MANSFIELD — Davion Mack is beginning to get comfortable. Mansfield Senior’s rangy 6-foot-3 junior swingman scored 14 points, grabbed seven rebounds and blocked three shots as the Tygers cruised to a 62-55 win over Dover in an Ohio Cardinal Conference game that wasn’t as close as the final score suggested. Senior High (8-2, 5-2) built […]
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Ediger breaks Ashland scoring record to lead Arrows past Tygers
ASHLAND – Santa Claus might be coming to town in less than a week, but Paxon Ediger didn’t have the patience to wait for the big guy. With Mansfield Senior visiting Arrow Arena on Friday night, the Ashland senior guard stuffed his scoring stockings to the brim, dropping in a program-record 44 points and forcing […]
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New-look Lexington boys basketball team playing beyond its years
LEXINGTON — Scott Hamilton will play the hand he was dealt, even if Lexington’s veteran coach hardly recognizes the cards he’s holding. That the Minutemen are 4-1 through the first three weeks is a testament to Hamilton’s ability to adapt. Lexington won the the past three Ohio Cardinal Conference crowns thanks to a talented group […]
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OHSAA announces new boys & girls state basketball tourney format
COLUMBUS – The Ohio High School Athletic Association has announced the schedule and host sites for the upcoming girls and boys basketball state tournaments in March. The University of Dayton Arena will continue to serve as the epicenter of both state tournaments, while Wright State University with host some girls and boys state semifinal games and […]
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Freshman sends Lexington past Mansfield Sr. in OCC showdown
LEXINGTON — The bright lights didn’t seem to bother Jayden Perkins. Just a freshman, Perkins scored the game-winning basket in the waning seconds as Lexington stunned Mansfield Senior 63-61 in an entertaining early-season Ohio Cardinal Conference boys basketball showdown. The Tygers (4-1, 2-1) tied it at 61-61 on D.J. Corbin’s layup off a Davion Mack […]
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Shelby’s DeVito, Crestview’s Thompson earn 1st-team All-Ohio basketball honors
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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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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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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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 […]