Best of the Best Mid-Season Watchlist – Southwest Conference

<!-- 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 Southwest Conference made their debut last year with the Best of the Best expanded to eight teams and like many of the new leagues that joined, they are looking to break through with their first opening round win. Here are some of the seniors have stood out as top nominees for this year's roster.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Grady McKittrick, Grants Pass<br>[player_tooltip player_id='3213855' first='Jaden' last='Kemmerle'], Roseburg<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2747505' first='Harrison' last='Scott'], Roseburg<br>Gerrit Cupp, Sheldon<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2747504' first='Kai' last='Gallic'], Sheldon<br>Sam Harrison, Sheldon<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2352621' first='Kai' last='Holmes'], Sheldon<br>[player_tooltip player_id='3236346' first='Geno' last='Marzano'], Sheldon<br>Matt Schuck, Sheldon<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2731711' first='Cameron' last='Perry'], South Eugene<br>[player_tooltip player_id='2447883' first='Calvin' last='Yoder'], South Eugene<br>Joey Clevenger, South Medford<br>[player_tooltip player_id='1606561' first='Jed' last='Johnson'], South Medford<br>Quinton Ritchie, South Medford<br>Jake Von Strahl, South Medford<br>Berkley Grandberry, Willamette</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Analysis: There's an interesting mix of guys that will be available to head coach Darwin Terry for the Southwest squad, with most of the top players from the top two teams in the league in South Medford and Sheldon. There should be no shortage of scoring options with guys such as Yoder, Perry, Holmes, and Scott. One wildcard for the Southwest is that because of the distance, several players may not be able to compete so last year's squad featured some top 5A players and that could also be the case this year if necessary.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->