SHELBY — If Alex Bruskotter’s 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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OHSBCA names Shelby’s Bruskotter Division II Player of the Year
Three-time All-Ohioan Alex Bruskotter was named Friday as the Ohio High School Basketball Coaches Association Division II Player of the Year.
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Shelby’s Bruskotter selected Ohio’s Division II Player of the Year
SHELBY — Alex Bruskotter was honored in absentia. Shelby’s 6-foot-7 point guard, Bruskotter was announced as Ohio’s 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 […]
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Crestview’s Thompson headlines list of local All-Ohio honorees
OLIVESBURG — On a team full of stars, Justice Thompson shone the brightest. Crestview’s talented junior swingman, Thompson earned a spot on the All-Ohio first team when the Division III and Division IV teams were unveiled Wednesday morning. The 6-foot-4 Thompson averaged 23 points a game, leading the Cougars to a share of the Firelands […]
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Shelby falls to Maysville in state semifinals
DAYTON — The brightest of lights were an appropriate setting for Shelby’s Alex Bruskotter. The Whippets’ senior authored one of the greatest performances in state tournament history. But his 34-point outburst was just a bit short as Maysville found just enough second-half magic to extend its storybook season. Bruskotter scored 34 points but the Whippets […]
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Kettering Alter roughs up Youngstown Ursuline in Division II state semifinals
DAYTON — No matter the arena or the opponent, Kettering Alter can shoot the lights out. R.J. Greer scored a game-high 24 points as the Knights thumped Youngstown Ursuline 73-37 in the first of two Division II state semifinals Saturday afternoon inside the University of Dayton Arena. Alter (22-7) connected on 28-of-45 field goal attempts, […]
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State of Play: Richland County boys basketball on the upswing again
SHELBY — Greg Gallaway knew it and so did Mansfield Senior coach Marquis Sykes and Lexington’s Scott Hamilton. No matter which team won the Division II Ontario district tournament, there were going to be some worthy squads sitting at home for the regional. “We said there were going to be some very good basketball teams […]
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Maysville plays beyond its years as state semifinal with Shelby looms
ZANESVILLE — The roster may suggest otherwise, but Maysville plays like a team full of grizzled veterans. The Panthers (25-3) will meet Shelby (25-2) in the state semifinals at 2 p.m. Saturday at the University of Dayton Arena. They are a study in contrasts. While the Whippets rely heavily on a talented senior class, Maysville’s […]
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Shelby’s Gallaway coaches from lessons learned as an Ashland player
SHELBY — He was an undersized guard who survived on grit and off-the-charts basketball IQ, and Greg Gallaway’s Shelby Whippets share some of those same traits. The Whippets (25-2) will meet Maysville (25-3) in the second of two Division II state semifinal games at 2 p.m. Saturday at the University of Dayton Arena. Kettering Alter […]
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A New Era? Shelby’s Final 4 berth 1st in north central Ohio since 2018
It may be a little premature to call it a full-blown revival, but Shelby’s run to the Final Four could usher in a new era of north central Ohio high school basketball. Or maybe it’s a return to a former era. The Whippets snapped the area’s six-year state-tournament drought when they knocked off Lutheran West […]