“There’s a level of toughness that comes from playing at the playground,” Mansfield Senior boys basketball coach Marquis Sykes said
Marquis Sykes
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Playground legends: Mansfield Senior basketball programs to host Tyger Park Takeover
The Tyger Park Takeover is a day-long event scheduled for July 18. The basketball caravan will make stops at five city parks.
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The Great Debate: Sykes weighs in on greatest Tyger basketball team
MANSFIELD — It’s an argument city basketball fans can’t get enough of. Which Mansfield Senior team is the greatest of all time? Former great and current coach Marquis Sykes shared his thoughts during the most recent edition of Beyond the Scoreboard with Effie James. Sykes also talked about his coaching journey, from a student assistant […]
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TCC ends Mansfield Senior’s season in regional championship game
TOLEDO – The Mansfield Senior Tygers arrived at Savage Arena hoping to take one more step in their late-season surge. Instead, Toledo Central Catholic’s size and physical play proved too much. The Fighting Irish pulled away in the second half to defeat Mansfield Senior 81-61 in the Division III regional final Saturday night at the […]
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Tygers rip Norwalk to claim sectional championship
MANSFIELD — It took eight minutes for the Mansfield Senior boys basketball team to shake off two weeks of inaction. But then the second-seeded Tygers shifted into high gear and throttled Norwalk 65-30 for a Division III sectional championship on Friday night at Pete Henry Gym. Coach Marquis Sykes’ squad trailed the winless Truckers 13-12 […]
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Mansfield Sr. claims share of OCC championship in stunning fashion
MADISON TOWNSHIP — Mansfield Senior has captured many a league title in its long and storied boys basketball history. Yet few, if any, were more improbable than the one that was clinched on Friday night. The Tygers pulled away from arch-rival Madison 69-61, then heard the shots fired across the state as New Philadelphia upset […]
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Ediger, Arrows tame Tygers in triple overtime thriller
MANSFIELD — Paxon Ediger tormented the Tygers again. Ediger, Ashland’s senior sharpshooter, erupted for 38 points as the Arrows kept their Ohio Cardinal Conference championship hopes alive with a thrilling, 97-93 triple overtime win at Pete Henry Gym on Tuesday. The first time the teams met in mid-December, Ediger broke Ashland’s single-game record with 44 […]
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Tygers rally with huge 4th quarter to stun Sandusky, pocket 3rd straight win
SANDUSKY — Don’t look now but Mansfield Senior is getting as hot as the weather is cold. The Tygers overcame a double-digit halftime deficit and erupted for 33 points in the fourth quarter to stun Sandusky 85-80 in Saturday night’s non-conference boys basketball clash. Sophomore guard Kaylen Brooks exploded for 35 points (29 in the […]
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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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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 […]