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Buford leads Toledo Libbey over St. Paris Graham
By Mike Parris
March 13, 2008, 10:01AM
William Buford scored 21 points and Toledo Libbey held off a resilient St. Paris Graham team to capture a 51-44 victory in a Division II state semifinal at Ohio State's Value City Arena. Buford, recently named Mr. Basketball, also chipped in 10 rebounds in the victory. The two teams with contrasting styles felt each other out for most of the... Full story »
Division II Boys State Basketball Tournament Preview
By Mike Conley
March 12, 2008, 12:02AM
Some advice for those planning to attend the Division II state semifinals Thursday at Ohio State's Value City Arena... Don't blink. Expect wild, fast-paced and hard-fought action as four of the state's top five Division II teams according to the final Associated Press poll square off. Highly-regarded and fourth-ranked Toledo Libbey meets undefeated and fifth-ranked St. Paris Graham in the... Full story »
Boys high schoool basketball state tournament pairings
By Mike Conley
March 09, 2008, 11:29PM
(AP) -- Pairings for the 2008 boys high school basketball state tournament this week at Ohio State's Value City Arena: DIVISION I Lakewood St. Edward (21-4) vs. Cin. St. Xavier (23-2), Friday, 5:15 p.m.; Tol. Whitmer (19-5)/Canton Timken (24-0) vs. Newark (22-4), Friday, 8:30 p.m. Championship: Saturday, 8:30 p.m. DIVISION II St. Paris Graham (26-0) vs. Tol. Libbey (23-2), Thursday,... Full story »
Newark 62, Westerville S. 57
By Mike Conley
March 09, 2008, 11:24PM
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Greg Avery scored 20 points -- including Newark's final field goal with over 2 minutes remaining -- and the Wildcats hit foul shots for thier last seven points to beat Westerville South 62-57 Sunday night in a Division I regional championship game at Columbus Fairgrounds Coliseum. Cody Dennison added 14 points and Rahlin Watson had 12... Full story »
Bedford Chanel 75, Malvern 65
By Mike Conley
March 09, 2008, 11:23PM
CANTON, Ohio (AP) -- Lamar McKnight scored 31 points and Bedford Chanel hit seven 3-pointers to beat Malvern 75-65 Sunday night in a Division IV regional championship game at the Canton Fieldhouse. McKnight had 16 points in the opening quarter as Chanel (17-8) broke out to a 19-16 lead. He had four 3-pointers for the Firebirds, who move on to... Full story »
Sugarcreek Garaway 51, Cols. Ready 47
By Mike Conley
March 09, 2008, 11:21PM
ATHENS, Ohio (AP) -- Tyler Gerber led the way with 22 points and Sugarcreek Garaway got off to a fast start and never looked back in beating Columbus Ready 51-47 Sunday night in a Division III regional championship game at the Ohio University Convocation Center. Garaway (23-3) rolled to an 11-0 lead and never trailed, leading at the quarter breaks... Full story »
St. Paris Graham 69, Kettering Alter 61, OT
By Mike Conley
March 09, 2008, 11:19PM
FAIRBORN, Ohio (AP) -- Josh Schuler scored 19 points and Austin Jones added 18 as St. Paris Graham beat Kettering Alter 69-61 in overtime on Sunday to win a Division II regional championship at Wright State University. The game was tied at 57 heading into the overtime, with Graham scoring 12 of the 16 points to earn a spot in... Full story »
Ottawa-Glandorf 69, Archbold 58
By Mike Conley
March 09, 2008, 11:18PM
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (AP) -- Jake Meyer and Justin Schomaeker each scored 20 points to lead Ottawa-Glandorf to a 69-58 victory over Archbold Sunday night in a Division III regional championship game at Bowling Green State University's Anderson Arena. The unranked Titans (21-5) advance to meet second-ranked Anna (25-1) in a state semifinal on Friday at 2 p.m. at Ohio... Full story »
Cin. St. Xavier 52, Cin. Withrow 51
By Mike Conley
March 09, 2008, 9:35PM
CINCINNATI (AP) -- Brad Loesing had 14 points and seven assists to lead Cincinnati St. Xavier past Cincinnati Withrow 52-51 to win a Division I regional title on Sunday afternoon at Cintas Center. Tom Williams chipped in with 10 points for the Bombers (23-2), who advance to a big-school state semifinal game at 5:15 p.m. Friday at Ohio State's Value... Full story »
Tol. Libbey 65, Lexington 51
By Mike Conley
March 09, 2008, 9:33PM
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (AP) -- Ohio State recruit William Buford scored 20 points and Julius Wells supported him with 15 points and 12 rebounds to lead Toledo Libbey over Lexington 65-51 to win a Division II regional championship on Sunday at Bowling Green's Anderson Arena. Brad Sandridge added 11 points for the Cowboys (21-2), who advance to meet St. Paris... Full story »
Poland Seminary 77, Cleve. Benedictine 63
By Mike Conley
March 09, 2008, 9:31PM
CANTON, Ohio (AP) -- Ben Umbel and Anthony DeFelice each scored 21 points to lead Poland Seminary to a 77-63 victory over Cleveland Benedictine on Sunday in a Division II regional championship game at Canton Memorial Civic Center. Niko Fatimus added 15 points for the Bulldogs (25-0), who move on to play in a state semifinal Thursday at 2 p.m.... Full story »
Cleve. VASJ 91, Andover Py Valley 71
By Mike Conley
March 09, 2008, 9:29PM
CANTON, Ohio (AP) -- Ashen Ward, barely averaging double figures, scored 30 points to lead Cleveland Villa Angela-St. Joseph past Andover Pymatuning Valley 91-71 on Sunday to win a Division III regional championship. Nate Barnes and Klein Harper each scored 15 points and Brian Jenkins had 14 for the Vikings (21-4), who move on to a state semifinal game on... Full story »
New Knoxville 61, Cin. Seven Hills 45
By Mike Conley
March 09, 2008, 9:27PM
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) -- Brad Piehl led four New Knoxville players in double figures with 17 points as the state's No. 1 team beat Cincinnati Seven Hills 61-45 on Sunday to win a Division IV regional championship at the University of Dayton Arena. Austin Arnett added 13 points and Tony Meyer and Ryan VanderHorst each had 12 for the Rangers... Full story »
Worthington Christian 61, Oak Hill 42
By Mike Conley
March 09, 2008, 9:25PM
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Brian Hecker had 19 points and Worthington Christian hit better than half of its 3-point field-goal attempts to beat Oak Hill 61-42 in a Division IV regional championship game on Sunday at the Columbus Fairgrounds Coliseum. Tyler Joseph scored 15 points for the Warriors (25-1), who move on to a state semifinal Thursday at 5:15 p.m.... Full story »
Anna 75, Columbus Academy 74, OT
By Mike Conley
March 09, 2008, 9:19PM
FAIRBORN, Ohio (AP) -- Derek Billing hit two free throws with 6 seconds left in overtime to give Anna a 75-74 victory over Columbus Academy on Sunday in a Division III regional championship game on Sunday at Wright State's Nutter Center. Kreg Elsass scored 21 points, Joel Naseman had 14 and Billing and Jade Billing each had 12 for the... Full story »