GBX Preseason Rankings: Top 9-12 Teams in 5A

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>High school basketball tips off on Wednesday! We ranked the top 12 teams in the 5A classification and will update the list weekly during the regular season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here is our breakdown of the teams ranked 9 through 12 (Go to <a href="https://prepgirlshoops.com/2025/12/gbx-preseason-rankings-top-4-teams-in-5a/">Top 4</a>, <a href="https://prepgirlshoops.com/2025/12/gbx-preseason-rankings-top-5-8-teams-in-5a/">Top 5-8</a>):</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">9. Summit</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2024-25 Record:</strong> 20-8 (8-2 Intermountain Conference)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Summit placed second in the Intermountain Conference and advanced to the quarterfinals, where they were defeated by rival Redmond last season. The Storm graduated two starters and return 6-foot forward/guard [player_tooltip player_id='991261' first='Kalyn' last='Christ'], committed to Tampa, as well as [player_tooltip player_id='1229215' first='Jade' last='Durfee'], who has excellent handles and can run the point. [player_tooltip player_id='839067' first='Kennedy' last='Bollom'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1223998' first='Lucy' last='Cross'] also return with experience playing and scoring at the state tournament. Summit is led by new head coach Henry Rogers.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">10. La Salle</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2024-25 Record:</strong> 16-10 (12-2 Northwest Oregon Conference)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>La Salle placed second in the Northwest Oregon Conference and advanced to the first round of the playoffs, where they were defeated by Redmond last season. The Falcons graduated two starters and return NWOC Co-Player of the Year, 6-foot-1 Ava Bergerson, who signed with UNLV, along with formidable on-ball defender [player_tooltip player_id='1016358' first='Kailey' last='Henry'] and strong passer [player_tooltip player_id='1312949' first='Nora' last='Hudson'].</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://www.instagram.com/p/DQ-i18PD8Yr","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/DQ-i18PD8Yr </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">11. Caldera</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2024-25 Record:</strong> 14-11 (6-4 Intermountain Conference)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Caldera placed third in the Intermountain Conference and advanced to the first round of the playoffs, where they lost to West Albany last season. The Wolfpack graduated two seniors and return senior [player_tooltip player_id='1223999' first='Sammy' last='Chandler'], who earned All-League Honorable Mention, and junior James Heinly. Up next for Caldera is sophomore [player_tooltip player_id='1233828' first='Timmery' last='Waldron'], a quick guard who can pass and defend, and potential impact freshman [player_tooltip player_id='1264953' first='Reese' last='Keranen'], a knockdown perimeter shooter who can stretch the floor.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">12. Lebanon</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2024-25 Record:</strong> 12-13 (8-10 Mid-Willamette Conference)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lebanon placed sixth in the competitive Mid-Willamette Conference and earned an at-large bid to advance to the first round of the playoffs, where they were defeated by Crater last season. The Warriors are led by next-level prospects senior [player_tooltip player_id='502361' first='Peyton' last='Vorderstrasse'] and junior [player_tooltip player_id='832069' first='Hazel' last='Pepperling']. The Warriors also return starter [player_tooltip player_id='1179246' first='Ruby' last='VandenBos'], a heads-up playmaker. and adds junior transfer [player_tooltip player_id='1229064' first='Piper' last='Sewell'], who can run the point, and freshman [player_tooltip player_id='832069' first='Hazel' last='Pepperling'], who is versatile with good length.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->