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Josh Verlin (@jmverlin)
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READING — It was a wild and crazy day at Exeter Township High S

Here’s who stood out through Saturday’s action; CLICK HERE for Friday’s standouts.

Results
Dobbins Tech 73, Columbia 57
Berks Catholic 61, Allentown Central Catholic 51
Downingtown West 56, Cedar Crest 52
Perkiomen Valley 73, Exeter Township 61
Malvern Prep 67, Parkland 64 (OT)

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Zachary Campbell (2024 | Dobbins Tech)
It was a two-man show in Dobbins’ win over Columbia to start off Saturday; Campbell was half of the duo, and we’ll get to the other in a minute. The 6-3 guard is one of a couple returning starters from last year’s state playoff squad and he’s carried that momentum into this year. His 22-point effort against Columbia was surprisingly without a 3-pointer, as the typical sharpshooter only attempted two; he got it all done around the bucket, finishing through contact over and over, and coming up with a few second-chance points as well, grabbing six offensive boards (seven overall) as he played scrappy all game long. 

Nick Coval (2024 | Parkland)
The Davidson commit did his thing in Parkland’s overtime loss to Malvern Prep, finishing with 25 points and eight rebounds, even while Malvern Prep was doing everything it could to keep the ball out of his hands and to prevent him from getting easy looks. The elite shooter has become a strong ball-handler over the years, and he’s got a terrific ability to change speeds in just a step, bursting around defenders and getting to the rim; he was 11-of-12 from the foul line as he kept drawing contact, and he still got free for a couple 3s; his running, off-balance 3-pointer at the overtime buzzer, as tough a shot as it was, still looked like it might fall.

Donovan Fromhartz (2025 | Downingtown West)
Fromhartz’s game is built around his ability to take advantage of mismatches, and he put that on display against Cedar Crest in a 25-point day. When matched up on a guard, he went down into the post, where he’s got a variety of moves around the bucket; when one of Cedar Crest’s posts were on him, he’d get downhill and draw contact or get to the rim, where he finished at a high clip while also getting to the line six different times (8-10 FT); he also grabbed six boards and a couple steals, with a few pretty finishes in transition.

Nick Harken (2027 | Malvern Prep)
Harken’s one of three freshmen on the Friars’ roster, and Malvern’s future certainly seems like it’s in good hands. Harken put up 18 points with two rebounds, two assists and two steals in the overtime win, including a big bucket and clutch foul shots in overtime to help the Friars hold on for the win. Harken’s future is as a guard but he’s playing something of an undersized forward role for Malvern Prep this year, ready to get dump-offs from Williams and get tough buckets around the rim. He found himself walled up a couple times but also nosed his way through and around defenders for a few tough layups, and got to the line on four separate occasions as well. 

Saleem Hudson (2024 | Dobbins Tech)
Hudson was just a level above everybody else on the floor in the Dobbins/Columbia game. The 6-2 guard almost single-handedly controlled the action in Dobbins’ 16-point win, which sounds crazy, until you hear his stat line: 19 points (8-11 FG, 2-5 3PT), 14 rebounds (two offensive) and 11 assists, with four steals and a block for good measure. Every time he had the ball in his hands, Hudson got downhill and made the right read, making some pinpoint passes to shooters, some great dump-offs to teammates for layups, and a few tough buckets sprinkled in. He cut hard off the ball and handled pressure well, too. Just an outstanding performance.

Kingston McKoy (2026 | Berks Catholic)
It was a good weekend for McKoy, the Saints sophomore making it on both standout lists as his team won two games with him right in the thick of both. The 6-2 wing guard put up an efficient 16 points on 4-8 FG (3-5 3PT, 5-6 FT), with six rebounds and six assists as well as two steals. McKoy isn’t a true point guard but he initiates a lot of offense for Berks Catholic, able to get around defenders and into the lane, where he found his brother Josh for a couple 3-pointers or pull up for a jumper, if he couldn’t get to the rim. 

Julian Sadler (2024 | Perkiomen Valley)
Perkiomen Valley’s senior lead guard continues to build on his breakthrough junior year, with a strong two-way game against Exeter Township. The 6-1 left-hander went for 20 points and 12 rebounds, plus three assists with a block and a steal. Sadler was constantly in the paint leaping for boards so he could start the break, and he also did a great job getting into the middle of the defense, where he hit a couple of turnaround jumpers and got to the rim. 

Kyle Shawaluk (2024 | Perkiomen Valley)
Shawaluk was lights’ out for Perk Valley in the win over Exeter, hitting one big shot after another down the stretch. The 6-4 wing guard, always a quality shooter, was lights-out from deep (6-7 3PT, 9-13 overall), including two massive ones from NBA range in the fourth quarter to help the Vikings come from behind to take it. More than just a shooter, he put together a strong all-around game with eight rebounds, five assists and three steals, the kind of game which displays why he’s hearing from all sorts of small-college programs. 

Jayden Thomas (2024 | Parkland)
Thomas missed his whole junior season due to injury, but he burst out on Saturday with a 25-point outing, pairing with Coval to keep Parkland in it against Malvern Prep. The 6-3 left-hander hit a couple 3s and a couple one-dribble pull-ups, and got to the bucket when the defense was slow on a rotation; he was playing confident and aggressive, a good sign as he’s finding his way on the varsity level after the lost year. Keep an eye on him as a potential breakout candidate in the Lehigh Valley.

Jahrel Vigo (2024 | Allentown Central Catholic)
Vigo, the Vikings’ star junior wing, took a quarter to get going, as he went without a shot in the opening frame, and only had four foul shots by halftime. But he got going in the second half, finishing with 18 points, the 6-3 left-hander hitting one 3-pointer but otherwise getting his production by attacking off the bounce, absorbing contact and finishing around the bucket with a couple mid-range pull-ups too. Vigo also added six rebounds, two assists and two steals. 

Ryan Williams (2024 | Malvern Prep)
Last but certainly not least is the Friars’ Northeastern commit, who had a big game — as he’s sure to do quite a bit this season — to get Malvern Prep over the top in overtime. The 6-3 scoring guard, who’s really filling out nicely and adding strength and bounce to his ame, went for 34 points on 11-of-18 shooting (2-3 3PT); we’ve seen him fill it up before, but we’ve never seen him rebound it (14 boards) like that before, and he also dished out four assists and three steals. Williams was the focal point of the Parkland defense but continually got into the lane, hitting all sorts of pull-up jumpers and floaters on the move.

Honorable Mention
Haneef Davis (2026 | Dobbins Tech), Jakob Harken (2025 | Perkiomen Valley), Alex Kelsey (2024 | Exeter Twp.) Fernando Marquez (2024 | Cedar Crest), Joshua McKoy (2024 | Berks Catholic), Lucas Mushrush (2025 | Allentown Central Catholic), Artie Poindexter (2024 | Columbia), Jordan Poole (2024 | Columbia), Kevin Saenz (2024 | Exeter Twp.), Zeke Staz (2025 | Downingtown West), R.J. Young (2025 | Cedar Crest)