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The Ohio Prep Sports Media Association Announces the 2026 All-Southwest District Boys Basketball Teams.

The Ohio Prep Sports Media Association has released the high school boys basketball players selected the All-Southwest District Teams.  Several Western Ohio Athletic Conference boys  and coach headline that list.

Tri-Village boys basketball team is currently 24-0 coached by Josh Sagester and he was named the 2026 DVI Coach of the Year.  His son senior guard Trey Sagester who leads the WOAC in scoring at 25 ppg was the DVI Southwest District Player of the Year.

DVI – Trey Sagester – Tri-Village

DVI – Josh Sagester – Tri-Village

Here are the rest of the WOAC boys basketball players selected to the All-Southwest District teams.

Division V

First team
Cameron Ball, Arcanum, 6-1, sr,  13.9 ppg,  9.0 rpg, 2.3 spg.
Brody Morton, Camden Preble Shawnee, 6-3, sr., 16.8 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 3.1 apg, 3.5 spg

Third team
Brody Foxbower, Camden Preble Shawnee, 6-5, sr., 10.6 ppg.

Honorable mention
Ben Hamilton, Jace Mote, Arcanum
Braylon Dorrel, Camden Preble Shawnee 

Division VI
First team
Trey Sagester, New Madison Tri-Village, 6-3, sr., 25.0 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 4.5 apg, 3.6 spg
Dom Black, New Madison Tri-Village, 6-5, jr., 12 ppg, 5.5 rpg
Kellen Laird, New Paris National Trail, 5-10, sr., 15.3 ppg, 6.8 rpg, 5.6 apg

Player of the year: Trey Sagester, Tri-Village
Coach of the year: Josh Sagester, Tri-Village

Second team
Noah Finkbine, New Madison Tri-Village, 6-3, sr., 7.0 ppg.
Trent Ray, West Alexandria Twin Valley South, 6-2, jr., 14.9 ppg.

Third team
Tayden Blevins, New Paris National Trail, 6-1, sr., 14.5 ppg.

Honorable mention
Brayden Puckett, Dixie
Brecken Gray & Griffin Richards, New Madison Tri-Village
Lucas Barlow, West Alexandria Twin Valley South.

Division VII
First team
Lucas Brenner, Pitsburg Franklin Monroe, 6-1, sr., 15.4 ppg, 6.6 rpg, 5.4 apg.
Cing Scott, Union City Mississinawa Valley, 6-2, jr., 16.6 ppg, 4.6 rpg.

Second team
Luke Cornett, Pleasant Hill Newton, 5-10, sr., 16.0 ppg;
Rallie Wirrig, Bradford, 6-5, jr., 17.0 ppg.

Third team
Rhett Koffer, Pleasant Hill Newton, 5-9, sr., 10 ppg;
Blake Riffle, Pitsburg Franklin Monroe, 6-3, jr., 14.4 ppg;

Honorable mention
Graham Coppess, Ansonia
Koby Reynolds, Lewisburg Tri-County North

Congratulations to all the players and coaches earning All-Southwest District Honors.

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Sr. Brody Morton was the man, is mobbed by teammates & students after scoring 19 points, and two late free throws to give the Arrows a thrilling 45-43 win over Indian Lake to advance to the District Finals.

Story and Photos by Dale Barger

BETHEL TOWNSHIP – The Preble Shawnee Boys Basketball team led by 16 points with 6:00 minutes left in 4th quarter, then they had to hang on, in a grind it out game, for a 45-43 win over Indian Lake in the OHSAA Boys DV District Semifinal game.

It’s not a secret that Indian Lake has handed the Arrows a couple of heartbreaking losses in football the last two years.  They denied Preble Shawnee from advancing in the football playoffs this year 17-14 and last year 28-14. 

So, the 45-43 defeat the Arrows handed the Lakers helps make up for some of that disappointment, but they had to endure a frantic 4th quarter fury to do it.

Leading 38-22 with six minutes left to go in the final frame, Indian Lake dialed up the pressure that at times seemed like they had 6 or 7 guys on the floor and before the Arrows knew what hit them, in just a little over two minutes, they had cut the lead down to 5, 38-33 with just under four minutes to go.

Finally, Shawnee beat the pressure and got the ball to Brody Foxbower for a bucket to break the onslaught, pushing the lead to 40-33.

Brody Foxbower was a solid presence in the paint scoring 2 points each quarter for 8 points, 10 rebounds and he made the middle a tough place to score on defense. 

But the pressure kept coming and Avery Pequignot who would lead all scorers in the game with 23, hit back-to-back three-pointers cutting the lead to one, 40-39 at 2:51.

Coach Ryan Robinson needed a timeout to regroup.

After the timeout the Arrows were able to make three out of four free throws on two trips to the line, one by Gage Powers and two from Braylon Dorrel to go up 43-39 with just under a minute … in what would seem like an eternity, if you were an Arrows fan.

Braylon Dorrel, came up big on a few drives to the hoop to get some needed scoring throughout the game.

Back came the Lakers with two free throws and a fielder to tie the game at 43, with 24 seconds left to play.

Preble Shawnee worked the clock down to 12 seconds wanting to have the last possession with the ball in their guys hands. Brody Morton was that guy who had 19 points in the game. He drove hard to the right and strong to the basket for a shot, the ball bounces out … but he drew a foul on the play.

Four second left to go, Morton at the line, he was “cool as ice” swishing the first, then his second, and was 8-for-9 on the night, giving Shawnee the lead 45-43.

Brody Morton had three triples, 19 points, 8-for-9 from free throws with two of the biggest to seal the win for Preble Shawnee. 

Indian Lake got the ball in bounds with four seconds left over the top to a guard and while dribbling down the sideline he slipped and fell turning the ball over.

With 1.1 second left to play Indian Lake had to foul and even though Preble Shawnee didn’t convert on the free throws, the missed shot off the rim on the opposite end didn’t allow time to get off a good shot, and the long heave wasn’t close, as the Arrows hung on for the win.

After the game a relieved coach Ryan Robinson talked about the pressure down the stretch.

“The pressure is something we've been working on all year, and we knew it was coming, it was something we worked on all week in practice.  But I think some of the pressure was due to us having a big of lead, though. Playing maybe a little too comfortable at times and I’ve got to do a better job of keeping our guys levelheaded and managing that pressure,” Robinson said.

While Indian Lake brought the pressure … Preble Shawnee brought their own brand of pressure with stingy defense that gave up just 19 points over the first three quarters.

“Our defense was huge. We knew that was going to be our calling card tonight, but also throughout the tournament. I mean, we got to put the ball in the cup, but at the end of the day, we hang our hat on defense, so it feels good.  I just think our length is tough, and it's tough for teams to see that throughout the year, but our coaching staff did a great job of mixing up our looks, throwing them different defenses, switching between man and zone a lot,” Robinson said.

Colton Shroeder had a few key scores in the 3rd quarter but his defensive play and energy was a shot in the arm for the team. 

That defense held Indian Lake’s leading scorer, 6’4” Brodey Reisinger at 17 ppg., scoreless in the 1st quarter, frustrating him at times.  He would end the game with 13 points but had to work hard to get them.

Preble Shawnee came out firing in this one racing out to a 10-0 lead to start the game before the Lakers got on the board.  Morton scored 7 in the period, Dorrel 3 and Foxbower two as the Arrows led 12-5 at the end of the first period.

The points were harder to come by in the 2nd frame, and the physicality of the game made scoring inside tough. Indian Lake won the quarter 12-8 after Pequignot hit two triples.

Preble Shawnee got a triple and a free throw from Morton and both Foxbower and Caleb Blankenship had buckets as well.

The third period almost mirrored the first with Shawnee winning it 11-5 as the defense again made it tough for Indian Lake to get any baskets.  The Arrows got 4 points from Colton Shroeder whose energy was a shot in the arm for the team on both ends of the floor. Morton added 3, Foxbower and Dorrel each had two points.

Caleb Blankenship connects a short jumper, his athleticism and defensive play were big in helping slow down a good Indian Lake team.

Preble Shawnee started fast in the final stanza with a short jumper from Blankenship a triple from Morton and an elbow jumper from Dorrel to push the lead in the 4th quarter to 38-22 with six minutes to go before the all-out blitz was on for Indian Lake.

But the Arrows fought through it and survived to play another 32 minutes and advances to play in their 4th consecutive district final.

“We definitely emphasized coming into this game about playing with energy and confidence. That was our two words. We knew they were going to make a run back. We didn't like how fast it was and everything like that. But now just proud of the guys. Man, back in the district final now, four years in a row,” Robinson exclaimed.

Preble Shawnee will now face Cincinnati North College Hill on Saturday, at Middletown High School, with a Noon tip off.

We know the Arrows can play defense … but handling the basketball, executing and cutting down on turnovers has to be keys going further.  

Coach Robinson in closing said, “We’ve got to hang our hat on defense and take care of the rock.”

Then as he walked away I heard him utter over and over … hang our hat on defense, take care of the rock, Hang our hat on defense, take care of the rock.  I’m sure that jingle played through his head all night.

Box Score

Score by Quarters

12 … 08 … 11 … 14 – 45 Preble Shawnee
05 … 12 … 05 … 22 – 43 Indian Lake

Team Scoring

PS – Foxbower 0-4-0/0 – 8, Powers 0-0-1/2 – 1, Morton 3-1-8/9 – 19, Blankenship 0-2-0/2 – 4, Schroeder 0-2-0/0 – 4, Dorrel  0-3-3/4 – 9, Totals 3-12-12/17 – 45

IL – Resinger 1-4-2/4 – 13, Hall 1-1-0/0 – 5, Pequignot 5-2-4/5 – 23, Bender 0-1-0/0 – 2,
Totals 7-8-6/9 – 43

The bench and Preble Shawnee fans react and were on their feet most of the night in teeth clenching contest won by the Arrows extracting revenge over Indian Lake. 

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Ohio Prep Sports Media Association All-Southwest District Girls Basketball Teams.

The Ohio Prep Sports Media Association has released the high school girls basketball players selected to the All-Southwest teams. Several Western Ohio Athletic Conference girls  headline the list.

Two players and one coach were named All-Southwest District Player and Coach of the Year.

DVI – Adalynn Hines, Tri-Village (Player of Year)

DVI – Stefanie Landie, Newton (Coach of Year)

DVII – Brooklynn Seubert, Mississinawa Valley (Player of Year)

Here is the list of WOAC girls basketball players selected to the All-Southwest District teams.

Division V 
Third team

Aubrey Unger, Camden Preble Shawnee, 5-6, sr., 12 ppg.

Division VI
First team

Charlotte Barga, Ansonia, 5-9, so., 13.4 ppg, 5.1 rpg.
Adalynn Hines, New Madison Tri-Village, 5-6, sr., 12.1 ppg, 4.9 spg, 4.4 rpg.
Caroline Long, Arcanum, 5-11, sr., 15.7 ppg, 6.4 rpg.

Player of the year: Adalynn Hines, New Madison Tri-Village

Coach of the year: Stefanie Landis, Pleasant Hill Newton

Second team

Bella Cherry, Lewisburg Tri-County North, 5-6, sr., 17.8 ppg.
Brylii Day, West Alexandria Twin Valley South, 5-11, sr., 15.6 ppg.
Rylee Hess, Pleasant Hill Newton, 5-9, sr., 16.1 ppg.
Tai Mize, New Madison Tri-Village, 5-5, sr., 12.4 ppg. 

Third team

Rose Barga, Ansonia, 5-8, sr., 12.0 ppg.

Honorable mention

Matty Noe, Arcanum;
Lola Grieshop, Lewisburg Tri-County North;
Sydnee DeLong & Taytum Gray, New Madison Tri-Village;
Morgan House & Taylor Reynolds, New Paris National Trail;
Brilie Hines, Pleasant Hill Newton;
Grace Childers, West Alexandria Twin Valley South.

Division VII
First team

Brooklynn Seubert, Mississinawa Valley, 6-0, sr., 13.6 ppg, 6.6 rpg, 3.0 spg.

Co-Players of the year: Hazel Francis, Russia and Brooklynn Seubert, Mississinawa Valley

Second team

Paige Emrick, Mississinawa Valley, 5-7, sr., 13.0 ppg.

Congratulations to all the players and coaches earning All-Southwest District honors.
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Trey Sagester receives the game ball from dad and coach Josh Sagester after scoring 2000 Career Points. 

Story and Photos by Dale Barger

TROY – The Tri-Village boys basketball team dispatched Miami Valley in a 2nd round OHSAA DVI tournament game 79-34, that also saw Trey Sagester surpass 2000 career points.

Coming in senior guard Trey Sagester needed just 13 points, and he got number 13 and 14 on a steal and a made lay-up midway through the 1st quarter, to land on 2001 in his career.

Trey Sagester goes up for a lay-up to eclipse 2000 career points.

Coach Josh Sagester would call a timeout to present Trey the game ball, and he went into the stands to give to his mom.  Sitting just off to the left of his mom, and grandma was sister Rylee, who’s a starting guard at Wright State University and happened to get the evening off to come see her little brother play.

2001 would be the same number of points Rylee Sagester scored in her career, reached in the D4 state title game in 2023 on her last shot of her career, to earn the 30-0 Lady Patriots a State Championship.

Trey Sagester gives his mom Tracy game ball then directs a special message to his sister Rylee sitting nearby.

“It’s a big moment to get 2000 and to see Trey get it was special,” Rylee said.

Trey was happy to see her and in jest made a statement, which I asked Rylee later what it was he said.

“He said, we’re tied, for now,” Rylee stated. As both had 2001 points.

“That tugged on my heartstrings a little bit … tied for now,” Rylee said.

Then Trey trotted out on the court, a few plays later he rose up and hit a jumper, then looked up into the stands at Rylee to let her know, he is now the leading scorer in the Sagester family.

But Trey acknowledged Rylee has a record he will never break.

“She is the States All-Time 3-point record holder with 401 in her career, plus she has won a state championship,” Trey commented.

While he can’t break her 3-point record, Trey and his teammates can still bring home an undefeated state championship.

Rylee having been in the same spot as Trey a few years ago had some advice for him and his teammates..

“The games are obviously going to get tougher as you go on, but just staying within the confines of what you can do is really important. I think being consistent and definitely being able to make a three is going to come in handy, for sure, with some of the big teams they have coming up, just keep playing the way they have been,” Rylee explained.

2000 points is a lot, and I wondered as a little kid growing up, loving the game, if Trey could ever see himself scoring that many.

2000 points was definitely not on my mind. Growing up, I was just happy to play and maybe a 1000 points and I got there. Then tonight, obviously 2000 was accomplishable, and I got it done, but I couldn’t do it without my teammates,” Trey said.

Another reporter asked Trey if he ever considered the list of players in the State of Ohio that scored 2000 points and what that meant to be included with them.

“There are some great players that have played, there's some great players still playing on that list. I know Cam Elwer (Delphos St. Johns) is about to pass Lebron James and that will be a great accomplishment for him.  So, it's a great list and I'm proud to be part of it,” Trey said.

Coach Josh Sagester weighed in on his sons accomplishment as well.

“It's a huge accomplishment for him. You know, we don't talk about him a lot,” Josh said.

“Number one, he's, been around a long time, which has been a good thing for our program. He's played with a lot of good players that found him, screened for him, rebounded for him.” Sagester commented.

“The next thing, I would say, he's a winner. I think that's his 94th career win in four years.
So, he was able to do that by winning basketball games. Sometimes, scoring a lot of points gets lost in the shuffle if you're not winning.  So being able to score and win, is what separates you, from being good, to being great. Trey has had an awful good basketball career for our program, and for him to score 2000 and be our all-time leading scorer, I think that says a lot,” Josh added.

“We've had some really, really good players during my time…and before my time, so it's quite an accomplishment, for our family and for him as a player, and hopefully we're not done.

Jr. Guard Griffin Richards got his stroke going and scored 13 points in game with Miami Valley.

The Patriots have their eye on a bigger things, now 24-0 after the win over Miami Valley, a game that saw everyone get playing time and most everyone ended up in the scorebook.

Trey led all scorers with 20 points, Noah Finkbine 14, Griffin Richards 13, Dom Black 8, Kaysyn Hollinger 7, Brecken Gray and Colton Clevenger 6 each, and Carson Bedinghaus 5.

Noah FInkbine hits behind the arch and had 14 points. In total the PATS hit 8 triples.

Scoring 2000 points is a big deal and now Trey sits alone atop the Sagester scoring list, but he is reminded that numbers are only part of the story, something even more compelling, is the journey Trey and his teammates have taken together and will continue to do.

“My dad and sister both have one thing I don’t have, yet!  They’ve won a state championship. Hopefully, my teammates and I can do it as well … it something we plan to do step by step and day by day,” Trey concluded.

The journey continues as Tri-Village advances to the District Title game to be played 2pm Saturday, at Middletown High School. They will play the Georgetown vs Oyler winner.


Trey Sagester joins elite group of players to score 2000 points that now includes two from the WOAC with Mason Shrout from Preble Shawnee doing it a few years ago.

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The Mississinawa Valley Girls basketball team advance to sweet sixteen with district win over Middletown Christian.

Story and Photos by Gaylen Blosser

NEW CARLISLE – The Mississinawa Valley Lady Blackhawks handily defeated the Middletown Christian Lady Eagles of the Metro Buckeye League 63-39 to capture the OHSAA Division VII District Championship.

Mississinawa Valley Seniors 2026 District Champions (L-R) Makenna Hoggatt, Paige Emrick, Brooklynn Seubert, Cora Hoggatt, and Trinity Reichard display district trophy.

The Lady Hawks entered the district title game as Western Ohio Athletic Conference champions, sporting a perfect 10-0 WOAC record and an overall 19-4 mark. Mississinawa advanced through tournament play with wins over Triad (84-9) and Botkins (48-33) before earning the district crown.

“I’m happy for the kids – it’s all about the kids,” said WOAC 2025-2026 coach of the year Kirk Comer. “This is one of their goals, and I am happy that we were able to get this goal and win the conference … and we have some more goals, so hopefully we can continue to keep playing.”

Mississinawa Valley wasted little time asserting itself.

Brooklynn Seubert opened the scoring with a 10-foot jumper in the lane at the 7:50 mark of the first quarter, giving the Lady Hawks a 2-0 lead they would never relinquish. The Darke County squad bolted out to a commanding 22-4 advantage by the end of the opening period.

WOAC Player of the Year Brooklynn Seubert leads the Lady Hawks to District Title win over Middletown Christian.

The Lady Eagles responded in the second quarter as Mississinawa Valley eased off the accelerator. Middletown Christian claimed the quarter 14-9, trimming the deficit to 31-18 at the break.

“We got that lead, and then we relaxed,” Coach Comer stated. “We have done that before – we can’t do that, we have to be consistent for 32 minutes, and we’ll have to be that way on Wednesday.”

The two teams played nearly even in the third quarter, with Mississinawa Valley edging the period 17-16 to extend its lead to 48-34 heading into the final eight minutes.

Mississinawa Valley senior Paige Emrick races the ball up court for Lady Hawks in District Championship win over Middletown Christian. 

The Lady Hawks then put the game away in the fourth.

A Brooklynn Seubert basket at the rim pushed the lead to 50-34, followed by back-to-back Cora Hoggatt free throws. Makenna Hoggatt knocked down a three-pointer, and Seubert added three consecutive two-point baskets as Mississinawa built a 61-37 cushion with 2:09 remaining. The comfortable margin allowed Coach Comer to empty the bench.

Cassidy Seubert capped the scoring with a basket in the final 30 seconds, sealing the 24-point district championship victory.

MV senior Cora Hoggatt drives to the basket for a score in team’s District Championship win over Middletown Christian. (Gaylen Blosser photo)

“Brooklynn (Seubert) played really well again,” said Comer. “She got a lot of big rebounds, and even though Paige (Emrick) got in foul trouble, she still made some plays, Tenlee (Woodbury) made some nice passes, and it was just another good team effort.”

Mississinawa Valley received solid production from its bench, with freshman Cassidy Seubert scoring eight points and junior Lilly Geesaman adding six.

“Lilly has been improving throughout the season,” Comer noted. “We needed her the last two games when Paige got in foul trouble.”

Lady Hawks senior Makenna Hoggatt scores for MV in District Championship win over Lady Eagles.

WOAC Player of the Year Brooklynn Seubert led the Lady Hawks and all scorers with a game-high 16 points.

With the victory, Mississinawa Valley stands as the lone WOAC girls basketball team advancing to the 2025-2026 Sweet 16.

“We’re happy to be still playing, and I feel for the other teams in the conference,” Comer said. “We were hoping we could all move on, but I am blessed that we’re able to keep playing.”

“It’s been a good season,” he concluded. “The season has prepared us for what we’re going through now.”

Mississinawa Valley advances to play Cedarville in first round regional action at Vandalia-Butler High School, Wednesday, March 4th with a 7:30 pm start time.

BOX SCORE:

MV – B. Seubert 16, P. Emrick 11, C. Seubert 8, C. Hoggatt 8, M. Hoggatt 8, T. Woodbury 6, L. Geesaman 6 – TOTALS 23 5-10 4 63

3-POINTERS
Mississinawa Valley 4 (M. Hoggatt 2, T. Woodbury 2)

SCORE by QUARTERS
22-09-17-15-63 Mississinawa Valley
04-14-16-05 39 Middletown Christian


Mississinawa Valley Lady Blackhawks coach Kirk Comer, the 2025-2026 WOAC Coach of the Year, cuts down the net in the District Championship win over Middletown Christian.
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