6A: Gresham Gophers – 2025-26 Season Preview

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>As the high school season approaches, rosters are being released and I'm going to be previewing each team from the 6A and 5A levels. I'll go over each team's key players going into this coming season, list the returners/newcomers, and key departures. Here is the preview of the Gresham Gophers (6A) of the Mt Hood Conference.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Head Coach: Cliff White (2nd Season at GHS)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Last Season's Record: 10-15 </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Key Players:</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1653212"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-691f72ef69bec"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Artharee is a strong guard who scored inside and out, and was efficient with his dribbles. Set up his drives with jabs and fakes, and once he spotted a gap he was charging hard to the rim while staying balanced and ready for contact. He's a power finisher with good touch, and showed off some ability from deep by splashing in a handful of threes and picking his spots well from back there. (RM)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1582934"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-691f72ef69c88"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">The top scorer we saw on the day was Pichon who seemingly was able to get buckets whenever he wanted to. He was sharp with his jumper, hitting a number of perimeter shots including a trio of threes, but was also very active getting to the basket for finishes through contact. The rising senior finished with 27 points and 8 rebounds. (JT)<br></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["2539808"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-691f72ef69d04"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">The 5-foot-10 Greshman sophomore can still drain the three with ease, but he's also grown with his point guard play and he probably ranked as one of the top assist men at the event. There was great balance between looking for his own offense and setting up others and his name was one that was mentioned by many as one of the top performers. (JT)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Returners: </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2539780' first='Jakai' last='Pippa-White'] (Class of 2028)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Avery Lo (Class of 2026)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Levi Gather (Class of 2026)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Grady Bauquette (Class of 2027)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Newcomers:</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1756287' first='Elijah' last='Griffith'] (2026, Transfer from Central Catholic)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Leon Ware-Bolden (2026, Transfer from Barlow)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2950747' first='Zakai' last='Onick'] (2028, Transfer from Roosevelt)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Garrett Streeter (Class of 2026)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2539793' first='Lum' last='Hong'] (Class of 2028)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2539770' first='Dau' last='Hong'] (Class of 2028)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Trey Darling (Class of 2026)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Landon Fray (Class of 2027)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Key Departures</strong>:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Khaled Artharee (Graduated)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2958327' first='Juma' last='Whatley'] (Transferred to Roosevelt)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Additional contributions by Ryan Morgan &amp; Jed Tai</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->