Wellston Golden Rockets: 2026–2027 Boys Basketball Team Preview
Updated: 15 hours ago
Good luck to the Wellston Golden Rockets, their coaches, and every player as they prepare for the 2026–2027 boys basketball season.
Team Details
Division: 5
School colors: Blue and gold — older OHSAA directory; reconfirm current uniform palette.
Conference: Tri-Valley Conference — Ohio Division.
Head coach: Joe Briggs, school roster and February 2026 championship report; confirm 2026–27 appointment.
Last season (2025–26): 18–5 overall, 10–2 conference in public history. School confirms shared TVC-Ohio title with Meigs, its first in 23 years, and 17 regular-season wins tying the school record. Beat Northwest 64–44 February 24, then lost 43–65 to Chesapeake March 2; confirm tournament round. School championship report. 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/wellston/wellston-golden-rockets/basketball/schedule/ (rechecked September 30, 2026). November–December are 2026; January–February are 2027. Latest retrieved public listing; school confirmation remains open.
12/1 — at Oak Hill — 7:15 p.m.
12/4 — Piketon — 7:30 p.m.
12/7 — at Meigs — 7:00 p.m.
12/13 — at Huntington — 4:30 p.m.
12/14 — Athens — 7:30 p.m.
12/17 — Alexander — 7:30 p.m.
12/18 — at Clay — 7:00 p.m.
12/22 — at River Valley — 7:15 p.m.
1/2 — Warren — 4:15 p.m.
1/8 — at Nelsonville-York — 7:30 p.m.
1/12 — Federal Hocking — 7:30 p.m.
1/15 — Vinton County — 7:30 p.m.
1/16 — at Notre Dame — 12:30 p.m.
1/22 — Meigs — 7:30 p.m.
1/26 — at McClain — 7:30 p.m.
1/29 — RCCA — 7:30 p.m.
2/1 — at Alexander — 7:30 p.m.
2/4 — River Valley — 7:30 p.m.
2/11 — Nelsonville-York — 7:30 p.m.
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