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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ANALYSIS: Lexington-Shelby rematch is the epitome of March Madness
Tournament time goes way too fast, especially at the local high school level. That’s what made Thursday night at Ontario High School must-see stuff for high school basketball junkies. It provided a fix so many of us crave. Rattling around the balcony were a couple of veteran north central Ohio coaches. Former Lexington boss Steve […]
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Role players come up big as top-seeded Shelby rallies past No. 5 Mansfield Senior
ONTARIO — On a night when All-Ohioan Alex Bruskotter spent almost as much time on the bench as he did on the floor, Shelby’s role players rode to the rescue. Junior forward Karsen Homan came off the bench to score 13 points as the top-seeded Whippets rallied for a 60-55 win over No. 5 Mansfield […]
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Seize the Day: Mansfield Sr. sophomore making most of opportunity
MANSFIELD — When an opportunity presented itself, D.J. Corbin seized it. Fifth-seeded Mansfield Senior will play in the Division II district tournament this week at Ontario thanks in no small part to the contributions of Corbin. The 6-foot sophomore scored 13 points on 4-of-6 shooting in last week’s 57-48 sectional final win at No. 4 […]
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Road Warriors: Fifth-seeded Tygers close out No. 4 Bellevue for sectional title
BELLEVUE — Three stops and three buckets. It’s Mansfield Senior’s mantra and it served the Tygers well again Friday night. Fifth-seeded Senior High got stops and buckets in bunches during the final three-and-a-half minutes to escape with a 57-48 win over No. 4 Bellevue in a Division II sectional championship game. “In practice we put […]
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5th-seeded Mansfield Sr. opens tournament by dismissing Ontario
MANSFIELD — Kyevi Roane and his Mansfield Senior teammates played Tyger basketball Tuesday night. Roane scored a game-high 24 points as fifth-seeded Senior High raced to an 81-46 win over 10th-seeded Ontario in a Division II sectional semifinal game at Pete Henry Gym. The Tygers (17-6) forced 17 Ontario turnovers and swiped 20 offensive rebounds, […]
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Mansfield Senior survives ‘teachable moments’ in win against Madison
MADISON TOWNSHIP — Teachable moments are a good thing for a growing high school basketball teams prepping for the postseason. The Madison Rams gave Mansfield Senior coach Marquis Sykes a second-half full of those moments Friday night before the Tygers ultimately prevailed, 67-54. “We’re always looking for opportunities to teach and coach and get these […]
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‘Motivated’ Tygers celebrate Senior Night with win over New Philadelphia
MANSFIELD — Marquis Sykes said his Mansfield Senior basketball team was not lacking for motivation Friday night in a 40-35 win at home against New Philadelphia. “It was really important for us to come out here and get a win … on top of it being Senior Night, on top of it being a conference […]
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Mansfield Sr. stuns 4th-ranked Columbus Bishop Hartley
MANSFIELD — Mansfield Senior earned its biggest boys basketball win of the season on Saturday night at Pete Henry Gym. The Tygers stunned fourth-ranked Columbus Bishop Hartley 52-50 to hand the Hawks just their second loss of the year. Ja’Ontay O’Bryant inbounded the ball from the left action line, got the ball back and darted […]
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Tygers survive West Holmes’ upset bid
MILLERSBURG — Kyevi Roane erupted for 27 points and nine rebounds as Mansfield Senior earned a gritty, 65-60 Ohio Cardinal Conference road victory at West Holmes on Friday night. Teammate Duke Reese chipped in 10 points as Senior High overcame a slow start with a big third quarter to pull away in the end. The […]