Nationally ranked girls power, three potential Missouri State Champions headline 2011 Superfan Slate
Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at 2:18 p.m.
2011 KHQA/SUBWAY SUPERFAN SHOOTOUT
DAY ONE-FRIDAY, FEBUARY 4TH, 2011
GAME ONE- 5:30PM HARDIN CALHOUN VS CLOPTON GIRLS
The Lady Warriors make their Superfan debut behind the scoring prowess of Jocie Klocke, who earned all state mention this season after averaing nearly 14 points per game during her sophomore campaign. The Lady Hawks, who have qualified for six MSHSAA Final Fours in the last eight seasons and have been Shootout stalwarts since its inception at QND, counter with a phenomenal junior of their own in 6'1" center and leading scorer Lauren Jaeger.
GAME TWO-7:00PM QUINCY NOTRE DAME VS CALIFORNIA (MO) GIRLS
Led by one of the brightest young coaches in all of Missouri High School Girls Basketball in Macon native Bobby Sangster, 2009 MSHSAA Final Four Qualifier California treks to The Pit for the first time to battle the IHSA Class 2A State Runners-up. While the Pintos graduate All Stater Leigh Ann Lutz and Spenser Deeken from a team that is now 26-3 and just two wins shy of a return trip to Columbia, California will return talented starters Elle Miller and TyleRe Goans. California also infuses a gifted nucleus of Junior Varsity players (15-3 this season) that has drawn praise as the most promising group in school history. Expect little size, a ton of speed, and one of the best shooting girls teams you will see all season. QND will counter with returning sophomore starters Jordan Frericks and Kassidy Gengenbacher, as well as QHS 6'1 transfer Tori Kuhn in the post.
GAME THREE-8:30 PM QUINCY NOTRE DAME VS GATEWAY TECH (ST LOUIS) BOYS
Young, promising Gateway Tech squad will feature good size with returning seniors Cam Jones (6'6") and Javier Ferron (6'5) and some quick promising guards back from a team that went 14-12 against a rough Public League schedule and scored a season high 72 points against powerhouse Webster Groves. QND will counter with the return of breakout guards Conner Cramsey and Anthony Bruns, no to mention an outstanding infusion of underclassmen.
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DAY TWO-FEBRUARY 5TH, 2011
GAME FOUR-10:00AM WEST CENTRAL VS KEOKUK GIRLS
Two teams, each one season removed from state tournament appearances, will kick off the Breakfast Saturday Session of the Superfan. West Central has the luxury of returning a pair of starters from its 2009 2nd Place State Finish in speedy point guard Ashlyn Jacquot and All State Forward Tiffany King, who is expect to go heads up with Keokuk's luminous post player McKenzie Piper in one of the day's best individual pairings. Chiefs return nine of their top ten players from a team that went 13-9 this season, including another potential all state candidate in guard Shelsey Stanley.
GAME FIVE-11:30AM KEOKUK VS ILLINI WEST BOYS
The rising Keokuk Chiefs will test their mettle against an Illini West crew that boasts plenty of athleticism in its own right with the returns of Ser Whitaker, Cody Carson and the Schmudlach Brothers. Keokuk offers us arguably the region's deadliest shooter in David Dahl, high energy forward Ryne Sackman, speedy point guard Elliott Vandenberg, a highly promisng 6'4" post presence in Kevin Jennings and a group of incoming sophomores who should be very good in their own right. On paper, this figures to be one of the more entertaining, face paced games of the season.
GAME SIX-1:00PM HAVANA VS ILLINI WEST GIRLS
The region's top returning post scorer, Carter Wear, will attempt to impose her will against a squad that could very well enter the year ranked 1st in Class 1A Girls Basketball. The Ducks return four starters from an Elite Eight squad, including honorable mention All Stater Macy Brown at guard (12ppg) and second leading scorer Sam Ellsworth. Jerry Wilson might have his deepest squad ever with 13 of his top 14 players back from last season. Zach Keene counters with veteran club in his own right that should profit from another year's experience for guards Bali Campbell, Tiffay Mohr, and the rising Katelyn Jacoby.
GAME SEVEN-2:30PM WEST HANCOCK VS STURGEON (MO) BOYS
Former Southeastern skipper Greg Buescher has his Bulldogs 28-0 and two wins shy of Mizzou Arena at the time of this writing. And Sturgeon will return plenty of firepower going forward, including leading scorer and potential All Stater (6'3) Garrett Kelly at forward and gifted guard Domenic Johnson back as starters. Reno Pinkston once again draws one of the KHQA/SUBWAY Superfan's toughtest assignments (just what how he likes it) and returns four kids who saw starters minutes this season, including a young man who could garner darkhorse POY consideration in the tough-as-nails Mac Schlicher, whose job it will likely be to check Kelly on Defense. A can't miss contest.
GAME EIGHT-4:00PM WEST HANCOCK VS MARION COUNTY GIRLS
The Tri State's newest emergent dynasty renews hostilities with the standard bearer in Illinois Small School Basketball. Marion County, likely headed for its second straight Final Four appearance and returning All Stater 6'1" center Jessica Redd and standout point guard Randi Lee Plunkett tries to avenge one of its only losses of the 2010 campaign. And this time around, the Mustangs won't have to contend with Marley Hall. West Hancock's other resident coaching genius, Ken Schuster, draws his own difficult assignment but counters with a very strong group of seasoned underclassmen eager to keep alive the region's best winning tradition.
GAME NINE-5:30PM PITTSFIELD VS CENTRAL LEE BOYS
My favorite boys game on the docket., History dictates that the Saukees and Hawks have been the two most bankable programs in our Shootout's history and give you guaranteed wars with however they line up against. Head to head? Wow. Both teams return legit Player of the Year candidates in Super Southpaw Guard Brad Hamilton and Andrew Mathison, perhaps the best big to be found in Tri State basketball next season. You've got two of the gold standards in area coaching in Clay Vass and Brad Tomhave, who have a little history working as well from the old AC Central/Pittsfield Battles.
GAME TEN-7:00PM INCARNATE WORD VS QUINCY NOTRE DAME GIRLS
As of this writing, Incarnate Word is ranked 10th Nationally and riding a 28-1 record into the MSHSAA Final Four, looking for the schools third state title and second of Dan Rolfes storied coaching career. IWA will graduate a pair of Division One Players in Jazmin Hitchins and Chloe Nelson (Ball State and Illinois State respectively) but the Red Knights are plenty loaded with guard Brittany Carter expected to be the next great IMA Division One export and a roster as deep and gifted as any we will see at any point next season in this region. Suffice it to say, Eric Orne has a litmus test weekend on his hands.
GAME ELEVEN-8:30PM NORTH LAWNDALE VS QUINCY NOTRE DAME BOYS
The Phoenix graduate 6'10 Paul Bunch and 6'5 forward Jermaine Winfield from a squad that went 17-9 this season in the Public League West. Absent much of the size that distinguished it this season, North Lawndale will counter with speedy guard play led by Garrett Taylor.
