Alliance guard JR Jackson, a Walsh University commit, is the area's leading returning scorer at 19.9 points a game last year.

Northwest's Tristan Pennington returns after averaging 18.6 points and earning PAC-7 Player of the Year last season.

Anthony Chavers, one of the area's best defenders, is back to lead a McKinley team that won a share of the Federal League title and advanced to a regional final for the first time since 2016.

The 2025-26 high school boys basketball season is underway in Ohio.

Last season, the Canton area produced one state champion ( Louisville in Division III), one state runner-up ( Perry in Division II) and a deep, talented senior class led by Canton Repository Stark County Player of the Year Brayden Gross of the Leopards.

As we tip off this season, let's

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