COLUMBUS — Brayden DeVito’s transition from supporting role to leading actor was a resounding success. DeVito, Shelby’s junior point guard, was selected to the Division IV first team when the Division IV-VII All-Ohio boys basketball teams were released Wednesday afternoon. A two-time All-Ohio first-teamer in football, DeVito spent his first two varsity basketball seasons in […]
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All-Time Tyger: Mansfield Senior’s Roane caps sensational career
MANSFIELD — He’ll be remembered as one of the best players in program history, but Kyevi Roan’s place on the list of Mansfield Senior’s all-time greats is still up for debate. Senior High coach Marquis Sykes insists the newly-crowned North Central Ohio Player of the Year belongs on the short-list of Mansfield Senior luminaries. “Arguably, […]
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Garfield Heights junior Marcus Johnson wins Ohio Mr. Basketball
COLUMBUS – Junior Marcus Johnson of Garfield Heights High School was named 2025 Ohio Mr. Basketball on Thursday by the Ohio Prep Sports Media Association. Marcus Johnson gives his family the first father-son Mr. Basketball combination in Ohio history. His father, Sonny, now the head coach at Garfield Heights, won the award as a player at […]
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Shelby’s DeVito selected Northwest District Division IV Player of the Year
SHELBY — Brayden DeVito doubled up in All-Northwest District balloting. A 5-foot-11 junior guard, DeVito was chosen the Division IV Co-Player of the Year when the all-district team was unveiled Wednesday evening. He shared the award with Otsego’s Kaidyn Hutton. DeVito was also selected the Division IV Offensive Player of the Year during football season. […]
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ANALYSIS: Ohio high school scoring leader sits atop a spectacular ladder
BARBERTON — Ohio has a new high school basketball scoring king. Hillsdale got an up-close look at Quinn Kwasniak on Tuesday night in Barberton, when his Willoughby Cornerstone Christian team eliminated the Falcons at the Division VII regional semifinal. Kwasniak goosed his career scoring total to 3,245 points in the Patriots’ 81-59 Sweet 16 victory. […]
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Ohio’s new career scoring king leads Cornerstone past Hillsdale, into Elite 8
BARBERTON — The greatest scorer in state history spent the first half facilitating for his teammates. Then Cornerstone Christian’s Quinn Kwasniak got going. A rangy 6-foot-4 shooting guard, Kwasniak scored 27 of his 35 points in the second half as the Patriots rolled to an 81-59 win over Hillsdale in the first game of a […]
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Brafford resigns from Loudonville boys basketball post
LOUDONVILLE – The Loudonville-Perrysville Exempted Village School District (LPEVSD) has announced the resignation of Tim Brafford, the head coach of the boys basketball program. His resignation will take effect on March 16, 2025, following the conclusion of the current winter season, the school stated. Brafford served as head coach during the 2024-2025 season. The Redbirds […]
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Falcons face Ohio’s scoring king in Sweet 16
JEROMESVILLE — Hillsdale would love nothing more than to be a killjoy. The Falcons have inspired plenty of happiness within their community and the Ashland County area this school year, with a historic run to a football state championship game and now a spot in their first Sweet 16 since 2001. But at 6 p.m. […]
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Krichbaum’s relentless effort launches Hillsdale to Sweet 16
Hillsdale’s Bradey Krichbaum scored a game-high 26 points and grabbed 26 rebounds in the Falcons’ Division VII district final win Saturday.
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Future looks bright for Lexington, despite district final loss to Sandusky
WILLARD — Scott Hamilton couldn’t mask his disappointment, but Lexington’s veteran coach could see the silver lining in Friday’s 54-37 loss to Sandusky in the Division III district championship game inside Robert L. Haas Gymnasium. Lex reached the Round of 32 with a roster comprised almost entirely of underclassmen. That group, which included just three […]