5 SEPA Playoff Games to Watch This Week
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Below is a preview of five must-see post-season games taking place this week in southeastern Pennsylvania. Tue., 2/21…Methacton at Garnet Valley: This District 1-6A 2nd round contest will feature two teams that play suffocating team defense. So, it will be…
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Continue ReadingBelow is a preview of five must-see post-season games taking place this week in southeastern Pennsylvania.
Tue., 2/21…Methacton at Garnet Valley: This District 1-6A 2nd round contest will feature two teams that play suffocating team defense. So, it will be interesting to see which squad can break through on offense. Methacton will lean on its impressive 2024 trio of Alex Hermann, Matt Christian Matt Christian 6'3" | CG Methacton | 2023 State PA , and Cam Chilson Cam Chilson 6'0" | SG Methacton | 2023 State PA . Hermann (15 ppg.) is a tremendous mid-range to the rim scoring threat. Christian (14.6 ppg.; 75 3PM) and Chilson (9 ppg.) handle the perimeter shooting. For Garnet Valley, C/O 2025 star Jake Sniras is the No. 1 option. Running with Sniras are two lethal 3-point shooters in seniors Max Koehler Max Koehler 6'2" | SG ChesCo Storm | 2023 State PA (York College commit) and Logan McKee.
Tue., 2/21…Penn Wood at Plymouth Whitemarsh: Two of the top uncommitted scoring guards in Pennsylvania’s Class off 2023 – Nasir Washington Nasir Washington 6'2" | SG Penn Wood | 2023 State PA (Penn Wood) and Qudire Bennett Qudire Bennett 6'4" | SF Plymouth Whitemash | 2023 State PA (Plymouth Whitemarsh) – go mono-y-mono in this District 1-6A second round contest. Washington is coming off a ridiculous 37-point performance (9 threes) in the opening round of the District 1 tourney. “P-Dub” scoring machine Qudire Bennett Qudire Bennett 6'4" | SF Plymouth Whitemash | 2023 State PA is averaging 22 points per contest over his last three games. This past week he led “P-Dub” to the Suburban One League tournament title.
Tue., 2/21…Neshaminy at Lower Merion: Underdog Neshaminy travels out the turnpike to face Lower Merion, the defending District 1-6A champions. If Neshaminy is going to pull off this 2nd round upset, they will need big nights from their talented perimeter players — point guard Emeer Combs, shooting guard Sean Curley Sean Curley 6'0" | SG Neshaminy | 2023 State PA and wing Nate Townsend Nate Townsend 6'2" | CG Neshaminy | 2024 State PA . LM will look to start another district title run behind their five-guard lineup that includes Penn commit Sam Brown Sam Brown 6'3" | CG Lower Merion | 2023 State PA (18 ppg.), plus seniors Justin Poles Justin Poles 6'1" | CG Lower Merion | 2023 State PA , Sam Wright Sam Wright 6'2" | SG Lower Merion | 2023 State PA and Teddy Pendergrass III as well as junior John Mobley.
Wed., 2/22…Upper Merion at Unionville: Upper Merion is headed for a District 1-5A second round showdown with a Unionville group that is extremely motivated after their heart-breaking Ches-Mont League championship game loss. UM’s dynamic backcourt of combo guard Devon Nelson (10.5 ppg.) and point guard Madison Tatom Madison Tatom 5'11" | SG Upper Merion | 2023 State PA (10 ppg.) give Upper Merion a fighting chance in this one. Shooting guard Nick Smiley (8 ppg.) rounds out UM’s guard point production. Unionville is led by forward James Brenner James Brenner 6'5" | SG Unionville | 2026 State PA who is posting a monster sophomore year. Flanking Brenner is shooting guard JT Anderson and combo guard Charlie Kammeier. Both prospects are capable of scoring in bunches.
Fri., 2/24…Hill School vs. Perkiomen School: Thesemi-final game in the PAISSA state tournament will feature two the deepest rosters in the region. Hill will look to stretch-4 prospect Augustus Gerhart Augustus Gerhart 6'9" | PF Hill School | 2023 State PA (Penn commit), silky smooth shooting guard Trey O’Neil Trey O’Neil 6'1" | CG Hill School | 2024 PA (handful of DI offers) and floor general Jacob Meachem Jacob Meachem 5'8" | PG Hill School | 2025 State PA to push them to the championship game. On the interior Hill has a host of big man college prospects in forwards Josh Cameron Josh Cameron 6'7" | SF Hill School | 2023 State PA , Justin Molen, and Matt Field. The Perkiomen School lineup is loaded too. Future Florida Gator Thomas Haugh Thomas Haugh 6'9" | SF Perkiomen School | 2023 State #117 Nation PA is an unstoppable 3-level scorer. If somehow Hill manages to slow Haugh down, then electric wing Preist Ryan will pick up the slack. Plus, Perkiomen can look to top 2024 prospect Brant Byers Brant Byers 6'8" | PF Newman School | 2024 NLG and elite 2025 guard Gabe Tanner for major contributions.