Prep basketball, college basketball, football
3/6/2007
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL
Boys
Districts
TONIGHT
DIVISION IV
At Wapakoneta
New Knoxville vs. Lima Perry, 6:15
Marion Local vs. Ada, 8
At Elida
Ft. Jennings vs. Columbus Grove, 6:15 p.m.
Ottoville vs. Pandora Gilboa , 8 p.m.
At Liberty Benton
Van Buren vs. Ottawa Hills, 6:15 p.m.
Continental vs. Toledo Christian, 8 p.m.
At Napoeon
Montpelier vs. Holgate , 6:15 p.m.
Hicksville vs. Pettisville , 8 p.m.
At Fostoria
Bucyrus Wynford vs. Tiffin Calvert, 6:15 p.m.
Vanlue vs. Mohawk, 8 p.m.
At Willard
Sandusky St. Mary vs. Lucas, 6:15 p.m.
Norwalk St. Paul vs. Buckeye Central, 8
TOMORROW
DIVISION II
At BGSU
Van Wert vs. Wauseon, 6:15
Wapakoneta vs. Central Catholic, 8
At Ashland U.
Fostoria vs. Lexington, 6:15
Clyde vs. Upper Sandusky, 8
THURSDAY
DIVISION I
At Willard
Mansfield Sr. vs. Sandusky, 7
At Liberty-Benton
Findlay vs. Lima Sr., 7
At U of Toledo
Libbey vs. Southview , 6:15
Northview vs. St. John s, 8
DIVISION III
At Ohio Northern
St. Henry vs. Ottawa Glandorf, 6:15
Spencerville vs. Convoy Crestview, 8
At Waite
Patrick Henry vs. Genoa, 6:15
Archbold vs. Evergreen, 8
At Fostoria
Western Reserve vs. Elmwood, 6:15
New London vs. Liberty Benton, 8
Michigan districts
CLASS A
At Adrian High School
LAST NIGHT
Adrian 43, Tecumseh 27
TOMORROW
Monroe vs. Lincoln-Saline winner, 5:30
Bedford vs. Adrian, 5:30
FRIDAY
Winners play at 7 p.m.
CLASS C
At Adrian Madison
LAST NIGHT
Summerfield 73, Whiteford 65
Adrian Madison vs. Dundee, late
TONIGHT
Sand Creek vs. Morenci, 6 p.m.
TOMORROW
Blissfield vs. Summerfield, 6 p.m.
THURSDAY
Madison-Dundee winner vs. Sand-Morenci winner, 6
SATURDAY
Blissfield-Whiteford-Sumerfield winner vs. Madison-Dundee-Sand Creek-Morenci winner, 6 p.m.
Summerfield 18 17 12 26 73
Whiteford 13 17 11 24 65
Summerfield: Medlen 7-0-14, Taylor Glass 1-4-6, Tyler Glass 2-0-4, Sayre 3-2-8, Wagenknecht 2-3-8-21, Ellis 1-0-2, Wilder 0-1-0-3, Spotts 7-1-15. Totals: 23-4-15-73.
WHITEFORD: Function 0-0-0, Frazier 3-3-1-16, Ritzenthaler 3-1-7, Seevers 1-1-3, DuPree 3-4-2-20, Gust 4-2-10, McCartney 3-3-9. totals: 17-7-10-65.
Tecumseh 4 7 7 9 27
Adrian 13 12 8 10 43
TECUMSEH: Worker 0-1-0-3, Root 3-1-0-9, Walmsly 1-0-2, Galloway 1-2-4, Searles 1-1-3, Gross 1-0-2, Davitt 1-2-4. Totals: 8-2-5-27.
ADRIAN: Ohrman 1-1-2-7, Hines 0-1-0-3, Thompson 1-0-2, Farrington 2-3-7, Dillard 2-1-5, Eshelman 0-1-0-3, Galvan 0-1-1, Meyers 2-0-4, Ohrman 5-1-11. Totals: 13-3-8-43.
Regionals
DIVISION I
Semifinals tonight,6:15 and 8 p.m.
At Canton Civic Center
Mentor (20-3) vs. Stow-Munroe Falls (21-3); Shaker Hts. (19-5) vs. N. Can. Hoover (20-3).
Final
Friday, 7:30 p.m.
At Otterbein College, Westerville
Semifinals Tuesday, 6:15 and 8 p.m.
Dayton Chaminade-Julienne (17-6) vs. Dublin Scioto (24-0); Pickerington Central (21-3) vs. Pickerington North (20-3).
Final
Friday, 7:30 p.m.
At Norwalk High School
Semifinals tonight, 6:15 and 8 p.m.
Findlay (19-4) vs. Brunswick (19-4); Strongsville (20-2) vs. Central Catholic (17-7)
Final
Saturday, 1 p.m.
At Wright State
Semifinals Wednesday, 6:15 and 8 p.m.
W. Chester Lakota W. (22-2) vs. Cin. Oak Hills (22-2); Cin. Mt. Notre Dame (19-4) vs. Cin. Winton Woods (21-2).
Final
Saturday, 1 p.m.
State Tournament Matchups: Canton vs. Westerville; Norwalk vs. Fairborn.
DIVISION II
All semifinals tonight, 6:15 and 8 p.m.
At Ontario High School
Ottawa-Glandorf (21-2) vs. Akr. Hoban (19-4); Sandusky Perkins (19-3) vs. Lexington (21-2).
Final
Friday, 7:30 p.m.
At Barberton High School
Canal Fulton NW (20-4) vs. Youngs. Rayen (20-4); Parma Hts. Holy Name (12-10) vs. Shaker Hts. Hathaway Brown (19-4).
Final
Friday, 7:30 p.m.
At Zanesville High School
Columbus Mifflin (19-5) vs. Washington C.H. Miami Trace (21-3); Warsaw River View (22-1) vs. Millersburg W. Holmes (18-5).
Final
Saturday, 7:30 p.m.
At Vandalia Butler High School
Cols. Eastmoor (17-4) vs. Cin. McNicholas (14-10); Day. Carroll (18-6) vs. Kettering Alter (21-2).
Final
Friday, 7:30 p.m.
State Tournament Matchups: Ontario vs. Barberton; Zanesville vs. Vandalia.
DIVISION III
All semifinals tomorrow,6:15 and 8 p.m.
All finals Saturday, 1:30 p.m.
At Vandalia Butler High School
Cols. Ready (22-2) vs. Hamilton Badin (15-9); Versailles (21-3) vs. Anna (24-0).
At Cuyahoga Falls High School
S. Euclid Regina (22-1) vs. Columbiana Crestview (20-3); Atwater Waterloo (22-1) vs. Cle. Cent. Cath. (22-1).
At Lexington High School
Mt. Blanchard Riverdale (23-1) vs. Columbus Grove (21-2); Delphos St. John s (22-1) vs. Apple Creek Waynedale (21-2).
At Lancaster High School
Albany Alexander (22-2) vs. Zanesville Maysville (24-1); Marion Pleasant (21-3) vs. Sardinia Eastern (22-2).
State Tournament Matchups: Vandalia vs. Cuyahoga Falls; Lexington vs. Lancaster.
DIVISION IV
All semifinals Thursday,6:15 and 8 p.m.
All finals Saturday, 7:30 p.m.
At Massillon Perry High School
Mansfield St. Peter (17-6) vs. E. Can. (21-3); Columbiana (18-6) vs. Bedford Chanel (16-7).
At Vandalia Butler High School
Sidney Lehman (17-6) vs. Cin. Seven Hills (21-3); New Knoxville (19-4) vs. Covington (21-3).
At Elida High School
Ottoville (19-4) vs. Liberty Center (18-5); Stryker (21-2) vs. Hopewell-Loudon (24-0).
At Pickerington North High School
Waterford (21-2) vs. Columbus Africentric (23-1); Berlin Hiland (20-4) vs. South Webster (15-9)
State Tournament Matchups: Massillon vs. Vandalia; Elida vs. Pickerington.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Mid-American Conference
East
Conference All Games
W L Pct. W L Pct.
Akron 13 3 .812 24 6 .800
Kent St. 12 4 .750 20 10 .667
Miami 10 6 .625 15 14 .517
Ohio 9 7 .562 18 12 .600
Buffalo 4 12 .250 12 18 .400
BGSU 3 13 .187 13 17 .433
West
Toledo 14 2 .875 18 11 .621
W. Michigan 9 7 .562 15 15 .500
C. Michigan 7 9 .437 12 17 .414
E. Michigan 6 10 .375 12 18 .400
Ball St. 5 11 .312 9 21 .300
N. Illinois 4 12 .250 7 22 .241
SUNDAY
Toledo 77, Cent. Michigan 57
Bowling Green 68, Miami 64
W. Michigan 71, Ball St. 67
N. Illinois 76, E. Michigan 69
Akron 66, Kent St. 64, OT
Buffalo 84, Ohio 65
SATURDAY
E. Michigan 87, Cent. Michigan 83, OT
TOURNAMENT
At Quicken Loans Arena
Cleveland
First Round
Wednesday
Ohio vs. Bowling Green, 3 p.m.
Eastern Michigan vs. Ball State, 1 p.m.
Central Michigan vs. Buffalo, 5 p.m.
Western Michigan vs. Northern Illinois, 7 p.m.
Quarterfinals
Thursday
Toledo vs. Eastern Michigan-Ball State winner, noon
Miami vs. Ohio-Bowling Green winner, 2 p.m.
Akron vs. Central Michigan-Buffalo winner, 7 p.m.
Kent State vs. Western Michigan-Northern Illinois winner, 9 p.m.
Semifinals
Friday
Toledo Eastern Michigan-Ball State winner vs. Miami-Bowling Green winner, 7 p.m.
Akron Central Michigan-Buffalo winner vs. Kent State Western Michigan-Northern Illinois winner, 9 p.m.
Championship
Saturday
Semifinal winners, 7 p.m.
Big Ten
Conference All Games
W L Pct. W L Pct.
Ohio St. 15 1 .967 27 3 .917
Wisconsin 13 3 .813 27 4 .871
Indiana 10 6 .625 20 9 .690
Illinois 9 7 .563 21 10 .677
Purdue 9 7 .563 20 10 .667
Iowa 9 7 .563 17 13 .567
Michigan St. 8 8 .500 21 10 .677
Michigan 8 8 .500 20 11 .643
Minnesota 3 13 .188 9 21 .300
Northwestern 2 14 .125 13 17 .433
Penn St. 2 14 .125 11 18 .372
TOURNAMENT
At The United Center
Chicago
First Round
Thursday
Michigan vs. Minnesota, Noon
Michigan State vs. Northwestern, 2:30 p.m.
Illinois vs. Penn State, 5 p.m.
LAST NIGHT
MIDWEST
Nebraska 85, Oklahoma St. 73
TOURNAMENT
Colonial Athletic Association
Championship
Va. Commonwealth 65, George Mason 59
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Championship
Niagara 83, Siena 79
Mid-Continent Conference
Semifinals
Oral Roberts 75, IUPUI 55
Sun Belt Conference
Semifinals
North Texas 59, Middle Tennessee 52
West Coast Conference
Championship
Gonzaga 77, Santa Clara 68
Mid-American Conference
CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT
SUNDAY
At Cleveland
First Round
Toledo 64, Buffalo 49
W. Michigan 74, Miami 58
N. Illinois 69, Akron 56
Ohio 55, Cent. Michigan 51
TODAY
Second Round
Bowling Green vs. Toledo, 5 p.m.
Ball State vs. Western Michigan, 1 p.m.
Kent State vs. Northern Illinois, 3 p.m.
Eastern Michigan vs. Ohio, 7 p.m.
National
TOURNAMENT
Atlantic 10 Conference
Championship
Xavier 65, Saint Joseph s 59
Big East Conference
Semifinals
Connecticut 76, Louisville 50
Big Ten Conference
Championship
Purdue 64, Ohio St. 52
Gulf Coast Athletic Conference
Championship
Loyola, NO 73, Xavier, NO 68
Horizon League
First Round
Detroit 75, Loyola of Chicago 68
Mid-Continent Conference
Semifinals
Oakland, Mich. 75, IUPUI 60
Oral Roberts 69, Valparaiso 63
Sun Belt Conference
Semifinals
Louisiana-Lafayette 62, Arkansas St. 59
Middle Tennessee 76, Denver 50
FOOTBALL
Arena Football League
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
Eastern Division
W L T Pct PF PA
Columbus 1 0 0 1.000 58 56
Dallas 1 0 0 1.000 60 7
Philadelphia 0 0 0 .000 0 0
New York 0 1 0 .000 7 60
Southern Division
W L T Pct PF PA
Austin 1 0 0 1.000 57 36
Georgia 1 0 0 1.000 69 65
Orlando 1 0 0 1.000 52 27
New Orleans 0 1 0 .000 61 63
Tampa Bay 0 1 0 .000 27 52
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
Central Division
W L T Pct PF PA
Grand Rapids 1 0 0 1.000 44 42
Kansas City 1 0 0 1.000 54 41
Chicago 0 1 0 .000 41 54
Colorado 0 1 0 .000 42 44
Nashville 0 1 0 .000 56 58
Western Division
W L T Pct PF PA
San Jose 1 0 0 1.000 66 58
Utah 1 0 0 1.000 63 61
Arizona 0 1 0 .000 65 69
Las Vegas 0 1 0 .000 36 57
Los Angeles 0 1 0 .000 58 66
THURSDAY
Las Vegas at Grand Rapids, 7 p.m.
NOTES
The SOLON BASKETBALL CLASSIC for boys in grades 3-12 and girls in grades 4-12 will be held April 5-15 and entries are now being accepted. Call 330-926-0277 to register or visit the website at soloncageclassic.com.
LATEST LINE
NBA
WASHINGTON 31/2 (209) Toronto
NEW YORK 2 (197) Seattle
LA Lakers 1 (198) MINNESOTA
DALLAS 111/2 (191) New Jersey
DENVER 51/2 (207) New Orleans
a-San Antonio Off (XXX) PORTLAND
SACRAMENTO 51/2 (201) Indiana
a-San Antonio T. Parker status is uncertain.
College Basketball
Pennsylvania 8 PRINCETON
Horizon League Championship
Butler 2 Wright State
Western Athletic Conf. Tournament
First Round
San Jose State 51/2 Idaho
Mountain West Conference Tournament
First Round
New Mexico 5 Tcu
Big Sky Conference Tournament
Semifinals
Northern Arizona 11/2 Montana
Weber State 2 Portland State
Home Team in CAPS
PREP HOCKEY
State Tournament
Nationside Arena, Columbus
Saturday, semifinals
St. John s vs. Hunting Valley University School, 10 a.m.
Parma Padua Franciscan vs. Upper Arlington, 1 p.m.
Sunday, final
winners play at 1 p.m.
ECHL
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
North Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Cincinnati 30 22 2 2 64 168 154
Dayton 29 20 0 4 62 159 139
Reading 27 25 1 5 60 186 190
Toledo 29 24 0 1 59 156 167
Trenton 27 24 1 4 59 195 192
Johnstown 25 24 3 3 56 170 184
Wheeling 21 27 2 4 48 157 195
South Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Florida 35 17 4 0 74 203 161
Texas 32 18 5 4 73 221 194
Gwinnett 33 17 4 2 72 233 201
Augusta 32 23 1 2 67 215 217
Charlotte 30 21 1 2 63 187 171
S. Carolina 27 22 3 4 61 190 199
Columbia 22 26 4 5 53 176 204
Pensacola 18 37 1 2 39 199 256
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
West Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
x-Alaska 41 13 2 2 86 226 142
Idaho 31 19 2 3 67 187 166
Phoenix 25 28 2 3 55 172 193
Victoria 26 31 0 1 53 178 218
Utah 21 31 2 3 47 152 222
Pacific Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
x-Las Vegas 33 11 6 7 79 180 151
Bakersfield 33 13 3 7 76 215 184
Fresno 30 21 2 3 65 154 140
Stockton 24 21 5 5 58 159 159
Long Beach 22 31 0 3 47 168 206
x-clinched playoff spot
LAST NIGHT
No games scheduled
SUNDAY
Johnstown 3, Toledo 1
Charlotte 5, Florida 4, OT
Dayton 6, Trenton 0
Reading 3, Wheeling 2, SO
Pensacola 7, South Carolina 2
Long Beach 4, Stockton 3
Fresno 3, Cincinnati 2
Bakersfield 3, Alaska 2, OT
TONIGHT
Augusta at Charlotte
Florida at Gwinnett
Columbia at South Carolina
Texas at Phoenix
Idaho at Las Vegas
BASEBALL
Exhibition
American League
W L Pct
New York 5 0 1.000
Baltimore 4 1 .800
Los Angeles 4 1 .800
Oakland 3 1 .750
Texas 3 1 .750
Toronto 3 1 .750
Detroit 4 2 .667
Cleveland 3 2 .600
Kansas City 2 3 .400
Chicago 2 5 .286
Tampa Bay 1 3 .250
Boston 1 4 .200
Minnesota 1 4 .200
Seattle 0 5 .000
National League
W L Pct
Cincinnati 5 0 1.000
Atlanta 4 1 .800
Arizona 4 2 .667
Colorado 3 2 .600
Houston 3 2 .600
San Francisco 3 2 .600
Los Angeles 3 3 .500
Milwaukee 3 3 .500
St. Louis 3 3 .500
San Diego 2 2 .500
Philadelphia 2 3 .400
New York 2 4 .333
Chicago 1 3 .250
Washington 1 4 .200
Florida 1 5 .167
Pittsburgh 0 4 .000
Note: Split-squad games count in the standings; games against non-major league teams do not.
YESTERDAY
N.Y. Yankees 6, Detroit 5
Cleveland 2, N.Y. Mets 1
Cincinnati 9, Philadelphia 8
Pittsburgh 8, Toronto 8, tie, 10 innings
Atlanta 14, Washington 5
L.A. Dodgers 2, Boston 1
Houston 5, St. Louis 0
Baltimore 5, Florida 3
Minnesota 4, Tampa Bay 2
Texas 8, Colorado 2
Chicago Cubs 6, Seattle 5
Oakland 8, L.A. Angels 7
Kansas City 9, San Diego 4
Arizona 9, San Francisco 0
Milwaukee 4, Chicago White Sox 3
TODAY
Toronto vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees vs. Cleveland at Winter Haven, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Cincinnati vs. Tampa Bay at St. Petersburg, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Boston vs. Florida at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
N.Y. Mets vs. Houston at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Atlanta vs. Washington at Viera, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
St. Louis vs. Baltimore at Fort Lauderdale, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Philadelphia vs. Pittsburgh at Bradenton, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Seattle vs. Texas at Surprise, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Kansas City vs. Oakland at Phoenix, 3:05 p.m.
Milwaukee vs. Chicago Cubs at Mesa, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Colorado vs. Chicago White Sox at Tucson, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
L.A. Angels vs. San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Arizona vs. San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., 9:05 p.m.
Cleveland 010100000 2 6 1
New York (N) 000010000 1 4 0
Westbrook, Byrd (3), Betancourt (5), Fultz (6), Davis (7), Perez (8), Mujica (9) and Shoppach, Herrera; Perez, Soler (4), Schoenweis (7), Smith (8) and Nickeas, Lo Duca. W Westbrook, 2-0. L Perez, 0-2. Sv Mujica, (1).
Jhonny Peralta drove in both runs for the Indians.
Detroit 110120000 5 8 0
New York (A) 031000002 6 10 0
Verlander, Miller (3), Miner (5), Zumaya (7), Rodney (8), Heredia (9) and IRodriguez, Rabelo; Igawa, Kennard (2), Rivera (3), Jackson (4), Britton (5), Clippard (6), Proctor (8), Villone (9) and Posada, Davis. W Villone, 2-0. L Heredia, 0-1. HR New York (A), Matsui, Sardinha.
Bronson Sardinha hit a game-winning, two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth for the Yankees.