Previewing the Preview: Saturday Matchups Part 2

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Saturday's schedule at The Preview is loaded with intriguing matchups between established city powers, programs looking to take the next step and prospects ready to introduce themselves to a wider audience. With so much talent taking the floor, the slate deserves to be broken into two parts. Here is a closer look at the second group of Saturday games worth watching</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>3:15 PM - Great Barrington Academy (RI) vs CATS Academy (MA)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>What to Watch For: </strong>Great Barrington has plenty of New York influence, and postgraduate guard [player_tooltip player_id='2196299' first='Quran' last='Smith'] will receive a homecoming of sorts when the Rhode Island program makes the trip down. A strong showing against a CATS team with several Division I prospects of its own would be a great way for the talented guard to begin the year. Look for the Brooklyn native to make a real impact in front of his hometown crowd.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>4:30 PM - Darrow (NY) vs St. James (DC)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>What to Watch For:</strong> St. James has reloaded by adding Ashton Graves, Isaiah Carter, [player_tooltip player_id='2353574' first='Christian' last='Proctor'] and Kye Gray alongside New York native Juice Bontemps and high-scoring wing Jacoby Briscoe. Brooklyn wing Donte Cromwell will also receive a homecoming of sorts with Darrow as part of a loaded Ducks roster. On a schedule filled with quality matchups, this one may be the best of them all.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>5:45 PM - Chaminade (NY) vs Louis Brandeis (NY)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>What to Watch For:</strong> [player_tooltip player_id='2882688' first='Lucas' last='Dillon'] has been on a downright tear throughout the fall, while the senior trio of [player_tooltip player_id='3280914' first='Jake' last='Ellwood'], [player_tooltip player_id='2234329' first='Diego' last='Dersch'] and Johnathan Walsh all look capable of helping small-college programs. Brandeis, meanwhile, will look to make an early claim as a legitimate PSAL contender. Wings [player_tooltip player_id='3422956' first='Tristan' last='Uzzle'] and [player_tooltip player_id='2847234' first='Kalen' last='Murphy'] should lead the way for a Bulldogs team that certainly has the pieces to make noise during the regular season and beyond. A potential Uzzle-Dillon matchup would be one of the more intriguing individual battles of the weekend.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>7:00 PM - Graphics Campus (NY) vs Holy Trinity (NY)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>What to Watch For:</strong> While they will not directly match up, two of the more intriguing under-the-radar prospects will take center stage as Will Parker and Manny Ayeye feature heavily in their respective teams' attacks. Parker has already begun to make waves around the city with his play from the late summer into the fall. Ayeye, meanwhile, has drawn interest from small-college programs hoping he enrolls after this season. If he chooses the postgraduate route instead, the talented and versatile wing should be among the most sought-after prospects in New England next year.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>8:15 PM - QA Academy (NY) vs The Bright School (CT) </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>What to Watch For:</strong> For first-year program QA Academy, the backcourt of Morell Toney and [player_tooltip player_id='3034083' first='Jamil' last='Carter'] provides a strong foundation to build around. Both are athletic scorers capable of playing with the ball in their hands, and the underclassman transfers will have an opportunity to continue developing their chemistry before the season truly gets underway. Toney will be especially interesting to watch after receiving offers from a pair of Division I programs over the past week.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->