5 Games to Watch this Week

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Below is a preview of five “must see” games taking place this week in southeastern Pennsylvania.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Tue., 1/17…Penn Charter at Malvern Prep: </strong>First place in the Inter-Ac is at stake as Penn Charter (17-1; 3-0) travels to the suburbs to take on Malvern Prep (11-5; 3-0). Elite point guard [player_tooltip player_id='991383' first='Mark' last='Butler'] (Lafayette commit) leads the visiting Quakers. Flanking Butler is wing prospect Isaiah Grimes as well as shooters [player_tooltip player_id='1116056' first='Trey' last='Shinholster'] and his younger brother [player_tooltip player_id='1271429' first='Kai' last='Shinholster']. For the Friars, wing/small forward [player_tooltip player_id='1379452' first='Andrew' last='Phillips'] (20 ppg.) is posting a POY worthy season. Of course, MP's backcourt features highly ranked 2024 [player_tooltip player_id='991421' first='Ryan' last='Williams'] (multiple DI offers) and 2025 standout [player_tooltip player_id='1454262' first='Rowan' last='Miller']. <em>Tip-off is at 5:30PM.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Tue., 1/17…Academy of New Church at Friends Select: </strong>Both teams are fresh off wins over reigning league champion (for eight straight years) Westtown School. So, the result of this game could crown the new FSL king. ANC star [player_tooltip player_id='1119156' first='Deywilk' last='Tavarez'] (22 ppg. &amp; 8 rpg.; 1,000+ points) in arguably the top uncommitted 2023 in the region. ANC's lineup also includes underrated 2024 prospect Bahsil Laster, versatile 2023 prospect Jarell Keel and freshman sensation [player_tooltip player_id='1608494' first='Dior' last='Carter']. FSS brings a star of their own to this contest in senior [player_tooltip player_id='1202039' first='Christian' last='Kirkland'] (15 ppg.; 1,000+ points). Kirkland is a lefty who can score at all 3-levels. Also taking the court for FSS will be knock down shooting guard Jeremiah Marshall and extremely talented combo guard [player_tooltip player_id='1460781' first='Jay' last='Chiles']. <em>Tip-off is at 5:30PM.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Wed., 1/18…Archbishop Wood at Neumann-Goretti: </strong>NG is undefeated in PCL play and one of the tp ranked teams in the country. If Wood is going to pull off an upset, [player_tooltip player_id='1189096' first='Jalil' last='Bethea'], one of the most feared scoring threats in the Philly, will need to post a huge day. Bethea will have help in 2024 standout [player_tooltip player_id='1483181' first='Josh' last='Reed'], sophomore stud Duece Maxey and power forward [player_tooltip player_id='1013075' first='Carson' last='Howard'] (East Stroudsburg commit). Right now, NG is running like a well-oiled machine. A large part of that is thanks to the outstanding play of all-world point guard [player_tooltip player_id='1116063' first='Robert' last='Wright III'] (Baylor commit). Playing off Wright are standout guards [player_tooltip player_id='1123910' first='Khaafiq' last='Myers'] and Bruce Smith. On the interior, 6'8” forward [player_tooltip player_id='1279647' first='Sultan' last='Adewale'] is a beast. How that big fella remains uncommitted is a mystery.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Sat., 1/21…Germantown Friends at Cristo Rey: </strong>This should be an entertaining and competitive contest between two teams that thrive on pushing the pace. It is no secret that the No. 1 option at GFS is the incredible [player_tooltip player_id='1608275' first='Jordan' last='Dill']. He is a special, special talent. Plus, GFS has a terrific supporting cast in electric combo guard Darius Frazier, smooth forward Amir Staten and 8^th grade sensation Nazir Tyler. Cristo Rey's leading bucket getter is Joshua Wyche (Lafayette commit). Wyche possesses tremendous dribble drive skills and can shoot the lights out. For Cristo Rey you will also want to watch multi-skilled sophomore talents [player_tooltip player_id='1477722' first='Devin' last='Booker'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1477746' first='Amir' last='Nelson'] as well as 2024 [player_tooltip player_id='1173983' first='Amari' last='Dow']. <em>Tip-off is at 2:30PM.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Sun., 1/22…Phelps School vs. Perkiomen School: </strong>Two of the Pennsylvania's top “national” prep school squads will take the court in a game that will be overflowing with college prospects. Honestly, there are too many elite recruits involved in this game to review here. However, if you watch this contest, there is one kid you should pay close attention to – sophomore Will Riley of Phelps School. This kid will play in the Association one day. <em>Tip-off is at 12:15PM at Kiski School.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->