6A: Sheldon Fighting Irish – 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 Sheldon Fighting Irish (6A) of the Southwest Conference.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Head Coach: Brian Brancato (2nd Season)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Last Season's Record: 20-6</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":["2352621"],"_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-691fa367c35e1"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">A player moving up in classification is Holmes, who goes from 4A Marist (where he was First Team All-Sky-Em and Honorable Mention All-State) up to Sheldon where he'll be a big boost to a program that graduated several key seniors. While he stands 6-foot-6 and will be expected to contribute inside, the rising senior has tremendous perimeter skills and should prove himself as a multi-faced threat on the offensive end. (JT)<br></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2747504' first='Kai' last='Gallic'] (2026)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sam Harrison (2026)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Returners</strong>: </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jake Morrow (Class of 2027)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Cooper Anderson (Class of 2026)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Gene Marzano (Class of 2026)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Gerrit Cupp (Class of 2026)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Cameron King (Class of 2027)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Newcomers</strong>: </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2352621' first='Kai' last='Holmes'] (Class of 2026, Transfer from Marist)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sam Harrison (Class of 2026, Transfer from Cottage Grove)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Kayvon Jones-Kelly (Class of 2027)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Eli Wallace (Class of 2026)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Gavin Cramer (Class of 2027)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Matt Schuck (Class of 2026)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jack Haverland (Class of 2027)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Key Departures</strong>:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Rocco Graziano (Graduated)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Nathan Sheley (Graduated)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Eli Forsha (Graduated)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Additonal Contribution by Jed Tai</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->