Pacific Conference Player of the Year Candidates

The season has concluded in the Pacific Conference and the All-League honors will be announced in the near future. Who will be named the Player of the Year? Here's a look at the top candidates (listed in alphabetical order).    A four-year varsity player who became Forest Grove's all-time leading career scorer this year, Bridges has had an outstanding senior season where he's been among 6A's top bucket getters all year. Going into the playoffs he's averaging over 22 points per game and they've come at all three levels. He's the unquestioned leader for the Vikings, who finished in second in the league standings.     The sophomore guard did it all for the Tigers in 2025-26, leading the team in scoring at almost 15 points per game but also leading in assists and steals while finishing second in rebounding. A two-way player, he led 6A in steals as a freshman and should be among the state's leaders as well this season at almost 3 a game. Newberg made a big improvement from last year finishing in 4th place with 12 wins and Castaneda was a huge part of that.     This season was a breakout for the junior guard as he ascended into a leading role offensively with his ability to not only attack from the perimeter but muscle defenders down low for buckets. He's averaging just over 19 points a game and actually been Sherwood's top scorer overall. A tremendous athlete, he's a devastating finisher in transition and has been outstanding defensively as well as the Bowmen enter the playoffs on a 15-game winning streak.     Last year's Pacific Conference Player of the Year is a rock-solid candidate again in 2025-26. Sharing the role of lead offensive player with teammate [player_tooltip player_id='2132836' first='Avery' last='Johnson'], the senior guard shined with his abilities to get hot from three or smoothly glide to the hoop and finish with authority above the rim. He surpassed the 1000 career point mark this year while helping the Bowmen run the table to an undefeated record in league play.     After a solid start to the year in non-league games, Walkenhorst really started to find his groove during conference play. The junior post became more assertive with his post-up moves and his soft touch helped him convert field goals at over a 65 percent clip. Defensively he averaged almost 2.5 blocks per game, making him a bona-fide rim protector which was a key toward Century capturing third place and the Pacific Conference's last playoff berth.    <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-crowdsignal wp-block-embed-crowdsignal"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://poll.fm/16687206 </div></figure>

The season has concluded in the Pacific Conference and the All-League honors will be announced in the near future. Who will be named the Player of the Year? Here's a look at the top candidates (listed in alphabetical order).