5A: Lebanon Warriors – 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 Lebanon Warriors (5A) of the Mid-Willamette Conference.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Head Coach: Casey VandenBos (8th Season at Lebanon, 42-113 Record)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Last Season's Record: 10-15</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":["2745242"],"_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-693d1e545e59e"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Miller was one of the top fresh finds last season. The 6-foot-2 senior is a point guard with some size and in the game we watched of him and Lebanon, he was dominant both with his scoring and playmaking as opposing guards simply couldn't match up with him. As with anyone adjusting to a larger role there have been some ups and downs but the upside with Miller is there. (JT)<br><br></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["2766533"],"_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-693d1e545e608"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Lebanon was very competitive all weekend in Wilsonville and a lot of that had to do with Large. Long, lanky, and athletic, standing at about 6-foot-1, the senior wing was very active on both sides of the ball and capable of scoring both inside and out. He was particularly intense on the defensive side of the floor in Sunday's action against Redmond. (JT)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Returners</strong>:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Ryan Robinson (Class of 2026)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sam Tunstill (Class of 2026)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Logan Taylor (Class of 2026)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Micah Zderad (Class of 2027)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Newcomers</strong>:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Damon Derby (Class of 2026)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Joey Squires (Class of 2027)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Benjamin Klingler (Class of 2028)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Finn VandenBos (Class of 2028)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jessie Wilson (Class of 2028)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jack Whitacre (Class of 2027)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>JanKarlos Gonzalez (Class of 2028)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Key Departures</strong>: N/A</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Additional Contributions by Jed Tai</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->