5A Team Rankings: NWOC Rises in Week 4

<!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://www.instagram.com/p/DS5uM8Zkjke/","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"instagram","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://www.instagram.com/p/DS5uM8Zkjke/ </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This one is a day late, so it includes information from Day 1 of week 5.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Who moved in Week 4?</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>• Wilsonville (3-3) rises to No. 5. The Wildcats are an athletic group led by [player_tooltip player_id='502353' first='Gabriella' last='Moultrie'], a Top-Ten player in Oregon's class of 2026, and have shown the ability to hang with top 6A teams Tualatin and Sherwood. In week 4 they defeated 6A McMinnville 55-41 and 6A Ida B. Wells 57-30 to advance to the Jade Bracket championship game against Skyview (WA) at the Holiday Classic on Tuesday night.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>• La Salle Prep (5-2) rises to No. 6. The Falcons lost to 6A No. 8 Sherwood 46-52 last week in the Nike Interstate Shootout White Division championship game, in which they led by double digits in the third quarter.. They defeated 6A Willamette 56-34 and lost to Skyview (WA) 47-61 at the Holiday Classic. They meet 6A Ida B. Wells in the Jade bracket Third-place game Tuesday night.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>• West Albany (4-4) drops one spot in the shuffle to No. 7. The Bulldogs lost to Bingham (UT) in the Fourth-Place game in the top bracket at the Capitol City Classic early last week. West Albany will look to shake off their inconsistent preseason play as the team prepares to host their first league game against No. 10 Crescent Valley on Friday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>•&nbsp;Silverton (2-3) dropped 1 spot in the shuffle to No. 8. The Foxes lost to 6A No. 9 Nelson 39-55 and defeated 6A Jefferson 53-35 in the Sapphire bracket of the Holiday Classic. Silverton meets 6A Grants Pass in the fourth-place game on Tuesday night.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>•&nbsp;Considered: A return to the Top 12 for Lebanon (5-1). The Warriors did not play in Week 4. Lebanon can build its resume in week 5 with a dominant win over Thurston on Tuesday night and a competitive game with 6A No. 10 Clackamas on Friday night.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Who stayed put in Week 3?</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>•&nbsp;No. 2 Crater (6-3) did not play any games in week 4. The Comets and the Millers are an intriguing rivalry in the Intermountain Conference this season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>• Springfield (8-1) is on a 7-game winning streak after winning their bracket at the Tarkanian Classic in Las Vegas. The Millers defeated No. 9 Summit 69-49 early last week and meet No. 10 Crescent Valley at home Tuesday night.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>•&nbsp;No. 1 South Albany (6-1) defeated 6A No. 9 Nelson 46-42 to win Third Place in the top bracket of the Capitol City Classic. The Redhawks tip off their first league game of the season on Friday at home against Central.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>• No. 4 Redmond (8-1) is on a seven-game winning streak, including a week-4 83-52 blowout at North Eugene on Saturday. The Lady Panthers host Oregon City, a 6A Top 12 bubble team, on Friday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>• No. 9 Summit (5-4) is on a three-game losing streak. The Storm lost to Mountainside 40-48&nbsp; in the White Division Third-Place game of the Nike Interstate Shootout at Lake Oswego early last week. The Storm also lost to Springfield 49-69 in a nonleague game on Monday night. They meet Mountainside for a rematch on Friday and No. 8 La Salle Prep on Saturday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>• No. 10 Crescent Valley (4-4) picked up a 55-42 win against North Eugene on Monday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>•&nbsp;No. 11 Caldera (5-3) did not play in Week 4.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>•&nbsp;No. 12 Crook County (4-3) did not play in Week 4.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->