Elyria Catholic Panthers: 2026–2027 Boys Basketball Team Preview
Updated: 12 hours ago
Good luck to the Elyria Catholic Panthers, their coaches, and every player as they prepare for the 2026–2027 boys basketball season.
Team Details
Division: 4
School colors: Green, white and black
Conference: North Coast Conference
Head coach: Jason Smith (current staff listing; confirm with school)
Staff: No assistants listed on the current staff page.
Last season (2025–26): 14–9 (MaxPreps).
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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.
Returning-player watch (2025–26 grades; 2026–27 participation to confirm): Dominique Stamper Jr., Jazear Terry, Braden Oakes, Matisse Williams, Donovan Shumpert, Kingston Daniels, Jaseer McElya, Benjamin Essenmacher, Jeremiah Benjamin and Robbie Duray. These names appeared as nonseniors on the prior varsity roster; this is not a confirmed current roster.
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.
Source: https://www.maxpreps.com/oh/elyria/elyria-catholic-panthers/basketball/schedule/ (checked September 29, 2026; subject to change).
Tuesday, December 1 — at Westlake — 7:00 p.m.
Friday, December 4 — Smithville — 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, December 8 — Avon — 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, December 15 — at Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin — 7:15 p.m.
Friday, December 18 — Lake Catholic — 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, December 22 — Perkins — 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, December 29 — at Villa Angela-St. Joseph — 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, January 2 — at St. Francis de Sales — 3:30 p.m.
Tuesday, January 5 — at Padua Franciscan — 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, January 5 — CVCA — 7:00 p.m.
Friday, January 8 — Padua Franciscan — 7:00 p.m.
Friday, January 15 — at Benedictine — 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, January 19 — at Holy Name — 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, January 26 — Lorain — 7:00 p.m.
Friday, January 29 — Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin — 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, February 2 — at CVCA — 7:00 p.m.
Friday, February 5 — at Padua Franciscan — 7:00 p.m.
Friday, February 12 — Benedictine — 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, February 13 — Norwayne — 6:45 p.m.
Schedule verification: ☐ 19 provisional listings. January 5 has two different games at 7:00 p.m.; Padua appears three times. Confirm corrected league slate before publishing.
Team Links
School basketball website: https://elyriacatholic.com/athletics
Good Luck This Season
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October 24 Roster and Schedule Update
The master lists multiple opponents on 2027-01-05: Padua Franciscan / CVCA. Confirm the correct event and opponent with the program.
