Whetstone and Northland move on.

Tanner Furno of Columbus Whetstone and Jarred Sullinger of Columbus Northland lead both their squads tonight with double-doubles. Both face off next weekend in the District-semi's at the Columbus Fairgrounds. We will dig deeper on Amish country aka Plain City soon.

A couple of Saturday Games in Michigan

A couple of the best unsigned senior guards in Michigan, Belleville's 6'1 Booker Stoudmire and Ann Arbor Pioneers' 6'3 Nate Robertson, go toe to toe. Pioneer hosts Belleville at 4:30pm as the non-conference game will prep both teams for state championship runs, which start on March 9th. Also, look for Belleville's active 6'7 junior forward Mohamed Conde and a couple of senior guards from Pioneer, 6'2 Nick Giard and 6'3 Dave Metzendorf.

A seven o'clock game features Saginaw Arthur Hill on the road against Romulus. This matchup has been a war over the years as Depaul's Dar Tucker and Iowa State's Dominique Buckley are a couple that have added interest in the past. Guard play should dominate this game as 5'6 junior point guard Maurice Jones is the star for Arthur Hill and has mid-major offers. Arhtur Hill's 6'2 shooting guard Chris Webb is an unsigned senior that can torch the nets. Romulus will counter with three senior guards, Filmore Bouldes, Rashad Porter, and Valdez Green.

Central Ohio Tournament Stats

Beechcroft 53 Hilliard Darby 42
Freeman 18
Gouch 13

Gahanna 54 Teays Valley 43
Ian Taylor 12
Stevie Taylor 19
Rob Brandenberg 10
Nate Anderson 14

Westerville South 49 Westerville North 62
Jason Davis 19
Traevon Jackson 19
Kenny Deboer 17
Ralph Hill 13

Newark 60 Marion-Franklin 49
Dennison 16
Watson 15
Dierks 14
McGaughy 13
Elijah Macon 15

Liberty 41 Upper Arlington 53
Kevin Sullivan 17
Brian Sullivan 13

Columbus East 55 Big Walnut 58
Jordan Laster 27

Bishop Hartley 65 Johnstown 44
Ben Siefert 13

Don't call it a comeback!

The stat of the night was Dublin Coffman coming back from 16 down in the 2nd half to top Groveport Madison 71-67. Coffman was lead by 6-foot, 2012, Combo-Guard Kyle Molock's 18 points along with 6-foot-6, 2010, SF Mike Green's 13 points. DD Joiner was the high point man for Groveport scorching the nets for 27 points.

Final Stats:
Dublin Coffman 20 7 12 32 — 71
Groveport 17 11 26 13 — 67

DC: Viers 8-0-18, Heine 4-0-9, Bott 1-0-3, Molock 7-3-18, Stoudt 3-1-7, Green 5-3-13, Carkhuff 1-0-3. 3-point goals: Viers 2, Heine, Bott, Molock, Carkhuff. Totals: 29-7-71.

GP: Martinez 3-1-8, Waymon 5-0-10, Dixon 5-1-11, Joiner 11-3-27, Bell 2-2-6, Strayer 1-2-5. 3-point goals: Joiner 2, Strayer, Martinez. Totals: 27-9-67.

Top Performers in Central Ohio Tuesday

SOME top tournament Scorers:

Jordan Laster, 6-foot-2, SG, 2010, Columbus East (33 points)
Tanner Furno, 6-foot-8, PF, 2009, Columbus Whetstone (33 points)
Stevie Taylor, 5-foot-9, PG, 2011, Gahanna Lincoln (18 points)
Mike Green, 6-foot-6, SF, 2010, Dublin Coffman (18 points)
Ralph Hill, 6-foot-7, SF, 2010, Westerville North (17 points)
Kyle Molock, 6-foot, CG, 2012, Dubling Coffman (16 points)
Leveon Bell, 6-foot-1, CG, 2010, Groveport (18 points)
DD Joiner, 6-foot-3, SG, 2009, Groveport (14pts) D2 (Rio Grande?)
Craig Sealey, 6-foot-7, SF, 2010, Brookhaven (12pts)
Cody Dennison, 5-foot-8, PG, 2009, Newark (18pts)
Luke Roesch, 6-foot-6, PF, 2009, Fisher Catholic (29 pts) Walsh U?
Brian Hecker, 6-foot-5, WF, 2009, Worthington Christian (14pts) Cedarville

Central Ohio Upcoming Tourny Action

INside Upcoming Tournament Games:

Groveport Madison vs. Dublin Coffman 2/27, 8pm @ Worthington Christian
Westerville North vs. Westerville South 2/27, 6pm @ Olentangy Orange H/S
Marion Franklin vs. Newark 2/27,8pm @ Olentangy Orange H/S
Teays Valley vs. Gahanna 2/27, 8pm @ Harvest Prep
Independance vs. Whetstone 2/28, 6pm @ Jonathan Alder
Project: Northland vs. Central Crossing 2/28, 8pm @ Jonathan Alder
Canal Winchester vs. Jonathan Alder 2/27,6pm @ Grove City

Warren De La Salle Moves to CHSL Final

Warren De La Salle and Orchard Lake St. Mary's have had some wars over the years and last night was no different. The ten lead changes, four ties, physical play, and a game that came down to the wire were treats for basketball fans in attendance at this Catholic League AB playoff semi-final.

De La Salle rose to the occasion and will play at Calihan Hall face the University of Detroit-Jesuit/Novi Catholic Central winner. That game is tonight at Birmingham Marian.

De La Salle can be credited for making their free-throws down the stretch as 6' senior guard Alex Harville scored the two most important points of his game high fifteen points as he made the game winning free throws with just over a minute in regulation. Future Northwestern Wildcat's 6'4 Alex Marcotullio added another free-throw to finalize the game, 51-48.

Marcotullio (12 points) only had three points at the half and future Michigan State football/basketball Spartan 6'5 senior forward Dion Sims hadn't scored by the half. Sims picked up his third foul halfway through the middle of the second quarter and was on the bench until the third quarter.

De La Salle received steady scoring from Harville and Lehigh's future 6'10 center Kevin McCarthy scored sixteen while grabbing ten boards.

5'10 junior Evan Webster timely perimeter shooting led Orchard Lake St. Mary's with eleven points. Sims and 6' senior guard Jeff Jones added ten each. 6'6 freshman center Quaran Jones is physical and a name to look for in the future. His game was interrupted by early foul trouble as he scored seve in the games first nine minutes.

Harville and Jones are two different but talented 6' guards that are being recruited by Division III and NAIA schools.

Mike Fugate Breaks School Scoring Record

6' senior guard Mike Fugate is one of the most talented point guards in Michigan's 2009 class and his name is now at the top of White Lake Lakeland's all-time scoring record, formerly held by Gary Gleason ('78-80).

Fugate's 17 points last night in a win against Pinckney pushing his career total to 1,046. The Lakeland squad is 16-2 and Fugate leads the team in scoring with 18 ppg. The point total could be higher but the future Saginaw Valley State guard often defers to teammates, doesn't wonder from Lakeland's strict half-court offense, and has faced defenses geared to stop him over the last two-years.

Saginaw Valley's head coach Frankie Smith received a commitment from the three-year varsity starter last spring and GLIAC opponents are sure to have their hands full over the next four seasons.

Pups too much for the Tigers.

After witnessing the world's longest and poorest refereed JV Game last night we got a chance to see the annual showdown of Cleveland Heights vs. Canton McKinley. The Bulldogs of McKinley prevailed to a 70-56 victory on senior night. McKinley was lead by 5-foot-9, 2009, PG Terell Lipkins' 31 points, while he connected on 14 of 22 from the field. Lipkins is a lightning quick guard that has the ball on the string and can finish in transition or traffic with floaters, attacks at the rim or even hit you with a no-look drop-off. 6-foot-1, 2011, WG, Brandon Means from McKinley added 22 points, 11 rebounds and 6 dimes for the victors. While Cleveland Heights 6-foot-7, 2009, Center, Reegie Keeley (Ohio University signee) added 20 points along with 9 rebounds. 6-foot-3, 2009, CG, Sir Williams (Rider signee) added 10 points.
The zone defense and pesky play of McKinley stymied the Heights' squad as they went into a offensive-like coma during the first half and could not stretch the defense,Height's didn't attack the gaps or knock down the open shots against the zone. Although McKinley was undersized, they showed a lot more heart pushing the tempo and executing with their 4-out-1 offense. Lipkins' 31 points was a career high and a great way to go out on senior night. McKinley has 1 more regular season game before tournament action and it takes place this weekend at Akron SVSM.
Cleveland Heights which finishes the regular season at 17-3 (losses coming to Mentor, Toledo St. Johns and Canton McKinley) and will get ready for post-season play at the Warrensville District. Heights is one of the top 5 teams in the Cleveland area and will have a solid chance to get to regionals depending upon guard play and defense.
Names to remember:
Tigers
Reegie Keeley, Cleveland Heights
Sir Christian Williams,Cleveland Heights
Cody Smith, Cleveland Heights
Tyree Gaitor, Cleveland Heights

Bulldogs
Terell Lipkins, Canton McKinley
Brandon Means, Canton McKinley
Cecil Smith, Canton McKinley
Da'vontai Rorie, Canton McKinley
Juwad Duncan, Canton McKinley

Detroit Loyola Rallies in the Fourth

One half of the Catholic League's C-D division final is set as Loyola's 18-7 run was the difference Tuesday night against Madison Heights Bishop Foley.

The first quarter started off in the Ventures favor but an early four-point lead slowly dwindled over the next three-minutes as they turned the ball over three times in the last two minutes. The Bulldogs' 6'4 unsigned senior wing Jamar Ragland scored six of his game high eighteen in the last three minutes and the quarter ended, 17-11.

Ragland knocked down a three-pointer from the wing to start Loyola's second quarter scoring and their lead would grow as the first half ended, 29-19.

Loyola extended their lead to eleven after 5'8 senior guard Angelo Thurman was fouled on a made three from the wing. The four-point play wasn't completed but the Bulldogs had their biggest lead. The Ventures weren't rolling over as they were able to close the quarter on a 5-0 run capped by a three-pointer from 6'2 senior wing Antonio Ramirez. The quarter ended 36-30.

Bishop Foley's scoring success continued as they continued their 11-0 run to tie the score at 36. Ragland's scoring once again righted the Loyola ship as his go ahead bucket gave his team a lead they would never relinquish. Bishop Foley was held to five points in the last four-minutes of the game while the Bulldogs defense held strong. The 54-41 victory pits Loyola against Wednesday night's Royal Oak Shrine/Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard for the CD Championship at the University of Detroit's Calihan Hall this Sunday, February 28.

Ragland also grabbed fourteen rebounds and six were on the offensive glass. Ragland has an offer from Alcorn State and offers from schools closer to home might pull the trigger on this high-motor wing. Northwood was in the crowd.

5'9 senior guards Angelo Thurman (12 points) and D'angelo Tugwell (10 points) were key's offensivly and defensively for Loyola's head coach John Buscemi.

Bishop Foley also had seniors stepping up to the plate, 6'3 forward Brad Bochniak led the Ventures with 14 points and 6'2 guard Antonio Ramirez added 13.

Final AP Ohio Poll

DIVISION I

1. Cols. Northland (14) 19-1 242
2. Cin. Princeton (9) 19-1 232
3. Middletown 18-2 183
4. Can. Timken (1) 18-1 173
5. Cin. Moeller (1) 18-2 132
6. Dublin Scioto 19-1 94
7. Barberton 18-1 88
8. Warren Harding 16-2 79
9. Cle. Glenville 15-3 59
10. Lorain Admiral King (2) 19-0 37

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Cin. La Salle 24. 12, Sylvania Southview 22. 13, Trotwood-Madison 18. 14, Garfield Hts. 17. 15, Can. Glenoak 15. 16 (tie), Centerville, Cle. Hts. 14.

DIVISION II

1. St. Paris Graham (26) 19-0 269
2. Circleville Logan Elm (1) 19-1 226
3. Akr. SVSM 15-3 175
4. Wilmington 18-2 147
5. Cin. Indian Hill 18-2 146
6. Dover 18-2 126
7. Cle. Benedictine 14-4 111
8. Cols. DeSales 18-2 102
9. St. Bernard Roger Bacon 17-3 50
10. Day. Thurgood Marshall 15-5 29

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Chillicothe 28. 12, Poland Seminary 19. 13, Cin. Taft 15. 14, Day. Dunbar 13.

DIVISION III

1. Smithville (23) 18-0 266
2. Findlay Liberty-Benton (3) 17-1 221
3. Casstown Miami E. 19-1 202
4. Anna 18-2 169
5. Ottawa-Glandorf 17-2 151
6. Kirtland 17-1 116
7. St. Henry 17-2 86
8. Piketon 18-2 81
9. Cle. Cent. Cath. 16-3 57
10. Cuyahoga Falls CVCA 16-3 30

Others receiving 12 or more points: 10, Seaman N. Adams (1) 30. 12, Middletown Madison 22.

DIVISION IV

1. New Knoxville (18) 19-0 260
2. Berlin Hiland (8) 20-0 242
3. Cle. Hts. Lutheran E. (1) 16-2 166
4. Oak Hill 18-2 165
5. S. Charleston SE 18-2 147
6. Bedford Chanel 14-4 109
7. Plymouth 17-1 80
8. Cin. Seven Hills 15-4 71
9. Day. Jefferson 16-4 67
10. Newark Cath. 16-4 47

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Malvern 29. 12, Pandora-Gilboa 17. 13, Pettisville 16. 14 (tie), Delphos St. John's, Worthington Christian 14.

Tuesday: Cleveland Hoops Lineup

Boys basketball
Note: JV games start at 6 unless noted.

#4 Admiral King at Avon Lake
Ashtabula Edgewood at Riverside
Bay at Midview
#2 Cleveland Heights at Canton McKinley
Cleveland South at Medina
Copley at Firestone, 7
Cuyahoga Falls at #7 Barberton
Elyria Catholic at Padua
Fairview at Vermilion
Field at Marlington
Firelands at Rocky River
#5 Glenville at #3 Garfield Heights
Holy Name at #13 Cleveland Central Catholic
Keystone at Black River
Lake Catholic at Archbishop Hoban
Lakewood at Westlake
Lincoln West at Midpark
Lorain Southview at Elyria
#10 Lutheran East at #25 Kirtland
Manchester at Norton
Max Hayes at North Royalton
Mayfield at #22 Parma
Mogadore at Green
NDCL at #14 St. Peter Chanel
Nordonia at Hudson
North Canton Hoover at #1 SVSM
#23 North Ridgeville at Avon
Stow at #18 Tallmadge
#24 Streetsboro at #16 Kenmore
Strongsville at #19 Brunswick
Twinsburg at Willoughby South
Villa Angela-St. Joseph at Trinity

Cleveland.com Top 25

Here is a look at the Cleveland Plain Dealer's final 25:
1. St. Vincent-St. Mary, 15-3: Hosts North Canton Hoover tonight.

2. Cleveland Heights, 17-2: At Canton McKinley tonight.

3. Garfield Heights, 16-3: Hosts No. 5 Glenville tonight.

4. Admiral King, 18-0: At Avon Lake tonight.

5. Glenville, 15-3: At No. 3 Garfield Heights tonight.

6. Benedictine, 14-4: At No. 8 St. Ignatius on Saturday night.

7. Barberton, 18-1: Hosts Cuyahoga Falls tonight.

8. St. Ignatius, 13-4: Hosts No. 5 Glenville on Friday night.

9. Mentor, 14-5: At Warren Harding on Saturday night.

10. Lutheran East, 16-2: At No. 25 Kirtland tonight.

11. Brush, 16-3: At Cuyahoga Falls on Friday night.

12. St. Edward, 13-6: Plays Lincoln West or Normandy in a Division I sectional final on March 6.

13. Central Catholic, 15-3: Hosts Holy Name tonight.

14. St. Peter Chanel, 14-4: Hosts Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin tonight.

15. University School, 14-5: Played at Hawken School on Monday night.

16. Kenmore, 14-4:Hosts No. 24 Streetsboro tonight.

17. Buchtel, 14-5: Plays Coventry in a Division I sectional semifinal next Tuesday.

18. Tallmadge, 15-4: Hosts Stow tonight.

19. Brunswick, 13-5: Hosts Strongsville tonight.

20. Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy, 16-3: Hosts Manchester on Friday night.

21. Akron East, 15-4: At Canton South on Friday night.

22. Parma, 14-4: Hosts Mayfield tonight.

23. North Ridgeville, 15-3: At Avon tonight.

24. Streetsboro, 16-2: At No. 16 Kenmore tonight.

25. Kirtland, 17-1: Hosts No. 10 Lutheran East tonight.

Tuesday:Canton/Akron Showdowns

Cleveland Heights at McKinley
Hoover at St. Vincent St. Mary
Northwest at Jackson
Alliance at Cardinal Mooney
United at Minerva
Field at Marlington
St. Thomas Aquinas at West Branch
Manchester at Norton
Ashland at Massillon
Central Catholic at Springfield
Mogadore at Green
Sebring at Lake Center Christian
Bowling
Green at Akron East, 4:30

Tuesday in Michigan

Plenty of games worthy of the trip, here are a few:

Catholic League Semi-Finals @ Birmingham Marion

6pm: Madison Heights Bishop Foley vs. Detroit Loyola. Loyola's 6'4 unsigned senior wing Jamar Ragland provides the energy. Can Foley counter?

7:45pm: Orchard Lake St. Mary's vs. Warren DeLaSalle. As good as the CHSL championship as both have Big Ten talent and a couple of unsigned seniors that DIII/NAIA programs should be all over. OLSM's 6'5 Michigan State football bound Dion Sims is a matchup problem on the court.

Okemos (15-1) @ Lansing Eastern (11-5) 7pm: A preview into the playoffs. Plenty of unsigned seniors with 6'5 sophomore forward LaDontae Henton, Eastern's difference maker.

Sr. Mary Catholic Central @ Flat Rock 7pm: Both teams are well over .500 and have a couple of solid juniors that are making names for themselves, SMCC's 6'4 small forward Keenan Wetzel and Flat Rock's 5'9 point guard Andrew Scarton.

Detroit Crockett (13-5) @ Taylor Kennedy (12-4) 7:30pm: Crockett's 6'6 power forward Devon Long '10 and Kennedy's explosive 6' unsigned senior guard Breland Hogan won't guard eachother.

Clarkston @ Rochester Adams 7pm: Clarkston is IPS' #3 team in Michigan and has the chips that could take the Wolves on a Class A championship run. GLIAC programs should camp out for this game.

Ann Arbor Huron a New Beginning

A rare freshman, junior varsity, and varsity triple-header took place at Ann Arbor Huron's Riverdome as the River Rats battled city rival Pioneer friday night. The rivalry has been lopsided over the last four-years as the Pioneers have only dropped one of those matchups. This cold February night shed light into the future and present state of the rivalry as Huron swept Pioneer.

Huron's varisty squad avenged a loss earlier in the season and there might be a rubber match on a neutral site (Dexter-district finals 3/13/09) in another two and a half weeks. The River Rats only have two seniors, 6'2 forward Montez Sistrunk and 6'2 forward Philip Mathew, and both provided the leadership needed to hold off a strong senior team in Pioneer. Huron stretched their first quarter lead to 33-21 at the half.

Huron's sophomore guard and wing duo of 6'3 AJ Mathew, seven points, and 6'4 Dante Williams, five points, were non-factors scoring wise but their shots created points for Sistrunk, 15 points, and another sophomore 6'4 Kyle Baker, eight points.

Pioneer's leader and one of Michigan's best unsigned point guards, 6'3 Nate Robertson, was limited by three first half fouls and picked up his fourth less than three minutes into the fourth. Robertson was haunted by ticky-tack calls throught the game and watched as the Pioneers' switched to a 1-3-1 defense that created turnovers at the top of the key and sliced the deficit to 44-41 to end the third quarter with 6'2 senior guard Nick Giard running the half court offense.

The fourth quarter was what one can expect in city rivalries as the game had intense moments after whistles and Pioneer's Roberston dished to 6'1 guard David Veals, 18 points, to cut the score to 50-49 with thirty-five seconds remaining in regulation. The Pioneers were forced to foul and AJ Mathew hit one of two free throws with under thirty seconds giving the road team life. The tie or lead was squandered by a turnover and 6'2 sophomore guard Matt Hasting's ensuing free-throws led to the final score, 53-49.

Huron's Head Coach Waleed Samaha solid core of young players on varsity will lead the the solid core of freshman and junior varsity players over the years. 6'4 junior forward Nate Schmidt and 6'2 junior wing Deandre Caldwell provide toughness and are glue players essential to winning.

Pioneer's tallest player 6'4 forward Colin Shileds scored eleven points.

Pioneer's Head Coach Rex Stanczak will have a solid core of players traveling through the ranks and if they don't make it there until their junior year don't let the slow rise fool you. Robertson is a perfect example as he didn't reach the varsity level until his junior year, a year after the Pioneer's gave the 2007 State Champion Saginaw Trojans one of their toughest battles of the year in the Class A state semi-finals. Robertson didn't lose a high school game until his junior year. He was held to five points but while he can shoot his game is passing and threading dimes is what he does best oftern finding teammates for lay-ups on this night and whenever you'll see him high-school or college.

College is the big question for Robertson as he's the darling of the top DIII/NAIA schools in the country, the DII's seem jittered to offer him as they could see a DI program countering and swiping their steal. Either way, the Division I or Division II program that puts Robertson in a Vertamax will have the biggest smile. His takes care of the ball and his vision is amongst the best, if not the best in the state of Michigan (Ray McCallum, jr., Isaiah Sykes, Vonn Jones, Mike Fugate), he plays within himself, and he changes speeds better than change-up specialist Tom Glavine.

Huron's jv won, 55-45, and the freshmen, 76-68.

Central Ohio Final Standings

City League
North Division
LEAGUE OVERALL
Northland 14-0 19-1
Beechcroft 11-3 16-4
Whetstone 10-4 13-7
Brookhaven 9-5 11-9
Centennial 4-10 6-14
East 3-11 5-15
Linden 3-11 4-16
Mifflin 2-12 3-17

South Division
Eastmoor Academy 12-2 14-6
Marion-Franklin 10-4 14-6
Independence 10-4 13-7
Walnut Ridge 8-6 10-9
Africentric 7-7 8-11
Briggs 5-9 6-14
West 4-10 5-15
South 0-14 1-19

Central Catholic League
DeSales 9-1 17-3
Hartley 8-2 15-5
Worthington Christian 5-5 13-7
Ready 4-6 10-10
Watterson 3-7 10-10
St. Charles 1-9 7-13

Ohio Capital Conference
Capital Division
Olentangy Orange 9-3 15-5
Franklin Heights 8-4 15-5
Mount Vernon 8-4 14-6
Delaware 6-6 12-8
Big Walnut 6-6 11-9
New Albany 5-7 10-10
Watkins Memorial 0-12 1-19

Cardinal Division
Dublin Scioto 14-0 19-1
Westerville South 12-2 16-4
Westerville Central 9-5 15-5
Westerville North 7-7 10-10
Olentangy Liberty 6-8 11-9
Olentangy 5-9 9-11
Dublin Jerome 3-11 4-16
Marysville 0-14 3-17

Central Division
Dublin Coffman 13-1 17-3
Upper Arlington 10-4 15-5
Hilliard Davidson 8-8 10-10
Hilliard Darby 7-7 9-11
Thomas Worthington 7-7 8-12
Central Crossing 6-8 11-9
Westland 4-10 6-14
Worthington Kilbourne 1-13 3-17

Ohio Division
Grove City 12-2 18-2
Newark 12-2 17-3
Gahanna 10-4 16-4
Reynoldsburg 8-6 12-8
Pickerington Central 5-9 8-12
Groveport 5-9 7-13
Pickerington North 2-12 6-14
Lancaster 2-12 3-17

Mid-State League
Ohio Division
Lakewood 11-3 17-3
Newark Catholic 10-4 16-4
Granville 9-5 13-7
Heath 8-6 13-7
Columbus Academy 6-8 10-10
Licking Valley 6-8 8-12
Bexley 4-10 8-12
Whitehall 2-12 2-18

Buckeye Division
Logan Elm 13-1 19-1
Canal Winchester 12-2 16-4
Teays Valley 9-5 14-6
Bloom-Carroll 8-6 11-9
Fairfield Union 6-8 9-11
Hamilton Township 4-10 7-13
Amanda-Clearcreek 2-12 4-16
Circleville 2-12 3-17

Cardinal Division
Grandview 12-2 17-3
Fisher Catholic 12-2 14-6
Harvest Prep 12-2 14-5
West Jefferson 7-7 9-11
Licking Heights 6-8 7-13
Liberty Union 5-9 7-13
Millersport 1-13 4-16
Berne Union 1-13 2-18

Mid-Buckeye Conference
Loudonville 12-2 13-5
Centerburg 11-3 14-6
Utica 8-6 9-11
Fredericktown 7-7 8-12
Johnstown 7-7 8-12
Northridge 6-8 8-12
Danville 4-10 7-13
East Knox 1-13 5-15

Mid-Ohio Athletic Conference
Red Division
Highland 10-3 16-3
North Union 10-3 16-4
Buckeye Valley 9-4 11-9
Elgin 5-8 10-10
River Valley 1-12 2-18

Blue Division
Pleasant 13-0 17-3
Ridgedale 7-6 9-11
Cardington 6-7 9-11
Mount Gilead 3-10 7-13
Northmor 1-12 2-17

MOCAL
Tree of Life 12-0 19-1
Fairfield Christian 10-2 15-5
Gahanna Christian 7-5 12-7
Madison Christian 6-6 10-10
Grove City Christian 5-7 7-13
Northside Christian 2-10 3-17
Delaware Christian 0-12 1-19

Others
Madison Plains 16-4
Granville Christian 16-4
Westfall 15-5
Fairbanks 13-7
Liberty Christian 13-11
London 12-8
Marion Catholic 11-9
FCI Academy 10-8
Ohio Deaf 9-15
Wellington 8-11
Shekinah Christian 7-9
Horizon Science 7-12
Marion Harding 7-12
Village Academy 6-14
Gilead Christian 5-15
Torah Academy 4-7
Mount Vernon Academy 3-5
Veritas Academy 3-7
Jonathan Alder 2-18

Princeton 73 Middletown 66

Princeton (19-1, 14-0 GMC) pulls out a big game in overtime tonight to prevail past the Middies!. Middletown (18-2, 13-1) rallied from 21 down in the second quarter but ran out of steam.

Jordan Sibert scored 29 and Orlando Williams 17 for the Vikings. Stefon Johnson had 12 points and 17 boards.

Allen Roberts had 29 and Bill Edwards 22 for the Middies. Edwards had 12 boards, Roberts 9.

Federal League Championship Stats

Hoover 56, Jackson 52
Federal League Title Game

Hoover (16-2, 9-1) Wackerly 0 4-4 4, Evans 5 3-8 13, Nettleton 1 0-0 3, Lane 1 0-0 2, Veldhuizen 4 3-4 11, Sommers 3 7-8 13, Gross 2 1-2 5, Fausnight 2 1-2 5. Totals 18-40 19-28 56.

Jackson (14-4, 8-2) Egner 6 2-6 16, Shull 0 2-2 2, DuPont 4 1-2 10, Pace 1 0-0 3, Tamburro 2 1-1 6, Devine 1 0-0 2, Henniger 4 5-6 13. Totals 18-51 11-17 52.

Hoover 10 19 10 17 — 56
Jackson 6 11 10 25 — 52

3-point goals—Egner 2, DuPont, Tamburro, Pace, Nettleton. Fouls—Jackson 22-18. Fouled out—DuPont. Rebounds—Hoover 27 (Veldhuizen 8), Jackson 35 (Egner 12).

Columbus All-City League Awards

South Division
First team: Gregory Dawkins (Independence); Breaker Heller (Africentric); Antwaun McDaniel (West); Dejuan McGaughy (Marion-Franklin); Jeremy Qualls (Walnut Ridge); Douglas Thorpe Jr. (Eastmoor Academy).

Second team: Michael Caldwell (South); Paul Crump (Africentric); Michael Lester (Eastmoor Academy); Jeremy McCoy (Marion-Franklin); Austin Traylor (Walnut Ridge); Brandon Tyler (Independence).

Honorable mention: Brent Clark (Africentric); Desmond Paige and Anthony Tyler (Briggs); Alexander Coleman, Matthew Ryan and Ronald Tanner II (Eastmoor Academy); Kiania Henry and DeAngelo Simms (Independence); Elijah Macon and Rachaun Thompson (Marion-Franklin); Jay Day II and Ronald Keaton (South); Alvin Busbee and Jedidiah Reid (Walnut Ridge); Dustin Thomas (West).

North Division
First team: Dominique Freeman and Joshua Gouch (Beechcroft); Tanner Furno (Whetstone); Terrence Watkins (Brookhaven); James Weatherspoon and Jared Sullinger (Northland).

Second team: Alfonso Burke III and Dimonde Hale (Northland); Darrell Chenault (Centennial); Benjamin Jackson (Whetstone); Tyree Robinson (Brookhaven); Joshua Williams (East).

Honorable mention: Leo Devlin IV and Domineck Robinson (Beechcroft); DeVon Montgomery and Craig Sealey (Brookhaven); Matthew Jones and Dezmond Pack (Centennial); Jermaine Dixon and Jordan Laster (East); Marcus Bennett and Sean Rogers (Linden); Mohamud Abdirahman and Percy Dean (Mifflin); Samuel Belisle and Javon Cornley (Northland); William Homan and Ryan Milner (Whetstone).

Plug in the sweeper...It's Hoover Time!

North Canton Hoover stymied Massillon Jackson tonight as they spread the floor, battled inside on defense and literally just wanted it more. Hoover was lead by Nyles Evans and Nick Summers. Jackson was lead by Josh Egner as he kept the game close in the 4th quarter.

We will fill you in with the official box score asap!

Gahanna saddles Groveport Mustangs

On Friday night Gahanna Lincoln came out somewhat flat, but after being down 21-13 after one stanza the Lions were ready to "ROAR". Gahanna blasted Groveport 20-4 in the the 2nd quarter to take a 33-25 lead going into the lockeroom at half. In the second half Gahanna outscored Groveport 50-35 and took the cake with a 83-60 victory.

Gahanna Star Watch:
5-foot-9, 2011, PG, Stevie Taylor (22 points) Crafty, Creative,Spot-up.
6-foot-3, 2010, WF, Ian Taylor (29 points) Great Feel, Natural Scorer.
6-foot-3, 2010, WG, Rob Brandenberg (7 points) Athletic, Long, Slasher.

Groveport Star Watch:
6-foot-3, 2009, CG, DD Joiner (19 points) Slasher, Mid-Range, Potential.
6-foot-2, 2010, PG, Bell (16 points) Strong, College-Build, Aggressive.

Ready for a title bout? I want your heart!

For the Federal League Belt!
A quick glance at Saturday’s Federal League Tournament boys basketball championship game.
WHERE Memorial Civic Center
WHEN 7:30 p.m.
RECORDS Jackson 14-3, 8-1; Hoover 15-2, 8-1
COACHES Hoover’s Randy Montgomery, Jackson’s Mike Fuline
STREAKS Hoover nine straight wins; Jackson nine straight wins

KEY PLAYERS
Hoover
Player Ht. Yr. Statistics
Nyles Evans, 5-10, Soph., 10.8 ppg., 2.4 apg., 37.5 3pt%
Cory Veldhuizen, 6-3, Jr., 12.0 ppg., 5.8 rpg., 2.1 apg.
Tyler Fausnight, 6-3, Jr., 9.0 ppg, 7.2 rpg., 64.9 FG%

Jackson
Player Ht. Yr. Statistics
Mark Henniger, 6-8, Jr., 21.6 ppg., 7.4 rpg., 64.8 FG%
Josh Egner, 6-6, Jr., 13.6 ppg., 8.9 rpg., 59.1 FG%
Brad DuPont, 6-0, Jr., 8.5 ppg., 3.6 apg, 78.6 FT%

IPS 2009 STATE TOURNAMENT PICKS

Here is IPS' Division 1 State Tournament Picks for 2009!
The Swami say's....

Division 1:
Columbus Northland
Cincinnati Princeton
Garfield Heights
Canton Timken

Division II
Akron SVSM
Columbus Desales
Dayton Dunbar
Logan Elm

Division III
Smithville
Findlay Liberty-Benton
Portsmouth
Bishop-Hartley

Division IV
Berlin Hiland
Oak Hill
Plymouth
New Knoxville

Gahanna vs. Groveport Madison

This Friday Groveport Madison travels along 270E to Hamilton Road to take on Gahanna Lincoln in a interesting matchup. Groveport has had more overtime and last second calls then Hines has pickels this season. This could possibly be a decent game if the upper classmen of Groveport dig-in and step-up.
We are intreaged to see these prospects:
5-foot-9, 2011, PG, Stevie Taylor, Gahanna
6-foot-1, 2010, CG, Rob Brandenberg, Gahanna
6-foot-3, 2009, 2G, DD Joiner, Groveport Madison
6-foot-6, 2012, PF, Kenny Kanipe, Groveport Madison

Postgame Press Conferece will be at the Gahanna Grille or Old Bag of Nails.

Vinales' Big Night

North Farmington's head coach Tom Negoshian is an old school coach who calls himself one of the "Last Mohicans." He's happy to prepare basketball players for the next level in life and the hardwood. Twelve players that have never played varsity basketball joined the Raiders for the 2008-09 season and the team crept to one game shy of .500 after a win on the road against Southfield Tuesday night.

A returing player from last year's varsity is 6' junior guard Kyle Vinales, who was amongst the Oakland Activities Association's leading scorers last year. In last Tuesday night's win, Vinales took scoring to another level as he scored a career high 47 points on 14-21 shooting and hit four from deep. More impressive is the 17 points he scored in the fourth to help seal the deal, 64-58.

Negoshian named a majority of mid-major programs in the Great Lake's region that have inquired about his prize guard. Duquesne has also expressed interest. Vinales still has plenty of room to improve but he's headed in the direction of making a four-year school very happy. He's overcome many of the pressures that he had as a junior while assuming the leadership roll.

Despite Vinales' scoring abilities he stays true to his coach's offense often passing up scoring opportunities to make the planned pass.

Planning is all in the process and Negoshian's "old-school" ways are gearing Vinales up for bigger things down the road.

Warrensville D1 District (Potential)

With the aura of March Madness on our mind here is a sneak peak at one of the toughest Division 1 Districts in the State of Ohio...Warrensville:

Warrensville District Potential Matchups (POTENTIAL)
St. Ignatius vs. Bedford 3/6 – 6:00pm
Garfield Heights vs. Shaker Heights 3/6 – 7:30pm
Warren Harding vs. Solon 3/7 – 6:00pm
Cleveland Heights vs. Euclid 3/7 – 7:30pm

(IPS Projected District Matchups)
Garfield Heights vs. St. Ignatius 3/11 – 7:00pm
Warren Harding vs. Cleveland Heights 3/12 – 7:00pm

(IPS Projected District-Final Matchup)
Garfield Heights vs. Cleveland Heights 3/14 – 7:00pm

Key Players:
Shonn Miller, 2011, 6-foot-4, WG, Cleveland St. Ignatius
Robert Johnson, 2009, 6-foot-6, WG, Bedford
Reggie Lewis, 2009, 6-foot-2, SG, Bedford
Anthony Wells, 2009, 6-foot-2, CG, Shaker Heights
Jamel Harris, 2009, 6-foot-8, PF, Euclid
Desmar Jackson, 2009, 6-foot-4,CG, Warren Harding
Fred Williams, 2010,6-foot, PG, Warren Harding
Reggie Keeley, 2009, 6-foot-7, PF, Cleveland Heights
Caleb Hicks, 2009, 6-foot-3, WF, Cleveland Heights
Sir Williams, 2009, 6-foot-3, WG, Cleveland Heights
Tyree Gaiter, 2012, 5-foot-5, PG, Cleveland Heights
Carl Jones, 2009, 5-foot-11, PG, Garfield Heights
Trey Lewis, 2011, 6-foot, SG, Garfield Heights
Will Weeks, 2011, 6-foot-5, PF, Garfield Heights
Mario Hines, 2009, 6-foot-8, PF, Garfield Heights
Fred Chatman, 2009, 6-foot-8, PF, Garfield Heights

Saturday Night Special

This Saturday (2/21/09, Massillon Jackson takes on North Canton Hoover at the Memorial Civic Center in Canton, Ohio at 7:30pm. Jackson overcame Hoover during the regular season meeting 67-60, which was played at Hoover. Jackson is currently 14-3 and is being lead by 2010 big men Josh Egner and Mark Henniger. Egner's play has improved as of late and is averaging right around 18 ppg. Henniger also averages right around 20 ppg and is capable of scoring 30+ on any given night (Just ask Timken). Hoover has a solid back court with Wackerly and sophomore star Nyles Evans, Evans plays a pivotal role for the Vikings and could be the x-factor.

Key Players:
Mark Henniger, 6-foot-7, 2010, Jackson
Josh Egner, 6-foot-6, 2010, Jackson
Nyles Evans, 6-foot, 2011, Hoover

Cavs secure two.

The #4 ranked Naia team in the country "Walsh Cavaliers" landed 6-foot-3, WG Caleb Hicks (Cleveland Heights, OH) and 6-foot-9,PF Kenny Kornowski of Smithville, Ohio. This is Walsh's 3rd commitment with the addition of 5-foot-11, PG, Jason Davis via Westerville South.

Furno drops 50 points!

6-foot-7, 2009, PF, Tanner Furno from Columbus Whetstone lifted his team over Centenial in a triple overtime title bout last night. Furno added 50 points, 13 rebounds and 10 blocks for the victors. Furno is still on the board with college interest.

Central Ohio Brackets

If you wanna get an in-depth look at the Columbus area aka Central Ohio Boy's Basketball Tournament match ups check out the link below.

http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/multimedia/graphics/2009/boys_brackets.html

Jackson Top McKinley

Jackson tops Bulldogs here is the stat recap:

MCKINLEY (62)
Lipkins 7-0-16, Elliott 3-0-6, Harris 4-2-10, Richardson 3-0-9, Davis 2-0-4, McClain 3-0-6, Means 3-2-8, Lockett 0-3-3. SHOOTING: 25-60 (42 percent) field goals, 7-13 (54 percent) free throws, 5-18 (28 percent) 3-pointers.

JACKSON (76)
Egner 5-0-10, DuPont 4-1-11, Pace 1-0-2, Tamburro 2-1-6, Henniger 13-5-31, Shull 4-1-9, Kanam 1-0-3, Devine 1-2-4. SHOOTING: 30-53 (57 percent) field goals, 12-16 (75 percent) free throws, 4-11 (36 percent) 3-pointers.
McKinley 16 30 46 62
Jackson 20 37 56 76

Team fouls: McKinley 19, Jackson 14. Fouled out: none. Technical fouls: none. Rebounds: Jackson 31 (Egner 13), McKinley 17 (Means 5). Turnovers: McKinley 9, Jackson 16. Assists: McKinley 7, Jackson 19 (DuPont 5).
Records: Jackson 13-3, 8-1. McKinley 12-4, 5-4.
Junior varsity: Jackson 49-38.

Eagles lift off.

With the the combination of offensive execution and lock down defense Lakewood St. Ed's found a way to fight off the feisty Wildcats of St. Ignatius 48-46. Ed's 2011 shooting guard Delbert Love caught fire in the 4th quarter knocking down 2 of 3 beyond the arch and the game winner to capture the tilt. 6=foot-9, 2011, Center Zach Price also had a solid game of late with over the right shoulder post moves and a 15-foot elbow jumper. Ed's has another solid chance to make it to the Regionals this year at Cleveland State.

Rubber Match Set: Pershing vs. Southeastern

Detroit's Public School League Finals are set after Friday night's semi-final showdown at Renaissance where Pershing dismantled Renaissance, 101-74, in the opener and Southeastern held off Henry Ford, 62-54.

Michigan State's Associate Head Coach Mark Montgomery sat mid-court while 6'9 senior center Derrick Nix went to work scoring 35 points and grabbing 21 rebounds. The future Spartan dominated and threw over the Phoenix' press leading to easy buckets on the opposite end.

5'10 senior guard Dennis Perry dropped five three pointers and fought to the hoop for 25 points. Perry is one of four guards in Head Coach A.W. Canada's rotation. Another guard, that Spartan fans should be familiar with is 6'1 junior guard Keith Appling who recorded a triple-double with 14 points, 13 rebound, and 10 assists has given a verbal commit to the Green and White.

On the other side of the coin, Renaissance played to the end and did a solid job of not letting the wheels come off after trailing 55-32 to end the first half. 6'5 small forward Daniel Sutherlin drilled a couple of three pointers, hit the glass hard for rebounds and subsequent put-backs while showing his athleticism with a couple of two-handed jams. Sutherlin battled for his 29 points and dozen boards as he represented the height and teeth of Head Coach Cam Nichol's front line. 6' senior guard Delano Collins scored 20 and played with a no die attitude through his final minutes. 6'1 junior guard Chene Phillips has stepped it up offensively in the second half of the season and scored 17 in this contest.

Southeastern's 6'8 sophomore power forward Percy Gibson scored all of the game's first seven points and the Jungaleers never trailed. The game was tied at 18 after Henry Ford's 6'1 guard Victor Edge knocked down a three-pointer but 6'1 senior guard Kimani Boynton answered with a three-point play the old fashioned way. Southeastern led at the half, 30-25.

6'5 sophomore Brandan Kearney's three early in the third quarter sparked a seven point run leading to a 39-28 lead. Henry Ford's 6'5 wing Matt Hunter scored five in the quarter and came up with key steals but the Tractor's trailed 48-36 after the third quarter. The fourth quarter started off with Southeastern going on a 7-3 run that almost took the breath from Head Coach Ken Flower's Ford team. 5'9 senior point guard Demario Prince scored six straight points for Ford cutting the lead to 59-53 in the closing moments of the game.

Boynton scored 14 and dropped ten dimes. Kearney scored eleven and hit a couple from beyond the arc while grabbed a lions share of rebounds. Gibson scored a dozen.

Hunter led all scorers with 15 and also showed some range with a couple from deep. Prince and 6' guard Warren Jackson both scored eleven.

Next Friday the championship will be decided after a consulation game between Ford and Renaissance. Pershing and Southeastern will play their third game of the year. Ford an Renaissance the same. The schools can meet up a fourth time early in the state playoffs.

St. Eds vs. St. Iggy

Tonight Lakewood St. Eds takes on St. Ignatius in a Cleveland private school showdown. Both schools are very well coached and both display college propsects at each level. The game is at St. Edwards and we expect a packed house with great on the ball defense. Stay tuned for more!

Federal League: Friday Night

Things are getting interesting in the Federal League. by Josh Weir

Tonight’s two league tournament semifinals are rematches of regular-season classics. No. 4 seed McKinley goes to top-seed Jackson, and No. 3 GlenOak visits No. 2 Hoover. Here’s a look at these high school boys basketball matchups.

McKinley at Jackson

THE RECORDS

McKinley 12-3, 5-3; Jackson 12-3, 7-1

THE LAST TIME

Jan. 2 at Jackson

McKinley 63, Jackson 62 After trailing most of the night, Jamon McClain’s second-effort bucket in the lane with 8.4 seconds left proved to be the difference for the Bulldogs. McKinley settled for perimeter shots early but started carving up Jackson’s zone defense as the night progressed. On the other end, McKinley’s harassing pressure made it difficult for Jackson to get the ball to 6-foot-8 Mark Henniger and 6-6 Josh Egner.

WHAT THEY’VE DONE SINCE

The Bulldogs lost three of their next four games after beating Jackson, including at home to Hoover and GlenOak. They seem to have righted the ship, winning five in a row heading into tonight.

The Polar Bears haven’t lost since McKinley. Their seven-game winning streak includes road wins at Hoover and GlenOak.

THE SKINNY

Plenty of post touches spell success for Jackson. No McKinley regular stands taller than 6-4. McKinley’s numerous penetrators would be wise to take it right at Jackson and try to get the big boys in foul trouble.

JACKSON X-FACTOR

The Polar Bears will be tough to beat if guards Brad DuPont, Eric Pace and Dan Tamburro continue their steady play. McKinley’s pressure will test them.

MCKINLEY X-FACTOR

If the Bulldogs hit perimeter shots and space the floor, guarding them is a nightmare. McClain, Terrell Lipkins, Tommie Harris and Branden Means are deadly off the dribble.

POINTS TO PONDER

Henniger is averaging 29 points in his last two games vs. McKinley. He leads Jackson at 21.0 points a game.


Egner, a 13.2 point-per-game scorer, is averaging 17.4 in his last five games.


When the Bulldogs hold an opponent to 60 points or less, they are 9-0.


GlenOak at Hoover

THE RECORDS

GlenOak 13-3, 6-2; Hoover 13-2, 7-1

THE LAST TIME

Jan. 30 at GlenOak

Hoover 64, GlenOak 61 (2OT)

Nyles Evans’ 3-point play with 3.7 seconds left in the second overtime proved to be the winner. The Vikings completely controlled the pace with a sharp, deliberate attack. Their box-and-1 defense was enough to hold C.J. McCollum, individually, and the Golden Eagles, collectively, to season lows in points — 22 and 61, respectively. And that was in 40 minutes of basketball.

WHAT THEY’VE DONE SINCE

A night after losing to Hoover, GlenOak traveled to Dayton Dunbar — then ranked fourth in Ohio’s Division II — and knocked off the Wolverines behind 35 points from McCollum. The following week, however, brought another home league loss to Jackson.

The Vikings have won three times since GlenOak, including two nail-biters against Lake. Overall, the Vikings have won seven straight since losing to Jackson on Jan. 16.

THE SKINNY

Tempo. Tempo. Tempo. If the game gets going fast, point guard Storm Sanders and the GlenOak attack flourish. A slower pace to GlenOak is like putting a sports car in mud. Few teams dictate tempo as well as Hoover.

HOOVER

X-FACTOR

The size and strength of Cory Veldhuizen, Tyler Fausnight, Nick Sommers and Joe Gross are difficult for GlenOak to match. Veldhuizen, Sommers and Fausnight combined for 35 points and 23 rebounds the first time. Gross missed the game because of illness.

GLENOAK X-FACTOR

Who’s going to step up for GlenOak and make plays down the stretch beside McCollum? He can’t do it all by himself. Or can he?

POINTS TO PONDER

McCollum has scored at least 33 points in each of his last three games and is averaging a Stark County-high 30.0 this season.


The Vikings have won games with baskets in the final five seconds on three occasions this season. Hoover is 5-0 in games decided by 5 points or less.


Seven Vikings have led the team in scoring this season, with Evans’ five times leading the way. Only once has anyone other than McCollum led GlenOak in scoring.

Central Ohio Sectional/Districts

Sectional/District Tournament Pairings
Division I
At Harvest Prep
Tuesday, Feb. 24—Teays Valley vs. Tri-Valley, 6:15 p.m.; Gahanna (9) vs. Westland, 8 p.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 25—Worthington Kilbourne vs. Grove City (3), 6:15 p.m.; Reynoldsburg (10) vs. St. Charles, 8 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 27—Logan-Hilliard Darby winner vs. Beechcroft (6), 6:15 p.m.; Gahanna (9)-Westland winner vs. Teays Valley—Tri-Valley winner, 8 p.m.

At Jonathan Alder
Tuesday, Feb. 24—Logan vs. Hilliard Darby, 6:15 p.m.; Whetstone vs. Franklin Heights, 8 p.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 25—Walnut Ridge vs. Hilliard Davidson, 6:15 p.m.; Dublin Jerome vs. Central Crossing, 8 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 28—Whetstone-Franklin Heights winner vs. Independence, 6:15 p.m.; Dublin Jerome-Central Crossing winner vs. Watkins Memorial-Northland (1) winner, 8 p.m.

At New Albany
Tuesday, Feb. 24—Zanesville vs. Marion-Franklin, 6:15 p.m.; Pickerington North vs. Dublin Coffman (5), 8 p.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 25—Watkins Memorial vs. Northland (1), 6:15 p.m.; Thomas Worthington vs. Mount Vernon (11), 8 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 28—Worthington Kilbourne-Grove City (3) winner vs. Lancaster, 6:15 p.m.; Thomas Worthington-Mount Vernon (11) winner vs. Pickerington Central-Westerville Central (12) winner, 8 p.m.

At Olentangy Orange
Tuesday, Feb. 24—Olentangy vs. Westerville North, 6:15 p.m.; Olentangy Liberty vs. Delaware, 8 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 27—Olentangy-Westerville North winner vs. Westerville South (8), 6:15 p.m.; Marysville-Newark (4) winner vs. Zanesville—Marion-Franklin winner, 8 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 28—Briggs-Dublin Scioto (2) winner vs. West, 6:15 p.m.; Reynoldsburg (10)-St. Charles winner vs. Walnut Ridge-Hilliard Davidson winner, 8 p.m.

At Worthington Christian
Tuesday, Feb. 24—Groveport vs. Brookhaven, 6:15 p.m.; Marysville vs. Newark (4), 8 p.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 25—Pickerington Central vs. Westerville Central (12), 6:15 p.m.; Briggs vs. Dublin Scioto (2), 8 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 27—Olentangy Liberty-Delaware winner vs. Upper Arlington (7), 6:15 p.m.; Pickerington North-Dublin Coffman (5) winner vs. Groveport-Brookhaven winner, 8 p.m.

At Coliseum
Saturday, March 7: Semifinals—Pickerington North-Dublin Coffman (5)—Groveport-Brookhaven winner vs. Logan-Hilliard Darby—Beechcroft (6) winner, 10 a.m.; Thomas Worthington-Mount Vernon (11)—Pickerington Central-Westerville Central (12) winner vs. Worthington Kilbourne-Grove City (3)—Lancaster winner, 11:45 a.m.; Marysville-Newark (4)—Zanesville—Marion-Franklin winner vs. Olentangy Liberty-Delaware—Upper Arlington (7) winner, 2:30 p.m.; Reynoldsburg (10)-St. Charles—Walnut Ridge-Hilliard Davidson winner vs. Briggs-Dublin Scioto (2)—West winner, 4:15 p.m.; Gahanna (9)-Westland—Teays Valley—Tri-Valley winner vs. Olentangy-Westerville North—Westerville South (8) winner, 7 p.m.; Dublin Jerome-Central Crossing—Watkins Memorial-Northland (1) winner vs. Whetstone-Franklin Heights—Independence winner, 8:45 p.m.

Saturday, March 14: Finals—Semifinal winners, 10 a.m.; Semifinal winners, 12:30 p.m.; Semifinal winners, 3 p.m.





Northwest District
At Willard
Tuesday, March 3—Ashland vs. Marion Harding, 6:15 p.m.

Division II
At Centerburg
Tuesday, Feb. 24—Jonathan Alder vs. Licking Heights, 6:15 p.m.; South vs. New Albany, 8 p.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 25—Licking Valley vs. Utica, 6:15 p.m.; Mifflin vs. Watterson (8), 8 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 27—Hamilton Township-Linden winner vs. Eastmoor Academy (4), 6:15 p.m.; Centennial-East winner vs. Big Walnut (6), 8 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 28—Licking Valley-Utica winner vs. Olentangy Orange (5), 6:15 p.m.; Mifflin-Watterson winner vs. Lakewood (3), 8 p.m.

At Grove City
Tuesday, Feb. 24—Hamilton Township vs. Linden, 6:15 p.m.; Centennial vs. East, 8 p.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 25—London vs. Bexley, 6:15 p.m.; Whitehall vs. Amanda-Clearcreek, 8 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 27—Jonathan Alder-Licking Heights winner vs. Canal Winchester (2), 6:15 p.m.; South-New Albany winner vs. Granville (7), 8 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 28—London-Bexley winner vs. Buckeye Valley, 6:15 p.m.; Whitehall—Amanda-Clearcreek winner vs. DeSales (1), 8 p.m.

At Coliseum
Thursday, March 5: Semifinals—South-New Albany—Granville (7) winner vs. Jonathan Alder-Licking Heights—Canal Winchester (2) winner, 6:15 p.m.; Mifflin-Watterson (8)—Lakewood (3) winner vs. Licking Valley-Utica—Olentangy Orange (5) winner, 8 p.m.

Friday, March 6: Semifinals—Centennial-East—Big Walnut (6) winner vs. Hamilton Township-Linden—Eastmoor Academy (4) winner, 6:15 p.m.; Whitehall—Amanda-Clearcreek—DeSales (1) winner vs. London-Bexley—Buckeye Valley winner, 8 p.m.

Friday, March 13: Finals—Semifinal winners, 6 p.m.; Semifinal winners, 9 p.m.

Southeast District
At Chillicothe Southeastern
Wednesday, Feb. 25—Miami Trace at Circleville, 6:15 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 28—Miami Trace-Circleville winner vs. Logan Elm, 3 p.m.

At Logan
Friday, Feb. 27—Sheridan vs. Fairfield Union, 6 p.m.

Division III
At Mount Vernon
Tuesday, Feb. 24—Fredericktown vs. Northridge, 6:15 p.m.; Mount Gilead vs. Johnstown, 8 p.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 25—West Jefferson vs. Centerburg (7), 6:15 p.m.; Cardington vs. Fairbanks, 8 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 28—West Jefferson-Centerburg winner vs. Highland (3), 6:15 p.m.; Cardington-Fairbanks winner vs. Pleasant (4), 8 p.m.

At Gahanna
Tuesday, Feb. 24—River Valley vs. Ready, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 25—Northmor vs. Bloom-Carroll (8), 6:15 p.m.; East Knox vs. Columbus Academy, 8 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 27—Fredericktown-Northridge winner vs. Heath, 6:15 p.m.; Mount Gilead-Johnstown winner vs. Hartley (1), 8 p.m.

At Dublin Scioto
Tuesday, Feb. 24—Horizon Science vs. Elgin, 6:15 p.m.; Liberty Union vs. Ridgedale, 8 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 27—Horizon Science-Elgin winner vs. Grandview (5), 6:15 p.m.; Liberty Union-Ridgedale winner vs. Madison Plains (2), 8 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 28—River Valley-Ready winner vs. North Union (6), 6:15 p.m.; East Knox-Columbus Academy winner vs. Northmor—Bloom-Carroll winner, 8 p.m.

At Coliseum
Tuesday, March 3: Semifinals—Mount Gilead-Johnstown—Hartley (1) winner vs. Fredericktown-Northridge—Heath winner, 6:15 p.m.; East Knox-Columbus Academy—Northmor—Bloom-Carroll (8) winner vs. River Valley-Ready winner vs. North Union (6) winner, 8 p.m.

Wednesday, March 4: Semifinals—Liberty Union-Ridgedale—Madison Plains (2) winner vs. Horizon Science-Elgin—Grandview (5) winner, 6:15 p.m.; Cardington-Fairbanks—Pleasant (4) winner vs. West Jefferson-Centerburg (7)—Highland (3) winner, 8 p.m.

Thursday, March 12: Finals—Semifinal winners, 6 p.m.; Semifinal winners, 9 p.m.

Southeast District
At Waverly
Monday, Feb. 23—Chillicothe Southeastern vs. Westfall, 8:30 p.m.

Division IV
At Newark
Tuesday, Feb. 24—Gilead Christian vs. Fisher Catholic (4), 7 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 28—Fairfield Christian (8) vs. Gahanna Christian, 6:15 p.m.; Northside Christian-Worthington Christian (2) winner vs. Berne Union, 8 p.m.

At Westerville North
Tuesday, Feb. 24—Delaware Christian vs. Newark Catholic (1), 6:15 p.m.; Village Academy vs. Tree of Life (3), 8 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 28—Grove City Christian vs. Africentric (6), 6:15 p.m.; Gilead Christian-Fisher Catholic (4) winner vs. Harvest Prep (5), 8 p.m.

At Olentangy Liberty
Tuesday, Feb. 24—Northside Christian vs. Worthington Christian (2), 7 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 28—Marion Catholic vs. Madison Christian, 6:15 p.m.; Village Academy-Tree of Life (3) winner vs. Millersport, 8 p.m.

At Delaware
Saturday, Feb. 28—Danville vs. Wellington (7), 6:15 p.m.; Delaware Christian-Newark Catholic (1) winner vs. Mount Vernon Academy, 8 p.m.

At Coliseum
Tuesday, March 10: Semifinals—Delaware Christian-Newark Catholic (1)—Mount Vernon Academy winner vs. Danville-Wellington (7) winner, 6:15 p.m.; Village Academy-Tree of Life (3)—Millersport winner vs. Grove City Christian-Africentric (6) winner, 8 p.m.

Wednesday, March 11: Semifinals—Northside Christian-Worthington Christian (2)—Berne Union winner vs. Marion Catholic-Madison Christian winner, 6:15 p.m.; Gilead Christian-Fisher Catholic (4)—Harvest Prep (5) winner vs. Fairfield Christian (8)-Gahanna Christian winner, 8 p.m.

Saturday, March 14: Finals—Semifinal winners, 6 p.m.; Semifinal winners, 8:30 p.m.

AP D1 State Poll

BOYS BASKETBALL
AP State poll
Division I

1. Northland (10) 15-1 253
2. Cincinnati Princeton (7) 14-1 233
3. Cleveland Glenville (5) 13-0 205
4. Warren Harding (3) 13-1 183
5. Middletown (1) 14-1 121
6. Cincinnati Moeller 14-2 119
7. Canton Timken (1) 14-1 108
8. Barberton 14-1 54
9. Trotwood-Madison 15-2 46
10. Lima Senior 13-2 44

Also receiving 12 or more points: 11. Canton GlenOak 34; 12. Dublin Scioto 33; 13. Cincinnati LaSalle 31; 14. Lorain Admiral King (2) 30; 15. Garfield Heights 19; 16. Sylvania Southview 17; 17. Centerville 14.

Canton Area Stats

Canton Boys individual leaders
Must have appeared in at least half of team’s games
Scoring average GP Pts Avg
C.J. McCollum, GlenOak 15 447 29.8
Tyler Tucci, Malvern 16 402 25.1
Mark Henniger, Jackson 14 293 20.9
Jordan Tozzi, Sandy Valley 15 302 20.1
Brian Harp, Minerva 15 298 19.9
Andrew Lowe, Kingsway Christian 17 328 19.3
Shane Byler, Lake Center Christian 15 289 19.3
John Stephenson, New Philadelphia 15 282 18.8
Kenneth Hill, Heritage 17 293 17.2
Eric Worthey, CVCA 15 256 17.1
Terrell Lipkins, McKinley 14 234 16.7
Dylan Kaufman, Hiland 15 249 16.6
Marquez McClendon, Alliance 12 196 16.3
Connor Groot, Lake 14 218 15.6
Ben Pollock, Green 14 216 15.4
Kristian Cross, Carrollton 18 271 15.1
Colten Hosteller, Hiland 15 225 15.0
Storm Sanders, GlenOak 15 223 14.9
Alex Martin, Tuslaw 16 236 14.8
Zell Bradley, East Canton 12 175 14.6
Ryan Snyder, Aquinas 13 190 14.6
Michael Brown, Louisville 16 228 14.3
Kenny Goldstein, Triway 17 235 13.8
Mark O’Brien, CVCA 15 200 13.3
Jordan Young, Massillon Christian 16 201 13.1
Isaiah Phaphouvaninh, Kidron Central 15 196 13.1
Josh Egner, Jackson 14 182 13.0
Joshua Davidson, Heritage 13 168 12.9
Noah Boyd, Hiland 15 193 12.9
Adam Wackerly, Malvern 16 204 12.8
Joshua Thayer, Massillon Christian 16 204 12.8
Coltan Troyer, Hiland 13 164 12.6
Evan Hudson, Northwest 15 187 12.5
Austin Findley, Triway 17 213 12.5
Brandon Mathie, Louisville 16 200 12.5
Cyle Strouble, Marlington 16 190 12.3
Jared Porrini, Timken 13 161 12.3
Kyle Lepley, Marlington 16 195 12.2
Ryker Locke, Minerva 15 181 12.1
Allen Strouble, Marlington 16 193 12.1
Owen Gramoy, Louisville 14 166 11.9
Matt Trissel, Canton South 14 167 11.9
Derek Dowell, Carrollton 18 207 11.5
Andrew Golser, Kidron Central 15 170 11.3
T.J. Sutton, GlenOak 15 167 11.1
Josh Habeck, Lake 14 155 11.1
Josh Smith, East Canton 12 134 11.1
Jamil Dudley, Massillon 15 167 11.1
Cory Veldhuizen, Hoover 14 154 11.0
Jordan Ryba, Canton South 14 153 10.9
Nyles Evans, Hoover 14 153 10.9
Jamon McClain, McKinley 14 151 10.8
Josh Fick, Minerva 15 160 10.7
Preston Robinson, Canton South 10 106 10.6
Dana Brooks, Triway 17 181 10.6
Chris Dutcher, Lake Center Christian 15 159 10.6
Chuck Card, Canton South 14 146 10.4
Brock Justice, Lake Center Christian 15 154 10.3
Darell Jones, Alliance 12 123 10.3
Jehvon Clarke, Timken 10 102 10.2
Cody Cox, New Philadelphia 15 152 10.1

Rebounding GP Reb Avg
Kenneth Hill, Heritage 17 194 11.4
Josh Smith, East Canton 12 135 11.2
Connor Groot, Lake 14 152 10.9
Andrew Lowe, Kingsway Christian 17 172 10.1
Tyler Tucci, Malvern 16 152 9.5
Brian Harp, Minerva 15 135 9.0
Josh Egner, Jackson 14 126 9.0
Ned Ring, Lake Center Christian 11 107 8.9
Jesse Coblentz, Lake Center Christian 15 129 8.6
Kristian Cross, Carrollton 18 154 8.5
Cyle Strouble, Marlington 16 135 8.4
Cameron Howard, Timken 13 110 8.4
John Stephenson, New Philadelphia 15 124 8.2
C.J. McCollum, GlenOak 15 119 7.9
Eric Worthey, CVCA 15 115 7.7
Cole Bond, Aquinas 13 100 7.7
Joshua Thayer, Massillon Christian 16 121 7.6
Mark Henniger, Jackson 14 103 7.4
Tyler Fausnight, Hoover 14 104 7.4
Max McQueen, Aquinas 13 96 7.4
Kurt Gamby, Green 14 103 7.4
Cody Welker, Sandy Valley 15 109 7.3
Josh Sleutz, Kidron Central 9 65 7.2
Andrew Golser, Kidron Central 15 106 7.1
Dartez Colbert, Alliance 13 92 7.1
Evan Hudson, Northwest 15 104 6.9
Brent Sprague, Massillon Christian 16 108 6.8
Jimmy Darnley, GlenOak 11 73 6.6
Jordan Tozzi, Sandy Valley 15 84 6.5
Tim Pfeiffer, Manchester 14 89 6.4
Preston Robinson, Canton South 10 61 6.1
Chazmin Moore, Timken 13 72 6.0

Assists GP Ast Avg
Storm Sanders, GlenOak 15 95 6.3
Marquez McClendon, Alliance 12 75 6.3
Dana Brooks, Triway 17 93 5.4
Mark O’Brien, CVCA 15 78 5.2
Tyler Tucci, Malvern 16 75 4.7
Colten Hosteller, Hiland 15 66 4.4
Adam Spray, Green 14 60 4.3
Jared Porrini, Timken 13 55 4.2
Corey Hormell, Sandy Valley 15 63 4.2
Shelby Combs, Tuslaw 16 63 3.9
Eric Pace, Jackson 14 55 3.9
Johnny Lowdermilk, Carrollton 18 70 3.8
Derek Ressler, Kidron Central 15 57 3.8
Adam Wackerly, Malvern 16 59 3.7
Tim May, Northwest 15 55 3.7
Kyle Curry, CVCA 15 55 3.7
Brad DuPont, Jackson 14 51 3.6
Trennie Richardson, Massillon 15 54 3.6
Kenneth Hill, Heritage 17 60 3.5
Jordan Ryba, Canton South 14 49 3.5
Darell Jones, Alliance 12 41 3.4
Austin Troyer, Lake Center Christian 15 51 3.4
Travis Tucci, Malvern 16 55 3.4
Isaiah Phaphouvaninh, Kidron Central 15 49 3.3
Kyle Lepley, Marlington 16 53 3.3
Chris Sedmock, Aquinas 13 43 3.3
Michael Brown, Louisville 16 51 3.2
Dylan Kaufman, Hiland 15 47 3.1
Nate Millard, Northwest 15 46 3.1

Field goal shooting
(Minimum 40 attempts) FGM FGA Pct
Eric Worthey, CVCA 100 148 .676
Tyler Fausnight, Hoover 58 87 .667
Toby Minster, Louisville 26 40 .650
John Stephenson, New Philadelphia 106 164 .646
Mark Henniger, Jackson 116 183 .634
Brian Harp, Minerva 115 182 .632
Dartez Colbert, Alliance 61 97 .629
Kristian Cross, Carrollton 109 175 .623
Vince Larson, Malvern 58 93 .623
Corey Street, Louisville 29 47 .617
Connor Groot, Lake 89 145 .614
Preston Robinson, Canton South 42 68 .608
Zach Ray, Sandy Valley 58 97 .597
Cory Veldhuizen, Hoover 51 86 .593
Dominique Cooper, Alliance 36 63 .571
David Tucker, GlenOak 36 63 .571
Graydon Feichter, Tuslaw 50 88 .568
Josh Egner, Jackson 79 141 .560
Mark O’Brien, CVCA 77 138 .558
Jon Mathoslah, CVCA 24 43 .558
Nick Palleschi, Malvern 41 74 .554
Tyler Dummermuth, New Philadelphia 38 69 .551
C.J. Gates, Massillon 27 49 .551
Xavier Douglas, CVCA 32 59 .542
Isiah Elliott, McKinley 28 52 .538
Dylan Kaufman, Hiland 93 174 .534
Brandon Means, McKinley 44 83 .530
Cody Kelly, Triway 62 117 .530
Zach West, Marlington 54 102 .529
Cyle Strouble, Marlington 75 143 .524
Coltan Troyer, Hiland 60 115 .522
Austin Findley, Triway 90 175 .514
Shane Byler, Lake Center Christian 74 144 .513
James McCully, Minerva 28 55 .509
Chuck Card, Canton South 57 112 .508
Adam Wackerly, Malvern 80 158 .506
Evan Hudson, Northwest 68 135 .504
Jimmy Darnley, GlenOak 42 84 .500
Zach Houmard, Triway 63 126 .500
Stoney Lockett, McKinley 22 44 .500
Josh Miller, Hiland 43 96 .500

Free-throw shooting
(Minimum 30 attempts) FTM FTA Pct
Chris Witmer, Green 24 27 .889
C.J. McCollum, GlenOak 133 152 .875
Cory Porrini, Timken 25 30 .833
Brandon Mathie, Louisville 52 63 .825
Marquez McClendon, Alliance 32 39 .821
Nick Sommers, Hoover 27 33 .818
Colten Hosteller, Hiland 46 57 .807
Ryker Locke, Minerva 48 60 .800
Tyler Tucci, Malvern 114 145 .786
Cody Cox, New Philadelphia 29 37 .784
Ben Pollock, Green 46 59 .779
Brad DuPont, Jackson 28 36 .778
Dana Brooks, Triway 50 65 .769
Jamon McClain, McKinley 43 56 .768
Brock Justice, Lake Center Christian 48 63 .761
Michael Brown, Louisville 54 71 .761
Kenny Goldstein, Triway 47 62 .758
Evan Hudson, Northwest 51 68 .750
Tim May, Northwest 30 40 .750
Kyle Lepley, Marlington 27 36 .750
Cory Veldhuizen, Hoover 52 70 .743
Jesse Coblentz, Lake Center Christian 26 35 .742
Austin Troyer, Lake Center Christian 33 45 .733
Derek Dowell, Carrollton 52 71 .732
Brian Harp, Minerva 68 94 .723
Josh Fick, Minerva 56 78 .718
Kenneth Hill, Heritage 61 85 .717
John Stephenson, New Philadelphia 68 95 .716
Zach Mozden, Sandy Valley 30 42 .714
Ryan Snyder, Aquinas 52 74 .703

3-point shooting
(Minimum 35 attempts) FGM FGA Pct
T. J. Sutton, GlenOak 49 101 .485
Owen Gramoy, Louisville 39 86 .453
Chris Dutcher, Lake Center Christian 39 86 .453
Ryker Locke, Minerva 33 73 .452
Jordan Young, Massillon Christian 31 69 .449
Shane Byler, Lake Center Christian 32 73 .438
C.J. McCollum, GlenOak 39 90 .433
Adam Wackerly, Malvern 32 74 .432
Trey Vaughn, Lake 20 49 .408
Cody Cox, New Philadelphia 21 53 .396
Colten Hosteller, Hiland 30 76 .395
Justin Gehman, Kidron Central 31 80 .387
Matt Trissel, Canton South 40 105 .381
Marquez McClendon, Alliance 28 74 .378
Tyler Korns, New Philadelphia 21 56 .375
Michael Brown, Louisville 34 92 .370
Chris Witmer, Green 20 54 .370
Dana Brooks, Triway 27 74 .365
Andrew Lowe, Kingsway Christian 24 66 .363
Gio Caracillo, Massillon 23 64 .359
Noah Boyd, Hiland 34 96 .354
Zavaughn Lilly, Alliance 15 43 .349
Jamil Dudley, Massillon 12 35 .343
Jim Wackerly, Hoover 14 41 .341
Derek Dowell, Carrollton 19 56 .339
Kenny Goldstein, Triway 32 95 .337
Terrell Lipkins, McKinley 28 83 .337
Jordan Tozzi, Sandy Valley 34 101 .336
Andrew Golser, Kidron Central 38 114 .333
Jamil Dudley, Massillon 29 87 .333
Brad DuPont, Jackson 20 62 .323
Ben Pollock, Green 34 106 .321

Double-Header in the D

Detroit, MI.- Public School League quarterfinal action at Detroit Cass Tech produced plenty of talent Wednesday as Pershing faced off against Crockett in the opener and Renaissance took on Central.

Pershing has 6'9 center Derrick Nix '09 and 6'1 combo guard Keith Appling '10 that are headed to Michigan State but, they have a lot in the cupboard that provide key ingredients to the Doughboy's success. Their battle versus Crockett was a true test for the Rocket's 6'6 235-pound Devin Long '10 and the big guy faired well against Nix in the loss. The game was relatively close and very high scoring in the first quarter, 24-18, as 6'1 guard Ben Richbow '09 scored the majority of his eleven points. Pershing was up 42-32 to start the second half and the lead grew from there and finished 68-41.

Appling led Pershing with 15 points and was a catalyst in Pershing's second half surge. He shoots the ball without effort and he's starting to show off his athleticism towards the rim consistently. For Spartan fans in attendance, Nix showed me three things that I have never seen him do: attempt an alley-oop, hit a right handed hook shot from five feet, and knock down a SMOOTH GO TO fade away jumper from just inside of ten feet. He also grabbed double digit rebounds and scored twelve and he's looking better every time I see him. 6'5 wing Juwan Howard, jr. '10 knocked down some big shots and is a go to guy on the perimeter. Howard, jr. plays with poise and is a future shooting guard in the making on the mid-major level. Richbow scored eleven and knocked down a couple of threes while playing solid defense. He's a super solid DIII player that might catch the eye of a DII program that might be happy they stole one in the coming years. 6'7 senior center Tevin Conrad weighs in at 310-pounds and scored ten and cleaned up the glass when he was subbed in for Nix. Conrad told IPS after the game that he's headed to Saginaw Valley St. to play football to the relief other GLIAC basketball programs. 5'10 guard Dennis Perry '09 didn't get the nick-name "Lil' Scrappy" for nothing as he battles on the boards, bowls to the bucket, knock down threes, and play in your face defense for nothing. 5'10 point guard Deon Dismuke played limited minutes and made the most of them as he did what any DIII/NAIA school would want and that's to hit the mid-range jumper, play defense, pass the ball, and most important take care of the ball.

Crockett's Long is "the next best big-man in Detroit," according to Nix. Long scored ten points and was limited because of a third foul in the second quarter. He grabbed near double-digit boards and watching him go against Nix was a treat. Long is getting looks and offers faster than a storm rolling through Denver. If there were one player that made a huge splash on to the public scene it would be 6'4 athlete Brandon Donaldson '10. Donaldson scored eleven but his six blocks and his explosiveness is eye opening. 5'7 point-guard Tevin Fields '09 would be on a lot of DII and Low-Division I program's recruiting list if he was 6'. He's not but he can still get in the lane, make the right pass, take care of the ball, and he knocked down a couple of threes amongst his sixteen points.

The following game kept fans in their seats until the end as it took 6' point guard Delano Collin's '09 lay-up with eleven seconds remaining on the clock giving Renaissance a 63-62 lead and the final score. Central looked they were going on a route as they led 18-6 after the first but Renaissance rallied and closed the lead, 29-24, to end the half. The lead was closer to end the third, 43-39.

Starting the fourth quarter, Renaissance jumped out to a 5-0 run and took the lead on 6'5 small forward Daniel Sutherlin's '09 tip. The game was tied three times before Central held their own on the defensive end and 6'3 guard DeAngelo Hailey '09 completed a three-point play giving Central a 53-48 lead with 3:43 on the clock. 6'3 wing Darius Ware '09 and 5'9 point guard Demarco Johnson '09 helped keep Central's lead as Renaissance's Collins, Sutherlin, and 6'1 guard Chene Phillips made big plays in the games waning moments.

Collins is a winner and one of those players that seems to have been around forever as he's been on the big scene for four-years after a Class B state championship run as a freshman. Collins led the Phoenix in scoring with twenty points and told me he has offers to play basketball and football from Grand Valley State and Saginaw Valley State. 6'3 wing Brandyn Mungo '09 reverse lay-upped his way to 18 points. Mungo is a can't miss player for Division III schools as he provides a little bit of everything with a lot of agility. Daniel Sutherlin is at minimum a Division II player and should garnish looks from a large handful of Low-Division I and maybe higher for some programs. Sutherlin showed perimeter skills with a three-pointer and toughness in the post as he scored 14 and grabbed a dozen rebounds. Phillips scored nine and is more noted for his defense. Expect more from Phillips as he's starting to show up big in clutch moments.

Central's marquee player is the MR. PSL award winner, Hailey, he led all scorers with 22 and can stake a claim for best guard in Michigan's 2009 class. He's a natural two who knocked down some big shots from beyond the perimeter and created his own shot. 6'3 wing Darius Ware '09 showed the mid-range game that I was accustomed but also went further than that with his athleticism. Ware dropped in 18 and possibly Central's Valedictorian. Johnson scored 15 and is another tough PSL point guard who has the ability to play on the next level.

PSL Playoffs: Breakdown

The top two teams from each of Detroit's Public School League four divisions will duel it out in quarterfinal games at 5:30/7:30 Renaissance and Cass Tech on Wednesday, February 11. The semi-final games will be played at 5:30/7:30 Renaissance on Friday, February 13. The champion will be decided after a consolation game at the University of Detroit-Mercy's Calihan Hall on Friday, February 20.

The East division's teams, Southeastern and Pershing, are amongst the best in the state and either is a tournament favorite. They split their season matchups and can only face eachother at Calihan Hall. Pershing has two players, 6'9 center Derrick Nix '09 and 6'1 guard Keith Appling '10, that are headed to Michigan State. Southeastern has two of the state's best sophomores, 6'8 power forward Percy Gibson and 6'5 Brandan Kearney, that are under the watchful eye of coaches across the country. Pershing has been the favorite to win the City Championship multiple times since 2005. Southeastern's Head Coach Mark White led Renaissance 5:30 is the start time for Pershing where they Crockett at Cass Tech. At the same time, Southeastern battles City at Renaissance.

The West division presents Henry Ford and Renaissance. Renaissance won back to back City Championships in 2003 and 2004. Henry Ford's head coach Ken Flowers was an assistant and head coach for the closed Redford which won three championnships from 2005-2007. Both teams are made of many glue players and seniors that have brought their teams this far. 6' point guard Delano Collins has been a staple in the Renaissance line-up for four years and 6'5 small forward Daniel Sutherlin has developed into a Low Division 1 prospect in the same time. Renaissance travels to Cass Tech and meets up with Central at 7:30. Henry Ford has one of the city's best point guards and former City champion, 5'9 senior DeMario Prince, and a top twenty junior in Michigan, 6'5 wing Matt Hunter. Henry Ford will be without 6'6 senior power forward Karriem Baker in their 7:30 matchup with Cass Tech at Renaissance on Wednesday. He's scheduled to return on Friday for semi-final action if Henry Ford wins.

Cass Tech and Central represent the Southeast division and both could be considered surprise teams at this stage in the year. Cass Tech hasn't made the city playoffs in the 21st century while Central has particpated the last three years. Cass Tech is a junior laden team that only won two games last year. The Technicians have plenty of size with 6'5 senior Darrien Schaefer, 6'7 junior power forward Shannon Williams, and 6'6 junior power forward Daniel Bellomy. Central has the MR. PSL award winner 6'3 senior guard DeAngelo Hailey who is one of the state's best shooters. Central also has legendary PSL coach Ben Kelso who might slow things down just a bit if Renaissance decides to run. They play Renaissance at Cass Tech in the late game on Wednesday. Cass Tech meets up with Henry Ford in the late game at Renaissance.

City is a two-time Southwest division winner while Crockett made the playoffs for the first-time in four-years. City has one of the state's best unsigned seniors in the diverse 6'5 forward Devon Patton and size in the middle with 6'7 junior center Cris Beacham. Crockett has a couple of dimunitive senior guards, the shooter Daniel Price and the play-maker Tevin Fields. Crockett also has one of the state's best big-men in 6'6 250 pound Devin Long. City faces Southeastern at Renaissance to open up Wednesday night action. Crockett ia the underdog as they battle Pershing at Cass Tech.

Should be great.

Cleveland.com Top 25

Cleveland.com's Top 25
1-Glenville, 13-0
2-St. Vincent-St. Mary, 13-3
3-Cleveland Heights, 14-2
4-Garfield Heights, 12-3
5-St. Ignatius, 10-3
6-Benedictine, 12-4
7-Admiral King, 16-0
8-Barberton, 14-1
9-Brush, 12-2
10-St. Edward, 11-5
11-Mentor, 11-4
12-St. Peter Chanel, 10-3
13-Central Catholic, 12-2
14-Lutheran East, 13-2
15-Nordonia, 12-2
16-Buchtel, 12-4
17-Revere, 13-3
18-Madison, 12-2
19-Kenmore, 10-4
20-Brunswick, 10-3
21-Akron East, 12-3
22-Strongsville, 9-5
23-University School, 12-5
24-Holy Name, 12-2
25-Streetsboro, 14-1

Canton/East District Tournament Games

Coshocton Division II
All games at Coshocton High School
Thursday, Feb. 26
West Muskingum vs. Dover, 6 p.m.
River View-Philo winner vs. John Glenn, 8 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 28
Morgan vs. New Philadelphia, 6 p.m.
Claymont-West Holmes winner vs. Maysville, 8 p.m.
Thursday, March 5
West Muskingum-Dover winner vs. River View-Philo-John Glenn winner, 7 p.m.
Saturday, March 7
Morgan-New Philadelphia winner vs. Claymont-West Holmes-Maysville winner, 7 p.m.
St. Clairsville Division II
All games played at Ohio University Belmont
Tuesday, Feb. 24
Meadowbrook vs. Harrison Central, 6:15
Steubenville vs. Buckeye Local, 8 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 26
Beaver Local vs. Cambridge, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 28
Meadowbrook-Harrison Central winner vs. Coshocton, 6:15 p.m.
Steubenville-Buckeye Local winner vs. Carrollton, 8 p.m.
Monday, March 2
Indian Creek vs. East Liverpool, 6:15
Beaver Local-Cambridge winner vs. Edison, 8 p.m.
Saturday, March 7
Meadowbrook-Harrison Central-Coshocton winner vs. Steubenville-Buckeye Local-Carrollton winner, 4 p.m.
Indian Creek-East Liverpool winner vs. Beaver Local-Cambridge-Edison, 7 p.m.
Wooster Division III
All games played at Wooster High School
Monday, March 2
Manchester vs. Waynedale, 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, March 3
Tuslaw vs. Triway, 6 p.m.
Hillsdale vs. Loudonville, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, March 6
Manchester-Waynedale winner vs. Northwestern, 6 p.m.
Tuslaw-Triway winner vs. Rittman, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 7
Chippewa vs. Smithville, 6 p.m.
Hillsdale-Loudonville winner vs. Norwayne, 7:30 p.m.
Monday, March 9
Manchester-Waynedale-Northwestern winner vs. Tuslaw-Triway-Rittman winner, 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, March 10
Chippewa-Smithville winner vs. Hillsdale-Loudonville-Norwayne winner, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, March 13
Manchester-Waynedale-Northwestern-Tuslaw-Triway-Rittman winner vs. Chippewa-Smithville-Hillsdale-Loudonville-Norwayne winner, 7:30 p.m.
Salem Divsion III
All games at Salem High School
Monday, March 2
Rootstown vs. Ursuline, 6:30 p.m.
Central Catholic vs. Crestview, 8 p.m.
Tuesday, March 3
Lisbon vs. South Range, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, March 4
Rootstown-Ursuline winner vs. East Palestine, 6:30 p.m.
Central Catholic-Crestview winner vs. Waterloo, 8 p.m.
Friday, March 6
St. Thomas Aquinas vs. United, 6:30 p.m.
Lisbon-South Range winner vs. Campbell, 8 p.m.
Tuesday, March 10
Rootstown-Ursuline-East Palestine winner vs. Central Catholic-Crestview-Waterloo, 6:30 p.m.
St. Thomas Aquinas-United winner vs. Lisbon-South Range-Campbell winner, 8 p.m.
Friday, March 13
Rootstown-Ursuline-East Palestine-Central Catholic-Crestview-Waterloo winner vs. St. Thomas Aquinas-United-Lisbon-South Range-Campbell winner, 7 p.m.
Uhrichsville Division III
All games at Claymont High School
Tuesday, Feb. 24
Bellaire vs. Indian Valley, 7 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 26
Tusky Valley vs. Garaway, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 28
Ridgewood vs. Sandy Valley, 7 p.m.
Monday, March 2
Martins Ferry vs. Newcomerstown, 7 p.m.
Thursday, March 5
Bellaire-Indian Valley winner vs. Tusky Valley-Garaway winner, 7 p.m.
Saturday, March 7
Ridgewood-Sandy Valley winner vs. Martins Ferry-Newcomerstown winner, 7 p.m.
Struthers Division IV
All games at Struthers Fieldhouse
Monday, March 2
Leetonia vs. Heritage Christian, 6 p.m.
East Canton vs. Southern Local, 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, March 3
Sebring vs. Lowellville, 6 p.m.
Western Reserve vs. Springfield, 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, March 4
Lake Center Christian vs. Jackson Milton, 7 p.m.
Friday, March 6
East Canton-Southern Local winner vs. Columbiana, 6 p.m.
Leetonia-Heritage Christian winner vs. Youngstown Christian, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 7
Western Reserve-Springfield winner vs. Lake Center Christian-Jackson Milton winner, 6 p.m.
Sebring-Lowellville winner vs. McDonald, 7:30 p.m.
Monday, March 9
East Canton-Southern Local-Columbiana winner vs. Leetonia-Heritage Christian-Youngstown Christian winner, 7 p.m.
Tuesday, March 10
Sebring-Lowellville-McDonald winner vs. Western Reserve-Springfield-Lake Center Christian-Jackson Milton winner 7 p.m.
Friday, March 13
East Canton-Southern Local-Columbiana-Leetonia-Heritage Christian-Youngstown Christian winner vs. Sebring-Lowellville-McDonald-Western Reserve-Springfield-Lake Center Christian-Jackson Milton winner, 7 p.m.
N.Philadelphia Division IV
All games at N. Philadelphia H.S.
Tuesday, Feb. 24
Toronto vs. Wellsville, 6 p.m.
Tusky Central Catholic vs. Malvern, 8 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 28
Conotton Valley vs. Hiland, 6 p.m.
Steubenville Catholic Central vs. Strasburg, 8 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 7
Toronto-Wellsville winner vs. Tusky Central Catholic-Malvern winner, 6 p.m.
Conotton Valley-Hiland winner vs. Steubenville Catholic Central-Strasburg winner, 8 p.m.

Federal League Tournament Update

Breakdown of the Federal League Tournament 1st round Games:
Jackson 67 over Fitch 48
Egner 16 points
Henniger 22 points

GlenOak 70 over Perry 60
McCollum 33 pts
Sanders 21 pts

McKinley 71 over Boardman 63
Lipkins 20 pts

Hoover 72 over Lake 70, 2OT
Evans 20 pts
Groot 18 pts

Semi-Finals Friday:
All Games are at 7:30pm

Final round
Saturday, Feb. 21
(All games at Memorial Civic Center)
Seventh-place game, 1 p.m.
Fifth-place game, 2:30 p.m.
Third-place game, 4 p.m.
Championship game, 7:30 p.m.

Federal League Tournament

Tuesday, February 10th (all games at 7:30pm)
#8 Fitch (2-12, 0-7) at #1 Jackson (11-3, 6-1)
#7 Lake (7-7, 2-5) at #2 Hoover (12-2, 6-1)
#6 Perry (7-9, 2-5) at #3 Glenoak (12-3, 5-2)
#5 Boardman (7-9, 3-4) at #4 McKinley (11-3, 4-3)


Friday, February 13th (all games at 7:30pm)
Fitch/Jackson winner vs. Boardman/McKinley winner
Lake/Hoover winner vs. Perry/Glenoak winner
Fitch/Jackson loser vs. Boardman/McKinley loser
Lake/Hoover loser vs. Perry/GlenOak loser

Sat: TBA

Detroit PSL Playoff Schedule

First round
• Wednesday at Renaissance: City vs. Southeastern, 5:30; Henry Ford vs. Cass Tech, 7:30
• Wednesday at Cass Tech: Pershing vs. Crockett, 5:30; Central vs. Renaissance, 7:30

Semifinals
• Friday (site TBA): Pershing-Crockett winner vs. Central-Renaissance winner, 5:30; City-Southeastern winner vs. Ford-Cass Tech winner, 7:30

Final
• Feb. 20 at 7:30 at the University of Detroit's Calihan Hall

Mr. PSL: DeAngelo Hailey

Detroit is rich in basketball history and the 2008-09 Public School League season has presented moments that will live with fans, players, and coaches forever. The P.S.L. also has honors awards for the top player and a the City Championship that will be decided at the University of Detroit's Calihan on Friday, February 20th..

The first award has been decided and goes to the best player by vote of coaches and the 2009 class presented plenty of choices.

Pershing's 6'9 Derrick Nix (Michigan State U.)

Cody's 5'9 point guard Demetrius Ford

Renaissance's 6'5 forward Daniel Sutherlin

Central's 6'3 guard DeAngelo Hailey

Renaissance's 6' point guard Delano Collins

Southeastern's 6' guard Kimani Boynton

Northwestern's 6'5 wing Asaad Robinson

Henry Ford's 5'9 point guard Demario Prince

Hailey was the winner as voted on by the coaches. He is the key to Central making the P.S.L. playoffs and his next game is at 7:30 vs. Detroit Renaissance in quartfinal action at Cass Tech. He can shoot the ball very well and is a player who can create his own shot. Hailey provides tough defense for Head Coach Ben Kelso and the Central squad.

Columbus Dispatch Seeding Projection

This Report was posted in the Columbus Dispatch by Steve Blackredge. We will see how close the Dispatch is after the OHSAA district meeting.

DIVISION I

1. Northland (16-1). There can't be any argument here. The Vikings' non-league schedule has been brutal, including Cincinnati Aiken, Canton Timken, Dayton Dunbar and San Diego and the City League North is no picnic with Beechcroft, Brookhaven and Whetstone twice each.

2. Dublin Scioto (16-1). The Irish are allowing only 42.7 points per game and just one opponent has topped 60. Tony Bisutti always gets the most out of his players.

3. Grove City (15-2). The high-scoring and versatile Greyhounds have been tripped up just twice, both to Ohio Division opponents.

4. Newark (14-3). Each of the Wildcats' three defeats came by just three points.

5. Beechcroft (15-2). The Cougars are deep and balanced and are playing with a lot of confidence.

6. Dublin Coffman (15-2). The Shamrocks are solid, but tend to play down to the level of their competition, as evidenced in both of their defeats and a handful of close wins over inferior opponents.

7. Gahanna (12-4). They're not very big, but the Lions' one-on-one ability make them a threat any night. Wins over Grove City and Newark top their resume.

8. Upper Arlington (15-3). People keep saying that Upper Arlington is overrated, citing an underwhelming nonleague schedule. Its three losses were by 3, 3 and 5 points. This is a well coached, fundamentally sound team.

9. Mount Vernon (12-4). The Yellow Jackets have been lost in the shuffle much of the year. They've played a strong nonleague schedule, losing to Dublin Scioto and Newark, and have defeated everyone in its league but Olentangy Orange.

10. Westerville South (13-4). This is the kind of well coached, defensive oriented team that might make noise in the tournament.

11. Westerville Central (11-5). Central is largely a two-man team with Jerrell Fernandez and Max VanMeter, but that duo is outstanding.

12. Franklin Heights (11-5). Ten of Heights' games have been decided by six or fewer points.

13. Reynoldsburg (11-6). The Raiders, who have won 10 of their past 13 games, have held their own against a solid schedule.

DIVISION II

1. DeSales (13-3). The Stallions have played a stout schedule and all of their defeats came by six or fewer points. This is easily the most talented team in the district, but consistency isn't always there.

2. Canal Winchester (13-3). With no superstars to lean on, the Indians are relying on cohesiveness and balance.

3. Lakewood (14-2). The Lancers are a great story, but will their lack of a recent tradition hurt them in the tournament?

4. Eastmoor Academy (11-5). This isn't one of Eastmoor's better teams in recent years, but the Warriors seem to get by with grit and strong guard play each game.

5. Olentangy Orange (12-5). Point guard Zack Joseph has the tournament experience to lead Orange to the Fairgrounds in its first season.

6. Big Walnut (11-6). The Eagles have won six of their past seven games and seem to be jelling at the right time.

7. Watterson (8-8). That CCL schedule prepares the Eagles well.

8. Granville (9-6). The Blue Aces have been streaky all season.

9. Bexley (7-6). After a 5-1 start, the Lions have struggled a bit without Seth White, who enrolled early at Ball State University.

10. New Albany (7-8). The Eagles have played in a lot of close games and beaten some quality teams.

DIVISION III

1. Hartley (12-4). Give Hartley the nod because of the way it is playing (eight straight wins) and who it has beaten (DeSales, Ready, Worthington Christian, Columbus Academy).

2. Grandview (13-3). Yes, I realize that Grandview beat Hartley, but the Hawks play in the CCL and the Bobcats are in the MSL Cardinal. That's a big difference.

3. Madison Plains (12-3). The Golden Eagles have split with all three teams they lost to. It's difficult for those of us in the Columbus area to gauge the South Central Ohio League.

4. Pleasant (11-3). Pleasant has won five straight, including a win over Highland.

5. Highland (9-3). Despite dropping three of its past four games, the Scots boast a quality win over Centerburg. ...

6. Centerburg (12-5). ... Which is why the Trojans, who have lost three straight slide down a spot.

7. North Union (12-3). After starting 9-0, the youthful Wildcats have returned to Earth.

8. Heath (10-5). The Bulldogs have fared well in a decent MSL Ohio Division.

9. Elgin (8-6). Winner in five of its past six games.

10. Ready (8-8). This is a much better team than its record indicates.

11. Bloom-Carroll (9-6). Tom Petty has won too many district titles to discount.

12. Columbus Academy (7-8). Since mid-January, the Vikings have recorded wins over Granville, Newark Catholic, Heath and Lakewood, and lost to Hartley by five points.

DIVISION IV

1. Worthington Christian (12-4). This isn't a great Worthington Christian team, but the CCL and an ambitious nonleague schedule will have the Warriors ready for the tournament.

2. Newark Catholic (12-3). The Green Wave, who have dropped three of their past five games, have any average winning margin of just six points.

3. Fisher Catholic (11-3). All of its defeats (Hartley, Harvest Prep, Grandview) came in a two-week span over the holiday. Luke Roesch is a dominant big man.

4. Harvest Prep (11-4). Michael Thornton's team has spent much of the season finding itself and with six wins in seven games, seems to be peaking at the right time.

5. Tree of Life (16-1). Tree of Life's success in the Mid-Ohio Christian Athletic League speaks for itself, but I'd like to see the Trojans play some better nonleague competition. Beating South in overtime doesn't really count for much.

6. Africentric (8-9). Don't forget that the Nubians have played all Division I and II opponents. They've also won six of its past seven games.

7. Wellington (8-7). The Jaguars have come on strong since a 1-5 start.

8. Fairfield Christian (10-3). It's hard to gauge Fairfield Christian because both its games against Tree of Life were postponed. The young program made big strides reaching the district semifinals last season.

OSU News:Lewis, Burke and Price in the 614.

2011 is a another talented class full of prospects for the state of Ohio and with that comes big time visits. Trey Burke, Trey Lewis and Zack Price will all be taking in the Minnesota vs. Ohio State game Saturday evening at Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio. Burke attends Northland High School, Lewis is from Garfield Heights a suburb south of Cleveland and Price attends state powerhouse Lakewood St. Edwards. Here is the skinny on each prospect.

Trey Burke, 5-foot-11, PG, Columbus Northland, holds offers from, Akron,Ohio,Kent State,Cleveland State and James Madison.

Trey Lewis, 6-foot-, SG, Garfield Heights, holds offers from, St. Joes, Akron, Ohio, Kent State and Cleveland State.

Zach Price, 6-foot-10, C, Lakewood St. Eds, holds offers from, Ohio State, Michigan State, numerous Big Tens and also is getting interest from ACC programs.

Double the Fun.

Tonight in Central-Ohio there will be two solid late Division One non-conference games featuring numerous college prospects. Here are the details:
-Lima Sr is at Grove City and Canton Timken at Marion Franklin.

Here is a brief rundown of the premiere players:
6-foot-3, 2010, WG, Antone Hutchins, Lima Sr.
6-foot-7, 2009, PF, Jon Smith, Grove City
6-foot-7, 2012, WF, Elijah Macon, Marion Franklin
6-foot-2, 2011, WG, Jeremy McCoy, Marion Franklin
6-foot-5, 2009, PF, Mike Guyton, Marion Franklin
6-foot-7, 2009, PF, Cameron Howard, Canton Timken
6-foot-5, 2009, WG, Jared Porrini, Canton Timken
6-foot-1, 2010, 2G, Corey Porrini, Canton Timken
6-foot-4, 2011, WF, Rakim Reed, Canton Timken
6-foot, 2009, CG, Chaz Moore, Canton Timken
6-foot-9, 2011, C, Desmond Rorie, Canton Timken
6-foot-2, 2009, WG, AJ Cox, Canton Timken
5-foot-11, 2011, PG, Jehvon Clark, Canton Timken

"Jack" of all Trades!

6-foot-3, 2011, WG, Traevon Jackson dominated the ball on both ends last night as Westerville South beat crosstown rival Westerville North 53-49. Jackson poured in 18 points and snarled 12 rebounds for the victors.South's record is now 13-4 and 10-2 in conference play. Jackson knocked down the 3-ball from the wing spots, showed a hesitation crossover pull-up from 15 feet and of course a slashing visionary game. Jackson who already has a college body, has shown more consistency with his jump shot and also a fluid weak hand. The thing we notice about Jackson is his ability to create off the dribble,along with inner drive to defend/contest on defense and best of all, his ability to go rebound outside of his area. Jackson could possibly be the most physical and productive 2011 prospect in the state of Ohio.
Side note: 6-foot-6, 2010, 4/3, Ralph Hill added 24 points for North.

Faces in the Crowd: Jimmy Jackson (Former OSU Great), U of Dayton and Walsh College.

Michigan: Big Time Saturday

A special treat to fans across the state and the tip-offs are two hours apart but three hours away. Should one leave the Country Day-Saginaw Arthur Hill battle early and miss all the action to travel to Muskegon Heights to watch the Tigers take on Kalamazoo Central and take in more action then I might as well keep on with a run on sentence because that's what you'll get used to as watch these four high-powered teams squeak the court.

A couple of Class A vs. Class B matchups and as close to hypothetical Cross-Class Championships as one may find in the state.

The 5pm matchup you can find on the southwest corner of Lahser and 13 Mile one can find (a day after Chris Webber's jersey was retired by the Sacramento Kings) the house that Chris built, Detroit Country Day. Class A Saginaw Arthur Hill makes the trek down I-75 to take on Class B and Nationally Yellow Jackets.

The matchup of the game presents a pair of nationally recruited point guards in Country Day's 6'1 Ray McCallum, jr. and Arthur Hill's 5'7 Maurice Jones. The talent on the court is outright ridiculous and a forecast of the present and future.

If, you're a basketball fan this should be like a kid just waiting to get in the game as the gym will be packed and arriving early will have it's benefits as there's some and comers on both jv squads.

The 7pm matchup near the coast of Lake Michigan and 80 miles east of Milwaukee lay Muskegon Heights (the house that Bird Chapman built?), a hot bed of hoops over the years in Michigan. Class A Kalamazoo Central will be in town ensuring a well spent five dollars and bandaging for the rims after the first half ensuring one of the state's most exciting games of the year.

The questions of the game are for Muskegon Heights and whether 5'9 senior point guard Ricarri Stimage can find holes in the Central defense and can 6'7 junior Julian Plummer hold down 6'5 senior power forward Doug Anderson and the high-wire act that he brings into town.

Enjoy a great Saturday of hoops in Michigan no matter how far the travel.