SEPA Preseason Top 10: Prep School Teams

[caption id="attachment_1201209" align="alignleft" width="263"]<a href="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2021/05/0-1.jpg"><img class="wp-image-1201209" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/ph/uploads/2021/05/0-1-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="263" height="198" /></a> [player_tooltip player_id="991188" first="Jameel" last="Brown"] of preseason No. 1 ranked Westtown School.[/caption] The official tip-off for the 2021-22 high school basketball season is just one day away, so it is time to publish the third installment in our preseason southeastern Pennsylvania Top 10 team rankings series. On Monday we revealed our <a href="https://prephoops.com/2021/11/sepa-preseason-top-10-private-school-teams/">preseason Top 10 “private” school</a> basketball programs in southeastern Pennsylvania. On Wednesday we published our <a href="https://prephoops.com/2021/11/sepa-preseason-top-10-public-school-teams/">preseason Top 10 “public school”</a> teams in the region.. Today we review our preseason Top 10 “prep school” basketball teams for SEPA. <ol> <li>Westtown School – This Moose roster needs no introduction and that is why they are in our No. 1 spot. Their Class of 2022 includes do-it-all big fella [player_tooltip player_id="991185" first="Dereck" last="Lively II"] (Duke); point-God [player_tooltip player_id="991188" first="Jameel" last="Brown"] (Penn State); future DI combo-guard Quin Berger and high-level backcourt prospect [player_tooltip player_id="1202387" first="Wade" last="Chiddick"]. Running with that group is junior 3-level scorer [player_tooltip player_id="1200771" first="Matt" last="Mayock"] (DI prospect) and high-level transfer Seyphon Triplett (2023). Triplett is a walking highlight reel. He averaged 23 ppg. last season at Putnam (MA) and posted a 42-point game. Triplett holds several DI offers. 2025 prospect [player_tooltip player_id="1271440" first="Ben" last="Rill"] is outstanding as well.</li> <li>Phelps School – Phelps does not rebuild, they simply reload. Leading this year's reload are unstoppable wing [player_tooltip player_id="991172" first="Neel" last="Beniwal"] and filthy scoring point guard [player_tooltip player_id="1192711" first="Chas" last="Kelley"] (Boston College). Beniwal one of the top uncommitted 2022s in the region. Dribble drive wizard Saleem Payne, Jr. (St. Francis) was a ridiculous transfer addition. Athletic and physical combo-forward SJ Hutchinson (2022) is a match-up nightmare. Jack Collins (Monmouth) is an automatic 3-point shooter.</li> <li>George School – In 2021-22 this under the radar program will step into the spotlight. Led by interior force [player_tooltip player_id="1119114" first="Onyekachi" last="Nzeh"] (numerous DI offers) and former Archbishop Molloy (NY) standout point guard [player_tooltip player_id="1285466" first="Christian" last="Bliss"] (five DI offers) this squad will be ready for primetime. Transfer [player_tooltip player_id="901991" first="Dante" last="Weise"] is an all-around playmaking guard who averaged 13 / 7 /6 last season for Allentown (NJ). 6'9” Gestin Liberis adds frontcourt depth.</li> <li>SCH Academy – The Blue Devils' Covid-19 season consisted of only six games. Well, thanks to the addition of elite small forward [player_tooltip player_id="1188210" first="Alassane" last="Amadou"], mid-range phenom [player_tooltip player_id="1200762" first="Camden" last="Burns"] and 3-point assassin [player_tooltip player_id="1281996" first="Jaren" last="Morton"], in 2021-22 basketball will back in a big way at SCHA. Amadou is one of the top 2023 prospects in the region and holds a truck load of DI offers. Those three will provide much needed help for returning junior backcourt standout Darius Isaac.</li> <li>Hill School – With the graduation of hoops icon Gabe Dorsey (Now at Vanderbilt) it looked like 2021-22 would be a long season for returning Hill superstar guard Gabe Moss (Delaware). Then reinforcements arrived. Top rated 2025 point guard prospect [player_tooltip player_id="1196125" first="Jacob" last="Meachem"] chose Hill. Additionally, versatile big man [player_tooltip player_id="1202023" first="Augustus" last="Gerhart"] (2023) and three level scoring machine [player_tooltip player_id="1281962" first="Trey" last="O'Neil"] (2024) transferred in. Senior frontcourt beast Ethan Meuser (Stonehill) will make significant contributions too.</li> <li>Academy of New Church – ANC has one of the best backcourts in the region in [player_tooltip player_id="1119147" first="Elmarko" last="Jackson"] (12 DI offers) and [player_tooltip player_id="1119156" first="Deywilk" last="Tavarez"] (Offer from Hofstra). Jackson reminds us of Russell Westbrook, but with a nice jumper. Tavarez is a versatile guard who scores at all 3 levels. At 6'9”, senior forward Gabe Harris is a force on the glass. Fellow senior [player_tooltip player_id="991213" first="Anthony" last="McCall"] is an underrated prospect. Jackson, Harris and McCall also play together on the grassroots circuit for We R1, so this group has tremendous chemistry. </li> <li>Friends Central School – The FC program's return to its basketball glory days starts now. Pushing the reboot will be a trio of transfers – electric Philly Pride National point man [player_tooltip player_id="1173986" first="Fazl" last="Oshodi"] (2024); former Upper Merion (PA) star forward [player_tooltip player_id="1281940" first="Colin" last="Bowman"] (Three DI offers); and transition scorer [player_tooltip player_id="1192647" first="Reid" last="Belcher"] (2024). Homegrown sophomore talent [player_tooltip player_id="1123937" first="Isaac" last="Moore"] is an interior prospect (6'7”) with a skill set that has developed immensely over the last year.</li> <li>Rocktop Academy – Transfer Earle Greer, Jr. (2020-21 Bicentennial League POY) will team with Jayden Brown to form a scary good backcourt tandem. Greer is a senior combo guard who averaged 16 points and 9 rebounds per game last season. Brown is one of the better uncommitted 2022 point guards in the area. Small forward standout [player_tooltip player_id="991134" first="Devon" last="Jainlett"] is a bouncy, 6'6” prospect who feasts on converting 2nd chance opportunities into points. Jarron Drayton is another guard on the roster who has DI potential.</li> <li>Germantown Academy – The senior backcourt of elite combo-guard [player_tooltip player_id="991323" first="Jake" last="Hsu"] (Inter-Ac POY candidate) and high percentage shooting guard [player_tooltip player_id="991208" first="Casey" last="Traina"] (6'3”) will light up the scoreboard. 6'5” Blake Smith is a wing who can score in multiple ways. After a monster grassroots circuit with K-Low Elite, Smith is primed for a breakout this winter. As the season rolls along, expect outstanding freshman [player_tooltip player_id="1271430" first="Larry" last="Zhan"] to contribute.</li> <li>Abington Friends School – A trio of transfers helps create the best roster in years at AFS. Point guard Kaydin Ford (2024) is ultra-quick going coast to coast. That quickness also makes Ford a tenacious on-ball defender. 6'5” [player_tooltip player_id="1279645" first="Ife" last="West-Ingram"] (2023) is an athletic, slashing wing who plays above the rim. Junior combo-guard [player_tooltip player_id="1281944" first="Angel" last="Otero"] can finish through contact and splash 3-pointers. Seniors Debarrin Norman (6'5"; F/C) and Bryan Carter (6'4"; G/F) are receiving attention from D2/D3 programs.</li> </ol>   Prep Hoops is going to continue to give you the best in-season content, so watch out for more as the 2021-22 Pennsylvania high school boys' basketball season tips off.