MANSFIELD — D’Vontae Johnson felt right at home at the free throw line Friday night. A junior guard and Mansfield Senior’s top free-throw shooter, Johnson made all four of his freebies in overtime as the Tygers held off Ashland 72-71 in Ohio Cardinal Conference action inside Pete Henry Gym. “I wanted to be at the […]
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2nd-half surge sends Mansfield Sr. past crosstown rival Madison
MANSFIELD — The Tygers returned to their winning ways Friday night. Kyevi Roane scored 23 points and swiped 11 rebounds as Mansfield Senior snapped a two-game losing streak with a 68-42 Ohio Cardinal Conference win over crosstown rival Madison inside Pete Henry Gym. On a night when former football coach Chioke Bradley was honored at […]
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COLUMN: Prep hoops conference races begin to take shape
MANSFIELD — You can’t win a conference championship in January, but you can lose one. High school basketball’s conference races are beginning to heat up now that the calendar has flipped. Since several area schools postponed their games tonight because of Ohio State’s national semifinal game against Texas in the Cotton Bowl and an impending […]
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Milestone: Mansfield Sr.’s Kyevi Roane joins exclusive 1,000-point fraternity
MANSFIELD — Kyevi Roane has been described a lot of different ways during his illustrious career Mansfield Senior basketball career, but the newest descriptor is his favorite yet: 1,000-point scorer. Roane became just the ninth player in program history to eclipse the 1,000-point plateau in Tuesday’s 76-37 Ohio Cardinal Conference win over West Holmes inside […]
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Freshman gunner fuels Mansfield Sr.’s best start in more than a decade
MANSFIELD — Marquis Sykes knew Kaylen Brooks would make an impact, but Mansfield Senior’s veteran coach had no idea it would be this sudden — or significant. The Tygers won their first five games for the first time since the 2013-14 season thanks in no small part to Brooks, a highly-regarded freshman shooting guard. Senior […]
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Lexington holds off Mansfield Sr. in Ohio Cardinal Conference showdown
LEXINGTON — The Minutemen won in spite of themselves. Seven Allen scored a game-high 21 points and Lexington survived a dreadful shooting performance from the free throw line in a 74-70 Ohio Cardinal Conference win over Mansfield Senior on Friday nigh. The Minutemen (5-1, 3-1) connected on just 21-of-41 free throws, much to coach Scott […]
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Roane leads Mansfield Senior past Ashland
ASHLAND — Kyevi Roane took command Tuesday night inside Arrow Arena. Mansfield Senior’s do-it-all point forward scored 15 points, grabbed eight rebounds and distributed six assists as the Tygers held on for a 66-59 Ohio Cardinal Conference win at Ashland. Roane’s calming influence was especially evident in the fourth quarter as Senior High (5-0, 3-0) […]
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Balanced attack leads Mansfield Sr. past crosstown rival Madison
MADISON TOWNSHIP — Mansfield Senior spread the wealth Friday night. Freshman Kaylen Brooks led four Tygers in double figures with a career-high 26 points as Senior High cruised to an 85-69 Ohio Cardinal Conference win over crosstown rival Madison. The Tygers (3-0, 2-0) shot 51 percent from the field and connected on 12-of-26 3-pointers. Senior […]
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Shelby assistant Hipp to take over Madison boys basketball program
MADISON TOWNSHIP — Davey Hipp is ready for a new challenge and Madison’s new boys basketball coach can’t wait to get started. A 2017 Shelby graduate, Hipp was selected from a pool of eight applicants to succeed Chris Armstrong at Madison. He spent the past three seasons as an assistant at his alma mater, helping […]
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Wright Choice: Shelby’s Bruskotter is North Central Ohio’s Player of the Year
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 […]