Week 3 Team Rankings in 5A: West Albany Rises

<!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://www.instagram.com/p/DSj2DtSFO2B/","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/DSj2DtSFO2B/ </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Who moved in Week 3?</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>•&nbsp;West Albany (4-3) rises one spot to No. 5. The Bulldogs lost to 6A No. 4 South Medford 39-57 and defeated 6A No. 10 West Salem 48-42. West Albany will meet Bingham (UT) in the 4th-place game of the Capitol City Classic Tundra Bracket on Monday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>• No. 5 Silverton (2-3) dropped 1 spot to No. 6. The Foxes are on a three-game losing streak, including a Week-3 loss to 6A Clackamas 61-72. The Foxes meet 6A No. 9 Nelson in the Holiday Classic Sapphire Bracket on Saturday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>•&nbsp;Considered: A return to the Top 12 for Lebanon (5-1). The Warriors dominated Gresham 76-31. Lebanon has Week 4 off.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Who stayed put in Week 3?</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>•&nbsp;No. 1 South Albany (6-1) remains the team to beat in 5A. The Redhawks defeated 4A No. 4 Philomath 62-52, dominated 6A No. 7 Beaverton 50-34, and lost in a close game to 6A No. 2 West Linn 52-42. South Albany will meet 6A No. 9 Nelson in the Capitol City Classic Tundra Bracket Third-Place game on Monday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>•&nbsp;No. 2 Crater (6-3) defeated Bend 60-34, Prairie (WA) 67-22, and Philomath 76-52 to win the Spartan Holiday Showcase.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>•&nbsp;No. 3 Springfield (5-1) defeated Liberty (NV) 49-47 and Horizon (CO) 59-44 at the Tarkanian Classic in Las Vegas. I don't know a lot about the opposing competition.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>• No. 4 Redmond (7-1) had three dominant wins to win the South Coast Les Schwab tournament at Marshfield. The Panthers defeated 3A Coquille 76-20, 5A No. 12 Crook County 69-27, and 5A Mountain View 72-23.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>•&nbsp;No. 7 Wilsonville lost to 6A No. 9 Sherwood 49-54 and 6A No. 1 Tualatin 67-52. The Wildcats hung around with Oregon's top team into the third quarter. Next up for Wilsonville is McMinnville in the Holiday Classic Jade Bracket on Saturday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>•&nbsp;No. 8 La Salle Prep (4-0) defeated McNary 55-47 and Mountainside 41-36 at the Nike Interstate Shootout. The Falcons play in the White Division final against 6A No. 8 Sherwood on Monday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>• No. 9 Summit (5-2) defeated Lincoln 59-56 and lost to Sherwood 39-58 in the Interstate Shootout. The Storm take on Mountainside in the White Division Third-Place game on Monday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>• No. 10 Crescent Valley (3-4) suffered narrow losses to 4A No. 3 Cascade 52-54 and 4A. No. 7 St. Helens 42-46. The Raiders dominated Elma (WA) 66-23 and 4A No. 8 Madras 59-27 to place fourth in the Seaside Holiday Classic.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>•&nbsp;No. 11 Caldera (5-3) defeated Corvallis 65-45, lost to No. 4 Philomath 33-47, and dominated Prairie (WA) 62-32 to earn third place at the Spartan Holiday Showcase.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>•&nbsp;No. 12 Crook County (4-3) defeated North Bend 60-42 and The Dalles 52-37. The Cowgirls lost to Redmond. Next up for Crook County is W.F. West (WA) in the Sisters Tournament.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>4A rankings via Mid Major Media.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->