6A: North Medford Black Tornado – 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 North Medford Black Tornado (6A) of the Southwest Conference.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Head Coach: Scott Plankenhorn (20th Season at NMHS, 318-166 Record)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Last Season's Record: 14-11</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":["2048285"],"_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-6933bcd4c731a"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">One of the toughest competitors we saw on the day was Healy, who at 6-foot-2 is certainly not one of the tallest guys around but he more than makes up for it with strength, motor, and willingness to sacrifice his body. This helped the rising senior get some tough putbacks inside off some offensive boards but he also showed some skill by stepping out and hitting some open jumpers. He finished with 17 points and 5 rebounds in a Black Tornado win. (JT)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["2126215"],"_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-6933c17ad0797"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Aggressive 6-foot-4 wing/forward that dynamically made things happen whenever he was on the floor. Used his length, athleticism, and strength going to his left to drive past opponents on his way to the rim for a number of finishes and was also polished with his pull-up jumper. Was a very effective rebounder on both ends and gave good effort on the defensive end. (JT)<br><br></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Returners</strong>:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jaxon Zimmer (Class of 2026)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Newcomers</strong>:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Damarious Harris (Class of 2027)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Brady Patterson (Class of 2027)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Griffin Carr (Class of 2026)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Micah Walton (Class of 2026)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Za'khyem Tuivanu-Robinson (Class of 2028)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2948620' first='Bryan' last='Nunez'] (Class of 2029)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Kayman Rague (Class of 2026)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='3037270' first='Tahvo' last='Pool'] (Class of 2027)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Quinn Scott (Class of 2027)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Samson Vaelua (Class of 2027)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Azzariah Gaisoa (Class of 2026)</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 -->