New Knoxville blows out Wayne Tracey in Division IV semifinal
By Daniel Labbe
March 13, 2008, 8:36PM
New Knoxville started fast in their Division IV semifinal matchup against Wayne Trace and never looked back. The Rangers will play Worthington Christian in the championship game Saturday afternoon following their 62-41 win over the Wayne Trace Raiders. The Rangers were paced by Ryan VanderHorst's 16 points and 11 rebounds in a game in which the fourth quarter was merely... Full story »
Worthington Christian beats St. Peter Chanel
By Daniel Labbe
March 13, 2008, 6:57PM
Just when Chanel thought they had some momentum, Brian Hecker took it away. In a half where Chanel did just enough to stay within striking distance of the Warriors, it appeared Jo'Vaughn Brown had given the Firebirds reason to think they could advance past Worthington Christian in the first Division IV semifinal matchup of the night when he split a... Full story »
Chambers, Hitchens lead Chillicothe over Poland Seminary
By Mike Parris
March 13, 2008, 1:52PM
Ray Chambers and Anthony Hitchens combined for 55 points and 23 rebounds to lead Chillicothe to a 78-70 victory over previously unbeaten Poland Seminary in a Division II Semifinal. Chambers led the way with 31 points (13-18 FG) and 17 rebounds. Hitchens chipped in with 24 points, six rebounds and three assists. The contest was a matchup of the top... Full story »
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 »
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March 13th News
By Shaun Spence
March 12, 2008, 10:31PM
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 Thursday, March 13th: Boys Basketball: Toledo Libbey's William Buford is named Ohio's Mr. Basketball William Buford, a 6-foot-5 senior from Libbey, received the highest award... Full story »
March 12th News
By Shaun Spence
March 12, 2008, 7:46AM
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 12th: Basketball: OHSAA to Consider Using Replay After a couple of controversial fourth quarter endings this past Sunday, the Ohio High School Athletic... 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 »
March 11th News
By Shaun Spence
March 11, 2008, 9:07AM
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 Tuesday, March 11th: Hockey: Lakewood St. Edward Wins State Title Again St. Edward won their 11th state hockey championship last night with a 3-1 victroy... Full story »
Raterman is top performer on Division III all-tourney team
By Alana Munro
March 10, 2008, 8:03PM
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Justine Raterman, the do-everything player who led Versailles to its first state championship, is the most outstanding player on the 2008 Associated Press Division III all-tournament team. Raterman, a 6-foot-1 senior who will play next year at the University of Dayton, scored 45 points and had 29 rebounds and 11 assists in her two games at... Full story »
Stutzman, two teammates, headline D4 all-tourney team
By Alana Munro
March 10, 2008, 5:13PM
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Jena Stutzman, whose steady hand guided Berlin Hiland to its fourth Division IV state title this decade, is the most outstanding player on the 2008 Associated Press all-tournament team. Stutzman, a first-team All-Ohioan, scored only 21 points in two games but was the most dependable player for the second-ranked Hawks, particularly in their 44-37 victory over... Full story »
Christie is most outstanding on Div. II all-tournament team
By Mike Conley
March 10, 2008, 5:09PM
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Ashley Christie, who scored 20 points in Kettering Alter's state championship win over Shaker Heights Hathaway Brown, is the most outstanding player on the 2008 Associated Press Division II all-tournament team. Christie, a senior, hit 7-of-10 shots from the field including 3-of-4 3-pointers, making 3s on three consecutive trips down the court to help the Knights... Full story »
March 10th News
By Shaun Spence
March 10, 2008, 8:16AM
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 Monday, March 10th: Boys Basketball: Lakewood St. Edward Rallies to Defeat Warren Harding St. Edward found themselves trailing the Raiders by 17 points before making... 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 »
