Watkins Memorial Warriors: 2026–2027 Boys Basketball Team Preview
Updated: 11 hours ago
Good luck to the Watkins Memorial Warriors, their coaches, and every player as they prepare for the 2026–2027 boys basketball season.
Team Details
Division: 2
School colors: Black, Warrior Gold and white
Conference: Licking County League
Head coach: Jamie Caudill
Last season (2025–26): 13–11; 9–7, third
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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): Chael Exel, Eli Jessup, Grady Smith (2025–26 juniors). 2025–26 roster. ☐ Confirm participation and prior season statistics.
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.
Tuesday, December 1 — at St. Charles — 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, December 5 — Teays Valley — 3:15 p.m.
Wednesday, December 9 — at Heath (league) — 7:15 p.m.
Friday, December 11 — Granville (league) — 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, December 16 — Utica (league) — 7:00 p.m.
Friday, December 18 — at Mount Vernon (league) — 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, December 19 — KIPP Columbus — 5:30 p.m.
Wednesday, December 30 — Dublin Scioto — 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday, January 6 — at Northridge (league) — 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, January 9 — at Zanesville (league) — 3:00 p.m.
Tuesday, January 12 — Licking Valley (league) — 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, January 16 — Licking Heights (league) — 5:00 p.m.
Friday, January 22 — at Granville (league) — 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, January 26 — Newark Catholic (league) — 7:00 p.m.
Friday, January 29 — Mount Vernon (league) — 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, February 2 — at Lakewood (Hebron) (league) — 7:15 p.m.
Friday, February 5 — Zanesville (league) — 7:15 p.m.
Tuesday, February 9 — at Licking Valley (league) — 7:15 p.m.
Thursday, February 11 — Johnstown-Monroe (league) — 7:15 p.m.
Saturday, February 13 — at Licking Heights (league) — 5:30 p.m.
Tuesday, February 16 — at Lancaster — 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, February 23 — at Hilliard Darby — 7:30 p.m.
Team Links
School basketball website: https://wmhs.swl.k12.oh.us/athletics
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