6A: McMinnville Grizzlies – 2025-26 Season Preview

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>As the high school season approaches, rosters are being released and I'm going to be previewing each team from the 6A and 5A levels. I'll go over each team's key players going into this coming season, list the returners/newcomers, and key departures. Here is the preview of the McMinnville Grizzlies (6A) of the Pacific Conference.<br></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Head Coach: Tucker Coil (2nd Season)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Last Season's Record: 8-16</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Key Players</strong>:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["2967332"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6920dba89e871"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">6-foot-7 big man had solid physical size and ran the floor well. Was willing to use his body physically in the paint and was a factor on the boards. A little raw offensively, but got some buckets inside and even stepped out to hit a three from the top of the key. (JT)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2683982' first='Bryce' last='Herrick'] (Class of 2026)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Dylan Ferrua (Class of 2026)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Returners</strong>:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Cayd Howard (Class of 2027)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Kaedan Chapman (Class of 2026)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Elyott Thelander (Class of 2026)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Brian Lewis (Class of 2026)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Newcomers</strong>:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Xander Gurash (Class of 2028, Transfer from Storm Lake, Iowa)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Crisanto Vasquez (Class of 2026)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Kellen McIrvin (Class of 2027)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Owen Richardson (Class of 2026)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Key Departures:</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Brayden Mix (Graduated)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Tyler Franks (Graduated)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Written by Andrew Gill</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->