Lancaster

Team at a glance

• Division: 1
• School mascot: Golden Gales
• School colors: Blue and gold
• Conference: Ohio Capital Conference: Buckeye Division
• Head coach: Kent Riggs
• Last season (2025-2026): 9-14 overall; tied 6th of 8 (3-11 conference)
• School address: 1312 Granville Pike, Lancaster, OH 43130
• City / County / Ohio region: Lancaster / Fairfield County / Central Ohio

Returning players

Player notes below reflect the dated records in the team preview. Final 2026–2027 participation and any pending details remain subject to program confirmation.

Gavin Ropp (2027): Listed on Lancaster's school hosted 2025-2026 team roster as class of 2027. Season averages have not been verified.

Carter Call (2028): Listed as class of 2028 on the school hosted roster. Confirm his varsity role and production.

Zechariah Weldon (2027): Listed as class of 2027 on the school hosted roster. Confirm his varsity role and production.

Departing players: Lancaster Golden Gales lost Class of 2026 second team All OCC selections Drew Whitlatch and Cam Eaton. Whitlatch averaged 17.4 points per game in the OHSAA All Ohio report, leaving a significant scoring role to fill.

2026–2027 Schedule

Available schedule entries from the master team page; this may be a partial schedule. Highlighted entries are home games, bold entries are conference games, and TBA or flagged details remain unconfirmed.

1. Friday, December 4: Hilliard Darby: 7:30 p.m.

2. Tuesday, December 8: Circleville: 7:30 p.m.

3. Friday, December 11: at Teays Valley (OCC): 7:30 p.m.

4. Friday, December 18: Groveport Madison (OCC): 7:30 p.m.

5. Tuesday, December 22: at Bloom Carroll: 7:30 p.m.

6. Tuesday, December 29: at Bishop Watterson: 7:00 p.m.

7. Tuesday, January 5: Pickerington Central (OCC): 7:30 p.m.

8. Friday, January 8: at Logan (OCC): 7:30 p.m.

9. Saturday, January 9: at Briggs: 6:00 p.m.

10. Friday, January 15: Reynoldsburg (OCC): 7:30 p.m.

11. Tuesday, January 19: Canal Winchester (OCC): 7:30 p.m.

12. Friday, January 22: at Newark (OCC): 7:30 p.m.

13. Tuesday, January 26: Teays Valley (OCC): 7:30 p.m.

14. Friday, January 29: at Groveport Madison (OCC): 7:30 p.m.

15. Tuesday, February 2: St. Charles: 7:30 p.m.

16. Friday, February 5: at Pickerington Central (OCC): 7:30 p.m.

17. Tuesday, February 9: Logan (OCC): 7:30 p.m.

18. Friday, February 12: at Reynoldsburg (OCC): 6:00 p.m.

19. Friday, February 19: at Canal Winchester (OCC): 7:30 p.m.

20. Friday, February 26: Newark (OCC): 7:30 p.m.

Team sources

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Details reflect the dated Preview sources. Final rosters and schedules remain subject to school confirmation.