Columbia Raiders: 2026–2027 Boys Basketball Team Preview
Updated: 15 hours ago
Good luck to the Columbia Raiders, their coaches, and every player as they prepare for the 2026–2027 boys basketball season.
Team Details
Division: 6
School colors: Kelly green and white — OHSAA nickname/colors directory; ☐ reconfirm the current palette with school.
Conference: Lorain County League / Lorain County 8 — school basketball page links the league.
Head coach: Josh Scharf — identified as head varsity coach on the school basketball page. Larry Babics appears only in the older roster archive and is not used as the current coach.
Last season (2025–26): 13–11 overall, 5–9 league. Lost to Grand Valley 74–67 on March 2, 2026 in Division VI; ☐ confirm precise round and full final record. Season history; results.
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Returning-Player Notes
Player notes reflect dated records in the master team page. Final 2026–2027 participation and pending details remain subject to program confirmation.
2026–2027 Schedule
Available entries from the master team page; this may be a partial schedule. Highlighted entries are home games and bold entries are conference games. TBA and flagged details remain unconfirmed.
12/1 — at Independence — 7:00 p.m.
12/4 — at Wellington — 7:00 p.m.
12/8 — Brookside — 7:00 p.m.
12/11 — Firelands — 7:00 p.m.
12/15 — at Keystone — 7:00 p.m.
12/18 — Oberlin — 7:00 p.m.
12/21 — at Buckeye — 7:00 p.m.
12/28 — Orlando event — opponent/site TBA — TBA
12/29 — Orlando event — opponent/site TBA — TBA
12/30 — Orlando event — opponent/site TBA — TBA
1/2 — Huron — 7:00 p.m.
1/5 — at Clearview — 7:00 p.m.
1/8 — Black River (school home / aggregator away) — 7:00 p.m.
1/12 — Wellington — 7:00 p.m.
1/15 — at Brookside — 7:00 p.m.
1/22 — at Firelands — 7:00 p.m.
1/26 — North Olmsted — 7:00 p.m.
1/29 — Keystone — 7:00 p.m.
2/2 — at Oberlin — 7:00 p.m.
2/5 — Clearview — 7:00 p.m.
2/9 — Edison — 7:30 p.m.
2/12 — at Black River (school away / aggregator home) — 7:00 p.m.
2/19 — Edison — aggregator-only extra date, unconfirmed — 7:00 p.m.
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