The Panther Dome in O’Fallon (Ill) will be the place to be on Saturday, February 7 for one of the area’s big late season showcase events.
The Bank of O’Fallon Shootout is an outstanding six-game event that will feature top teams from St. Louis, Metro East, Central Illinois and the Chicago area. The event will be held at O’Fallon High.
The highlight game of the Shootout will be a showdown between Chaminade and East St. Louis in the final game at 8:15 p.m. Chaminade is the top large school team on the Missouri side while East St. Louis is the top large school on the Illinois side.
Chaminade is led by 6’9″ junior All-American Jayson Tatum, who leads the St. Louis area in scoring. He is the No. 1 ranked junior in the country. The Red Devils also feature 6’8 junior Tyler Cook, 6’1 junior Mike Lewis and 6’10 junior Will Gladson.
East St. Louis is currently in first place in the powerful Southwestern Conference. The Flyers have one of the nation’s top sophomores in 6’11 center Jeremiah Tillmon. East Side also has a group of athletic forwards in 6’4 juniors Karon Randolph, Antonio Johnson and 6’5 senior Tyrone Riley. Guard Anthony Johnson is an excellent 3-point shooter.
Here is the rest of the schedule:
Columbia vs. Morris (Ill), 12:15 p.m. – Columbia has one of the top small school units in the metro east. The Eagles are led by the junior trio of Jonathan Holmes, Korbin Farmer and Drew Huebner. Morris is led by leading scorers Austin Patterson, Jake Walker and Evan Bjelland.
Vianney vs. Maple Park Kaneland (Ill), 1:45 p.m. – Vianney is a Metro Catholic Conference power that features one of the state’s too freshmen in 6’7 forward Car’teare Gordon. Kaneland returns several players from a Class 3 regional championship game.
Collinsville vs. Normal Community (Ill), 3:15 p.m. – Collinsville is coming off the championship of the Jerseyville Tournament. The Kahoks are led by 6’8 Indiana State signee Emondre Rickman. Normal is led by the 6’7 senior duo of Tyler Seibring and Alex Peacock.
Althoff vs. Weschester St. Joseph’s (Ill), 5:15 p.m. – An excellent matchup featuring one of the top small school programs in Althoff against perennial large school power St. Joseph’s from the Chicago area. Althoff (18-2) is led by sophomore sensation Jordan Goodwin and junior standouts Brendan Gooch and Tarkus Ferguson. St. Joseph’s is led by 5’11 guard Glynn Watson, who has signed with Nebraska. Northwestern signee Jordan Ash and 6’8 forward Nick Rakocevic are also top players.
O’Fallon vs. Bolingbrook (Ill), 6:45 p.m. – O’Fallon has one of the area’s top seniors in 6’6 Donovan Franklin, who is averaging 20 points a game. Senior Chance Armstrong is a top athlete. Bolingbrook is led by guard Prentiss Nixon, who has signed with Colorado State, along with talented teammates Julian Torres and Brodric Thomas.
