Championship Games to Watch this Weekend

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Below is a preview of four <em>“must see”</em> championship games taking place in southeastern Pennsylvania this weekend.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Fri., Mar. 1^st…Pocono Mt. West (1) vs. Whitehall (2):</strong> The District 11-5A championship game will be a chalk event that is not to be missed. PMW boasts elite point guard [player_tooltip player_id='1608319' first='KJ' last='Coles'] (2026) and dynamic small forward [player_tooltip player_id='1865344' first='Adrian' last='Brito']. Each of them has already pulled in DI college offers. Senior combo guard [player_tooltip player_id='1407082' first='Devin' last='Artis'] is a crafty third option for PMW. Whitehall will counter with ace shooting guard [player_tooltip player_id='2383253' first='Luke' last='Keppel'] and standout power forward [player_tooltip player_id='2047741' first='AJ' last='Hines']. Keppel poured in 4 triples on his way to 28 points in Whitehall's semi-final win. Hines is an athletic and tenacious prospect who is a double-double threat very night. Combo-guard Trey Dogmantis is a creative distributor who directs the Whitehall offense. <em>Tipoff is at 8:00PM at the Pleasant Valley.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Fri., Mar. 1^st…Cumberland Valley (2) vs. Chambersburg (4):</strong> Cumberland Valley pulled off a District 3-6A semifinal upset of defending champion Reading thanks to an 18-point barrage by shooting guard JJ Lebo. Lefty, point-forward prospect [player_tooltip player_id='2391364' first='Nolan' last='Buzalka'] (2025) contributed 17 points and 10 boards in that victory. Slashing wing prospect [player_tooltip player_id='1454321' first='Patrick' last='O'Brien'] is another player to watch for CV. Chambersburg's District 3-6A title hopes are tied to the play of standout wing [player_tooltip player_id='1874203' first='Jai'tavius' last='Kelly'] (17 ppg.). He is a three-level scoring machine who holds an offer from American University. Running with Kelly will be guards Jermere Jones and Ari Snyder. <em>Tipoff is at 8:00PM at the Giant Center.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Sat., March 2^nd…Lower Merion (1) vs. Garnet Valley (14):</strong> The District 1-6A title contest pits two Central League foes against each other. LM won the season regular season series 2-0, but right now Garnet is one of the hottest Cinderella stories in the state. LM (26-1) features a lineup of four perimeter prospects plus one small forward. Wing [player_tooltip player_id='1850321' first='John' last='Mobley'] (15.6 ppg.), shooting guard Adam Herrenkohl (14.5 ppg.), combo guard [player_tooltip player_id='2120393' first='Owen' last='McCabe'] (15 ppg.) and point guard [player_tooltip player_id='2699527' first='Carson' last='Kasmer'] (11.5 ppg.) combine to form a balanced perimeter attack that can get out in transition and drain threes. Small forward [player_tooltip player_id='1123894' first='Jayden' last='Robinson'] plays as a stretch-4 who is a rebounding machine. Garnet's upset run through the 6A bracket has been led by shooting guard [player_tooltip player_id='1460801' first='Jacob' last='Sniras'] (16.6 ppg.) and combo guard Quinn O'Hara (12 ppg.). Both prospects can splash threes all night. They will get support from Jack and Brady Krautzel as well as [player_tooltip player_id='1343658' first='Cole' last='Boruk']. <em>Tipoff is at 7:00PM at Temple University.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Sun., March 3^rd…Phelps School vs. Perkiomen School:</strong> The PAISAA state championship game features two rosters that are filled with DI prospects. Superstar [player_tooltip player_id='1865248' first='Will' last='Riley'] keys the Phelps attack. He is our No. 1 ranked 2025 prospect and this season Riley (6'8”) has expanded his skill set to include running as a point guard. Combo-guard [player_tooltip player_id='1990922' first='Jacob' last='Hudson'] can score from anywhere on the floor. Phelps center [player_tooltip player_id='1589088' first='Justin' last='Houser'] is a beast on the interior. Hybrid-forward prospect [player_tooltip player_id='1601169' first='Onyx' last='Nnani'] and small forward [player_tooltip player_id='2047528' first='Kodi' last='Johnson'] are two other DI prospects to watch for Phelps. Perkiomen is led by the dynamic guard trio of [player_tooltip player_id='1197611' first='KJ' last='Cochran'], [player_tooltip player_id='2226450' first='Hayden' last='Johns'], and Gabe Tanner. All three of them can go for 20+ points on a given night. Stretch-4 prospect [player_tooltip player_id='1117679' first='Macon' last='Emory'] (Delaware commit) is a matchup nightmare. Big man [player_tooltip player_id='1850282' first='Alfredo' last='Addesa'] dominates the paint at both ends. <em>7:00PM at St. Joseph University.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>**You can read our preview of Saturday's District 12 Championship game (Archbishop Ryan vs. Imhotep Charter) <a href="https://prephoops.com/2024/02/5-sepa-games-to-watch-this-week-28/">here</a>.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->