De Smet Jesuit Takes On Rockhurst In 2013 Coaches vs Cancer Shootout

Basketball fans won’t want to miss a day filled with premier high school basketball games to benefit a cause that’s close to so many. The American Cancer Society Coaches vs. Cancer® Shootout presented by Ameren Missouri is set for Thursday, January 31 at Scottrade Center.

Area high school coaches and volunteers of the American Cancer Society Coaches vs. Cancer program  have teamed up to plan the event which will benefit research, education, advocacy and free patient services for our local communities.  Seven games will be played throughout the day, with the first game starting at 10 am and the final contest set for 8:30 pm.  The matchups include programs from Illinois, Missouri, and Kentucky.  More details and ticket information is available at www.coachesvscancerstlouis.org.
 
This year’s Shootout features local rivalries and games sure to showcase great basketball, including a Jesuit clash between De Smet Jesuit and Rockhurst at 2:30 p.m. 

Another highly touted matchup figures to be Henry Clay out of Kentucky against CBC.

This is the lineup of games:

10 a.m. Vianney vs Lindbergh

11:30 a.m. MICDS vs SLUH

1 p.m. Quincy Notre Dame vs Nashville

2:30 p.m. DeSmet Jesuit vs Rockhurst

5 p.m. Duchesne (St. Charles) vs Peoria Notre Dame

6:30 p.m. Roxana vs Marquette (Alton)

8 p.m. CBC vs Henry Clay (Kentucky)

Tickets are $7 in advance (all games) and $12 at the door. They are available through the Ticketmaster website.