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SHANE FULLLER/Stat Hound contributor
After Davis girls, West Valley boys it's wide open
If the Pirates, Rams advance as expected, another berth is up for grabs
By JERREL SWENNING/Stat Hound
Mar 18, 2026
The Davis girls and West Valley boys motored through the CBBN conference schedule unscathed this winter.
Scarier for league foes, both teams will return the bulk of their rosters, and are already being tabbed as state favorites in Class 4A by VarsityWA.
A three-peat will be the goal for the Pirates, while Rams will be looking to return to the trophy round after missing out this year.
While the teams atop the CBBN standings seems pretty eight months before the season fires up again, the battle for the second state berth out of the conference could be as open as it was this year.
Here is how Stat Hound sees next season unfolding, pending transfers and coaching changes.
BOYS
2025-25 CONFERENCE STANDINGS (COMPLETE STANDINGS HERE): West Valley 12-0; Moses Lake 8-4; Sunnyside 7-5; Davis 7-5; Eisenhower 4-8; Wenatchee 3-9; Eastmont 1-11.
TOP RETURNING SCORERS (REGULAR SEASON): Aiden Sanchez. Sunnyside, 27.10; Austin Birley, West Valley, 21.30; Jacob Gonzales, Eisenhower, 17.37; Jett Bremerman, West Valley, 12.75; Julian Villanueva, Sunnyside, 12.32; Marcus Smith, Davis, 10.89; Micah Knell, Wenatchee, 10.71; Jrayden Whitfield, West Valley, 10.45.
RETURNING ALL-CONFERENCE PICKS: First team – Austin Birley, West Valley, so.; Aiden Sanchez, Sunnyside, jr. Second team – Jett Bremerman, West Valley, so.; Jacob Gonzalez, Eisenhower, so. Honorable mention – Julian Villanueva, Sunnyside, jr.; Jrayden Whitfield, West Valley, fr. Defensive Player of the Year – Birley. All-defensive team – Birley, Sanchez, Villanueva. All-defensive honorable mention – Marcus Smith, Davis, so.
TEAMS ON THE RISE: Sunnyside. The Grizzlies could be the top challenger to West Valley with scoring champion Aiden Sanchez bask for his senior year, with Julian Villanueva helping with the scoring punch. Yes, Sunnyside made it to state, but did have overcome a couple head-scratching losses along the way. ‘On the rise’ could be equate to more consistency for coach Bruce Siebol’s crew.
TEAMS WITH HOLES TO PLUG: Davis. Eisenhower, Moses Lake, West Valley. Davis surged at the end of the season but will be graduating a good chunk of its scoring, as will Moses Lake, which against came within a game of the state tournament. The Ike and the Rams losses are limited in number but big in impact – the Cadets lose Lucas Stevens, while the Parkers – Hill and Mills – will be graduating this spring.
2026-27 FAVORITE: West Valley. The Rams are again the favorite to win the conference and its fourth straight district championship.
TEAMS WITH THE TACOMA DOME IN SITE: West Valley, Sunnyside. The Rams fell a game short of the trophy round earlier this month, but should have the roster to make it to the final Saturday next winter. Sunnyside will try to get to the Tacoma Dome for the first time since 2018.
GIRLS
2025-25 CONFERENCE STANDINGS (COMPLETE STANDINGS HERE): Davis 12-0; West Valley 8-4; Eisenhower 8-4; Eastmont 6-6; Sunnyside 6-6; Moses Lake 1-11; Wenatchee 1-11.
TOP RETURNING SCORERS (REGULAR SEASON): Cheyenne Hull, Davis, 19.52; Julissa Tabares, Sunnyside, 17.55; Isa Garcia, Davis, 16.33; Sloane Kneisler, West Valley, 15.44; Giselle Hoven, Eastmont, 13.37; Myah Bartel, West Valley, 10.84; Kobe Johnson, Davis, 10.76; Averie Brandt, Davis, 10.14.
RETURNING ALL-CONFERENCE PICKS: Player of the Year – Cheyenne Hull, Davis, jr. First team – Hull; Isa Garcia, Davis, jr.; Sloane Kneisler, West Valley, so.; Kobe Johnson, Davis, jr.; Giselle Hoven, Eastmont, so. Second team – Julissa Tabares, Sunnyside, fr. Honorable mention – Myah Bartel, West Valley, so.; Jordyn Winslow, West Valley, so.; Averie Brandt, Davis, jr.; Reese Char, Moses Lake, fr. Defensive Player of the Year – Hull. All-defensive team – Hull; Winslow; Malia Lehman, Eastmont, so.
TEAMS ON THE RISE: Eastmont. The Wildcats overcame injuries to come within a game of qualifying for the state tournament, and had just one senior on the roster.
TEAMS WITH HOLES TO PLUG: Eisenhower, Sunnyside. The Cadets graduate six players after advancing to the state tournament for the first time since 2006, while the Grizzlies will see 1.000-point scorer Lili Briones wrap up high school.
2026-27 FAVORITE: Davis. Not much more needs to said about the two-time defending state champions.
TEAMS WITH THE TACOMA DOME IN SITE: Davis, West Valley, Eastmont. The Pirates have lost just once to an in-state opponent in the last two seasons. The Rams and Wildcats could be the final two teams vying for the presumed second allocated state berth for the conference.
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