LEXINGTON — It took a team effort for Lexington to turn back the season’s first big scoring outburst by Clear Fork’s Garrett Hotz. Hotz erupted for 33 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, but it wasn’t enough as the Minutemen jumped in front early and maintained their lead throughout for a 65-51 victory in a season-opening […]
Ohio High School boys basketball
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Team First: Shelby’s Bruskotter is Park National Bank Athlete of the Month
SHELBY — He was honored as the state’s Division II Player of the Year by both the Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association and the Ohio High School Basketball Coaches Association, but Alex Bruskotter would gladly exchange his individual accolades for two more wins. Shelby’s senior guard would trade it all for a state championship. The Wright […]
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March 23: Ohio high school boys basketball state finals set in Division I & II
DAYTON — Saturday marked the second day of the Ohio high school boys state basketball tournament at the University of Dayton. Here’s a closer look at the Division I and II state semifinal games as originally reported by the Ohio High School Athletic Association. Division II KETTERING ALTER 73, YOUNGSTOWN URSULINE 37 Kettering Archbishop Alter shot […]
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Shelby’s Bruskotter is finalist for Ohio’s Mr. Basketball
COLUMBUS — This has become a very interesting week in the life of Shelby’s Alex Bruskotter. On Saturday night, the 6-foot-5 senior scored 20 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead Shelby past Lexington 62-52 to earn a ticket to the Sweet 16. It marked just the fourth Northwest District championship in school history. On […]
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Centerburg’s Abner selected Central District Coach of the Year
MOUNT VERNON — The Centerburg girls basketball team completed a memorable season this winter. The Trojans went 19-6 and won the Know-Morrow Athletic Conferendce with a 9-3 mark, edging Danville and Cardington who tied for second at 8-4. The architect of that campaign was Bill Abner, who was voted the Central District’s Division IV Coach […]
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Loudonville’s Vermilya is Northeast Inlands District Player of the Year
LOUDONVILLE — To the victors go the spoils, and the Loudonville girls basketball team has piled up an awful lot of victories this season. The seventh-ranked Redbirds are in a state semifinal Thursday at 11 a.m. against sixth-ranked Waterford in Dayton. Individually, the postseason accolades have followed. On Tuesday, senior standout Corri Vermilya was selected […]
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OHSAA basketball tournament tickets on sale
COLUMBUS – All-session tickets for the girls and boys basketball state tournaments at the University of Dayton Arena are on sale now at www.OHSAA.org/tickets. The girls state tournament is March 14 to 16, while the boys state tournament is March 22 to 24. Postseason play begins this week, with the first girls sectional tournament games […]
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Lucas holds off Mansfield Christian, claims 6th straight MBC title
LUCAS — As he tended to his postgame media obligations, Logan Toms wore an oversized gold chain with a roaring Lucas Cubs logo and the letters ‘TPW’ dangling from it. “ ‘TPW’ stands for Tough People Win and it’s one of our football mottos,” Toms said after scoring 28 points in a Mid-Buckeye Conference title-clinching […]
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Lexington clinches outright OCC title by thumping West Holmes
MILLERSBURG — Lexington wrapped up an outright Ohio Cardinal Conference boys basketkball championship on Friday night — and the Minutemen did it without suspense. Lex erupted in the first quarter and never really stopped in collecting a convincing 69-34 victory at West Holmes. Lex ripped off a 21-11 first-quarter spree and owned a 40-16 halftime […]
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Ediger’s shooting pushes Ashland past Madison
ASHLAND – It almost seemed like Paxon Ediger spent much of January slowly building a nice, sensible portfolio of a budding basketball career. Then on Friday night inside Arrow Arena against Madison in his February opener, the Ashland sophomore chose to just hit the lottery instead. Perhaps the biggest key to Ashland’s expanding turnaround, Ediger […]