Welcome to Richland Source’s 2024-25 high school basketball preview. This season, we’re diving deep into all the local varsity basketball action. Over the coming days, we’ll highlight both boys’ and girls’ teams in these previews for every squad in our coverage area.
Scroll down to find comprehensive schedules, along with key details to keep you informed. Whether you’re a passionate fan or just looking to stay in the loop, we’ve got you covered. Let the countdown to tip-off begin!
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Lexington Minutemen
Varsity Boys Basketball
Division: III
Conference: Ohio Cardinal Conference
Coach: Scott Hamilton
Last year: 22-3
Schedule 📅
Nov 29 — Clear Fork
Dec. 6 — West Holmes
Dec. 7 — at Dover
Dec. 13 — at New Philadelphia
Dec. 17 — at Wooster
Dec. 20 — Mansfield Senior
Dec. 21 — at Ontario
Dec. 27 — Madison
Dec. 28 — at Shelby
Jan. 3 — Ashland
Jan. 4 — at Sandusky
Jan. 10 — at West Holmes
Jan. 11 — Sandusky Perkins
Jan. 17 — New Philadelphia
Jan. 24 — Wooster
Jan. 25 — Dover
Jan. 28 — at Mansfield Senior
Jan. 31 — at Madison
Feb. 2 — Lutheran West (at Smithville)
Feb. 7 — at Ashland
Feb. 8 — Cincinnati Princeton
Feb. 14 – Berlin Hiland
PLAYER TO WATCH 👀
Brayden Fogle
The rugged 6-foot-5 junior forward was an All-Ohio first-teamer in Division II and the Ohio Cardinal Conference Player of the Year. He averaged 14.5 points and 8.2 rebounds a game.
KEY STAT 📊
0
Number of Ohio Cardinal Conference losses for the Minutemen last winter. Lex was the first team to go unbeaten in conference play since Wooster in 2019-20 and the eighth unbeaten OCC champ in the conference’s 21-year history.
OUTLOOK 🔮
Reigning OCC Player of the Year Brayden Fogle leads a star-studded junior class that includes Seven Allen and Joe Caudill. The Minutemen are favored to defend their OCC title.
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Lexington Minutemen
Varsity Girls Basketball
Division: IV
Conference: Ohio Cardinal Conference
Coach: Gabby Stover
Last year: 13-12
Schedule 📅
Nov. 23 — at Norwayne
Nov. 26 — Clear Fork
Dec. 5 — Ashland
Dec. 7 — at Wooster
Dec. 10 — Willard
Dec. 14 — at West Holmes
Dec. 18 — Old Fort
Dec. 21 — Mansfield Senior
Dec. 28 — at Madison
Dec. 30 — Ontario
Jan. 4 — New Philadelphia
Jan. 7 — at Clyde
Jan. 9 — at Norwalk
Jan. 16 — at Ashland
Jan. 18 — West Holmes
Jan. 21 — at Tiffin Columbian
Jan. 25 — at Mansfield Senior
Jan. 30 — Madison
Feb. 3 — at Shelby
Feb. 6 — Wooster
Feb. 8 — at New Philadelphia
Feb. 11 — Loudonville
PLAYER TO WATCH 👀
Makaree Chapman
A 5-foot-9 senior forward, Chapman averaged 13.5 points a game and was a Division II All-Ohio honorable-mention selection. Chapman will play college softball at Division I Northern Kentucky.
KEY STAT 📊
2
Number of Richland County girls teams to win sectional championships last year. Lexington was one of them, reaching the Division II district semifinals before falling to eventual district champ Bellevue.
OUTLOOK 🔮
Lady Lex boasts two of the top players in the Ohio Cardinal Conference in Makaree Chapman and Tatum Stover, head coach Gabby Stover’s younger sister. Lexington tied for third in the OCC standings last year and should be among the conference favorites this year.
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