MIAA A Conference Playoffs: Matchups and Players to Watch

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The MIAA A Conference playoffs begin tomorrow night as we enter postseason play for various conferences around the area. With the A Conference split into two divisions, red and black, the top four teams from each division make the cut. From there, cross matchups are formatted, which will be indicated below with R standing for Red and B standing for black.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>All games will be played on Tuesday evening.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">R1. St. Frances v B4. St. Vincent Pallotti</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>2025-26 history: St. Frances won meeting on 1/2 at Pallotti 73-52.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>St. Frances players to watch:</strong> 2026 [player_tooltip player_id='2691786' first='Anthony' last='Smith'], 2026 Mason Glover, 2026 [player_tooltip player_id='1963385' first='Brian' last='McMahon'], 2027 Terence Jones, 2027 [player_tooltip player_id='2878470' first='Carter' last='Fisk'], 2027 [player_tooltip player_id='2954433' first='Chance' last='McCoy'], 2028 [player_tooltip player_id='3142764' first='Jaliel' last='Spears']</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>St. Vincent Pallotti players to watch:</strong> 2026 [player_tooltip player_id='1588138' first='Gregory' last='Taylor'], 2026 Kemyi Dankyi, 2026 [player_tooltip player_id='2990931' first='Alpha' last='Camara'], 2027 [player_tooltip player_id='2951622' first='Enzo' last='Sturdivant'], 2027 [player_tooltip player_id='2353584' first='Jaden' last='Dory']</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">B1. Mount Carmel v R4. Boys' Latin</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>2025-26 history: Mount Carmel won meeting on 1/16 69-45.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Mount Carmel players to watch:</strong> 2026 [player_tooltip player_id='1782668' first='Tristen' last='Wilson'] (Holy Cross), 2026 [player_tooltip player_id='1782603' first='Gage' last='Howard'], 2026 [player_tooltip player_id='2242055' first='Ralfs' last='Rudusans'] (Lehigh), 2027 [player_tooltip player_id='2454529' first='Junior' last='Mancho'], 2027 Samartine Hill, 2027 [player_tooltip player_id='2364682' first='Kiyen' last='Alexander'], 2028 [player_tooltip player_id='2547340' first='Antwan' last='Williams']</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Boys' Latin players to watch:</strong> 2026 Ghyavne Saint Pierre, 2029 [player_tooltip player_id='2882931' first='Brayden' last='Whitaker'], 2029 [player_tooltip player_id='2973525' first='Austin' last='Pitts'], 2029 [player_tooltip player_id='2702085' first='Grant' last='Puffenbarger']</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">B2. Mount St. Joseph v R3. Archbishop Spalding</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>2025-26 history: 1-1. Archbishop Spalding won meeting on 12/3 62-60. Mount St. Joseph won meeting on 12/23 59-53.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Mount St. Joseph players to watch:</strong> 2026 [player_tooltip player_id='2252277' first='BJ' last='Ranson'] (St. Joe's), 2026 [player_tooltip player_id='1782769' first='Saxton' last='Simley'], 2027 [player_tooltip player_id='2353590' first='Zikom' last='Etolue'], 2027 Kenneth Anthony, 2028 [player_tooltip player_id='2546067' first='Aaron' last='Early Jr.'], 2028 [player_tooltip player_id='2194760' first='Chauncey' last='Word'], 2029 [player_tooltip player_id='2894300' first='Ciar' last='Word']</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Archbishop Spalding players to watch:</strong> 2026 [player_tooltip player_id='1782592' first='Kam' last='Carter'], 2026 [player_tooltip player_id='2453521' first='Colt' last='Busse'] (East Tennessee State), 2026 [player_tooltip player_id='1782656' first='TJ' last='Moultrie'] (Army), 2026 [player_tooltip player_id='2252281' first='Moe' last='Lonergan'], 2028 [player_tooltip player_id='2715192' first='Nash' last='Avery'], 2028 Braxton Bogard</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">R2. John Carroll v B3 Glenelg Country</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>2025-26 history: Glenelg Country won meeting on 2/13 73-72.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>John Carroll players to watch:</strong> 2026 [player_tooltip player_id='1782586' first='Aidan' last='Able'] (UMBC), 2026 [player_tooltip player_id='2547300' first='Andrew' last='Clark'] (Randolph Macon), 2026 [player_tooltip player_id='2453731' first='Parris' last='Lee'], 2026 [player_tooltip player_id='3337173' first='Carson' last='Shoffner'], 2027 [player_tooltip player_id='2345828' first='James' last='Westervelt'], 2029 [player_tooltip player_id='2865888' first='David' last='Mota']</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Glenelg Country players to watch:</strong> 2026 [player_tooltip player_id='1977823' first='Drew' last='Harris'] (Brown), 2026 [player_tooltip player_id='1588137' first='Donavan' last='Marshburn'], 2027 [player_tooltip player_id='2888897' first='Kayden' last='Leggett'], 2027 Malakai Jones</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->