The Eighth Annual Voyager Media Prep Shootout is back again at the University of St. Francis in Joliet.
Tip time for the girls game is at 5:30 p.m., while the boys play at 7 p.m.
Last year was the first year of the fantasy draft featuring Mark Gregory against Scott Taylor, with Scott’s team winning both games. That has put Mark in revenge mode this year.
In the girls game, Team Mark is led by Alcorn St.-bound Monica Barefield of Joliet Central and Hennessey Handy of Plainfield Central.
He has a pair of state champions in Elise Stout and Sami Valentine of Benet and several regional champions in Brittney Patrick of Bolingbrok and Adriana Acosta and Mia Farrell of Joliet Catholic.
The rest of his lineup consists of Julia Sirvinskas (Maine South), Annie Carlson and Amanda Prete (Westmont), Taylor Cogdell (Plainfield East), Kelly McLean (Downers South) and Kierra Tyler (Joliet West).
While Mark went with a guard-oriented lineup, Scott picked up some post players in Alyssa Fink and Antwanetta Boswell (Plainfield South), Morgan Jones (Joliet Central) and Sydney Arlis (Minooka).
He also has a large group of three-point specialists in Ashley Hare (Joliet West), Riley Eckhart (Maine South), Kaitlyn Williams (JCA) and Skye Osborne (Romeoville.
Like Mark, Scott has a pair of 16-plus point per game scorers in Janelle Alba Garner (Maine East) and Jordan Heberg (Plainfield North).
Also on the team are Diamond Dortch (Romeoville), Jaylnn Estrada (Niles West), Maddie McTague (Maine East), Dana O’Boye (Plainfield North) and Lauren Porcelli (Downers North).
Once again the boys game will feature the top senior talent in the Voyager Media coverage area.
Mark’s team is led by a group of big-time scorers in Jalen Jackson (JCA), Jacob Buchner (Plainfield South) and Matt Cappelletti (Romeoville), all of whom average more than 15 points per game.
He has a lot of size inside with Brad Perry (Maine South) and Zach Grady (Bolingbrook) and also has dual threats in Malik Fuller (Joliet Central), Jason Malonga (Benet) and Evan Hines (Niles West).
Brandon Credit (Lockport), Harold Davis (JCA), James Dockery (Benet), Deantre DeYoung (Plainfield South), Milan Grover (Maine East), Matt Mahlke (Downers North) and Devon Sams (Bolingbrook) are also on the team.
Scott’s team is led by the Plainfield duo of Elyjah Goss of Plainfield East (IUPUI recruit) and Kevin
Krieger of Plainfield North (Minnesota State).
He has plenty of scoring throughout his lineup as nearly his entire team averages double figures in scoring.
Southern area players on the squad are Jordan Reed (Plainfield East), Henry Thompson and Richie Elias (Plainfield North), Scott Gustafson and Justin Windt (Plainfield Central) and DJ Anderson and Antowine Locke (Bolingbrook).
Northern area players include Patrick Hunt (Northridge Prep), Donovan Ferguson (Downers South), Kyle Domin (Westmont), Devin Blake and Jon Arenas and Tommy Digan (Maine South).