Weekend Fall League Week 1 – Top Performers

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Fall league kicked off this past weekend and we had the opportunity drop by a handful of games at multiple sites for the Hoopsource Fall League on Saturday and then Milwaukie High School for their fall league on Sunday. Here's a look at some of the top performers that we saw.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1507262' first='Aengus' last='Sutherland'] (2024 Lake Oswego) - Was a mismatch all game long, especially getting to the basketball and finishing. Extremely difficult to stop especially once he gets downhill with his strength and athleticism and ability to finish in acrobatic ways around the hoop.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1110578' first='Max' last='Juhala'] (2024 West Linn) - Has evolved from just being a corner shooter. Still made outside jumpers, but looked to get into the lane and showed a good feel with his passing. Used length to help out on the boards.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1611687' first='Jalen' last='Snook'] (2025 West Linn) - Snook's smooth release on his three ball remains his bread and butter, but in a win over Oregon City he also showed off a nice-looking pull-up jumper. Great quickness on the defensive end playing the passing lanes for steals.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1346388' first='Dylan' last='Westermeyer'] (2024 Oregon City) - Solid shooting from the outside from the lefty wing but also has improved his ability to get to the cup and finish. Increased strength has helped him become more of a factor on the boards on both ends.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1565731' first='Nick' last='Ghetie'] (2024 Lakeridge) - Really got to the basket and wasn't afraid of getting hit - he either absorbed the contact and finished or got fouled. Did a nice job of balancing his own scoring and setting up his teammates at the point.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1908824' first='Patrick' last='Napierala'] (2024 Lakeridge) - Shooter with 6-foot-4 size, he started off relatively slow but then really heated up in the second half. Great shooting stroke from three but was also able to effectively use his frame and size to get buckets and rebounds underneath.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1268434' first='Jett' last='Birdsall'] (2024 Sunset) - As usual, great heady play and a good touch from the outside on the three or on his dribble pull-ups in the lane. Showed great feel for the game and found open guys for scores.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1910909' first='Hudson' last='Guthrie'] (2025 Sunset) - Emerging as a third offensive option on the team after Birdsall and [player_tooltip player_id='1110590' first='Kayin' last='Turner']. Finished a number of hoops in the lane but also faced up and knocked down some face up jumpers out past the three-point line.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1910894' first='James' last='Kefgen'] (2025 Liberty) - Sweet looking jumper from three-point range as always but you could see his improvement in creating shots off the dribble. Had some strong drives to the hoop and used his physical stature to finish over opponents.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2026057' first='Braylon' last='Gaines'] (2027 Nelso) - Fearlessly drove into the lane to draw contact or finish at the hoop. While getting into lane remains his priority at this point, stepped outside and knocked down some jumpers as well. Great floor leadership for his age, balanced his own scoring with finding teammates.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->