Preseason No. 1 candidate La Lumiere headlines 2017 Cancer Research Classic lineup

By Staff Report Sep 20, 2016, 3:00pm

Lakers headed to West Virginia with all-star cast that includes senior standouts Brian Bowen, Jaren Jackson and Jordan Poole.

Video: Jaren Jackson highlights
Recent Michigan State commitment will be in action with La Lumiere at CRC.

West Virginia's top high school basketball showcase has announced its lineup of games.

The Cancer Research Classic will be held Jan. 6-7, 2017 at Wheeling Jesuit University in Wheeling.

A showdown between perennial powers Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.) and La Lumiere (LaPorte, Ind.) – both Dick's Nationals qualifiers a year ago – is among the premier matchups.

Other preseason Top 25 candidates in the field include Greenforest (Decatur, Ga.), Roselle Catholic (Roselle, N.J.), Westlake (Atlanta, Ga.) and Wheeler (Marietta, Ga.).



Complete lineup:

Friday, Jan. 6
Greenforest vs. Roselle Catholic
IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.) vs. Westlake
Findlay Prep vs. First Love Christian Academy (Washington, Pa.)
La Lumiere vs. Villa Angela-St. Joseph (Cleveland, Ohio)

Saturday, Jan. 7
Findlay Prep vs. La Lumiere
DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.) vs. Roselle Catholic
Greenforest vs. IMG Academy
Gonzaga (Washington, D.C.) vs. Westlake
Neumann-Goretti (Philadelphia) vs. Wheeler
North Allegheny (Wexford, Pa.) vs. Wheeling Central Catholic (Wheeling, W. Va.)
Pine-Richland (Gibsonia, Pa.) vs. Wheeling Park (Wheeling, W. Va.)