Keystone Wildcats: 2026–2027 Boys Basketball Team Preview
Updated: 15 hours ago
Good luck to the Keystone Wildcats, their coaches, and every player as they prepare for the 2026–2027 boys basketball season.
Team Details
Division: 5
School colors: Purple and white (OHSAA historical nickname/colors list; confirm current branding).
Conference: Lorain County League (LC8).
Head coach: Jeff Holzhauer (current MaxPreps staff); confirm with school.
Last season (2025–26): 18–6 overall, 13–1 LC8 (first on MaxPreps); defeated Liberty (Youngstown) 68–24 before a 57–58 tournament loss to Norwayne on March 4. 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.
Dec 4 — Black River — 7:00 p.m.
Dec 5 — at Olmsted Falls, DiFranco Classic — 2:30 p.m.
Dec 8 — Oberlin — 7:00 p.m.
Dec 11 — at Clearview — 7:00 p.m.
Dec 12 — Perkins — 3:00 p.m.
Dec 15 — Columbia — 7:00 p.m.
Dec 18 — at Firelands — 7:00 p.m.
Dec 23 — Strongsville, Herron Hoops Classic — 2:30 p.m.
Dec 29 — Amherst — 6:00 p.m.
Jan 5 — at Wellington — 7:00 p.m.
Jan 8 — Brookside — 7:00 p.m.
Jan 12 — at Black River — 7:00 p.m.
Jan 15 — at Oberlin — 7:00 p.m.
Jan 18 — Battle in the 614 at Ohio Dominican University; opponent TBD — TBA (MaxPreps lists Fairbanks at 12:30 p.m.; confirm)
Jan 22 — Clearview — 7:00 p.m.
Jan 29 — at Columbia — 7:00 p.m.
Jan 30 — at Margaretta, Tourney Tune-Up — 3:00 p.m. (Liberty Center’s listing instead shows Keystone at 3:30 p.m.)
Feb 2 — Firelands — 7:00 p.m.
Feb 5 — Wellington — 7:00 p.m.
Feb 12 — at Brookside — 7:00 p.m. or at Western Reserve (Collins) — 7:15 p.m.; school calendar lists both, while MaxPreps dates Western Reserve February 13
Feb 19 — at Hiland — 7:00 p.m.
Schedule verification: ☐ The school calendar has 22 listings on 21 dates, including simultaneous February 12 opponents. Resolve January 18, January 30, February 12–13, and missing or moved return games; do not treat conflicting fixtures as two confirmed games.
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