5A: Mountain View Cougars – 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 Mountain View Cougars (5A) of the Intermountain Conference.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Head Coach: Ryan Doty (2nd Season)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Last Season's Record: 10-14</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_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"[player_tooltip player_id='2747522' first='Charlie' last='O'Connell']","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2026","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"null","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"77244","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Mountain View","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_program":"Three Peaks Elite","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_program":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-691ffff741d7c"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">A lot of new players at Mountain View this season and one that stood out to us on was [player_tooltip player_id='2747522' first='Charlie' last='O'Connell']. The senior guard played with poise and wasn't easily rattled, knocking down open shots and looking to make the right play. He finished with 15 points. (JT)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2575669' first='Ian' last='Van Wagoner'] (Class of 2027)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Returners</strong>:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Quinn Goeway (Class of 2026)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Brody Meier (Class of 2026)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jaxon Blumberg (Class of 2026)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Easton Wray (Class of 2026)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Ayden Koehler (Class of 2026)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Newcomers</strong>:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Darian McCabe (Class of 2028)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Zane Merickel (Class of 2029)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Vincent Phillips (Class of 2027)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Key Departures</strong>:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Mason Chambers (Graduated)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->