Kenton Ridge Cougars: 2026–2027 Boys Basketball Team Preview
Updated: 13 hours ago
Good luck to the Kenton Ridge Cougars, their coaches, and every player as they prepare for the 2026–2027 boys basketball season.
Team Details
Division: 4
School colors: Brown, gold and white
Conference: Central Buckeye Conference
Head coach: Brian Smith (MaxPreps listing; duplicated) (staff listing; confirm with school)
Staff: No named assistants posted; erroneous “O HSAA” coach row ignored.
Last season (2025–26): 15–9 (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; participation unconfirmed): Tristan Coleman, Bryndyn Parson, Ryley Sullivan, Brody Runkle, Brennan Shaffer, Will Rastatter and Trey Johnson. Listed as nonseniors on the prior roster; not a confirmed 2026–27 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/springfield/kenton-ridge-cougars/basketball/schedule/ (checked September 29, 2026; subject to change).
Friday, December 4 — Bellefontaine — 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, December 5 — SSA — Time TBA
Friday, December 11 — at Tecumseh — 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, December 12 — at Portsmouth — 3:00 p.m.
Friday, December 18 — Jonathan Alder — 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, January 2 — at Roger Bacon — 6:00 p.m.
Tuesday, January 5 — at Northwestern — 7:30 p.m.
Friday, January 8 — Urbana — 7:30 p.m.
Friday, January 15 — London — 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, January 19 — Graham Local — 7:30 p.m.
Friday, January 22 — at Bellefontaine — 7:30 p.m.
Friday, January 29 — Tecumseh — 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, February 2 — Shawnee — 7:30 p.m.
Friday, February 5 — at Jonathan Alder — 7:30 p.m.
Friday, February 12 — at Urbana — 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, February 16 — Greeneview — 7:30 p.m.
Friday, February 19 — at London — 7:30 p.m.
Schedule verification: ☐ 17 games posted. Identify SSA, confirm December 12 afternoon tip and complete league slate.
Team Links
School basketball website: https://krhs.nelsd.org/athleticsactivities/cougar-athletics
Good Luck This Season
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