Class 5A Season Wrap Up & All State Teams
The Midwestern League proved itself to be the class of the state when it sent 4 teams to the state tournament, with 3 of them advancing to the semifinals, including Thurston who dominated defending champion Wilsonville on the their way to the first state title in school history.
Here is our look at the player who stood out during the course of the season and earned their way on to our Prep Hoops Oregon All State teams:
1st Team
Isaac Lange 6’2 Junior Guard Thurston (POY)
Cade Roth 6’5 Senior Wing Silverton
Kiefer Edwards 6’5 Senior Wing Crater
Matt Van Tassell 6’7 Senior Post Mt. View
Jake Costello 6’2 Senior Wing South Albany
2nd Team
Zach Brown 6’6 Junior Forward Springfield
Dyshawn Hobson 6’1 Senior Guard Corvallis
Tariq Harris 6’4 Senior Wing Crescent Valley
Brian Warinner 6’7 Junior Forward Bend
Jace Norton 6’1 Junior Wing Lasalle
3rd Team
Nathan Bittle 6’8 Freshman Post Crater
David Gonzales 5’10 Sophomore Guard Silverton
Mason Miller 6’6 Junior Post Thurston
Jack Roche 6’0 Junior Guard Wilsonville
Dakota Reber 6’4 Sophomore Forward Wilsonville
Honorable Mention
Zac Rosetti 6’0 Senior Guard Wilsonville
Chase McClain 6’1 Junior Guard Mt. View
Dakota Murr 5’11 Senior Guard The Dalles
Drake Dow 5’9 Senior Guard St. Helens
Mason Vranes 6’2 Senior Wing Crater
Sterling Minor 6’4 Senior Wing Thurston
Jaden Guiliford 6’0 Senior Guard South Albany
Levi Nielsen 6’4 Junior Forward Silverton
Our Way Too Early Look at 2019:
- Thurston – Defending state champs return their two best players.
- Wilsonville – State runner ups, return talented group of underclassmen to run head Coach Chris Roche’s system.
- Silverton – Return two all state level players in Gonzales Nielsen from a team that only lost two games all year.
- Crater – Return a younger Vranes brother at point guard and the 6’9 Bittle who is already garnering Pac 12 attention.
- Churchill – Coach Kelly Bokn has the Lancers to the point where you can pretty much pencil them in to a spot in the final 8 of the state tourney.