South Jersey basketball: Closer look at Group 4-2 sectional finals

Updated: March 4, 2018 — 6:12 PM EST

JSKUL20-C — **STEVEN M. FALK / Staff Photographer**
Shawnee's Dylan Deveney drives on Cherokee's Olarewajo Oladipo in a December game.

by , Staff Writer @PhilAnastasia | panastasia@phillynews.com

Here’s a look at the South Jersey boys’ basketball sectional finals.

South Jersey Group 4

Atlantic City (25-4) at Shawnee (25-4), Monday at 6 p.m.

Third-seeded Atlantic City’s road to the final: Beat Clearview, 76-52; Millville, 54-45; and Toms River North, 59-45.

Atlantic City player to watch: Senior swingman Ray Bethea has scored 34, 24 and 27 point in the Vikings’ three playoff games.

**Lou Rabito/Staff photographer**
Atlantic City’s Ray Bethea Jr. leads the Vikings into the S.J. 4 title game.

Top-seeded Shawnee’s road to the final: Beat Southern, 68-38; Kingsway, 76-62, and Eastern, 59-54.

Shawnee player to watch: Senior forward Dylan Deveney leads the team in three-point baskets with 68.

Dylan Deveney with 21 in @SHSRenegades 59-54 win over @easternviking in SJ 4 semifinals pic.twitter.com/nCqwiu4Yda

— Philip Anastasia (@PhilAnastasia) March 3, 2018

Breakdown: These two teams have been steaming toward this showdown all season. The Renegades rate the slightest of edges based on home court.

Pick: Shawnee, 63-61.

South Jersey Group 2

Lower Cape May (21-6) vs. Haddonfield (26-3) at Cherry Hill East, Monday at 7 p.m.

Fifth-seeded Lower Cape May’s road to the final: Beat Pennsauken Tech, 61-34; Medford Tech, 71-61; and Barnegat, 59-44.

Lower Cape May player to watch: Senior guard Pat Holden is a 2,000-point scorer, a top three-point threat and deadly accurate free-throw shooter.

Second-seeded Haddonfield’s road to the final: Beat Cape May Tech, 62-44; Haddon Heights, 52-45; and Camden, 54-53 (OT).

Haddonfield player to watch: Junior forward Dan Fleming is a top three-point threat and has scored 19 points in each of the last two games.

Dan Fleming with 19 with four ‘3s’ in @HMHSBoysBKB 52-45 win over @HHGarnets in the SJ 2 quarterfinals @HMHSathletics pic.twitter.com/AA2CjXPgj0

— Philip Anastasia (@PhilAnastasia) March 2, 2018

Breakdown: Haddonfield is trying to match the feat of its football team, which won a sectional title without a home field due to a construction project at the school. The basketball team has played all “away” games this season as work has progressed on its historic gymnasium.

Pick: Haddonfield, 58-50.