NCISAA Top Games of the Week- 1/16

Martin Luther King Day will be celebrated by lots of basketball across the state, and big time matchups will occur later in the week. Check out the top games and players of the private school slate for the upcoming week.

The Burlington School (16-8) vs. Greenfield (19-5)

TBS will take on Greenfield at the Farmville Central MLK classic, with an awesome point guard matchup between Zion Walker Zion Walker 6'2" | PG The Burlington School | 2024 State #176 Nation NC for the Spartans and Matt Kirby Matt Kirby 5'10" | PG Greenfield | 2024 State NC for the Knights. Walker will be supported by a deep cast and crew that includes backcourt mate Cam Flippen Cam Flippen 6'2" | CG The Burlington School | 2025 State NC , sharpshooting wing Savion Taylor Savion Taylor 6'4" | SF The Burlington School | 2024 State NC , big man Steven Lassiter Steven Lassiter 6'6" | PF The Burlington School | 2023 State NC and shot blocker Ty Outlaw. Kaden Hammond Kaden Hammond 6'8" | PF The Burlington School | 2025 State NC will be questionable with an injury, but if he plays, he will be another presence inside that makes Greenfield struggle. Hampton Evans Hampton Evans 6'5" | PF Farmville Central | 2024 State NC will lead the Knights, guarding multiple positions and providing an interior presence. 2023 Kyshon Atkinson Kyshon Atkinson 5'10" | PG Greenfield | 2023 State NC will provide more scoring pop in the backcourt, and 2024 Nik Edwards will draw assignments on the wing.

Greensboro Day (21-3) @ Forsyth Country Day (15-7)

Greensboro Day heads to Winston Salem to take on conference rival Forsyth Country Day Tuesday evening. Virginia Tech commit Jaydon Young Jaydon Young 6'4" | CG Greensboro Day | 2023 State #206 Nation NC has led the Bengals so far, but has a good group of running mates also. William Otto William Otto 6'4" | CG Greensboro Day | 2024 State NC and Julius Reese are in the backcourt as high IQ guys that excel on different ends of the floor; Otto offensively and Reese defensively. On the interior, Joseph Bachmann will provide a physical presence at 6’8 and help combat the powerful wings FCDS has. The Furies are led by 2024 Iverson King Iverson King 6'6" | CG Forsyth Country Day | 2024 State NC , who’s gaining a reputation for being a big physical wing that has a good interior scoring game. Senior Enzo Geremski Enzo Geremski 6'5" | SF Forsyth Country Day | 2023 State NC is the glue that holds the team together, and guys like Draven Pilson Draven Pilson 6'7" | SF Forsyth Country Day | 2024 State NC , Jahon Foster, and Nathaniel Williams Nathaniel Williams 5'10" | PG Forsyth Country Day | 2026 NC are all accomplished offensively to where they will have a big night if the team they’re facing isn’t able to guard them. This should be a great matchup between two conference foes, and the FCDS gym should be rocking for it.

Gaston Christian (14-7) @ Gaston Day (10-5)

The rivalry continues, with Gaston Christian making the crosstown trip to face Gaston Day on Tuesday. Christian is led by 2026 Cameron Newman Cameron Newman 5'11" | CG Gaston Christian | 2026 State NC , who I’ve touched on earlier in the year as an electrifying point guard. Backcourt mate Joe Rhyne is one of the deadliest snipers in North Carolina, and him hitting 3’s at a 43% clip will be a huge key to either Christian winning or Day losing. Gabriel Mabor will man the low post for the Eagles and will be tasked with defending ETSU commit Callum Richard Callum Richard 6'11" | C Gaston Day | 2023 State NC . Richard will be the key to success for Gaston Day, and his backcourt of Colin Fayed Colin Fayed 6'1" | SG Gaston Day | 2023 State NC and Evan Montanari Evan Montanari 6'2" | SG Gaston Day | 2023 State NC will be key to scoring buckets and feeding Richard inside.

Cannon (21-5) @ Providence Day (13-8)

Cannon will be another team to face a difficult road game, heading to Providence Day. The Chargers are led by 6’11 Western Kentucky commit Riley Allenspach Riley Allenspach 6'11" | C Providence Day | 2023 State NC , a skilled big with a great low post game, and Trey Horton Trey Horton 6'4" | SG Hough | 2023 State NC , the UTEP commit is a great shooter. However, I’m not sure that they have enough weapons to keep up with this loaded Cannon team. Austin Swartz Austin Swartz 6'4" | CG Cannon | 2024 State #184 Nation NC has become elite this year as an all around guard, and Isaiah Henry Isaiah Henry 6'5" | SF Cannon School | 2025 State NC provides defensive pop. Sean Birmingham Sean Birmingham 6'8" | SF Concord Academy | 2024 State NC is a big who will probably draw the matchup on Allenspach, but he’s much more skilled and athletic, almost more of a big wing. Expect him to have another big night and for the Cougars to make a statement.