billiken_roy Posted August 17, 2004 Share Posted August 17, 2004 Belleville Althoff To Play In St. Louis Shootout August 17, 2004 10:30 A.M. CST The St. Louis Shootout is without question the best single day high school basketball event in the nation. Shootout coordinator Keith Pickett annually does an outstanding job of attracting the top high school teams and players in the nation to attend his event. This year's shootout will be held on December 9 at the Savis Center in St. Louis. One of the top teams from Illinois that will be participating in this year's shootout is Belleville Althoff, who is led by 6'1 guard Kevin Lisch, who ranks among the top six seniors in Illinois according to Illinois Prep Bulls-eye. Lisch has already committed to play his college basketball at St. Louis University. Althoff will be quite busy during the early part of December, as they will also play at the Marshall County Hoopfest at Marshall County High School in Benton, KY, which is one of the best early-season high school basketball events in the nation. Other teams that are committed to playing at the St. Louis Shootout include South Oak Cliff High School in Dallas, TX; Lynwood High School in Lynwood, CA; Poplar Bluff High School in Poplar Bluff, MO; and Wildwood Lafayette High School in Missouri. South Oak Cliff is absolutely loaded and features 6'9 Kevin Rogers, 6'9 junior Darrell Arthur and 6'6 Jerell Hastings. Lynwood is one of the top teams in California and has 6'8 Jerry Davon Jefferson, 6'3 Seketoure Henry, 6'6 junior Josh Guillory and 6'3 junior Tim McLauren. Poplar Bluff's top player is 6'8 Tyler Hansbrough , who is a consensus top 10 player in the nation. Wildwood Lafayette is led by guard Landon Shipley. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slufanskip Posted August 17, 2004 Share Posted August 17, 2004 One of my favorite days of the year ... I can't wait. Thanks for the info. Official Billikens.com sponsor of H. Waldman Official Billikens.com sponsor of just spanked the Braves Weekend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tseugnekillib Posted August 17, 2004 Share Posted August 17, 2004 Pickett is also starting a Shootout in Omaha. Hopefully, it won't drain the out-state talent which in previous years came into St. Louis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nebraska_Bob Posted August 17, 2004 Share Posted August 17, 2004 Do you have any info on the shootout in Omaha? Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slufanskip Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 South Oak Cliff is my former hometown 2nd thru 4th grade ... Official Billikens.com sponsor of H. Waldman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidlee Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 For those old enough to remember, I believe South Oak Cliff is where David Burns went to high school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mobile-iken Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 You grew up in a pretty rough area huh, Skip? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3star_recruit Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 The good news is the casual high school hoops fan will get see Lisch. The bad news is that coaches around the country will get to see Jeremy Felton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billiken_roy Posted August 18, 2004 Author Share Posted August 18, 2004 oh i never thought about that. :-( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coachstyles Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 what about central and desmet? Have they been invited yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billiken_roy Posted August 18, 2004 Author Share Posted August 18, 2004 pickett is big on planning in advance the local "stars". i.e. last year we got liddell as a senior and this year we get lisch. my guess is that since both central and desmet's stars are juniors, they will showcase next year's shootout. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kshoe Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 According to the Tigerboard Tyler has a press conference scheduled for Monday and will announce for UNC. Personally, I think he'll never see a college court, but thats just an opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slufanskip Posted August 19, 2004 Share Posted August 19, 2004 Yes it is ... but I don't remember it that way ... in 3rd and 4th grades we were walking the streets to mow lawns, riding our bikes to Keist Park, and taking the bus to the state fairgrounds ... my brother was a year older than I and we had so much freedom ... I just don't remember it being rough. As an adult I know it is and was then ... you just see things differently as a kid. Official Billikens.com sponsor of H. Waldman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mobile-iken Posted August 19, 2004 Share Posted August 19, 2004 It's nice that you have good memories of it, I would hate to see what it looks like today...I used to play alot of baseball at Keist Park. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slufanskip Posted August 19, 2004 Share Posted August 19, 2004 When did you live there ... I went to Margaret B. Henderson through 4th grade and then O'Henry Elem in Garland. Official Billikens.com sponsor of H. Waldman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mobile-iken Posted August 21, 2004 Share Posted August 21, 2004 I lived in North Dallas and attended ST. Rita through 6th grade before moving away from Dallas for a few years...I spent my summers in high-school and college down there also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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