River View Black Bears: 2026–2027 Boys Basketball Team Preview
Updated: 15 hours ago
Good luck to the River View Black Bears, their coaches, and every player as they prepare for the 2026–2027 boys basketball season.
Team Details
Division: 5
School colors: Old gold and black — older OHSAA directory; reconfirm current uniform palette.
Conference: Muskingum Valley League.
Head coach: Dale Jennings, prior public staff and November 2025 roster report; confirm current appointment.
Last season (2025–26): 5–18 overall, 4–12 conference. Lost 49–58 to Coshocton February 28; confirm tournament round. 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.
Production notes: Graduating leaders Carter Wesney (14.3 ppg) and Layton Massie (11.9 ppg, 9.1 rpg) account for substantial production to replace. Returning-player averages remain open. Prior stats; confirm final totals with school.
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/warsaw/river-view-black-bears/basketball/schedule/ (rechecked September 30, 2026). November–December are 2026; January–February are 2027. Latest retrieved public listing; school confirmation remains open.
12/4 — Newcomerstown — 4:45 p.m.
12/5 — Shenandoah — 12:30 p.m.
12/8 — Tuscarawas Valley — 7:30 p.m.
12/11 — Sheridan — 7:30 p.m.
12/15 — John Glenn — 7:30 p.m.
12/18 — at Philo — 7:30 p.m.
12/22 — at Tri-Valley — 7:30 p.m.
12/29 — at Ridgewood — 7:00 p.m.
1/5 — at New Lexington — 7:30 p.m.
1/8 — Meadowbrook — 7:30 p.m.
1/12 — at West Muskingum — 7:30 p.m.
1/15 — Maysville — 7:30 p.m.
1/16 — Cristo Rey — 4:15 p.m.
1/22 — Morgan — 7:30 p.m.
1/26 — Tri-Valley — 7:30 p.m.
1/28 — at Sheridan — 7:15 p.m.
2/2 — at John Glenn — 7:30 p.m.
2/5 — Philo — 7:30 p.m.
2/6 — Garaway — 7:15 p.m.
2/9 — Coshocton — 7:30 p.m.
2/12 — at Maysville — 7:30 p.m.
2/19 — at Crooksville — 7:30 p.m.
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