
King
6'4" | PG
Mascoutah | 2022
State
IL
(Mascoutah – UMSL)
Jack Seibert
Jack
Seibert
6'5" | SG
Mascoutah | 2022
State
IL
(Mascoutah)
Jaden Schutt
Jaden
Schutt
6'5" | SG
Yorkville Christian | 2022
State
#42
Nation
IL
(Yorkville Christian – Duke)
KJ Vasser
KJ
Vasser
6'3" | SG
Yorkville Christian | 2022
State
IL
(Yorkville Christian)
Tyler Burrows
Tyler
Burrows
6'3" | SG
Yorkville Christian | 2022
State
IL
(Yorkville Christian)
Nelson Reynolds
Nelson
Reynolds
6'3" | PG
Peoria Notre Dame | 2022
State
IL
(Peoria Notre Dame)
Colin Schuler
Colin
Schuler
6'7" | PF
Peoria Notre Dame | 2022
State
IL
(Peoria Notre Dame)
David Williams
David
Williams
6'2" | SG
Peoria Notre Dame | 2022
State
IL
(Peoria Notre Dame)
Trey Pettigrew
Trey
Pettigrew
6'3" | PG
Hillcrest Prep | 2022
State
#143
Nation
IL
(Kenwood – Nevada)
Darius Robinson
Darius
Robinson
6'0" | PG
Thornton Township | 2022
State
IL
(Kenwood)
2023
Cade Altadonna
Cade
Altadonna
6'0" | PG
Highland | 2023
State
IL
(Highland)
Grant Fridley
Grant
Fridley
6'1" | PG
Wesclin | 2023
State
IL
(Trenton Wesclin – McKendree)
Jordan Pickett
Jordan
Pickett
6'1" | SG
Belleville East | 2023
State
IL
(Belleville East)
Darien Singleton
Darien
Singleton
6'1" | SG
Belleville East | 2023
State
IL
(Mascoutah)
Brayden Long
Brayden
Long
6'4" | SF
Yorkville Christian | 2023
State
IL
(Yorkville Christian)
David Douglas
David
Douglas
6'5" | SG
Yorkville Christian | 2023
State
IL
(Yorkville Christian)
Kaiden Space
Kaiden
Space
6'2" | SG
St.Rita | 2023
State
IL
(St. Rita)
Darrin Ames
Darrin
Ames
6'1" | PG
Kenwood | 2023
State
#99
Nation
IL
(Kenwood)
Davius Loury
Davius
Loury
6'8" | PF
Phhoenix Prep | 2024
State
AZ
(Kenwood)
Solomon Mosley
Solomon
Mosley
6'8" | C
Kenwood | 2023
State
IL
(Kenwood)
2024
Jake Ottensmeier
Jake
Ottensmeier
6'1" | SG
Highland | 2024
State
IL
(Highland)
Jehvion Starwood
Jehvion
Starwood
6'3" | SG
Oswego East | 2024
State
#269
Nation
IL
(Yorkville Christian)
James Brown
James
Brown
6'9" | C
Link Academy (from Chicago) | 2024
#66
Nation
MO
(St. Rita)
Morez Johnson
Morez
Johnson
6'9" | PF
Thornton | 2024
State
#33
Nation
IL
(St. Rita – Illinois)
Jaedin Reyna
Jaedin
Reyna
6'0" | PG
Bishop Noll | 2024
State
IN
(St. Rita)
Cooper Koch
Cooper
Koch
6'8" | PF
Metamora | 2024
State
#81
Nation
IL
(Peoria Notre Dame)
Jaden Smith
Jaden
Smith
6'10" | C
Kenwood | 2024
State
IL
(Kenwood)
Calvin Robins Jr
Calvin
Robins Jr
6'5" | PF
Kenwood | 2024
State
IL
(Kenwood)
2025
Melvin Bell (St. Rita)
Bryce Heard (Kenwood)
Missouri Top Prospects
2022
Braxton Stacker
Braxton
Stacker
6'5" | SG
Cardinal Ritter | 2022
State
MO
(Cardinal Ritter – Murray State)
Robert Lewis
Robert
Lewis
6'8" | PF
Cardinal Ritter | 2022
State
MO
(Cardinal Ritter)
Jevon Porter
Jevon
Porter
6'11" | SF
Tolton Catholic | 2022
State
#110
Nation
MO
(Father Tolton – Pepperdine)
Justin Boyer
Justin
Boyer
6'6" | SF
Tolton Catholic | 2022
State
MO
(Father Tolton)
Tahki Chievous
Tahki
Chievous
6'4" | SG
Tolton Catholic | 2022
State
MO
(Father Tolton)
Nate Straughter
Nate
Straughter
6'3" | SG
Chaminade | 2022
State
MO
(Chaminade – Millikin)
Walter Straughter
Walter
Straughter
6'3" | SG
Chaminade | 2022
State
MO
(Chaminade – Millikin)
Filip Sinobad
Filip
Sinobad
6'7" | PF
Chaminade | 2022
State
MO
(Chamindae)
Rob Martin
Rob
Martin
5'9" | PG
CBC | 2022
State
MO
(CBC)
Larry Hughes Jr (CBC)
Mikhail Abdul-Hamid
Mikhail
Abdul-Hamid
6'5" | SG
CBC | 2022
State
MO
(CBC)
2023
Evens Appolon
Evens
Appolon
6'9" | PF
Father Tolton | 2023
State
MO
(Father Tolton)
James Lee
James
Lee
5'10" | PG
Father Tolton | 2023
State
MO
(Father Tolton)
B.J. Ward
B.J.
Ward
6'0" | PG
Chaminade | 2023
State
MO
(Chaminade)
Nilivan Daniels
Nilivan
Daniels
6'3" | SG
Chaminade | 2023
State
MO
(Chaminade)
Kennard Davis
Kennard
Davis
6'5" | PG
Vashon | 2023
MO
(Vashon)
Jayden Nicholson
Jayden
Nicholson
6'4" | SG
St Louis Christian | 2023
State
MO
(Vashon)
Cameron Stovall
Cameron
Stovall
6'5" | SF
Vashon | 2023
State
MO
(Vashon)
Anthoni Sandford
Anthoni
Sandford
6'5" | SF
Vashon | 2023
State
MO
(Vashon)
2024
Nashawn Davis
Nashawn
Davis
6'5" | SF
Cardinal Ritter | 2024
State
MO
(Cardinal Ritter)
Mekhi Davis (Cardinal Ritter)
John Bol
John
Bol
7'1" | C
Overtime Elite (GA) | 2024
#52
Nation
GA
(CBC)
Anthony Gause (CBC)
Nassir Binion
Nassir
Binion
6'4" | SG
Vashon | 2024
State
MO
(CBC)
Pennsylvania Top Prospects
Khalif Crawley (Imhotep – 2022)
Justin Edwards (Imhotep – 2023)
Rahmir Barno (Imhotep – 2023)
Ahmad Nowell (Imhotep – 2024)
Website
highlandshootout.com
Stream
NFHS