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Your picks: Who is the best 6A guard in Oregon high school boys basketball?
In the past week, The Oregonian/OregonLive featured some of the best 6A guards in Oregon high school boys basketball.
Now, we want to hear from you: Which 6A guard is the best of the best in the 2025-26 season?
Read the write-ups on every 6A guard at the links below, and then vote in the poll at the bottom of this page.
The voting will conclude Sunday, March 8, at 11:59 p.m. Pacific. Later, we will publish the “fans’ all-star team” based on the vote of the readers.
Note: OregonLive’s polls are intended to be fun. You can vote as many times as you want, but we discourage the use of script, macro or other automated means. OregonLive reserves the right to adjust the voting based on irregularities. Email jhumburg@advancelocal.com with concerns.
THE CANDIDATES
Candidates were selected based on information provided by coaches. Among the coaches who declined to respond to our requests for information about their team were Beaverton coach Andrew Vancil, Mountainside coach Dustin Hewitt, North Medford coach Scott Plankenhorn and South Medford coach James Wightman. Read more about each of these players here: TOP 6A GUARDS (PART 1) | TOP 6A GUARDS (PART 2)
Dache Acelar, sr., Benson
Sloan Baker, jr., West Linn
RJ Barhoum, jr., Clackamas
Ryan Barone, sr., Jesuit
Ian Bautista, sr., Westview
Isaac Bongen, jr., Central Catholic
Andwele Bridges, sr., Forest Grove
Ashton Cantwell, jr., Nelson
Sufyan Carter, so., Wells
Greysen Castaneda, so., Newberg
Levi Cohen, so., South Eugene
Tre Crawford, sr., McDaniel
Maddyn Cummings, jr., Barlow
Riley DeBorde, sr., Sherwood
Judah Dresser, jr., Sherwood
Patrick Duque, sr., Cleveland
Robbie Durbin, sr., Lake Oswego
Rocco Ebenal, jr., Sunset
Brooks Fortune, jr., Southridge
Ter’Rae Foster, so., Gresham
Jackson Freeman, sr., Lake Oswego
Anthony Fuentes, sr., McNary
Elijah Gabriel, jr., South Eugene
Braylon Gaines, jr., Nelson
Levi Gaither, sr., Gresham
Kai Gallic, sr., Sheldon
Malachi Garlington, jr., Nelson
Silas Gentry, jr., Barlow
Mason Gray, fr., Reynolds
Jacob Harper-Grant, so., Grant
Elijah Harari, sr., Lincoln
Penny Harrison, jr., Jesuit
TyVelle Hill, fr., Roosevelt
Eli Hopkins, jr., Oregon City
Kendall Hopkins-McGlothen, fr., Benson
Richad Hudson, jr., Benson
Kingston Hunter, sr., Tigard
Kahllel “KJ” Jackson, jr., Jefferson
Victor Jackson, so., Jefferson
Tayshawn Juarez, jr., Sprague
Blake Karman, jr., Wells
Chaz Katoanga, sr., Nelson
Jemai Lake, sr., Tualatin
Jack Lapray, sr., West Salem
Micah Leake, sr., Lakeridge
John Lee, so., Jefferson
Carter Lemon, jr., Tualatin
Kai Lindsey, jr., Lincoln
Carter Lockhart, so., Nelson
Robbie Long III, sr., Central Catholic
Max Martinov, jr., Clackamas
Malik Mason, so., Grant
Grady McKittrick, sr., Grants Pass
Jayden Metcalf, sr., Roosevelt
Jonah Munns, so., West Salem
Heath Outcalt, jr., Lakeridge
Zamir Paschal, sr., Central Catholic
Carson Pickens, so., Lakeridge
Jakai Pippa-White, so., Gresham
Bastian Rapier, so., Franklin
Luke Reeves, sr., David Douglas
Cole Ricketts, sr., McNary
Jaamir Roberson, sr., Jefferson
Jamarea Sanders, so., Grant
Jacob Sanderson, sr., West Salem
Elijah Schmidt, jr., Sprague
Jaydon Schregardus, jr., Nelson
Alijah Scott, sr., Oregon City
Harrison Scott, sr., Roseburg
Teagan Scott, sr., South Salem
Preet Singh, jr., Newberg
Jaelyn Smith, so., Reynolds
Joe Stimpson, sr., Jesuit
Ahmad Surur, sr., Wells
Elijah Thompson, jr., Southridge
Pat Vialva Jr., jr., Tualatin
Malcolm Weatherspoon, jr., Central Catholic
Tko Westbrook, sr., South Salem
Major Williams, jr., Jesuit
Evan Wusstig, sr., West Salem
Weiming Zhu, sr., McDaniel
For complete coverage of Oregon high school sports, including schedules, scores, recruiting news and additional player spotlights, visit OregonLive’s high school sports section throughout the season.
BLUE RIVER, Ore. (KATU) — The founder of a former disaster relief nonprofit is being sued for allegedly diverting nearly $837,000 in donations and grants for personal gain.
Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield filed the lawsuit Thursday against the founder and executive director of Cascade Relief Team (CRT), Marcus Brooks. In the complaint, Rayfield calls CRT “a sham.”
Brooks is accused of stealing donations and government grants meant for disaster relief following wildfires and flooding in 2020, and using it for personal expenses including casino visits, travel, vehicles, and more.
CRT was founded in 2020 and was hired for cleanup and relief services following the Labor Day Wildfires that burned over 1 million acres across Oregon.
In Blue River, an unincorporated community in the McKenzie River Valley, the 2020 Holiday Farm Fire destroyed nearly 800 homes and burned more than 173,000 acres.
I am angry that my community was taken advantage of
Just months after the fire, long-time Blue River resident Melanie Stanley said CRT stepped in and promised help to the community.
“For us, it was…like a savior at that point,” Stanley said.
Stanley was the manager for the Blue River Resource Center and worked for Brooks to help facilitate recovery efforts. She said CRT operations slowly became questionable.
“None of us knew the level at which all of this stuff that finally came out was at,” Stanley said. “We knew that there was some stuff that had started to look hinky or feel hinky, or there was just some lack of communication that was happening. There were some other things that were happening, and so we just all were kind of guarded.”
In fall of 2023 the nonprofit was reported to have run out of money, and Brooks allegedly fired staff without disclosing the organization’s financial conditions and did not notify donors or beneficiaries. Stanley was one of those people fired.
The state now claims the funds that were meant to go towards communities like Blue River, never made it out of Brooks’ hands, including donations given by Blue River neighbors.
“I am angry that my community was taken advantage of, and I am angry that they now have to worry about trusting when something else happens, because we know something else is going to happen,” Stanley said. “We hope to God it’s never anything as big or as bad as what has happened, but you know, we also have learned that groups like Locals Helping Locals…they are our foundation, and they are because they’re us.”
The state is seeking to recover the money, permanently bar Brooks from serving in a leadership role at a charitable organization and dissolve the nonprofit.
Stanley said Brooks’ actions have tainted reputations.
“We as a community and as the people from the community who helped kind of put all of these things together, we did what was asked of us,” Stanley said. “We did help clean things, and we did help get things to provide, you know, more progress and get things moving forward, and we did good work, and so I just really hope that this is not overshadowed.”
According to Stanley, Blue River’s recovery now stands at 50%.
“We will be very picky from here on out about who and what groups gets let in to help with anything,” Stanley said. “And sadly, it may be to our detriment, but he did more damage now, as far as reputations go, and for that I’m angry. I’m very angry.”
The Oregon Ducks have been progressing through the class of 2027 with hopes of landing some of their top target’s commitment on both the offense and the defense.
With many names left on the board, the Ducks have started to receive some great news, including some news from someone they have been targeting since they offered back in January of 2025.
Darius Johnson Releases His Top Four Schools
One of the Ducks top targets’ in the 2027 class at the cornerback position is Darius Johnson. Johnson recently released his top schools with Hayes Fawcett, as he is entering a crucial part of his recruitment. The four schools he has listed at the top include the California Golden Bears, Michigan Wolverines, UCLA Bruins, and the Oregon Ducks.
Johnson is one of the better cornerbacks in the country. He currently ranks as the nation’s No. 178 prospect in the country, No. 20 player at the position, and the No. 14 player in the state of California, according to Rivals. Landing his commitment would be major for any of the schools, as he is someone who could see the field early due to his size, and his growing ability to lockdown a side of the field all by himself.
More About Darius Johnson
Johnson currently measures in at 6-1 and 155 pounds, and will be someone who continues to add weight through his high school program, and will eventually have the chance to really improve his frame when he gets to college. As of now, each of the four schools has a solid chance to win its recruiting battle, but there seems to be a clear leader at this moment.
The leader for the Ducks target seems to be the Michigan Wolverines, who have the only scheduled official visit at this moment. It seems likely that the talented prospect will schedule his other official visits sooner rather than later now that he has officially cut down his list. If the Ducks want to land his commitment, they will need to get him on an official visit because they are likely trailing at this point.
What If He Committed to Oregon Today?
If he were to commit to the Ducks today, he would be the ninth commitment for the Ducks in the class of 2027. He would also be the third cornerback commit for the Ducks in the class of 2027, which is a position they have been recruiting heavily. The cornerbacks the Ducks have at this moment are four-star Ai’King Hall from the state of Alabama and four-star Josiah Molden from the state of Oregon.
Some of their other commits at this moment include four-star EDGE Rashad Streets, four-star defensive linemen Zane Rowe, and four-star EDGE Cameron Pritchett. This class is shaping up to be another top-five class if the pieces continue to fall into place for Oregon coach Dan Lanning and his staff.
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