March 26th News

By Shaun Spence

March 26, 2008, 8:43AM

Shaun Spence - ohioHSsports.com

Check back each and every weekday for the top prep headlines from across the state. Here are a list of summaries from some of the major stories around Ohio for Wednesday, March 26th:

Boys Basketball: Lakewood St. Edward's Delvon Roe Reflects

All-American senior forward Delvon Roe had high hopes for himself and especially his team heading into the 2007-08 basketball season. The St. Edward Eagles returned the majority of their state semifinalist team from the season before. Roe, one of the top overall recruits in the country, suffered a season-ending injury in the first game of the season. He had microfracture surgery for cartilage and ligament damage in his right knee on Dec. 17. The Eagles played well despite the loss of the Michigan State recruit as they advanced all the way to the Division I state championship game. The Eagles would lose to Newark 65-52. The 6-8 forward wrote a collection of poems to explain what he was going through this season. The Plain Dealer

Football: Massillon Tigers Finalize 2008 Schedule

Massillon Washington completed their football schedule for the upcoming 2008 season. Although the Tigers are currently without a head coach, they did fill the final open date with Brantford (Ontario) Collegiate from Canada. This is Massillon's sixth home date in 2008 to go along with three away and one neutral game as they are set to participate in the Kirk Herbstreit Challenge at Fawcett Stadium during Week 2. The Tigers are set to play Jordan (Utah) in the fourth installment of this annual high school football classic. Massillon will host Canton McKinley, St. Ignatius, Akron Buchtel, Parma Normandy, and Akron Garfield to go along with the Week 7 date against Brantford Collegiate. The three away games are Youngstown Ursuline, Mentor, and Warren Harding. The Independent

Football: Renovated Welcome Stadium to Host Week 1 Doubleheader

On Thursday, August 21 the soon to be renovated Welcome Stadium will host the first night of football in 2008. Dayton area schools (Centerville and Huber Heights Wayne) are set to play a couple of Cincinnati area schools (Lakota East and Lakota West). The Centerville Elks will take on Lakota East at 5:30pm that day and Wayne will play Lakota West at 8:15pm. The field turf that is being installed is just part of the $2.6 million upgrade at Dayton's Welcome Stadium. Dayton Daily News

Baseball: Lake County Captains to host High School Home Run Derby

The Lake County Captains, a Cleveland Indians minor league team in Eastlake, will partner with the News-Herald to host several nights of home run derbies at Classic Park in Eastlake. High school baseball players from Lake, Geauga, and Cuyahoga counties will participate in this even that will begin on April 29th and culminate with the derby finals on July 8th. The derby contests will take place on five Tuesday nights this spring/summer following home games at Classic Park. Five participants from twenty teams will be selected and the winners will move on to the finals on July 8th. The News-Herald

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