If you don’t know the name Emma Zuniga Emma Zuniga 5'9" | SF West Salem | 2026 State OR , you will want to change that. Zuniga is an incredible talent, and as a member of the class of 2026, she will only continue to get better over the next two years. Although technically a shooting forward, Zuniga has demonstrated that she can play any position on the court for her West Salem team during the high school season. She is a natural scorer who seems to always find a way to put the ball in the basket, even when opposing teams focus their entire defense on her. She also is an incredible leader on the court for her age. Zuniga is playing for ABA’s 17U team this weekend as they head to Phoenix.

Emma Zuniga Emma Zuniga 5'9" | SF West Salem | 2026 State OR is also among the statistical leaders in points and rebounds per game through the first half of the season, with 19.5 points and 9.1 rebounds per game. The forward has showed out with some massive performances against some of the Titans’ fiercest competitors, particularly at the POA Holiday Classic. With her combination of size, skill, and athleticism, there really is very little that Zuniga can’t do, from going to work in the post to running the offense to shooting the lights out from deep all while playing tough on the defensive end.

Emma Zuniga Emma Zuniga 5'9" | SF West Salem | 2026 State OR continues to dazzle in her sophomore season, proving to everyone at the POA Holiday Classic why she is not only one of the best sophomores in the state, but one of the best players hands down. She had not one, not two, but three outstanding performances in the three games played this weekend. In the Titans’ opening game, a loss to Roosevelt (WA), Zuniga had a 29-point, 12-rebound double-double, followed by 13 points, 6 rebounds, and 1 block on the road to a big victory over Grants Pass, and she finished the tournament strong with 19 points, 9 boards, 3 assists, 2 steals, and 1 block in a hard-fought loss to Springfield. West Salem is a young squad with zero seniors and only one junior on the roster. They have had a very challenging preseason schedule that has given them a lot of opportunities to grow and improve which they will certainly reap the benefits from as they head into conference play. And with Zuniga at the helm, they will be playing some basketball that you will not want to miss.

Zuniga promptly made her mark as one of the best freshmen in the state a year ago. In her first year, she quickly earned her place as one of West Salem’s go-to players as she consistently put up impressive stat lines like her 22 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 steals, and 2 blocks against Sprague. She was the only freshman in the Central Valley Conference to earn first team all-league and also got the nod for honorable mention all-state from the OBCA. As seen by that stat line, Zuniga is incredibly versatile: a gifted scorer with great court vision and is not afraid to crash the boards or dig in on the defensive end. With some of her fellow starters graduated and with a year under her belt, she will be one to watch for this season.