Crater senior Alexa Gugliotta goes up for a shot ahead of the defense of North Medford senior Kaylin Verduzco during Friday's game in Central Point.

With a focus on making adjustments and fine-tuning as Crater prepares for the upcoming Midwestern League season, the Comets got an added twist Friday night against North Medford when senior leader Sage Winslow fell ill and was unable to play in their first girls basketball clash of 2025.

Crater, which is ranked No. 1 in the Class 5A coaches poll, just chalked that up as another adjustment to face and went about its business with another dominant display in Central Point.

Junior guard Taylor Young took the opening tip from Lydia Traore and scored inside the first three seconds of the game and the tone was set for a 58-28 triumph over the visiting Black Tornado.

Young wound up scoring eight of her game-high 21 points in the first quarter and Addi Dippel knocked down a pair of 3-pointers to help Crater (11-1) build an 18-10 lead through the opening quarter.

The Comets eventually led 31-20 at halftime, then ratcheted things up a notch in the third quarter to erase any doubt with a 19-0 run out of the locker room.

North Medford had received a boost with the return of Caileigh Raines to the lineup after dealing with the after effects of a concussion — senior starter Mariah Lane remains sidelined with the same issue — but the Comets were able to fire at the Tornado in too many ways.

Raines dropped in two 3-pointers and scored her team’s initial eight points during her first quarter back on the court. The senior standout led North Medford with 13 points, while Olivia Boger went 4-for-8 from the free-throw line to help account for her six points.

Traore scored six of her 10 points in the fourth quarter, and earlier in the day announced she has committed to play next season at Westminster University in Salt Lake City.

Dippel finished with seven points for the Comets.

NORTH MEDFORD (28): Brownlee 3, Smalley 2, Miller 0, West 0, Taylor 2, Boger 6, Raines 13, Verduzco 5, Leggett 2.

CRATER (58): Gugliotta 6, Nieman 0, Jackson 2, Fernandez 2, Griffin 2, Dippel 7, Plankenhorn 2, Kitchen 4, Yohner 2, Young 21, Traore 10, Hyatt 0.

North Medford 10 10 0 8 — 28

Crater 18 13 19 8 — 58

3-point goals — North Medford (Raines 3, Brownlee 1), Crater 3 (Dippel 2, Young 1).

SOUTH MEDFORD 68, ACALANES 63: At Concord, Calif., South Medford junior Mayen Akpan paved the way with 25 points and senior Sara Schmerbach added 19 as the Panthers opened the Sabrina Ionescu Showcase with a win at De La Salle High School.

Maddy Warberg added 11 points and Payton Anderson scored seven points for South Medford (9-2), which entered the final quarter tied at 48.

Schmerbach powered her team through with nine of South Medford’s 20 points in the frame to pin the first loss of the season on Acalanes High (12-1) from Lafayette, California.

SOUTH MEDFORD (68): Richardson 0, Taulani 3, Warberg 11, Imperial-Viray 0, Schmerbach 19, Barlow 3, Akpan 25, Anderson 7. Totals: 27 8-17 68.

ACALANES (63): Le 6, Chinn 5, Thornton 4, Vail 6, Hallstrom 15, Lacanlale 27. Totals: 23 6-6 63.

South Medford 17 16 15 20 — 68

Acalanes 16 16 16 15 — 63

3-point goals — South Medford 6 (Schmerbach 3, Warberg 2, Anderson 1), Acalanes 11 (Lacanlale 5, Hallstrom 3, Le 2, Chinn 1). Fouled out — Hallstrom.

GRANTS PASS 62, EAGLE POINT 30: At Grants Pass, Kady Ledbetter had 10 points and nine rebounds for Eagle Point, which fell behind in the first quarter and couldn’t recover in the road loss.

Samantha Willett scored 10 of her 20 points in the first quarter as 6A Grants Pass (9-2) stormed to a 26-6 lead over the 5A Eagles (6-4).

Kady Lindstrom and Thianna Deng-Gomez each added seven points for Eagle Point, but 27 team turnovers proved costly in the setback.

EAGLE POINT (30): Haning 1, Carrillo 0, Metcalf 0, Garlitz 3, Edwards 0, Lindstrom 7, Ledbetter 10, Daw 2, Cabrera 0, Deng-Gomez 7. Totals: 13 5-8 30.

GRANTS PASS (62): Brandes 7, Moss 0, Thompson 4, Kleiner 5, Hardwood 0, Willett 20, Lathen 17, Lindall 9, Montejano 0, Lackey 0. Totals: 24 7-12 62.

Eagle Point 6 9 10 5 — 30

Grants Pass 26 11 19 10 — 62

3-point goals — Eagle Point 3 (Garlitz 1, Lindstrom 1, Deng-Gomez 1), Grants Pass 7 (Lathen 3, Thompson 1, Kleiner 1, Willett 1, Lindall 1).

PHOENIX 56, COTTAGE GROVE 38: At Phoenix, Alissa Alvarez compiled 28 points, eight rebounds and four steals to lead Phoenix to the nonconference win.

Carsyn Sousa added 17 points, seven assists and four steals for the Pirates (7-4), who outscored Cottage Grove 34-16 over the final 16 minutes.

Alvarez scored 10 points and Lily Quintero knocked down two 3-pointers during a 20-5 scoring run in the middle of the third quarter.

COTTAGE GROVE (38): Alsup 21, Aura 0, Hitt 0, Cordin 0, Bailey 7, Wagner 4, Hemenway 0, Bruner 0, Cross 3, Reeder 3, Bentley 0.

PHOENIX (56): Quintero 11, Sousa 17, Alvarez 28, Foster 0, Ponce 0.

Cottage Grove 9 13 13 3 — 38

Phoenix 10 12 22 12 — 56