New London Wildcats: 2026–2027 Boys Basketball Team Preview
Updated: 13 hours ago
Good luck to the New London Wildcats, their coaches, and every player as they prepare for the 2026–2027 boys basketball season.
Team Details
Division: 6
School colors: Red and Black — OHSAA nickname/colors directory; ☐ reconfirm the current palette with school.
Conference: Firelands Conference.
Head coach: Tom Howell — official school directory identifies him as head varsity boys basketball coach and athletic director. School directory.
Last season (2025–26): 13–9 overall, 7–7 conference; ended with a 53–41 loss to Crestview on February 27. An additional November 18 archive event lacks a result and is not counted as a played game. 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.
Source: https://www.maxpreps.com/oh/new-london/new-london-wildcats/basketball/schedule/ (checked September 30, 2026). November–December are 2026; January–February are 2027. Home/away follows the public listing; times and event venues remain subject to school confirmation.
11/25 — Wellington — event type pending — 6:45 p.m.
12/2 — St. Mary Central Catholic (Sandusky) — 7:30 p.m.
12/4 — Mansfield Christian — 7:30 p.m.
12/11 — South Central — 7:15 p.m.
12/12 — at Buckeye Central — 6:30 p.m.
12/17 — Crestview (Ashland) — 7:15 p.m.
12/28 — Open Door Christian — 5:30 p.m.
1/2 — Plymouth — 7:15 p.m.
1/8 — at Monroeville — 7:15 p.m.
1/9 — Seneca East — 6:30 p.m.
1/14 — Mapleton — 7:15 p.m.
1/16 — at South Central — 7:15 p.m.
1/21 — at Crestview (Ashland) — 7:15 p.m.
1/26 — at Crestline — 7:30 p.m.
1/29 — Western Reserve (Collins) — 7:15 p.m.
2/19 — at Mapleton — 7:15 p.m.
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Good Luck This Season
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October 24 Roster and Schedule Update
Early schedule entries require event classification confirmation with the school: 2026-11-25 — Wellington — event type pending.
