PAISAA Semifinals Preview

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Below is a preview of the PAISAA state tournament semifinal games taking place later today.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Academy of the New Church (4) at Phelps School (1):</strong> ANC is fresh off capturing the Friends League Championship and the Lions are hungry for more hardware. They are led by scoring guard [player_tooltip player_id='2229148' first='Bahsil' last='Laster'] (several DI offers) who is one of the top uncommitted seniors in the region. On the perimeter Laster is joined 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 (22-4) 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']. Plus, 2026 prospect [player_tooltip player_id='1865294' first='Cameron' last='Smith'] (6'6”) has come on strong in recent weeks. The Phelps lineup boasts future NBA player [player_tooltip player_id='1865248' first='Will' last='Riley'] as well as a slew of DI college prospects. Riley is our No. 1 ranked 2025 prospect and was just selected as the MVP of the NBA's Basketball Without Borders Showcase. Additionally for Phelps (18-13) college coaches will need to watch hybrid-forward prospect [player_tooltip player_id='1601169' first='Onyx' last='Nnani'], center [player_tooltip player_id='1589088' first='Justin' last='Houser'], combo guard [player_tooltip player_id='1990922' first='Jacob' last='Hudson'] and small forward [player_tooltip player_id='2047528' first='Kodi' last='Johnson']. <em>Tipoff is at 4:00PM</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Westtown School (11) at Perkiomen School (2):</strong> Westtown (16-7) is headlined by multi-skilled guard [player_tooltip player_id='1383005' first='Cameron' last='Wallace'] who poured in 26 points in their PAISAA quarterfinal win over Penn Charter. Wallace is widely considered an elite 2025 prospect. Athletic wing [player_tooltip player_id='1202411' first='Daveyon' last='Lydner'] (several DI offers) and hybrid forward [player_tooltip player_id='1477774' first='Malik' last='Rasul'] (Lafayette commit) provide length, athleticism, and scoring. Versatile guards [player_tooltip player_id='1271438' first='Jahmare' last='Memphis'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1484307' first='Jayden' last='Forsythe'] have been tremendous this season. Of late, 2027 prospect [player_tooltip player_id='2427312' first='Wilson' last='Udo'] has provided a nice spark off the bench. Perkiomen runs a dynamic three guard lineup of Gabe Tanner, [player_tooltip player_id='1197611' first='KJ' last='Cochran'] (handful of DI offers), and [player_tooltip player_id='2322847' first='Alex' last='Zakheim']. Each one of them can torch the nets for 20+ points on a given night. Hybrid-forward [player_tooltip player_id='1117679' first='Macon' last='Emory'] (Delaware commit) is a match-up nightmare for opponents. On the interior, 7-footer [player_tooltip player_id='1850282' first='Alfredo' last='Addesa'] is a force because of his great footwork and shooting touch. <em>Tipoff is at 5:00PM</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->