Week Seven Top Performers – Classes of 2023, 2024, and 2025

<p>Week 7 saw the wrap up of many non-league games and the start of conference play. Like last week with some games being canceled/postponed due to the pandemic, we spent some time watching games livestream in addition to attending a few. Here’s a look at the top freshmen, sophomores, and juniors we saw from four games - Mountain View over South Salem, Lincoln over Grant, Philomath over Woodburn, and Sunset over South Eugene.</p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1113084" first="Quincy" last="Townsend"], Mountain View</strong></p> <p>Townsend had one of the top point guard performances we’ve seen so far this year. It was a story of two halves for him, in the first stanza he focused more on getting his teammates involved and racked up eight assists in the process. After halftime, the 6-foot-1 sophomore looked more to score the ball, hitting shots from three and using his strength to get to the basket and finish over opponents. One of 6A’s best free throw shooters, he hit six straight from the stripe late to seal the game and finished with 28 points, 7 rebounds, and 12 assists.</p> <p><strong>Greg Comer, South Salem</strong></p> <p>We’ve seen Comer play a few times this season and one thing is absolutely clear - he can shoot the lick out of the basketball. The 6-foot sophomore can either catch and shoot or hit shots off the move, and his range extends out to NBA range. While at times it seemed like he settled for lauching bombs, it’s hard to argue with the results considering he shot 8-for-12 from three-point range. Comer does have a strong body and used it get to the basket and create for for himself and teammates. Overall, he finished with 29 points and five assists.</p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="962928" first="Moroni" last="Seely-Roberts"], Lincoln</strong></p> <p>It’s become clear - Seely-Roberts is a certified bucket getter at any given level. Not that there were any doubts that the 6-foot-6 junior would be able to score at the 6A level but he’s proven beyond the shadow of a doubt he can put the biscuit in the basket from practically anywhere on the court. Against Grant, he scored inside through contact, hit floaters in the lane, and also spotted up for open threes. He finished the night with 32 points and currently ranks second in 6A in the state in scoring behind only [player_tooltip player_id="861091" first="Jackson" last="Shelstad"].</p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="861078" first="Adrian" last="Mosley"], Grant</strong></p> <p>Mosley has been changing himself into a full time point guard but at the same time has emerged as Grant’s top offensive threat. He was very aggressive offensively against Lincoln, setting the tone with his athleticism getting to the hoop and finishing. The 6-foot-1 junior was shifty with the dribble and while things got a bit out of hand in the second half as he seemed to put everything on his own back to try and get a Grant comeback going, he did end up finishing the night with 25 points.</p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="962733" first="Ty" last="May"], Philomath</strong></p> <p>May is a natural athlete who’s blessed with height at 6-foot-6 and a solid build with strength and the capacity to add more muscle. It should come as no surprise he also plays football but he’s more than just a brute on the court. Against Woodburn, he did damage inside and off the offensive boards, but also was light on his feet running the floor and showed great touch on his perimeter jumper, as well as his free throws as he hit the last six he attempted. May has been working on his overall feel for the game and it showed in the game. He finished with 21 points and 12 rebounds.</p> <p><strong>Spencer Karseboom, Woodburn</strong></p> <p>Karseboom shot a decent percentage from three, hitting 4-from-10 from deep range, and what really stood out to us about his shot were two things - the fact he has the ability to create space for himself to get it off, and the fact he shoots it with a really high rainbow arc. It’s effective though and the 6-foot-4 junior also made some athletic moves off the dribble. He finished with 14 points and notched five rebounds.</p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1368274" first="Cruz" last="Veliz"], Woodburn</strong></p> <p>The younger son of Woodburn head coach Raul Veliz, Cruz showed great poise for a freshman on the court. He was particularly quick on defense on the ball and ended up grabbing at least three steals. He proved himself as an outside threat hitting a couple of threes and he is someone who will be on our radar going forward in the Class of 2025.</p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="861092" first="Jalen" last="Childs"], Sunset</strong></p> <p>Childs has emerged as Sunset’s top offensive player and it really stood out in the Apollos’ win over South Eugene. Early on, it was clear that the athleticism and shifty dribble of the 6-foot-3 junior would be hard to match up with, and he used both to effectively use his first step to attack holes in the defense and finish above the rim - he finished with three dunks including one impressive "poster" in traffic. Childs showed off some of the improvement in his shot late with a couple of made threes and finished the night with 22 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 assists.</p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="1079545" first="Oscar" last="James"], South Eugene</strong></p> <p>South Eugene has been ravaged by injuries and COVID issues but one guy who’s been able to persevere through it all has been James. The 5-foot-10 point guard has been counted on offensively and he did his best to deliver against Sunset, aggressively using the dribble to create mainly for himself but also getting it to teammates for scores. James isn’t afraid of driving into the trees in the lane and showed the ability to draw contact. There were a lot of missed shots at the end of the game but overall, he finished with a team-high 23 points.</p>