With nearly the entire roster back from a team that made a run to the regional finals, the Patrick Henry girls basketball team is expected to repeat as champions of the Northwest Ohio Athletic League.

The Patriots went 25-2 and reached the Division VI regional final where they fell 45-41 to Columbus Grove. Patrick Henry went undefeated in the NWOAL (7-0) to win the program’s first league title since 2006.

The Patriots of seventh-year coach Justin Sonnenberg were the unanimous favorites, receiving all eight first-place votes in a preseason poll of NWOAL coaches.

Archbold is picked to finish second followed by Delta, Bryan, Wauseon, Evergreen, Liberty Center, and Swanton.

“Being picked to repeat as NWOAL champions is something we don’t take lightly. It’s an honor, and it speaks to the wo

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