State Tourney: Semifinal Games to Watch on Tuesday

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Below are four <em>“must see”</em> PIAA state tournament semifinal games taking place on Tuesday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Tue., March 19th…Parkland vs. Archbishop Wood:</strong> This 6A semifinal features two of the best shooting guards in the state. Parkland's all-everything shooting guard [player_tooltip player_id='1123885' first='Nick' last='Coval'] (Davidson commit) averaged 22 ppg. this winter, eclipsed the career 2,000-point mark and was the East Penn Conference POY for the second straight season. Wood superstar [player_tooltip player_id='1189096' first='Jalil' last='Bethea'] owns an extraordinarily impressive basketball resume too. Bethea posted 23 ppg. this season, was the PCL Co-POY and is committed to Miami. Wood will also get major contributions from Drexel Commit [player_tooltip player_id='1483181' first='Josh' last='Reed'] (19.9 ppg. &amp; 8 rpg.) as well as guards [player_tooltip player_id='1188627' first='Milan' last='Dean'], [player_tooltip player_id='1382983' first='Deuce' last='Maxey'], and [player_tooltip player_id='1279655' first='Michael' last='Green']. Parkland's roster also boasts athletic wing [player_tooltip player_id='1188232' first='Zaire' last='Smaltz'] and multi-skilled guard [player_tooltip player_id='2322849' first='Jayden' last='Thomas']. <em>Tipoff is at 7:30PM at Norristown HS.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Tue., March 19th…Reading vs. Central York: </strong>This District 3-6A semifinal contest pits the defending 6A state champions (Reading) against one of the York area's deepest lineups. Reading's efforts to repeat as state champions will rely heavily on the guard tandem of Yadiel Cruz (Berks Conference POY) and [player_tooltip player_id='1195389' first='Nick' last='Chapman']. Reading's lineup also contains freshman sensation [player_tooltip player_id='2427273' first='Jeremiah' last='Camara'] and multi-skilled wing [player_tooltip player_id='2247350' first='Weshly' last='Rosario']<strong>. </strong>Central York's plethora of scoring options makes them extremely difficult to stop<strong>. </strong>Multi-talented wing [player_tooltip player_id='1281777' first='Greg' last='Guidinger'] (multiple DI offers) can score at every level. Point guard [player_tooltip player_id='1287319' first='Ben' last='Natal'] and combo guard [player_tooltip player_id='2047667' first='JoJo' last='Woodard'] form a tremendous backcourt. Center [player_tooltip player_id='1271440' first='Ben' last='Rill'] provides interior scoring. CY also features a pair of 2026s who make major contributions in [player_tooltip player_id='2336886' first='Brooklyn' last='Nace'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1850283' first='Ryan' last='Brown']. <em>Tipoff is at 7:30PM at Warwick HS.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Tue., March 19th…Devon Prep vs. Math, Civics &amp; Sciences: </strong>This 3A semifinal game is a rematch between two teams that played back on March 1^st. Devon Prep won that game easily (55-33) thanks to the efforts of point-forward Zane Conlan (17 ppg. &amp; 8.7 rpg.), small forward prospect [player_tooltip player_id='1874206' first='Reece' last='Craft'] (12 ppg. &amp; 6 rpg.) and scoring combo-guard [player_tooltip player_id='1865353' first='Mason' last='Thear'] (8 ppg.). Junior [player_tooltip player_id='1762897' first='Shane' last='Doyle'] is another prospect to watch for DP. However, the MCS lineup also has legitimate college prospects, and they will be looking to avenge their disappointing loss from earlier this month. The backcourt trio of point guard [player_tooltip player_id='1406765' first='Milak' last='Myatt'], shooting guard [player_tooltip player_id='2536679' first='Alantay' last='Dawson'] and combo guard [player_tooltip player_id='1576724' first='Zion' last='Robinson'] will present serious matchup issues for DP. 2024 wing prospect Aiden Brown has stepped up his game during the 3A tourney. He is averaging 12 point per game for MCS over their last two state tourney contests. Plus, the MCS roster features rising freshman prospect [player_tooltip player_id='2427336' first='Rahkiy' last='Mason']. <em>Tipoff is at 7:30PM at Cardinal O'Hara.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Tue., March 19th…Holy Cross vs. Constitution: </strong>Scranton area powerhouse Holy Cross takes on PPL contender Constitution in this 2A semifinal. Holy Cross is led by three-point sniper [player_tooltip player_id='2391428' first='Mike' last='Hughes'] (2025). Running with Hughes will be freshman sensation [player_tooltip player_id='2427360' first='CJ' last='Thompson'] and junior forward [player_tooltip player_id='2391454' first='Matt' last='Lyons']. Thompson is one of the best kept secrets in Pennsylvania's Class of 2027. Taking the court for Constitution will be the elite senior backcourt duo of point guard [player_tooltip player_id='1130841' first='Kyree' last='Latimer'] and combo guard [player_tooltip player_id='1848507' first='Perry' last='Fields']. Both of those prospects were recently named as a 1st Team All-Public League selection. 6'5” scoring wing [player_tooltip player_id='1123887' first='Amir' last='Speights'] (2nd Team All-Public) and 3-point ace [player_tooltip player_id='1865352' first='Talasi' last='Henderson'] will provide additional scoring for Constitution. <em>Tipoff is at 7:30PM at Bethlehem HS.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->