5 SEPA 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., 1/24…Radnor at Lower Merion: The top two teams in the Central League will run the court when fierce rivals Radnor (16-0) and LM…
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Continue ReadingBelow is a preview of five must see games taking place this week in southeastern Pennsylvania.
Tue., 1/24…Radnor at Lower Merion: The top two teams in the Central League will run the court when fierce rivals Radnor (16-0) and LM (15-1) square off. Radnor’s lineup boasts shooting guard Jackson Hicke Jackson Hicke 6'5" | SF Radnor | 2023 State PA (20 ppg.; Princeton commit) and point guard Danny Rosenblum Danny Rosenblum 6'0" | PG Radnor | 2023 State PA (Rochester commit) as well as wing prospects Charlie Thornton Charlie Thornton 6'4" | SF Radnor | 2023 State PA and Jackson Gaffney. LM will run a five-guard lineup paced by Penn commit Sam Brown Sam Brown 6'3" | CG Lower Merion | 2023 State PA (16 ppg.) and shooting guard Sam Wright Sam Wright 6'2" | SG Lower Merion | 2023 State PA . Those two will get support from floor general Justin Poles Justin Poles 6'1" | CG Lower Merion | 2023 State PA , combo guard Teddy Pendergast and Swiss Army knife style player John Mobley.
Tue., 1/24…George School at Academy of New Church: This contest is absolutely loaded with college prospects. George School uses a “twin towers” lineup featuring Onyekachi “Kachi” Nzeh (Xavier commit) and Luke Bevilacqua Luke Bevilacqua 6'10" | C George School | 2025 State #68 Nation PA (multiple DI offers). Both are 6’11” titans who can score in numerous ways. Point guard Christian Bliss (several DI offers) fearlessly attacks off the dribble and senior playmaker Dante Weise Dante Weise 6'1" | PG George School | 2023 State PA is highly underrated. For ANC, keep an eye on Deywilk Tavarez Deywilk Tavarez 6'2" | CG Academy of New Church | 2023 State PA (1,000+ points; Offer from Hofstra), Bahsil Laster and Dior Carter Dior Carter 6'3" | SF Academy of the New Church | 2026 State PA . Tavarez (21 ppg.) is having monster season and remains one of the top uncommitted ‘23s in the region. Laster is a multi-skilled scoring wing and Carter sits near the top of Pennsylvania’s Class of 2026 rankings.
Thu., 1/26…Boyertown at Spring Ford: Spring Ford has raced out to an astonishing 18-1 record this season. Still, Boyertown has more than enough talent to deal Spring Ford its second loss. Boyertown features a pair of elite uncommitted 2023’s in Jake Kapp Jake Kapp 6'3" | SF Boyertown | 2023 State PA (19 ppg.; 39 3PM) and point-forward prospect Zach Ward (11 ppg.). Running with those two are power forward Richard Black (10 ppg.) and rock steady point guard Ryan Tinney.Spring Ford is led bysophomorephenom Jacob Nguyen Jacob Nguyen 6'3" | SG Spring Ford | 2025 State PA (14 ppg.; 41 3PM). Nguyen can torch the nets with his jumper from anywhere on the court.The other member of SF’s standout backcourt duo is EJ Campbell EJ Campbell 6'0" | CG Spring Ford | 2024 State PA (11 ppg.). Campbell is a dribble drive wizard and a plus defender.
Fri., 1/27…Neumann-Goretti at St. Joe’s Prep: Both squads are 5-1 in PCL action, so the outcome of this contest could have a significant impact on playoff seedings. NG’s roster is loaded, starting with the No. 1 ranked 2024 prospect in the Pennsylvania, Robert Wright III Robert Wright III 6'0" | PG Montverde Academy (FL) | 2024 State #35 Nation FL (Baylor commit). Running with Wright in the backcourt are high-level guard prospects Khaafiq Myers Khaafiq Myers 5'10" | PG Neumann-Goretti | 2024 State PA (11 ppg.), Bruce Smith and Stephon Ashley-Wright Stephon Ashley-Wright 5'11" | PG Neuman-Goretti | 2026 State PA . Those perimeter studs will get tremendous support on the interior from 6’8” forward Sultan Adewale Sultan Adewale 6'8" | SF Neumann-Goretti | 2023 State #205 Nation PA (13 ppg; holds several DI offers). For SJP, Jaron McKie Jaron McKie 6'2" | SG St. Joseph's Prep | 2025 State #74 Nation PA (17 ppg.) is a top 2025 guard prospect who recently posted an astonishing 34-point performance. Combine McKie with SJP’s other guards – Jalen Harper Jalen Harper 6'4" | PG St. Joseph’s Prep | 2024 State PA (11 ppg.), Olin Chamberlain Olin Chamberlain 6'0" | PG St Joseph's Prep | 2025 State PA (9 ppg.) and 3-point ace Matt Gorman (68% on 3s) – and you have an elite backcourt rotation. On the interior, Tristen Guillouette Tristen Guillouette 6'9" | C George School | 2024 State PA (10 ppg. & 9 rpg.; several DI offers) will be charged with stopping Adewale.
Fri., 1/27…Penn Charter at Springside CHA: Penn Charter (19-1) is on a historic roll as they travel to face Inter-Ac rival SCHA (11-6). Lafayette commit Mark Butler Mark Butler 5'10" | PG William Penn Charter | 2023 State PA is having another tremendous season for PC. If opponents double team Buter, he will move the ball to 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 . All three are bucket getters. SCHA is having a roller coaster season, but one thing is certain, elite small forward Alassane Amadou Alassane Amadou 6'9" | PF SCH Academy | 2023 State #188 Nation PA (Marquette commit) is a matchup nightmare. Along with Amadou, SCHA has a host of other DI prospects – shooting guard Jaren Morton Jaren Morton 6'5" | SG SCH Academy | 2023 State PA , mid-range specialist Camden Burns Camden Burns 6'0" | CG SCH Academy | 2024 State PA (1st Team All-Inter Ac in 2021-22), slasher wing Ron Brown III Ron Brown III 5'11" | CG SCH Academy | 2024 State PA as well as guards Keni Williams and Patrese Feamster Patrese Feamster 6'3" | SG Friends Central | 2027 PA .