5 SEPA Games to Watch This Week

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Below are five <em>“must see”</em> games taking place in southeastern Pennsylvania this week.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Tue., January 30th…WC Henderson at Coatesville:</strong> This will be an intriguing match-up of two of District 1's best 6A teams. Henderson (17-2; No. 2 seed in D1-6A) features a historic senior class that includes scoring guard [player_tooltip player_id='1589404' first='Connor' last='Fleet'], power forward [player_tooltip player_id='1118630' first='Nelson' last='Lamizana'] and 3-level scoring machine [player_tooltip player_id='1589269' first='Nyle' last='Ralph-Beyer'] (Sacred Heart commit). Meanwhile Coatesville (12-5; No. 9 seed in D1-6A) has its own amazing senior duo in shooting guard [player_tooltip player_id='1990914' first='Dior' last='Kennedy'] and point guard [player_tooltip player_id='1850287' first='Zuri' last='Harris']. Keep an eye on Coatesville 2025 guard [player_tooltip player_id='1379430' first='Amon' last='Fowlkes'] too. <em>Tip-off is at 6:45PM</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Tue., January 30^th…Conestoga at Lower Merion:</strong> The Aces stand at 18-1, but one of their closest games of this season came back in December at Conestoga (42-37 win). So, this Central league contest should be highly competitive. ‘Stoga is led by point guard [player_tooltip player_id='1454262' first='Rowan' last='Miller'] (11.8 ppg.), wing Ben Robinson, shooting guard [player_tooltip player_id='1615188' first='Brendan' last='Styer'] and small forward [player_tooltip player_id='2224494' first='Cory' last='Hogan']. LM's success has come thanks to a balanced lineup that typically features five perimeter players. Combo guards [player_tooltip player_id='2120393' first='Owen' last='McCabe'] (15 ppg.) and Adam Herrenkohl along with wing [player_tooltip player_id='1850321' first='John' last='Mobley'] have been extremely effective this season. Sixth man [player_tooltip player_id='1123894' first='Jayden' last='Robinson'] (6'5”) has come on strong of late. <em>Tip-off is at 5:30PM.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Thurs., February 1st…Spring Ford at Perkiomen Valley:</strong> On Thursday we get a rematch between the two best teams in the Pioneer Athletic Conference. Perk Valley's quest for revenge will be led by all-everything combo guard [player_tooltip player_id='1589403' first='Julian' last='Sadler'] (22 ppg.), shooting guard [player_tooltip player_id='1848628' first='Kyle' last='Shawaluk'] and wing [player_tooltip player_id='1460797' first='Jakob' last='Harken']. Spring Ford's drive to complete the season sweep will fall on the shoulders of 3-point sniper [player_tooltip player_id='1460771' first='Jacob' last='Nguyen'] (multiple DI offers) and athletic combo guard [player_tooltip player_id='1281774' first='EJ' last='Campbell'] (offer from Rider). Hybrid-forward [player_tooltip player_id='1454268' first='Oben' last='Mokonchu'] will make major contributions for SF too. <em>Tip-off is at 6:45PM</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Thurs., February 1^st…Westtown at Academy of New Church:</strong> First place in the Friends League is on the line during this highly anticipated matchup. Westtown (12-5; 5-1) is headlined by multi-skilled guard [player_tooltip player_id='1383005' first='Cameron' last='Wallace'] who has exploded this season and is now considered an elite 2025 prospect. Athletic wing [player_tooltip player_id='1202411' first='Daveyon' last='Lydner'] (several DI offers), hybrid forward [player_tooltip player_id='1477774' first='Malik' last='Rasul'] (Lafayette commit) and versatile guard [player_tooltip player_id='1271438' first='Jahmare' last='Memphis'] have been tremendous this season too. ANC's [player_tooltip player_id='2229148' first='Bahsil' last='Laster'] (several DI offers) is one of the top uncommitted seniors in the region. On the perimeter Laster is flanked by the talented guard duo of [player_tooltip player_id='1608494' first='Dior' last='Carter'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1411649' first='Tobe' last='Nwobu, Jr.'] On the interior ANC (14-4; 5-0) has a pair of talented, 6'5” forwards in [player_tooltip player_id='2056714' first='Ryan' last='Warren'] and [player_tooltip player_id='2047739' first='Caleb' last='Alston-Nelson']. <em>Tip-off is at 5:30PM.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Sat., February 3^rd…Cheltenham at Reading:</strong> Senior guard Kevin Addison and 6'9” forward [player_tooltip player_id='1888852' first='Peyton' last='McClendon'] have pushed Cheltenham to a solid 13-4 record. Now they face a tough road game as they travel up 476 to face a Reading squad (12-7; 6-3) that has won 5 of their last 6 games. Reading's Yadiel Cruz is the leading scorer in the Berks Conference at 22.6 points per contest. Cruz has buried 39 threes on the season. Guards [player_tooltip player_id='1195389' first='Nick' last='Chapman'], [player_tooltip player_id='2427273' first='Jeremiah' last='Camara'] and [player_tooltip player_id='2247350' first='Weshly' last='Rosario'] can also fill it up. <em>Tip-off is at 3:00PM.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->