Best of the Best Mid-Season Watchlist – Metro League

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The 3rd annual Best of the Best Tournament will take place this year from May 30-31 at Reynolds High School where once again 8 teams representing all the leagues in 6A and an all-star team from 5A will battle it out to see who is the best conference in the state of Oregon.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>We've reached the mid-way point of league play and a number of seniors have established themselves as firm nominees for the roster of their leagues. The Metro League has been the runner-up of the Best of the Best the past two seasons - can they take the next step and grab the title in 2026? Here are some of the seniors have stood out as top nominees for this year's roster.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Hero Lovanh, Aloha<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2575685' first='Njenga' last='Mungai'], Beaverton<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2498985' first='Malaki' last='Ypma'], Beaverton<br>[player_tooltip player_id='1585574' first='Ryan' last='Barone'], Jesuit<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2111917' first='Sam' last='Curvy'], Jesuit<br>[player_tooltip player_id='1989913' first='Joe' last='Stimpson'], Jesuit<br>[player_tooltip player_id='1787373' first='Jkobi' last='Nicholson'], Mountainside<br>[player_tooltip player_id='1582931' first='Eli' last='Vizconde'], Mountainside<br>[player_tooltip player_id='1607597' first='Drew' last='Groenig'], Southridge<br>[player_tooltip player_id='1604658' first='Julius' last='Vesel'], Southridge<br>[player_tooltip player_id='1787372' first='Ryder' last='Zanon'], Southridge<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2984254' first='Jake' last='Leffler'], Sunset<br>[player_tooltip player_id='1624396' first='Ian' last='Bautista'], Westview<br>[player_tooltip player_id='1624397' first='Justin' last='Cheng'], Westview<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2021519' first='Dayton' last='Jenkins'], Westview<br>Dash Nicely, Westview</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Analysis: As usual, many of the members of the all-league teams will be seniors, and the Metro League team will once again be solid. [player_tooltip player_id='1582931' first='Eli' last='Vizconde'] reached the 1000 career point mark this season and has been one of Mountainside's leaders and [player_tooltip player_id='2021519' first='Dayton' last='Jenkins'] has had a breakout year for Westview averaging a double-double so far. Southridge's trio of seniors includes Zanon, who would add size to the roster. Once again, the Metro League will have a team filled with solid shooters and passers to make a run at the event championship.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->