Sophie Cunningham Classic Lineup is Set

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Sophie Cunningham Classic has grown into one of the nation's top high school girls basketball showcase events.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Another great lineup has been put together for the three-day event, which will take place on January 9-11, 2026 at Columbia College. The event will feature programs from Missouri, Illinois, Kansas, Texas, Iowa and New York. It </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The event is named after Cunningham. a former Rock Bridge High and Mizzou star who currently plays for the Indiana Pacers in the WNBA.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here is the schedule for the Sophie Cunningham Classic and a few key players to watch.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>January 9</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>11 a.m. - Blue Valley North (KS) vs. Battle</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>12:30 p.m. - Doniphan vs. Tipton</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2 p.m. - Fulton vs. School of the Osage</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>3:30 p.m. -West Plains vs. Principia</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>5 p.m. - Incarnate Word Academy vs. St. Teresa's</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>6:30 p.m. - Lift for Life vs. Faith Family Academy (TX)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>8 p.m. - Staley vs. Long Island Lutheran (NY)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>9:30 p.m. - Olathe South (KS) vs. Rock Bridge</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Intriguing Matchup No. 1: The Doniphan-Tipton matchup features two outstanding smaller-school teams that have state championship aspirations. Doniphan is the defending Class 4 champions. Tipton has made three consecutive appearances in the Class 2 Final Four. Both teams are loaded with returning players.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>National Matchups: Incarnate Word and Staley played each other for the Class 6 state championship last season. Both will play national opponents in the event. IWA will take on Faith Family Academy (TX) while Staley will face East Coast power Long Island Lutheran.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>******</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>January 10</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>10 a.m. - Marshfield vs. Blue Valley North (KS)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>11:30 a.m. - Strafford vs. Solon (IA)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>1 p.m. - Faith Family Academy (TX) vs. Staley</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2:30 p.m. - Park Hill South vs. Quincy (IL)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>4 p.m. - Principia vs. Olathe South (KS)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>5:30 p.m. - Long Island Lutheran vs. Incarnate Word </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>7 p.m. - Bishop Miege (KS) vs. Borgia</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>8:30 p.m. - Lee's Summit West vs. Lift for Life</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Intriguing Matchup: The Park Hill South-Quincy game features two of the nation's top prospects in their respective classes. [player_tooltip player_id='317337' first='Addison' last='Bjorn'] of Park Hill South is Top 10 in 2026 while Khloe Nicholson of Quincy is Top 10 in 2028.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>******</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>January 11</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>10 a.m. - Harrisburg vs. Father Tolton</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>11:30 a.m. - Troy vs. Hickman</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>1 p.m. - Strafford vs. Quincy (IL)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2:30 p.m. - MICDS vs. Centralia</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>4 p.m. - Liberty North vs. Rock Bridge</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Intriguing Matchup: Strafford and Quincy will meet again in a rematch from last year's Sophie Cunningham Classic. Strafford pulled out a close victory behind the hot shooting of 2028 guard KinleyLarsen.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>*******</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>There are so many great players in the event that can be mentioned, so we just decided to mention five players in each class to spotlight. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Five 2026s to Watch</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='317337' first='Addison' last='Bjorn'] (Park Hill South)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Olivia Jones (Long Island Lutheran)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='351752' first='Jayda' last='Porter'] (Rock Bridge)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Amayah Garcia (Faith Family Academy)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='317343' first='Ava' last='Miles'] (Staley)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>******</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Five 2027s to Watch</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Eve Long (Olathe South)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='803061' first='Destiny' last='Manyawu'] (Staley)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='791650' first='Dasia' last='Scott'] (Principia)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='803053' first='Ryenn' last='Gordon'] (Centralia)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Karsyn Hagood (Doniphan)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>******</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Five 2028s to Watch</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='750683' first='Jordyn' last='Haywood'] (MICDS)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Khloe Nicholson (Quincy)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1039479' first='Kinley' last='Larsen'] (Strafford)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1039493' first='Bridget' last='Fitzgerald'] (Incarnate Word)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>******</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Five 2029s to Watch</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='905893' first='Eyani' last='Mills'] (Liberty North)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='999531' first='London' last='Stemmons'] (Hickman)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1279162' first='McKeyla' last='Ledsworth'] (Lee's Summit West)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1233488' first='Erin' last='Donald'] (Incarnate Word)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1261957' first='Blakely' last='Sowers'] (Centralia)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->