SHELBY โ If Alex Bruskotterโs senior year is any indication, Wright State may have gotten a steal. The North Central Ohio Player or the Year had a season for the ages while leading Shelby to its first Final Four berth in program history. He averaged 23.9 points, 9.0 rebounds and 6.0 assists a game as […]
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Shelby’s Bruskotter selected Ohio’s Division II Player of the Year
SHELBY โ Alex Bruskotter was honored in absentia. Shelbyโs 6-foot-7 point guard, Bruskotter was announced as Ohioโs Division II Player of the Year when the Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association unveiled the Division I and Division II All-Ohio teams Thursday morning. The Wright State-bound Bruskotter is playing in Italy this week on a team that includes […]
Sweet 16 bound: Shelby rolls past Lexington for district championship
The Whippets are Sweet 16 bound after a 62-52 win over Lexington in a Div. II district final before a sellout crowd at Ontario High School.
ANALYSIS: Lexington-Shelby rematch is the epitome of March Madness
Tournament time goes way too fast, especially at the local high school level. That’s what made Thursday night at Ontario High School must-see stuff for high school basketball junkies. It provided a fix so many of us crave. Rattling around the balcony were a couple of veteran north central Ohio coaches. Former Lexington boss Steve […]
Fogle lifts Lexington past Willard in Division II district semifinals
ONTARIO โ Brayden Fogle made the shots when they mattered most. Lexingtonโs sophomore standout drained a 3-pointer late in regulation to force overtime. Fogle then knocked down a contested mid-range jumper with two seconds left in the extra session to lift the second-seeded Minutemen to a thrilling 59-57 win over No. 3-seeded Willard in the […]
Lexington’s Fogle selected OCC Player of Year
LEXINGTON โ The top player in the Ohio Cardinal Conference still has plenty of basketball ahead of him. Lexington sophomore Brayden Fogle was selected the OCCโs Player of the Year after leading the Minutemen to an outright conference crown. Lex (21-2, 14-0) is the first OCC boys team to go unbeaten in league play since […]
Inside answer: Lexington’s Brayden Fogle counters Galion’s long-range challenge
LEXINGTON — Galion senior guard Elijah Chafin threw down a long-distance challenge in the first half Friday night. Lexington sophomore Brayden Fogle had an inside answer in the second half. The 6-foot-5 forward scored 13 points in the third quarter to break open an eight-point game at the intermission as the Minutemen knocked off the […]
Lexington completes perfect OCC campaign with tight win at Mount Vernon
MOUNT VERNON — Lexington withstood its most serious challenge of the season in the Ohio Cardinal Conference on Friday night at Mount Vernon High School. Sophomore Brayden Fogle scored a team-high 18 points and Gavin Husty added 17 to help the Minutemen survive in a 61-58 decision over the Yellow Jackets. Sophomore Seven Allen posted […]
Lexington clinches outright OCC title by thumping West Holmes
MILLERSBURG — Lexington wrapped up an outright Ohio Cardinal Conference boys basketkball championship on Friday night — and the Minutemen did it without suspense. Lex erupted in the first quarter and never really stopped in collecting a convincing 69-34 victory at West Holmes. Lex ripped off a 21-11 first-quarter spree and owned a 40-16 halftime […]
Champions again: Lexington clinches at least a share of OCC title
LEXINGTON — Lexington’s Brayden Fogle wants the ball in his hands at crunch time. Heck, the 6-5 sophomore was even dribbling a ball during a post-game interview Friday night. Then again, Fogle was likely still burning off steam after a frenetic fourth quarter against New Philadelphia that saw the Minutemen earn at least a share […]