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. […]
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Ashland’s big 4th quarter proves too much for Ontario
ONTARIO — A balanced scoring attack and a big fourth-quarter spurt boosted Ashland past Ontario Saturday night for a non-conference boys basketball win. The Arrows outscored the Warriors 23-13 in the final period to wrap up a 59-46 victory on Joe Balogh Court. Paxon Ediger’s 15 points topped Ashland’s offense, while Garrett Davis contributed 13 […]
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Timeout: Lexington uses huddle to reset its effort in 71-54 win over Ashland
LEXINGTON — Scott Hamilton doesn’t call a lot of timeouts during a basketball game. So when the Lexington coach stopped the game three minutes into the fourth quarter on Friday night against Ashland, suffice to say he got his team’s attention. Watching a 19-point lead begin to evaporate in just over three minutes will trigger […]
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Lexington’s Fogle selected OCC Player of Year
LEXINGTON — The top player in the Ohio Cardinal Conference still has plenty of basketball ahead of him. Lexington sophomore Brayden Fogle was selected the OCC’s Player of the Year after leading the Minutemen to an outright conference crown. Lex (21-2, 14-0) is the first OCC boys team to go unbeaten in league play since […]
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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 […]
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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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Mount Vernon rallies to dump Ashland in OCC clash
MOUNT VERNON – The Yellow Jackets have seen this script before. Fall behind, crack down on defense, rally in the second half and don’t look back. After allowing Ashland an early 10-1 lead Friday, the Mount Vernon boys basketball team remained behind until midway through the third period. An 18-3 run extending into the fourth […]