Barlow’s Brayden Barron named Mt. Hood Conference defensive player of the year

Published 10:41 am Sunday, March 9, 2025

A towering, springy forward, who helped secure the top-ranking for Barlow boys basketball during a season in which a first-ever championship trophy is close at hand, earned one of the top honors for his conference.

Senior Brayden Barron was named the Mt. Hood Conference 2024-2025 defensive player of the year, celebrating his intimidating presence in the paint and ability to get out and hound opponents on the perimeter.

The conference’s player of the year was senior Isaac Carr, Central Catholic; and Nelson’s Daniel Blanks was the coach of the year.

Here are the 2024-2025 all-league awards for the Mt. Hood Conference boys:

First team

Khaled Artharee

Jalen Atkins, Barlow senior; Brayden Barron, Barlow senior; Mason Bierbrauer, Barlow senior; Isaac Carr, Central senior; Naszier “Duce” Paschal, Central senior; RJ Barhoum, Clackamas sophomore; Braylon Gaines, Nelson sophomore

Second team

Robbie Long Jr., Central junior; Max Martinov, Clackamas sophomore; Gimer “G” Novelo, David Douglas senior; Khaled Artharee, Gresham senior; Kareem Artharee, Gresham junior; Ahshua Neal, Nelson senior; Jacob Brown, Sandy senior

Honorable mention

Blake Hills, Barlow senior; Jalen Nicholson, Central junior; Sean Baker, Clackamas senior; Nathan Marcoe, Clackamas senior; Omar Kassim, David Douglas senior; Micah Chadwick, David Douglas senior; Reece Glasper, Gresham senior; Chaz Katoanga, Nelson junior; Jaiden Pickett, Nelson senior; Jaydon Schregardus, Nelson sophomore; Delphin Bizimana, Reynolds senior, Aaron Chao, Reynolds senior; Eddie Szabatin, Reynolds junior; Brayden Sievertsen, Sandy senior