2015 GOVERNORS CHALLENGE - ALL-MET ELITE

2015

GOVERNORS CHALLENGE

ALL-MET ELITE

 

CHRISTIAN MATTHEWS

NATIONAL CHRISTIAN ACADEMY

FORT WASHINGTON MD.

 

The Governor’s Challenge, the largest holiday high school basketball tournament on the East Coast. 100 teams will compete in the tournament this year and it includes boys’ varsity, girls’ varsity and a boys’ JV division.

 

Teams from Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, New York and Washington, D.C. will compete in the tournament that will span over five days.

 

 The tournament will use the Civic Center, the Salisbury School and Wicomico, James M. Bennett and Parkside high schools as venues.

The tournament has nearly doubled in size from last year and will likely continue to grow.  With that, comes more teams with more marquee players who will wind up competing at the college level.

 

 Since 2010, more than 225 athletes that have competed in the Governor’s Challenge have gone on to play in college.

 

PLAYERS TO WATCH

Christian Matthews, wing, senior, committed to Georgia Tech
National Christian (Fort Washington, Maryland)
Before committing to Georgia Tech, Matthews had received offers from N.C. State, Cincinnati, Rhode Island, Temple, DePaul and VCU. The 6’6” wing can jump out of the gym and can play a few different positions. He has a decent three-point shot, is one of the best finishers around the rim in the DMV and is active on the glass and defense. ESPN has him ranked as the 56th best small forward in the nation and Maryland’s eighth best player.
Matthews will play:
Monday, Dec. 28 vs. Mount Carmel, 4:15 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 29 vs. West Charlotte, 5:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 30 vs. Legacy Charter, 8:15 p.m.