BOYS
Regionals
Division I
At University of Toledo
St. John’s (18-4) vs. Lima Senior (15-9), tonight, 7 p.m.
At University of Akron
Massillon Jackson vs. Akron East, tonight 7 p.m.
Final: Saturday, 7:30 p.m. at University of Akron
At Columbus Fairgrounds Coliseum
Gahanna Lincoln 59, Dublin Coffman 53
Cincinnati Colerain vs. Columbus Northland, tonight, 7 p.m.
Final: Saturday, 7:30 p.m.
At Xavier University
Cincinnati Moeller 54, Cincinnati Princeton 51
Cincinnati LaSalle 48, Cincinnati St. Xavier 46
Final: Moeller vs. LaSalle, Friday, 7:30 p.m.
At Cleveland State University
Mentor 64, Avon Lake 58
Lakewood St. Edward 53, Cleveland St. Ignatius 49 OT
Final: Mentor vs. Lakewood St. Edward. Saturday, 7:30 p.m.
Division II
At Bowling Green State University
Lorain Clearview vs. Celina, tonight, 6:15 p.m.
Defiance (21-2) vs. Port Clinton (23-0), tonight, 8 p.m.
Final: Saturday, 3 p.m.
At Ohio University
Carrollton vs. Zanesville, tonight, 6:15 p.m.
Circleville Logan Elm vs. Columbus DeSales, tonight, 8 p.m.
Final: Saturday, 3 p.m.
At Canton Memorial Civic Center
Cleveland Benedictine vs. Cleveland Collinwood, tonight, 6:15 p.m.
Poland Seminary vs. Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary, tonight, 8 p.m.
Final: Saturday, 3 p.m.
At Kettering Fairmont High School
Columbus Watterson vs. Dayton Dunbar, tonight, 5:30 p.m.
Dayton Thurgood Marshall vs. St. Bernard Roger Bacon, tonight, 8 p.m.
Final: Saturday, 3 p.m.
Division III
At Bowling Green State University
Lima Central Catholic 56, Centerburg 38
Plymouth 42, Archbold 37
Final: Plymouth vs. Lima CC, Saturday, 7:30 p.m.
At Ohio University
Chesapeake 52, Sugarcreek Garaway 51
Ironton 78, Sardinia Eastern 48
Final: Chesapeake vs. Ironton, Saturday, 7:30 p.m.
At Canton Memorial Fieldhouse
Orrville 65, Cleveland Central Catholic 59
Newton Falls 60, East Canton 48
Final: Orrville vs. Newton Falls, Saturday, 7:30 p.m.
At Kettering Fairmont High School
Columbus Ready 60, Anna 52
Cincinnati Taft 84, Middletown Madison 56
Final: Columbus Ready vs. Cincinnati Taft, Saturday, 7:30 p.m.
Division IV
At Bowling Green State University
Final: Ottawa Hills (22-1) vs. Kalida (21-2), Friday, 7:30 p.m.
Final: Columbus Tree of Life vs. Newark Catholic, Friday, 7:30 p.m. at Columbus Fairgrounds Coliseum
At Canton Memorial Fieldhouse
Final: Shadyside vs. Bedford Chanel, Friday, 7:30 p.m.
At Kettering Fairmont High School
Final: Fort Recovery vs. Dayton Jefferson, Friday, 7:30 p.m.
LAST NIGHT
Archbold 15 3 11 8 - 37
Plymouth 10 10 9 13 - 42
ARCHBOLD: Cor. Walker 1-0-2, Fricke 3-2-1-13, Morton 4-0-8, Miller 0-1-1, Kammeyer 3-1-7, Giesige 1-2-4, Col. Walker 1-0-2. Totals: 13-2-5-37.
PLYMOUTH: McCalley 4-5-13, Turson 8-7-23, McKenzie 0-1-1, Mowry 1-1-0-5. Totals: 13-1-13-42.
GIRLS
State tournament
At Ohio State University
Division I
Waite (23-2) vs. Kettering Fairmont (22-2), Friday, 6 p.m.
Reynoldsburg (21-5) vs. Canton McKinley (23-3), Friday, 8 p.m.
Final: Saturday, 8:30 p.m.
Division II
Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit (23-2) vs. Shaker Heights Hathaway Brown (21-4), tonight, 6 p.m.
Kettering Alter (23-2) vs. Washington Court House Miami Trace (24-1), tonight, 8 p.m.
Final: Saturday, 2 p.m.
Division III
Ironton (17-7) vs. Middletown Madison (26-0), today, 1 p.m.
Liberty-Benton (25-0) vs. Smithville (25-1), today, 3 p.m.
Final: Saturday, 10:45 a.m.
Division IV
Minster (18-7) vs. Berlin Hiland (24-2), Friday, 1 p.m.
Canal Winchester Harvest Prep (25-1) vs. Fort Loramie (22-4), Friday, 3 p.m.
Final: Saturday, 5:15 p.m.
Ohio Ms. Basketballwinners
2010 – Natasha Howard, Waite, 6-foot-3, senior. Averaged 24.7 points, 11 rebounds, 2.6 assists a game while leading her team to its first trip to the state tournament. McDonald’s All-American. Florida State.
2009 – Kendall Hackney, Cin. Mount Notre Dame, 6-2, sr. Averaged 13.1 points, 6.3 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 2.1 blocked shots, 1.9 steals while shooting 47 percent from the field, 33 percent on 3-pointers and 78 percent at the line. Dominant player on the most dominant team in Ohio. Led her team to a 101-10 record as a starter, including state titles all four years. Northwestern.
2008 – Amber Gray, West Chester Lakota West, 6-1, sr. Averaged 18.2 points, 8.1 rebounds 4.5 assists and 3.5 steals a game. Led team to a 25-1 record and No. 3 ranking, in addition to its first trip ever to the state tournament. Recruited by all of the top programs in the country, chose Tennessee over Connecticut, Duke, Rutgers, Ohio State. Daughter of former UCLA and NFL defensive back Carlton Gray. She was first team All-Ohio her junior and senior years and was picked to play in McDonald’s All-American game this year.
2007 – Jantel Lavender, Cleveland Central Catholic, 6-4, sr. Averaged 21 points, 12.5 rebounds and 3.5 blocked shots a game while leading her team to the state tournament in Division III. Shot 56 percent from the field. Scored more than 2,000 points with more than 1,200 rebounds for her career. Signed with Ohio State, where she was player of the year her first three seasons while leading Buckeyes to their fourth, fifth and sixth consecutive Big Ten titles.
2006 – Tyra Grant, Youngstown Ursuline, 5-11, sr. Averaged 30.8 points, 10.7 rebounds, 3.7 steals, 2.9 assists and 2.8 blocks per game for team that reached state tournament. Also named Division III co-player of the year. Helped team win state title as a sophomore. Penn State.
2005 – Maria Getty, Dayton Chaminade-Julienne, 5-9, sr. Averaged 14.6 points, 5.0 rebounds, 6.0 assists per game while shooting 43 percent on 3-pointers. Led team to three state tournaments in four years. Three-time first-team All-Ohioan. Point guard for No. 2-ranked team. Villanova.
2004 – Mel Thomas, Cincinnati Mount Notre Dame, 5-9, sr. Averaged 20.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, 6.1 assists, 3.5 steals per game. Shot 43 percent from 3-point range, four-year starter. Team unbeaten and ranked No. 2 in final regular-season poll. Connecticut.
2003 – Brittany Hunter, Columbus Brookhaven, 6-3, sr. Averaged 23.4 points, 17.6 rebounds, 6.0 blocks and 2.0 steals for team that reached state semifinals. Scored fewer than 15 points in only one game all season. Duke, transferred to Connecticut.
2002 – Barbara Turner, Cleveland East Tech, 6-1, sr. Averaged 23.5 points, 13.5 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 4 steals a game. Led team to three straight state tournament semifinals. Connecticut.
2001 – Michelle Munoz, Mason, 6-1, sr. Averaged 24.0 points and 9.0 rebounds a game. Finished her high school career with a 94-8 record in four years as a starter. Tennessee, transferred to Ohio State.
2000 – Michelle Munoz, Mason. Averaged 20.5 points and 7.9 rebounds a game while hitting 61 percent of her shots from the field. Led team to second consecutive perfect record in the regular season and second straight No. 1 ranking in Associated Press poll.
1999 – LaToya Turner, Pickerington, and Kaayla Chones, Eastlake North (tie). Both were 6-4 seniors. Turner averaged 19.5 points, 10.6 rebounds, 4 steals, 4 blocked shots and 1.5 steals for the Pickerington team that ended up No. 1 in USA Today’s national rankings. Chones averaged 26.6 points, 18.2 rebounds and 7.3 blocked shots a game. Turner to Ohio State, Chones to North Carolina State.
1998 – Tamika Williams, Dayton Chaminade-Julienne, 6-1, sr., 18.8 points, 11.6 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals a game while shooting 63.4 percent from field and 77.4 percent at line. A three-time All-Ohioan. Connecticut.
1997 – Semeka Randall, Garfield Hts. Trinity, 5-10, sr., 32.4 points, 16.8 rebounds, 7.6 steals, 5.7 assists, 2.8 blocked shots per game; four-year average of 25.6 ppg. Trinity 99-10 with her in lineup, won two state championships. Tennessee.
1996 – Semeka Randall, Garfield Hts. Trinity, 5-10, jr., 30.7 points, 8.4 rebounds, 8.8 steals, 6.2 assists per game; 47.1 percent field goals, 31.3 percent 3-pointers, 71.7 percent free throws.
1995 – Beth Ostendorf, Pickerington, 6-0, sr., 21.5 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals per game; 60.2 percent field goal, 80.4 percent free throw; on two state championship teams, one runner-up, one semifinalist; teams went 104-8 in her career.
1994 – Na’Sheema Hillmon, Garfield Hts. Trinity, 6-2, sr., 18.7 points, 13.8 rebounds, 4.7 steals, 4.4 assists, 3.1 blocked shots per game; 54 percent field goal, 68 percent free throw. Vanderbilt.
1993 – Marlene Stollings, Beaver Eastern, 5-10, sr., Beaver Eastern, 42.5 points, 8.3 rebounds, 6.1 assists per game; 67 percent 2-pointers, 46 percent 3-pointers, 86 percent free throws; Ohio’s career scoring leader with 3,514 points in 96 games (36.6 per game); scored 1,022 points in just the 24 games her senior season. Ohio State.
1992 – Katie Smith, Logan, 5-11, sr., 30.2 points, 7 rebounds, 7.2 assists per game, 56.7 percent field goal, 80 percent free throw; first in her class academically. Ohio State. Went on to become the leading scorer in American women’s professional basketball.
1991 – Vonda Ward, Garfield Hts. Trinity, 6-6, sr., 23.8 points, 13.7 rebounds, 4.4 assists, 3.5 blocks, 2.6 steals per game; 59 percent field goals, 74 percent free throws. Tennessee.
1990 – Vonda Ward, Garfield Hts. Trinity, 6-6, jr., 22.1 points, 13.6 rebounds, 5.4 blocked shots, 3.8 assists per game; 68 percent field goals.
1989 – Carol Madsen, Reading, 6-0, sr., 24.2 points per game. Xavier.
1988 – Janet Haneberg, Cincinnati Seton, 6-3, sr., 15.5 points, 9.6 rebounds, 4 blocked shots per game; 57 percent field goals, 59 percent free throws.
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Elmira 34 21 4 3 75 246 193
Reading 31 27 1 3 66 210 243
Trenton 28 26 4 5 65 209 220
Johnstown 16 36 7 4 43 193 267
North Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Cincinnati 39 21 1 2 81 204 173
Kalamazoo 36 19 5 3 80 235 213
Toledo 31 26 2 4 68 223 241
Wheeling 30 29 2 4 66 217 224
South Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
x-S. Carolina 37 17 6 6 86 226 200
Charlotte 36 20 4 3 79 222 202
Florida 34 21 4 5 77 207 192
Gwinnett 28 28 4 3 63 219 243
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
Pacific Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Bakersfield 32 25 4 1 69 196 203
Las Vegas 30 26 4 3 67 204 223
Stockton 28 24 2 7 65 196 199
Ontario 27 26 3 6 63 179 194
West Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
y-Idaho 43 13 1 4 91 227 163
Victoria 31 26 4 2 68 207 213
Alaska 29 26 3 4 65 198 212
Utah 28 26 3 5 64 215 215
x-clinched Playoff Berth
y-clinched Divisional Title
LAST NIGHT
Wheeling 7, Kalamazoo 3
Charlotte 2, Elmira 1, SO
Ontario at Bakersfield, late
Utah at Idaho, late
Victoria at Stockton, late
TUESDAY
Idaho 7, Utah 5
TONIGHT
Charlotte at Reading, 7:05
Johnstown at Cincinnati, 7:30
Alaska at Las Vegas, 10:05
Men 750 or better
Mike Koepfler, Sports Center 827
Tom Evener, Sports Center 780
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Owens 102 002 x - 6 8 0
WP-Vaughn. LP-Perry. Engle (O) 3-4, 3B, 2 RBI.
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Owens 121 000 x - 4 9 1
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