Matt was a prolific scorer at Westbrook High School amassing a career total of 1513 points in the pre- three- point era. Matt was a first team All-state player his junior and senior seasons. He set the Westbrook single game scoring record with 57 points his senior season. His team lost the state Championship to Caribou on Mike Thurston’s last second shot. Matt continued his career at USM where he averaged over 25 ppg. and set several scoring records.