The 31st Annual Highland Optimist Scott Credit Union Shootout
January 7th, 2023 - Highland, IL
-The 2023 Shootout is SOLD OUT-
No tickets available at the door. Games will be live streamed, link will be posted shortly.

Game 1 (8:00am) - Waterloo (IL) Girls vs. Highland (IL) Girls

Game 2 (9:30am) - Quincy Notre Dame (IL) vs. Highland (IL)

Cade Altadonna, 6'0" Senior - Highland - Top 100 in IL

Jake Ottensmeier, 6'1" Junior - Highland - #1 Junior in metro-east

Jake Wallingford, 6'7" Senior - Quincy Notre Dame

Game 3 (11:00am) - Hillcrest (IL) vs. Belleville East (IL)

Darrion Baker, 6'8" Senior - Committed to Akron

Jordan Pickett, 6'3" Senior - Belleville East - Committed to SIU-E

Game 4 (12:30pm) - Bloomington Central Catholic (IL) vs. New Madrid (MO)

Cole Certa, 6'5" Junior - Bloomington CC - Offers from Loyola, SIU, ISU, Drake, Bradley

Jadis Jones, 6'5" Junior - New Madrid - Nationally Ranked #184 - Offers from Robert Morris, SEMO

Game 5 (2:00pm) - Kansas City Staley (MO) vs. East St. Louis (IL)

Macaleab Rich, 6'6" Senior - East St. Louis - Nationally Ranked #129 - Committed to Kansas State

Antwan Robinson, 6'4" Senior - East St. Louis - Committed to Cal State

Kayden Fish, 6'8" Senior - Staley - Nationally Ranked #174 - Committed to Iowa State

Kyan Evans, 6'2" Senior - Staley - Committed to Colorado State

Cameron Manyawu , 6'8'" Senior - Staley - Committed to Indiana State

Game 6 (3:30pm) - Sacred Heart Griffin (IL) vs. CBC (MO)

Jake Hamilton, 6'3" Senior - Sacred Heart - Committed to Quincy University

Zack Hawkinson, 6'6" Senior - Sacred Heart

Will Hamilton, 6'3" Senior - Sacred Heart

Nassir Binion, 6'5" Junior - CBC

Anthony Gause, 6'3" Junior - CBC

Game 7 (5:15pm) - St. Rita (IL) vs. Chaminade (MO)

James Brown, 6'9" Junior - St. Rita - Nationally Ranked #27 - Committed to North Carolina

Morez Johnson, 6'9" Junior - St. Rita - Nationally Ranked #45 - Committed to Illinois

Nojus Industraitis, 6'5" Junior - St. Rita - Nationally Ranked #77 - Committed to Iowa St

Melvin Bell, 6'4" Sophomore - St. Rita - Nationally Ranked #59 - Offers from Illinois, Mizzou, Michigan, etc.

BJ Ward - 6'2" Senior - Chaminade - Committed to SEMO

Nilivan Daniels - 6'3" Senior - Offer from Missouri Baptist

Ben Winker - 6'10" Sophomore - Chaminade

Game 8 (7:00pm) - Imhotep (PA) vs. Simeon (IL)

Justin Edwards, 6'8" Senior - Imhotep - Nationally Ranked #2 - Committed to Kentucky

Rahmir Barno, 6'2" Senior - Imhotep - Nationally Ranked #210 - Committed to Florida Gulf Coast

Ahmad Nowell, 6'1" Junior - Imhotep - Nationally Ranked #34 - Offers from Tennessee, Kansas, Auburn, etc.

Jeremiah White, 6'6" Junior - Imhotep - Offer from Fairfield

Ma Kye Taylor, 6'7" Junior - Imhotep - Offer from Fairfield

Miles Rubin, 6'8" Senior - Simeon - Nationally Ranked #142 - Committed to Loyola

Wes Rubin, 6'8" Senior - Simeon - Committed to Northern Iowa

Kaiden Space, 6'2" Senior - St. Rita - Committed to Stony Brook

Sam Lewis, 6'5" Senior - Simeon - Committed to Toledo

Jalen Griffith, 5'10" Senior - Offers from Arizona State, Northern Illinois, Western Illinois

Steve Turner, 6'10" Senior - Simeon

Game 9 (8:30pm) - Vashon (MO) vs. Moline (IL)

Kennard Davis, 6'6" Senior - Vashon - Nationally Ranked #215 - Committed to Southern Illinois

Jayden Nicholson, 6'6" Senior - Vashon - Nationally Ranked #245 - Offers from SIU-E, SEMO, Missouri State

Cam Stovall, 6'6" Senior - Vashon - Offer from Western Illinois

Jordan Logan, 6'7" Senior - Vashon - Offer from Florida International

Nick Randall, 6'8" Sophomore - Vashon - Offers from Kansas State, Louisville, Mizzou, SLU

Trey Williams, 5'11" Sophomore - Vashon - Offers from Mizzou, SIU-E

Dierre Hill, 5'11" Sophomore - Vashon - Offer from SEMO

Owen Freeman, 6'10" Senior - Moline - Nationally Ranked #144 - Committed to Iowa

Brock Harding, 6'2" Senior - Moline - Nationally Ranked #147 - Committed to Iowa

Grant Welch, 6'3" Senior - Moline

Braden Freeman, 6'6" Sophomore - Moline

Trey Taylor, 6'6" Sophomore - Moline

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.