Waverly Tigers 2025-26

[smurray]

The Tigers return nearly everyone from last year as Teryn Jarrett takes over the helm.
Waverly has not had a senior laden team since the 2022 Final Four squad, and that holds true again this season.
With no Juniors on last years team, the Tigers return no one as a senior. Are there any seniors who will join the returning underclassmen?

Who else is playing besides the ones listed below?

SENIORS:

JUNIORS:
Teagan Hurt
Davion McBride
Gunnar Myers
Sawyer Meyers
Hez Nelson
Landyn Russell

SOPHOMORES:
Kage Alexander
Kale Knisley
Garrett Rosenberger
Braylon Spriggs

FRESHMAN:
Kaiser Keesee

[danicalifornia]

Should be much improved record wise, but length will still give them some issues on the perimeter and if they can't get consistent outside scoring, they could really struggle to score at times.

You have to like having your starting five back from a district runner up team, although they did lose 9 straight heading into the tournament last year before pulling two upsets to get to the Convo.

I liked what McBride was able to do in the JV games I saw last year, plus Keesee could help get Alexander off the ball and into more of a scoring role, which could make them even more interesting as well.

[Zahns Corner]

Hope the Tiger faithful give Jarrett the time and support to allow him to establish and build a program that has long term success. The lack of upperclassmen hints that the Final Four push may have come at the cost of development.

[YouCantBeSerious]

Hope the Tiger faithful give Jarrett the time and support to allow him to establish and build a program that has long term success. The lack of upperclassmen hints that the Final Four push may have come at the cost of development.

Not lack of upperclassmen, just seniors. Maybe you are right about development, but this is also the same group of seniors who only have about 3 kids who play football. That senior class just doesn’t have a ton of boys who are participating in athletics, not just one particular sport.

[pfloyd]

Kaiser Keesee came over from Unioto, correct?

[smurray]

Kaiser Keesee came over from Unioto, correct?

Waverly through 7th grade. Went to Unioto last year 8th grade. He’s back home at Waverly now.

[Seneca]

Good luck to the Tigers & their new coach. I hope this talent can gel together.

[HamPorter]

Kaiser Keesee came over from Unioto, correct?

Waverly through 7th grade. Went to Unioto last year 8th grade. He’s back home at Waverly now.

Short answer: yes.

[OldHooper]

Would like to think this group will be extremely competitive. With the experience this should have been a 16-18 win team. However, browsing through their schedule - it is relentless. Night in night out is going to be a battle.

Sometimes you have to re-learn how to win after the bumps and bruises a group like this has taken. This team is right in the fire, though.

[smurray]

Would like to think this group will be extremely competitive. With the experience this should have been a 16-18 win team. However, browsing through their schedule - it is relentless. Night in night out is going to be a battle.

Sometimes you have to re-learn how to win after the bumps and bruises a group like this has taken. This team is right in the fire, though.

Yep, schedule isn’t an easy one!!

[Dowfut]

Kaiser Keesee came over from Unioto, correct?

Watch out the ohsaa may be watching.

[smurray]

Kaiser Keesee came over from Unioto, correct?

Watch out the ohsaa may be watching.

A non issue

[burgboy23]

This team isn’t close to touching burg Rucker is the best player in Ohio nobody can tell me differently

[Watchinghoops]

This team isn’t close to touching burg Rucker is the best player in Ohio nobody can tell me differently

He wont even be the best guard on the floor when these 2 teams match up

[smurray]

Tigers traveled to Athens County Friday night for the their first scrimmage of the season at Alexander.
I know the Tigers will be without Landyn Russell until sometime in December as he continues to recover from surgery.
Any news on how the Tigers looked?

[Seneca]

Tigers traveled to Athens County Friday night for the their first scrimmage of the season at Alexander.
I know the Tigers will be without Landyn Russell until sometime in December as he continues to recover from surgery.
Any news on how the Tigers looked?

Can any Tiger faithful report how the team has looked these first two scrimmages?

[smurray]

Tigers traveled to Athens County Friday night for the their first scrimmage of the season at Alexander.
I know the Tigers will be without Landyn Russell until sometime in December as he continues to recover from surgery.
Any news on how the Tigers looked?

Can any Tiger faithful report how the team has looked these first two scrimmages?

I heard they looked pretty good at Alexander. I have not heard about last night at Hamilton Township. Freshman Kai Keesee started in place of Russell who is still recovering from surgery.

[Watchinghoops]

Was told Waverly scored 119 in 5 quarters vs alexander, beat westfall and hamilton township, will try to get word on how the harvest prep scrimmage went tonight.

[smurray]

Was told Waverly scored 119 in 5 quarters vs alexander, beat westfall and hamilton township, will try to get word on how the harvest prep scrimmage went tonight.

Tigers went 3-2-1 at Hamilton Township Tuesday night.

We just got back from Harvest Prep.
Tigers took the 1st quarter 13-9
HP took the 2nd 26-15 and the 3rd 24-22
Tigers took the 4th quarter 14-12

[bucknuts09]

Sounds like the Tigers should compete with the top half of the SOC this year !