Crater Comets at North Medford Black Tornado — Jan. 2 preview

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Crater Comets visit the North Medford Black Tornado on Friday, Jan. 2, for a nonleague boys basketball game at Oakdale Middle School Main Gym in Medford, Ore. Tipoff is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. PT. Follow the live page for updates: https://scorebooklive.com/oregon/basketball/games/5852227-crater-vs-north-medford

Game quick facts

When: Friday, Jan. 2, 2026 — 5:30 p.m. PT

Where: Oakdale Middle School Main Gym (Medford, Ore.)

Game page: https://scorebooklive.com/oregon/basketball/games/5852227-crater-vs-north-medford

North Medford Black Tornado: https://scorebooklive.com/oregon/basketball/teams/88985-north-medford-black-tornado (fans: 10)

Crater Comets: https://scorebooklive.com/oregon/basketball/teams/140036-crater-comets (fans: 9)

A look back

The teams last met Jan. 3, 2025, at Crater High School, when North Medford beat Crater 64-54. That game and the box score are on file here: https://scorebooklive.com/oregon/basketball/games/4948700-north-medford-vs-crater. Expect both programs to lean on senior leadership and defensive intensity in a quick nonleague test.

Streaming and tickets

North Medford home broadcasts and Crater home broadcasts are available on the NFHS Network:

North Medford NFHS page: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/north-medford-high-school-medford-or/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

Crater NFHS page: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/crater-high-school-central-point-or/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

Follow, engage, pick

Follow both teams on SBLive to get alerts and help grow their fan counts: North Medford — https://scorebooklive.com/oregon/basketball/teams/88985-north-medford-black-tornado; Crater — https://scorebooklive.com/oregon/basketball/teams/140036-crater-comets. Make your pick on the game page for fun — picks are for fan engagement and are not tied to win projections. Fan counts, picks and any win-chance projections can change, so follow the teams and make your pick if you want to show support.

What’s next

North Medford next: Roseburg at North Medford, Jan. 13 — https://scorebooklive.com/oregon/basketball/games/5852347-roseburg-vs-north-medford

Crater next: North Eugene at Crater, Jan. 9 — https://scorebooklive.com/oregon/basketball/games/5908685-north-eugene-vs-crater

Stay tuned to SBLive for pregame notes, final lineups and in-game updates.