COLUMBUS – A number of north central Ohio basketball teams, boys and girls, are keeping a close eye on the Ohio High School Athletic Association’s Ratings Percentage Index. There’s a good reason for it. The RPI rankings will be used to determine seeding for the statewide district tournament draws, which are Feb. 4 for girls and […]
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Fast start sends Mansfield Sr. past Mount Vernon
MANSFIELD — The Tygers kept their foot on the accelerator Tuesday night. Mansfield Senior raced to a 19-7 first-quarter lead and never slowed down in a 62-43 Ohio Cardinal Conference win over Mount Vernon at Pete Henry Gym. Senior High (11-3 overall, 8-2 in the OCC) completed the season sweep after beating the Yellow Jackets […]
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Hudson leads Lexington past Mansfield Senior in OCC showdown
LEXINGTON — Elijah Hudson played the game of his life Saturday night. The lone senior on Lexington’s roster, Hudson scored a career-high 26 points, grabbed 12 rebounds, handed out three assists and blocked three shots as the Minutemen took control of the chase for the Ohio Cardinal Conference championship with an 83-56 win over Mansfield […]
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Tyger girls win 11th straight by dumping Lexington
LEXINGTON — The Mansfield Senior girls basketball team is on a roll. The Tygers continued to be unstoppable in the Ohio Cardinal Conference by crashing over Lexington 39-29 in a road affair on Saturday afternoon. Monetta Hilory, Kiersten Bradley and Juleah Windham each scored seven points, while Kyeona Meyers chipped in six to pace Senior […]
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Tygers hold off Shelby in battle of area powers
MANSFIELD — The Tygers found a way. Mansfield Senior jumped out to a big first-half lead and held on for dear life in the second for a 46-44 win over Shelby in a battle of Richland County heavyweight girls basketball teams Tuesday night at Pete Henry Gym. Senior High (14-1) connected on just 4-of-20 free […]
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Tygers bump win streak to 9, run away from Arrows
ASHLAND – While the Ashland boys basketball team is still searching for its first home win of the season, Mansfield Senior is starting to make every gym look like a home away from home. The Tygers shrugged off a brief second-quarter scare Friday night at Arrow Arena and sprinted away with a 72-49 victory. The […]
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Lexington dominates the lane to dismantle Wooster
WOOSTER — Lexington flexed its size and muscle inside on Friday night for a 63-36 win in a resounding road romp at Wooster. The third-ranked Minutemen used every bit of their size in carving out a 53-24 rebounding bulge. Offensively, coach Scott Hamilton’s team used a balance approach to subdue the Generals. Elijah Hudson paced […]
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Check out Friday night’s Mansfield-area boys & girls basketball results
MANSFIELD — These were Friday night’s Mansfield-area boys and girls basketball results. Only scores reported to the Scorestream app are included in this roundup. BOYS Mansfield Sr. comes from behind to stop Ashland Ashland cut in front to start, but Mansfield answered the challenge to collect a 72-49 victory in Ohio boys basketball on Jan. […]
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Mansfield Sr. rallies to beat Madison in OCC action
MANSFIELD — Records don’t matter much when crosstown rivals Mansfield Senior and Madison collide. The Rams proved that yet again on Tuesday night. Senior High’s Kyevi Roane scored 23 of his game-high 25 points in the second half as the Tygers rallied for a 56-49 win in an Ohio Cardinal Conference clash at Pete Henry […]
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Lexington ranked No. 3 in 1st state basketball poll
Ohio’s first Associated Press high school boys basketball poll has moved with a few north central Ohio teams earning rankings. In Division II, Lexington grabbed a first-place vote and checks in at No. 3. The Minutemen earned 93 points in the poll, just a point behind No. 2 Kettering Alter and six points behind No. […]