Thank you Jeff Gard Max Kunde for a great visit!!

Knights fall to 3 high quality teams in the Wesclin Tip-Off Tourney. All 3 games were in the balance late but we came up short. This group will continue to work and improve! Congratulations to Gavin Peppenhorst for being named All-Tourney. He averaged 21 PPG and 6 RPG.

Final score from Alton, Mater Dei beats Marquette 47-43. Knights have won 2 straight. Gavin Peppenhorst with 25 points for MD. The senior was 8 of 12 from the line.

Thanks Saint Louis Men's Basketball and Brett Putz for having me on campus! #RollBills Gateway Sports Venue JP Rock Earl Austin Jr. Paul Halfacre NY2LA SPORTS Prep Hoops Illinois

Big thank you to Saint Louis Men's Basketball and Brett Putz for hosting Mater Dei Catholic Basketball Senior Guard Gavin Peppenhorst today! Great experience all around! #WeAreMD #RollBills

Here are some of my highlights from the Wesclin Shootout!! ⁦Prep Hoops Illinois⁩ ⁦Prep Hoops 🏀⁩ ⁦NY2LA SPORTS⁩ ⁦Mater Dei Catholic Basketball⁩ ⁦Illinois Hoop Prospects⁩ ⁦Gateway Sports Venue⁩ ⁦Paul Halfacre⁩ ⁦Earl Austin Jr.⁩

Knights win a thriller over Pinckneyville in OT, 65-63! Gavin Peppenhorst with 41 points, 9 rebounds, and the game winning assist! Freshman Roman Zambrencia with the driving layup to win it! At Belleville East on Tuesday!

Some daily performances from around the state

Final score, Mater Dei beats Gibault 67-41. Gavin Peppenhorst with 30 for MD. Colby Kinchloe with 18 for Gibault. MD outscores the Hawks 37-13 in the 2nd half

College coaches be on alert, Mater Dei senior Gavin Peppenhorst is flying under the radar despite averaging 24.4 PPG and 7 RPG this season. Over his past 3 games the 6'2" guard is putting in 33 points and 9 rebounds per contest. Paulbaillargeon Matt Schuckman Earl Austin Jr.

Thank you Prep Hoops Illinois for the write ups!

Knights defeat Highland, 63-33! Gavin Peppenhorst with 33, Beckett Wade with 9, and Stu Parkin with 8. We’ll take on St. Charles West at 5:30 tomorrow!

Mater Dei Holiday Tournament All Tournament Team. 1st - Nashville 2nd - Orchard Farm 3rd - Wesclin

Knights go on the road and win at Litchfield, 56-39. Gavin Peppenhorst 23, 9, 5, and 4 steals. Jack Reynolds 11, 7, and 4 steals. Bennett Moss 8 and 6. Home against Civic Memorial tomorrow.

In this morning's 3rd place game in Nashville, Mater Dei senior Gavin Peppenhorst became just the 10th boys player in school history to reach 1,000 points in his career. He currently sits ninth all-time.

Knights win at Columbia in Overtime, 68-65! Gavin Peppenhorst with 37 and 7 rebounds. Foman Zambrencia with 11. Reagan Woomer with 10. We’ll take on Central on Friday at 7 PM for the regional championship!

I am excited to announce my commitment to SWIC to further develop my academic and athletic career. Thank you to Coach Campo and Coach Harrington for giving me the chance to play for their program. Huge shoutout to Cory Arentsen and Mater Dei Catholic Basketball for a memorable four years!

Congrats Gav! Going to do great things at the next level!

Breese Mater Dei 2026 SG Gavin Peppenhorst Gavin Peppenhorst has committed to #SWIC Mater Dei Catholic Basketball

In addition to his all-state honors, Gavin Peppenhorst recently signed with SWIC to continue his basketball career. This past season, Gavin set program records for points in a season and points per game in a season. He averaged 23.1 for the year and finished with 739 points.