In 42 showcases over the years, some are a step above the rest for the year.

Saturday is just that at 810 Varsity Showcase 42, at Blue Valley North.

The lineup features:

Five of top 10 in Kansas Class 6A boys

1) SM South
4) Wichita Heights
7) BV West
9) BV Northwest
10) BV North

Three of top 4 in Kansas Class 6A girls

2) SM South
3) BV North
4) Olathe South

Two of the top 10 in Missouri Class 6 girls

4) Lee’s Summit West
10) Park Hill South

Among the top players in the event include:

Addison Bjorn, Park Hill South
Ranked No. 10 in the ESPN SportsCenter Nextnational rankings for the 2026 class. Committed to Texas

Eve Long, Olathe South
Ranked No. 8 in the ESPN SportsCenter Next national rankings for the 2027 class
Offers from Duke, Kansas, Notre Dame, UCLA

Harper Winter, Blue Valley North
Ranked in the ESPN SportsCenter Next top 25 for the 2029 class

"There's a lot of great national talent to watch on the girls side, and many traditional powers on the boys side," 810 Varsity's Chad Rader touted. "It's great to get Wichita Heights in the event, one of the state's long-time top programs."

810 Varsity Showcase 42
Saturday, January 3
Blue Valley North HS

11 am: Olathe South v Lee's Summit West (Girls)
12:30 pm: BV West v Park Hill (Boys)
2 pm: BV Northwest v Barstow (Boys)
3:30 pm: SM South v Notre Dame de Sion (Girls)
5 pm: SM South v Lee's Summit (Boys)
6:30 pm: BV North v Park Hill South (Girls)
8 pm: BV North v Wichita Heights (Boys)

Bold: Home team

11 am: Olathe South v Lee's Summit West (Girls)
12:30 pm: BV West v Park Hill (Boys)
2 pm: BV Northwest v Barstow (Boys)
3:30 pm: SM South v Notre Dame de Sion (Girls)
5 pm: SM South v Lee's Summit (Boys)
6:30 pm: BV North v Park Hill South (Girls)
8 pm: BV North v Wichita Heights (Boys)