Early Season Central League (SEPA) Standouts

[caption id="attachment_1058808" align="alignleft" width="215"]<a href="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2020/09/lewisrobinson.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-1058808" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2020/09/lewisrobinson-215x300.jpg" alt="" width="215" height="300" /></a> [player_tooltip player_id="990987" first="Lewis" last="Robinson"] (C/O 2021) of Radnor High School[/caption] <p>It’s been an interesting first two weeks of the 2020-21 Central League high school boys basketball season. A number of teams already have five or six games under the belt. While other Central League squads faced extensive Covid-19 precautionary delays and just tipped off their season this week. Despite some rust and fitness issues, we’ve already seen some fantastic performances from Central League prospects.</p> <p>Prep Hoops is here to highlight those early season performances in southeastern Pennsylvania’s Central League (District 1).</p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="991009" first="Denzel" last="Atkinson-Boyer"] </strong><strong>– 6’8” / Senior / Penncrest / Forward-Center: </strong>The long and wiry athlete looks like he has added significant muscle to his 6’8” frame and early on Atkinson-Boyer has played a noticeably more physical style. Posted a double-double of 15 points and 13 rebounds vs Strath Haven and 11 &amp; 6 against Radnor.</p> <p><strong>Terrence “TC” Cobb</strong> <strong>– </strong><strong>5’11’’/ Senior / Springfield / Combo Guard: </strong>Springfield has already won 3 Central League games this season (only 1 league win in 2019-20) and Cobb has been a major factor so far -- 18 points vs. Haverford and 11 points vs Radnor.</p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="991320" first="Saahir" last="Lee"]</strong> <strong>– 5’10” / Junior / Penncrest / Point Guard: </strong>In 2019-20 Lee was arguably the best drive-and-kick-out-to-the-three-point-line player in the Central League. This year Penncrest will need Lee to score the ball more and so far he has come through. He started the 2021 season with 14 pts vs Upper Darby and 16 points vs Strath Haven. Lee saved his best early on effort for Radnor – 21 points &amp; 5 rebounds in a much needed win for Penncrest.</p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="991216" first="Demetrius" last="Lilley"]</strong> <strong>– 6’9’’ / Junior / Lower Merion / Forward-Center: </strong>The Central League’s most decorated “big fella” and resident double-double machine tallied 20 points and 10 rebounds vs undersized Radnor. Lilley then posted 18 points and 12 boards vs. Haverford and 26 points (24 in 2nd half) &amp; 10 against Upper Darby. One thing of note early on this season is that Lilley is launching threes. Interested to see if that shot selection continues for the junior post player.</p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="990987" first="Lewis" last="Robinson"]</strong> <strong>– </strong><strong>5’11’’/ Senior / Radnor / Combo Guard: </strong>This season the ultra-quick combo will be expected to carry a heavy scoring load for Radnor which has a young starting five (includes 3 sophomores) and was one of the last teams in the CL to tip off this month. So far Robinson has handled the pressure well and picked up where he left off in 2019-20 -- 14 pts vs LM; 11 points vs Springfield (7 in 4^th Q) as well as 18 points and 6 rebs vs Penncrest.</p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="990994" first="John" last="Seidman"] </strong><strong>– 6’3’’ / Senior / Haverford / Point-Forward: </strong>The 2019-20 1^st Team All-Delaware County guard is off to a fast start here in 2021. He scored 26 pts vs Garnett Valley; 22 vs. Marple-Newtown and 19 against Haverford.</p> <p><strong>Matt Shuler </strong><strong>– 5’11’’/ Junior / Strath Haven / Point Guard: </strong>Shuler owns a league wide reputation as a lockdown defender, but my-ohh-my, did his offensive game develop significantly this past off season. Shuler scored 21 points vs Harriton; 17 points vs. Garnet Valley and another 17 against Penncrest. Shuler’s efforts have helped Strath Haven race out to a 3-0 CL record.</p> <p><strong>Honorable Mention:</strong></p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="991038" first="Andrew" last="Fox"] – </strong>6’8” / Senior / Conestoga / Power Forward</p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1119137" first="Jackson" last="Hicke"]</strong> <strong>– </strong>6’3’’ / Sophomore / Radnor / Wing</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Prep Hoops is going to continue to give you the best in-season content, so watch out for more as the 2021 Pennsylvania high school boys basketball season continues.</p>