By: Kloe Adams

Games Creator 

Falling leaves and frigid days only mean one thing: Los Gatos High School’s basketball season is back. Last season, both Boys’ and Girls’ Varsity Basketball Teams demonstrated strong performances. The boys’ team went 8-4 in league, earning them a third-place title; the girls’ team dominated, going undefeated in league and securing a first-place title. 

Fresh into the 2025-26 basketball season, the boys’ and girls’ varsity teams lost nine and four seniors respectively. Senior Aidan Taber commented, “There are a lot of freshmen and sophomores on the team. The upperclassmen are excited to play with them and teach what we’ve learned throughout the years.” The girls’ team, despite losing multiple seniors, “are really close. [They] always are but this year especially the upperclassmen and lower classmen have good chemistry which is really important going into the season,” senior Lola Cuevas remarked. 

Preparing for league, both teams are working tirelessly at practices, scrimmages, and non-league games. So far, the varsity boys have played two scrimmages against San Mateo and Fremont and competed in the Santa Cruz Dad’s Club tournament which began Dec. 4. Their performance at both scrimmages and their impressive first place win at the tournament revealed how they are on their way to a thriving season. Senior Will Campbell skillfully led the team through the tournament earning him MVP. Also presenting confident signs for the coming months, varsity girls played adeptly in their games against Saratoga and Branham, earning them two wins for their non-league record. 

Continuing their annual tradition, the basketball program is hosting its annual Poinsettia Fundraiser. Each year, families can buy locally grown poinsettias just in time for the holiday season; all the profits made go directly back to the LGHS basketball programs. The new scoreboards in the Helm Gymnasium and the girls’ new jerseys are the result of donations from these fundraisers. In addition to receiving support from the community, the girls’ basketball program is hosting its fifth annual Cold Weather Kits fundraiser, which works to support unhoused Los Gatos community members through St. Luke’s Pantry. Using the proceeds, the girls’ team builds kits with warm essentials to help neighbors through the winter. This year the team successfully reached their goal of 740 dollars.

The best way to start the new year is by attending the first league games of the season with the Boys’ and Girls’ Varsity Teams playing Mountain View on Jan. 3. If their preseason performances suggest anything about the upcoming season, it is going to be one you do not want to miss. 

(Source: MaxPreps)