SCHEDULE CHANGE!  

Great Crossing, KY vs. Bellaire, TX now 3:00PM

Principia, MO vs. Columbia, IL now 8:00PM

All Games Streamed live on NFHS at the following links

Session 1 - Games 1 & 2  

https://tinyurl.com/OptimistShootoutSession1 

Session 2 - Games 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8  

https://tinyurl.com/OptimistShootoutSession2 

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Game 1 (9:00am)   -    Robinson (IL) Girls vs. Highland (IL) Girls

Game 2 (10:30am)   -    Webster Groves (MO) vs.  Highland (IL)

Scottie Adkinson, 6'4" Sophomore - Webster Groves - Nationally Ranked #33 - Offers from Illinois, Mizzou, West Virginia

Miles Simpson, 6'5" Freshman - Webster Groves - Nationally Ranked Top 50 - Offers from Mizzou, SLU

Game 3 (12:00pm)   -    DeSmet (MO) 2024 State Champ vs.  Moline (IL) 

Riley Massey, 6'3" Senior - DeSmet - Committed to North Dakota St

-DeSmet starting 5 returning-

Braden Freeman -6'6" Senior - Moline - Committed to Cal Poly

Trey Taylor, 6'6" Senior - Moline - Offers from Cal Poly, EIU, Emporia St, Northern Michigan

Nashawn Davis-6'6" Sr, Derrick Rivers-6'3" Sr, Mekhi Barringer-6'5" Sr, Ryan Atkins-6'2" Sr - Top 100 in MO 

Game 4 (1:30pm)   -    Vianney (MO) vs. Lemont (IL) 

Luke Walsh, 6'2" Senior - Vianney - Committed to SIU-C

Gabe Sularski, 6'5" Junior - Nationally Ranked #109 - Offers from Wisconsin, Purdue, Mizzou, Michigan St, Indiana, Illinois

Game 5 (3:00pm)   Now 8:00pm -    Principia (MO) vs. Columbia (IL)

Quentin Coleman, 6'2" Junior - Principia - Offer from Lindenwood

Sekou Cisse, 6'9" Sophomore - Principia - Offers from Arizona St, Illinois, Ohio, SLU

Gassim Toure,  6'2" Sophomore - Principia - Offers Illinois, Ohio, SLU, Xavier, UCF

Sam Donald, 6'9" Senior - Columbia -  Committed to  from Mississippi St, Ole Miss

Eddie Smajic, 6'6" Junior - Vianney - Offers from SEMO, SLU, Lindenwood

Game 6 (4:30pm)   -    Vashon (MO)2024 State Champ vs. Quincy (IL)

Trey Williams,  6'0" Senior - Vashon - Committed to Missouri State

Christian Williams, 6'0" Senior - Vashon - Offers from SLU, Lindenwood, Bradley, SIU-E, VCU

Dehrio McCaskill, 6'4" Senior - Vashon - Committed to SIU-E  

Kain McCaskill, 6'1" Junior - Vashon - Offers from NIU, Lindenwood

Jimmy McKinney III, 6'3" Sophomore - Vashon - Nationally Ranked #43 - Offers from Iowa St, Mizzou, SLU

Bradley Longcor, 6'3" Senior - Quincy - Committed to Santa Clara

Dom Clay, 6'4" Senior - Quincy - Committed to Austin Peay

Game 7 (6:15pm)    -    Father Tolton (MO) vs. John Burroughs (MO)

Aaron Rowe, 6'0" Senior - Tolton - Nationally Ranked #53  - Committed to Mizzou

Exavier Wilson - 6'1" Senior - Tolton - Offers from Austin Peay, MO St, Murray State

Blake Pingeton, 6'6" Senior - Tolton - Offer from McKendree

Tristan Reed, 6'10" Junior - Burroughs - Nationally Ranked #80 - Offers from Iowa, Kansas St, Michigan, Mizzou

Sheek Pearson, 6'11" Junior -  Burroughs  - Nationally Rankd #60 - Offers from Illinois, Iowa, Mizzou, SLU, Purdue

Game 8 (8:00pm)  Now 3:00pm  -    Great Crossing (KY) vs. Bellaire (TX)

Malachi Moreno, 7'1" Senior - Great Crossing - Nationally Ranked #25 - Committed to Kentucky

Vince Dawson, 6'5" Senior - Great Crossing - Committed to Morehead State

LJ Holman, 6'0" Sophomore - Great Crossing - Offers from Ohio, Eastern Kentucky

Shelton Henderson, 6'7" Senior- Bellaire - Nationally Ranked #12 - Committed to Duke

LJ Andrews, 6'7" Senior - Bellaire - Offers from George Mason, Texas A&M, Lamar 

National rankings are compiled from Rivals, 247sports, ESPN, and Prephoops

The Highland Optimist Club is part of  Optimist International - an association of more than 3,000  clubs  around the world dedicated to "bringing out the best in kids". 

Adult volunteers join Optimist Clubs to conduct positive service projects in their communities aimed at providing a helping hand to youth. 

As Optimists, we are people who care about our communities and want to make a difference in the lives of youth by setting a positive example.      

Mission:  By providing hope and positive vision, Optimists bring out the best in kids.