PAC 6 Playoffs: Prospect Report 

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>For the uninitiated, the PAC 6 is the Pioneer Athletic Conference's playoff, featuring the league's top 6 teams. After Spring-Ford and Upper Merion each needed double OT to reach the final, SF came away with the championship trophy, 74-55. Here are the prospects that balled out:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1589403' first='Julian' last='Sadler'] | 6'2 G 2024 Perkiomen Valley</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>After 19 points and the game-winner in round-one versus Methacton, Sadler came out on fire in the semifinals. He drained 3 first-half threes as they tried to upset UM. In the second half, he attacked the basket with drives and cuts that put UM in foul trouble and got him to the line where he made 9-of-10 and finished with 23 points. His impressive shot-making will be important to watch as they get into districts.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Ty Elliot-Moore | G 2023 Pottstown</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>It was Elliot-Moore's bucket-getting against Norristown (20 points) which pushed Pottstown into the semis and paced them once they got there. After 2 steals and just 3 points in the first half, he got hot. Elliot-Moore showed touch inside on floaters and popped a couple trey balls to extend the game into two overtimes and contribute 16 points total.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1281774' first='EJ' last='Campbell'] | 6'1 G 2024 Spring-Ford</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Throughout their two-game championship run, the Rams junior guard was either getting to the paint or to the charity stripe. Campbell drove SF's offense with his creation off-the-bounce, penetrating into the heart of the defense for 19 points against Pottstown then 17 versus Upper Merion. He made 14 of 16 free throws across both games, but it was his 6 makes in two overtime periods in the semifinals that helped them pullout the win.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Caleb Little | 5'11 G 2023 Spring-Ford</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Little was the connector for SF. Whether he generated the advantage or someone else did, good things happened when Little touched the ball. He tilted the defense with his passing and made sure the ball kept moving. Head Coach Joe Dempsy didn't have to call any plays for him because he repeatedly took the ball from the opposing team, garnering 3 steals in each game. And when UM's defense rotated away from him, Little beat his man off the dribble to score inside, totaling 12 points and 10 assists in the championship game.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1460771' first='Jacob' last='Nguyen'] | 6'4 G 2025 Spring-Ford</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Nguyen cemented himself as one of the best shooters in the region with his PAC 6 performance. Likely racking more points than dribbles, the right-handed marksman put up 26 and 25 respectively. Most of his makes versus Pottstown were jumpers - 4 spot-up threes and 10-of-10 shots from the line. Then in the championship game, he couldn't miss as all his points came from the field, knocking down 5 threes (4 off-the-catch, 1 pullup), 4 middies, and a lay.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Zayd Ethridge | 6'3 W 2023 Upper Merion</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Ethridge came off-the-bench in the semifinal win over Perkiomen Valley, but was tapped for the start in the chip. A quarterback on the football field, the two-way wing put the Vikings on his back to keep them afloat. He sank 3 threes, finished through contact while slashing, and went 8-for-10 on free throws. Defensively, he cleaned the glass and stole the ball (twice) to keep UM in the game. That netted him 21 points and 8 rebounds, both team-highs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Nick Smiley | 6'0 G 2024 Upper Merion</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Smiley isn't known for his scoring, but that's what the Vikings needed so he delivered. The junior combo guard scored 11 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter by getting to the paint off-the-bounce. It was that fourth-quarter effort that helped them tie things up late and another two and-1 buckets that got them the win in the second OT.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Honorable Mention</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1200783' first='Cam' last='Chilson'] | 6'1 G 2023 Methacton</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Tommy Kelly | 6'5 W 2025 Spring-Ford</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Alex Lewis | 6'2 F 2023 Spring-Ford</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Morgan McKinney | 2023 Perkiomen Valley</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Devon Nelson | 6'1 G 2025 Upper Merion</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Terryece Phillips | F 2023 Pottstown</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Devin Swayze | Upper Merion</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Mason Thear | 5'11 G 2025 Perkiomen Valley</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jaden Wise | G 2023 Norristown</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2383238' first='Jurrell' last='Young'] | G 2024 Pottstown</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Zack Zollers | 6'2 F 2023 Spring-Ford</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->