Missouri Lions District 26-M4 is honored to announce the 2025 All-Star Classic Basketball Teams players. The event will take place at Penney High School in Hamilton on Saturday, June 7 with the girls’ game starting at 6 p.m.
“We are extremely grateful for the coaches and schools that nominated these outstanding players for this year’s All-Star basketball games,” said Lion James Pedersen, District 26-M4 All-Star Basketball committee chair. “Each year, our district strives to provide the best classic possible for these deserving high school senior players.”
District 26-M4 has 22 counties throughout Northwest Missouri with over 80 high schools. We received over 60 nominations for this year’s game. Coaching the boys’ teams this year are Todd Mercer, Maysville, and Tyler Pedersen, Platte Valley. Coaching our girls’ teams this year are Audrey Elifrits, North Andrew and Taylor Wendt, Stanberry. On March 23, volunteer coaches drafted players to their teams.
The following are high school seniors who were drafted and have signed a contract to play in the games:
Boys
· Kaden Adams, Hale
· Cy Carlson, St. Joe Christian
· Jerod Carter, Tri County
· Tyzn Crackenberger, Hale
· Kris Gabbard, Maysville
· Drew Gilliland, Hale
· Gage Heussner, Hale
· Tucker Klamm, Platte Valley
· Titus McBee, Hamilton
· Colby McQueen, Stanberry
· Hunter Miller, Grundy County
· Justin Miller, Platte Valley
· Keaton Norman, Tri County
· Grady Owen, Carrollton
· Andrew Phipps, Lawson
· Landon Preston, Gilman City
· Brayden Pritchett, Lathrop
· Jake Redden, Northeast Nodaway
· Hayden Riley, St. Joe Christian
· Bristol Sheetz, Winston
· Payton Snow, Cameron
· Johnston Stewart, St. Joe Christian
· Kiefer Tolson, Trenton
· Parker Virtue, Gilman City
· Triston Whitaker, Cameron
· Dillon Willis, Maysville
· Issaac Willowughby, Lawson
· Brock Windham, Maysville
· Levi Youtsey, Winston
Girls
· Samantha Barker, West Platte
· Ashlynn Brown, Mercer
· Baylie Busby, Northeast Nodaway
· Aubree Cannon, South Harrison
· Karlee Crouse, East Harrison
· Lanie Hawkins, Hale
· Bailey Houk, Mercer
· Madison Lillard, North Andrew
· Paidyn Linville, Nodaway Valley
· Mirena King, Trenton
· Trista Lager, Stanberry
· Savanna Marriott, Nodaway Valley
· Abigail Molloy, South Harrison
· Elizabeth Oliver, Chillicothe
· Natalie Pennington, Marceline
· Shealyn Pliley, Winston
· Jalea Price, Maryville
· Molly Sanders, Smithville
Hamilton was chosen as the location of this year’s event because it is centrally located in our Lions district. A banquet will be held Friday night for the selected players, their parents and coaches at Hamilton Methodist Church’s Family Life Center. The guest speaker for the evening will be Will Edwards, Savannah High School Assistant Varsity and Head Freshman Boys Basketball Coach. Edwards was a student assistant basketball coach for the University of Central Missouri men’s team. He was awarded the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association Curtis Kerr Memorial Student-Assistant Coach of the Year Award in 2019.
“Our Lions motto is ‘we serve’ and our committee works hard to serve these young men and women in accordance with Lions International’s youth global cause,” Pedersen said. “We support young people so they can make positive choices, lead healthy and productive lives, and become the next generation of service leaders. We hope this event will be a memorable experience for these players as they continue to grow as an adult and an athlete.”
Proceeds from the All-Star Basketball Classic are redistributed back into the Lions District 26-M4 in the form of continuing education scholarships for recently graduated seniors.
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