5A Top 12 Teams: Lebanon Returns, Summit Upsets in Week 5

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>League play is underway for the Mid-Willamette Conference, and the Northwest Oregon and Intermountain Conferences tip off this week.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here's a look at the updated 5A Top 12 teams from Week 5:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://www.instagram.com/p/DTI9M4nElwV/","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/DTI9M4nElwV/ </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Who Moved in Week 5?</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>West Albany rose one spot in the shuffle to No. 6 after picking up a ranked win, 49-42, against Week 4 No. 10 Crescent Valley. The Bulldogs go to No. 7 Silverton on Tuesday and No. 1 South Albany on Friday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Silverton (5-4) rose one spot in the shuffle to No. 7. The Foxes earned fourth place in the Holiday Classic Sapphire bracket after defeating 6A Jefferson 53-35 and 6A Grants Pass 47-43 in consolation games. The Foxes dominated Dallas 65-28 in their first league game on Friday. They host No. 6 West Albany on Tuesday and Corvallis on Friday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lebanon (6-2) returns to the Top 12 at No. 8 after dominating Thurston 71-48 on Tuesday and staying competitive in a 58-71 loss to 6A-ranked Clackamas on Friday — a game they trailed by one point at halftime. The Warriors start conference play this week, hosting Woodburn on Tuesday and Dallas on Friday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>La Salle (5-4) dropped 4 spots to No. 10 after going on a 3-game losing streak, including a 36-45 upset loss to Week 4 No. 9 Summit on Saturday. The Falcons fell to Skyview 47-61 and Ida B. Wells 39-54 at the Portland Holiday Classic.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Crescent Valley (4-6) dropped one spot in the shuffle to No. 11 after defeating North Eugene 55-32 on Monday, and fell to higher-ranked Springfield 32-55 and West Albany 42-49 on Tuesday and Friday, respectively. The Raiders host No. 1 South Albany on Tuesday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Others considered: Caldera (6-4) was bumped to the bubble after losing to North Eugene 45-52 on Friday and defeating Churchill 66-34 on Saturday. The Wolfpack travel to play 6A No. 12 South Salem on Friday and 6A Forest Grove on Saturday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Who Stayed Put in Week 5?</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>No. 1 South Albany (7-1) dominated Central 56-26 in its first league game of the season. The Redhawks go to Crescent Valley on Tuesday and host West Albany on Friday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>No. 2 Crater (8-3) dominated North Medford 82-25 and the Crater Alumni 76-44 on Friday and Saturday, respectively. The Comets host 4A-ranked Philomath for a rematch on Tuesday before their first league game against North Eugene on Friday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>No. 3 Springfield (9-1) picked up two ranked wins at home, defeating Week 4 No. 9 Summit 69-49 and Crescent Valley 55-32. The Millers go to 4A-ranked Cascade on Tuesday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>No. 4 Redmond (9-1) is on a 9-game winning streak after defeating 6A Oregon City 69-43 on Friday. The Lady Panthers travel to Pendleton and La Grande on Friday and Saturday, respectively.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>No. 5 Wilsonville (5-3) is on a 4-game winning streak and won the Portland Holiday Classic Jade championship on Tuesday. The Wildcats defeated 6A Ida B. Wells 57-30 in the semifinals and Skyview (WA) 64-45 in the finals. They also dominated Corvallis 77-30 on Saturday. Wilsonville begins conference play this week with Hood River Valley on Monday and Centennial on Wednesday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://www.instagram.com/p/DS6pl6kDn0C/?img_index=1","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/DS6pl6kDn0C/?img_index=1 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>No. 9 Summit (7-4) lost at higher-ranked Springfield 49-69 to start Week 5, but ended it with a 34-33 buzzer-beater win against 6A Mountainside and a 45-36 upset against La Salle. The Storm have two nonleague games this week, a home game against 6A Sprague on Wednesday and a road game against 6A Forest Grove on Friday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>No. 12 Crook County (7-3) is on a 4-game winning streak after defeating 4A-ranked Henley 57-50 to win the Sisters Tournament on Saturday. The Cowgirls also defeated W.F. West (WA) 54-49 and Newport 66-13 in the first round and semifinal games, respectively.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->