5 Games to Watch this Week
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Below is a preview of five “must see” games taking place this week in southeastern Pennsylvania. Tue., 1/17…Penn Charter at Malvern Prep: First place in the Inter-Ac is at stake as Penn Charter (17-1; 3-0) travels to the suburbs to…
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Continue ReadingBelow is a preview of five “must see” games taking place this week in southeastern Pennsylvania.
Tue., 1/17…Penn Charter at Malvern Prep: First place in the Inter-Ac is at stake as Penn Charter (17-1; 3-0) travels to the suburbs to take on Malvern Prep (11-5; 3-0). Elite point guard Mark Butler Mark Butler 5'10" | PG William Penn Charter | 2023 State PA (Lafayette commit) leads the visiting Quakers. Flanking Butler is wing prospect Isaiah Grimes as well as shooters Trey Shinholster Trey Shinholster 6'2" | SG William Penn Charter | 2023 State PA and his younger brother Kai Shinholster Kai Shinholster 6'5" | SG William Penn Charter | 2025 State #133 Nation PA . For the Friars, wing/small forward Andrew Phillips Andrew Phillips 6'3" | SF Malvern Prep | 2023 State PA (20 ppg.) is posting a POY worthy season. Of course, MP’s backcourt features highly ranked 2024 Ryan Williams Ryan Williams 6'3" | SG Malvern Prep | 2024 State PA (multiple DI offers) and 2025 standout Rowan Miller Rowan Miller 5'10" | PG Conestoga | 2026 State PA . Tip-off is at 5:30PM.
Tue., 1/17…Academy of New Church at Friends Select: Both teams are fresh off wins over reigning league champion (for eight straight years) Westtown School. So, the result of this game could crown the new FSL king. ANC star Deywilk Tavarez Deywilk Tavarez 6'2" | CG Academy of New Church | 2023 State PA (22 ppg. & 8 rpg.; 1,000+ points) in arguably the top uncommitted 2023 in the region. ANC’s lineup also includes underrated 2024 prospect Bahsil Laster, versatile 2023 prospect Jarell Keel and freshman sensation Dior Carter Dior Carter 6'3" | SF Academy of the New Church | 2026 State PA . FSS brings a star of their own to this contest in senior Niymire Brown Niymire Brown 6'4" | SF Upper Darby | 2023 State PA (15 ppg.; 1,000+ points). Kirkland is a lefty who can score at all 3-levels. Also taking the court for FSS will be knock down shooting guard Jeremiah Marshall and extremely talented combo guard Jalen Chiles Jalen Chiles 6'1" | PG Friends Select | 2025 State PA . Tip-off is at 5:30PM.
Wed., 1/18…Archbishop Wood at Neumann-Goretti: NG is undefeated in PCL play and one of the tp ranked teams in the country. If Wood is going to pull off an upset, Jalil Bethea Jalil Bethea 6'4" | SG Archbishop Wood | 2024 State #5 Nation PA , one of the most feared scoring threats in the Philly, will need to post a huge day. Bethea will have help in 2024 standout Josh Reed Josh Reed 6'3" | CG Archbishop Wood | 2024 State PA , sophomore stud Duece Maxey and power forward Carson Howard Carson Howard 6'7" | PF Archbishop Wood | 2023 State PA (East Stroudsburg commit). Right now, NG is running like a well-oiled machine. A large part of that is thanks to the outstanding play of all-world point guard Robert Wright III Robert Wright III 6'0" | PG Montverde Academy (FL) | 2024 State #35 Nation FL (Baylor commit). Playing off Wright are standout guards Khaafiq Myers Khaafiq Myers 5'10" | PG Neumann-Goretti | 2024 State PA and Bruce Smith. On the interior, 6’8” forward Sultan Adewale Sultan Adewale 6'8" | SF Neumann-Goretti | 2023 State #205 Nation PA is a beast. How that big fella remains uncommitted is a mystery.
Sat., 1/21…Germantown Friends at Cristo Rey: This should be an entertaining and competitive contest between two teams that thrive on pushing the pace. It is no secret that the No. 1 option at GFS is the incredible Jordan Dill Jordan Dill 5'11" | CG Germantown Friends | 2026 State PA . He is a special, special talent. Plus, GFS has a terrific supporting cast in electric combo guard Darius Frazier, smooth forward Amir Staten and 8th grade sensation Nazir Tyler. Cristo Rey’s leading bucket getter is Joshua Wyche (Lafayette commit). Wyche possesses tremendous dribble drive skills and can shoot the lights out. For Cristo Rey you will also want to watch multi-skilled sophomore talents Devin Booker and Amir Nelson Amir Nelson 5'10" | PG Cristo Rey Philadelphia | 2025 State PA as well as 2024 Amari Dow Amari Dow 6'2" | SG Cristo Rey Philadelphia | 2024 State PA . Tip-off is at 2:30PM.
Sun., 1/22…Phelps School vs. Perkiomen School: Two of the Pennsylvania’s top “national” prep school squads will take the court in a game that will be overflowing with college prospects. Honestly, there are too many elite recruits involved in this game to review here. However, if you watch this contest, there is one kid you should pay close attention to – sophomore Will Riley of Phelps School. This kid will play in the Association one day. Tip-off is at 12:15PM at Kiski School.