Wilsonville HS Jamboree: Four Standout Players

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Wednesday was the first official contest date for the 2024-25 high school basketball season in Oregon. The 5A Wilsonville Wildcats hosted a jamboree with the Benson Astros (placed 2nd in 2023-24 OSAA 6A state tournament), 6A South Salem Saxons, and Astoria Fisherman (placed 1st in 2023-24 OSAA 4A state tournament).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Coaches with penciled-in rosters got the chance to play deep into their bench and test their playbooks against three different offenses and defenses throughout six eight-minute mini-games. Here were the final scores:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Game 1</strong>: Astoria 17 - 19 Wilsonville</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Game 2</strong>: Benson 16 - 15 South Salem</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Game 3</strong>: Benson 20 - 8 Astoria</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Game 4</strong>: South Salem 10 - 12 Astoria</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Game 5</strong>: Benson 16 - 12 Wilsonville</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Game 6:</strong>&nbsp;South Salem 12 - 21 Wilsonville</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>While team scoring was recorded, individual statistics were not. Regardless, these four players passed the eye test during their first showing of the season:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1013935"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":["override_image"],"_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_player_featured_image":1104866,"_player_evaluations_0_player_featured_image":"field_62f141137ead9","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-675898c9783a9"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">The left-handed shooting guard is a skilled ball-handler and can score from all three levels. Gohr can create her own shot off the dribble from behind the arc, get to her top of the key spots for the midrange stop and pop, and fake-right-burst-left to beat her defender to the basket with a strong finish off the glass through traffic. She is also a playmaker in the half court, slinging one-handed assists to teammates cutting in the paint. Gohr has great movement off the ball, making backdoor cuts and getting open for the catch-and-shoot. She's a heads-up defender with good help-side instincts. Gohr made a big-time bucket from a drive to the left with a strong finish through traffic to put her team ahead and secure the win with seconds left in a game against a higher-ranked team. Gohr has a high ceiling and that kind of playmaking is why she is a freshman to follow this season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":1104871,"_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"[player_tooltip player_id='1125424' first='Kyoko' last='Beasley']","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2028","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"null","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"12121","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Benson","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"Jason Kidd","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-675898c97844b"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Beasley's ball-handling skills are smooth and fun to watch. She can break her defender's ankles with the hesitation, the crossover, and the double crossover. Beasley is quick, has good body control, and can burst to the bucket for the follow-through finish floater or the scoop layup. Beasley shot the three ball with confidence and success, whether she created the look on her own with the crossover and step-aside gather and shoot, or received a kick-out pass from an inside-the-key teammate for the catch-and-shoot. Beasley also has playmaking abilities and can find the open player under the hoop with the no-look pass. She's a good one-on-one defender and has good instincts to jump the passing lane for the steal and finish the full-court layup. Beasley is on a young, talented Benson team and she is a freshman to watch this season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":1104873,"_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"Gabi Moultrie","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2026","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"5'8u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"12123","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Wilsonville","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-675898c9784d6"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Moultrie (Utah Valley commit) is an experienced point guard on an experienced Wilsonville High School basketball team. Moultrie was easy to spot at the start of the first game with early steals and forced jump balls on defense, and she kept that intensity up throughout every minute of every game she played. Moultrie is a good one-on-one guard defender with quick feet and has heads-up hustle defense with sneaky double-team efforts in the half-court that are purely athletic instinct and probably not drawn up in the playbook. Moultrie whips passes to the wings and moves off the ball well. She has great vision in transition and can launch an assist from long distance. Plus she can drive to the basket for the lay-up and finish strong with contact and the foul. Moultrie has high expectations for her veteran Wilsonville team this season. It was her first high school game with senior transfer [player_tooltip player_id='505919' first='Ryme' last='Jaekel'] (Portland State commit). The two guards played well together and will be a backcourt duo to watch this season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":1104876,"_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"Addison Herber","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2027","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"6'2u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"12122","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"South Salem","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-675898c978561"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Herber came off the bench in the first jamboree game for South Salem High School and looked like a plus player. The 6-2 forward uses her width well to get excellent positioning anywhere in the key and creates a big target for her teammates to make the pass inside. She has decent footwork in the paint and her strength and finishing at the basket could be developed. Herber has great instinct and abilities for offensive rebounds which led to putback opportunities. Her large presence in the offensive paint draws a second defender, but she is strong with the ball and has the heads-up vision to make excellent kick-out passes to open teammates on the perimeter. She sets nice wide and high screens for her guards and rolls well to get open. Herber is a tall presence on defense who can position her body to contest and block the shot to protect the rim in the paint. Plus, Herber's sister [player_tooltip player_id='1229047' first='Avery' last='Herber'] is on the team and is an inch taller. The twins could make for a beast of a frontcourt at South Salem in seasons to come.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block -->