Sophie Cunningham Classic Preview

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Sophie Cunningham Classic will be held this weekend on the campus of Columbia College in Mid Missouri. The three-day event begins on Friday and will conclude on Sunday evening.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In just a short amount of time, the Sophie Cunningham Classic has already emerged as a prime national event with a great field of nationally ranked players and teams from the Midwest region. The event will feature programs from Kansas, Illinois, Oklahoma as well as from all parts of the state of Missouri. State championship teams from Missouri in 2024 who are in the event include Incarnate Word Academy (Class 6), John Burroughs (Class 5), Lift For Life (Class 4) and Skyline (Class 2). Bishop Miege was the Class 4 state champion in Kansas last season while Blue Valley North was the Class 6 state runner up.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here is the schedule and players to watch for the Sophie Cunningham Classic.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>SCHEDULE</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>FRIDAY, JANUARY 10</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lift for Life vs. Liberty North, 1:30 p.m.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Principia vs. Hickman, 3 p.m.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lutheran St. Charles vs. Booker T. Washington (OK), 4:30 p.m.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Blue Valley North (KS) vs. Rock Bridge, 6 p.m.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Doniphan vs. California, 7:30 p.m.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Ursuline Academy vs. Father Tolton, 9 p.m.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>*******<br></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>SATURDAY, JANUARY 11</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Bishop Miege vs. John Burroughs, 9:30 a.m.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[program_tooltip program_id='715781' first='Link' last='Academy'] vs. Cardinal Ritter, 11 a.m.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Principia vs. Quincy (IL), 12:30 p.m.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Incarnate Word Academy vs. Blue Valley North, 2 p.m.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Olathe South (KS) vs. Lutheran St. Charles, 3:30 p.m.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Booker T. Washington vs. Park Hill South, 5 p.m.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Staley vs. Whitney Young (IL), 6:30 p.m.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Strafford vs. Centralia, 8 p.m.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Skyline vs. Battle, 9:30p.m.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>********<br></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>SUNDAY, JANUARY 12</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Macks Creek vs. Fulton, 9:30 a.m.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lift for Life vs. [program_tooltip program_id='715781' first='Link' last='Academy'], 11 a.m.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Incarnate Word vs. Whitney Young, 12:30 p.m.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Strafford vs. Quincy, 2 p.m.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Cardinal Ritter vs. Hickman, 3:30 p.m.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Tipton vs. Rock Bridge, 5 p.m.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>********<br></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>NATIONALLY RANKED PROSPECTS</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='302779' first='Jordan' last='Speiser'] 6'2" Lutheran-St. Charles. Ranked No. 10 2025 (Kansas State)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jaliyah Davis 6'2" Blue Valley North. No. 17, 2025 (Kansas)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Destiny Jackson 5'6" Whitney Young. No. 25, 2025 (Illinois)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Marcayla Johnson 6'0" Booker T. Washington. No. 41, 2025 ((Baylor)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Aubrey Shaw 6'2" Blue Valley North. No. 43, 2025 (Harvard)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='624398' first='Nevaeh' last='Caffey'] 5'10" Incarnate Word. No. 67, 2025 (Indiana)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='317337' first='Addison' last='Bjorn'] 6'2" Park Hill South. No. 11, 2026</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='351752' first='Jayda' last='Porter'], 6'4" Rock Bridge, No. 28, 2026</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Eve Long, 6'3" Olathe South, No. 16, 2027</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Khloe Nicholson 6'1" Quincy. No. 17, 2028</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>********</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A FEW SMALL SCHOOL STANDOUTS</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='634024' first='Ashlen' last='Garrett'] 5'4" Skyline (2025)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='791650' first='Dasia' last='Scott'] 6'2" Principia (2027)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='722136' first='Ava' last='Schlotzhauer'] 5'10" Tipton (2025)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='424723' first='India' last='Willis'] 5'9" Macks Creek (2025)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1039479' first='Kinley' last='Larsen'] 5'9" Strafford (2028)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->