Homan shot 80 percent from the field and knocked down three triples en route to a career-high 23 points, accompanied by 15 rebounds.
Ohio High School boys basketball
Crestview collects sectional title with resounding pounding of Bucyrus
OLIVESBURG — Crestview senior Justice Thompson won’t go out without a bang. The 6-foot-5 senior guard, who averages 25.5 points per game, erupted again on Friday night. He welcomed the tournament challenge by pumping in 22 points, grabbing 10 rebounds and handing out four assists to lead the Cougars to a 66-44 Division VI district […]
Eyster’s late-game heroics send Shelby past Ottawa-Glandorf
Shelby senior Nic Eyster led the way with 15 points and a pair of clutch buckets to keep the Whippets’ postseason dreams alive.
Thompson dreams big, plays big as Crestview’s all-time best scorer
OLIVESBURG – The fate of Justice Thompson’s high school athletic career rested on a personal goal that most people would have simply written off as crazy talk. “I told myself before my sophomore year that if I didn’t get All-Ohio in basketball that I was going to play football (as a junior),” Thompson said earlier […]
Lexington dismisses Madison with convincing tournament victory
LEXINGTON — Lexington’s boys baskeball tournament odyssey began with a show of muscle on Thursday night. The top-seeded Minutemen flexed their size advantage to overpower No. 7-seed Madison 70-39 at Lexington High School. Junior center Joe Caudill collected a game-high 20 points, while junior Brayden Fogle racked up 12 points and nine rebounds. Jakob Legron […]
Tygers hammer Norwalk in tourney opener for 6th straight win
MANSFIELD — The Mansfield Senior boys basketball team began postseason play with a roar on Thursday night. The second-seeded Tygers overwhelmed No. 6-seed Norwalk 84-59 in the Division III sectional final game at Pete Henry Gym. Senior Kyevi Roane topped a balanced Senior High offense with 18 points. Rashad Reed Jr. contributed 16, D’Vontae Johnson […]
Mansfield Sr. hammers West Holmes in regular-season finale
MILLERSBURG — The Mansfield Senior boys basketball team will roll into tournament play with momentum. Coach Marquis Sykes’ squad hammered West Holmes 73-38 on Saturday afternoon in the final regular-season game of the season. Andrew Brooks Jr. poured in a career-high 26 points to pace the Tygers’ offense, while senior Kyevi Roane added 12 points. […]
Allen’s late heroics rally Lexington past Hiland in non-conference thriller
LEXINGTON — Junior Seven Allen did a little bit of everything on Friday night, and the Lexington Minutemen needed all of it. The 5-foot-10 point guard hit a huge 3-pointer in overtime, added a key free throw and blocked a final shot to push Lexington to a 56-54 overtime win over visiting Berlin Hiland in […]
Tygers tame Tigers: Mansfield Sr. proves to be top cat at Galion
GALION — Mansfield Senior authored a dominating boys basketball performance as the Tygers began a busy week turning toward the close of the regular season. Coach Marquis Sykes saw his team roll to a 75-38 win at Galion on Tuesday night in a non-conference encounter. Freshman phenom Kalen Brooks posted 20 points. Rashad Reed contribute […]
Lexington nips Ashland to pocket OCC championship
ASHLAND — Lexington weathered a strong challenge from Ashland on Friday night, but the Minutemen hung tough to claim a 59-58 victory, clinching an outright Ohio Cardinal Conference crown in the process. Coach Scott Hamilton’s squad improved to 17-3 overall, 11-1 in the OCC. The Minutemen were put to a stringent test at Arrow Arena. […]
