There will be plenty of motivation for the Vikings in Saturday’s championship game: A rematch against three-time defending champion Lutheran East and the last chance to secure a ring for retiring 58-year assistant coach John Exline top the list. Dayton, OH – The first time Columbus Academy played for a state boys basketball championship in

Hilliard Bradley used its smothering defense and outstanding guard play of Kypton Norris and Ben Mirgon to overwhelm Newark in Region 2 and Pickerington Central fed off its role as underdog to pull off a massive upset of top-ranked Lakota West in Region 3. Columbus, OH – Hilliard Bradley’s young, tenacious, fearless basketball team took

It didn’t come as easily as many thought it would, but Westerville North – top-ranked in the state – disposed of feisty New Albany to keep alive its goal of repeating as Division II state champion. Columbus, OH – Elijah McCree never doubted himself. Even after the senior guard failed to earn a starting position on

The defending state champion showed a lot of moxie in rallying from a 14-point deficit, but ultimately a miserable 22.8-percent shooting night doomed their chances in a 45-41 defeat. The 27-0 Firebirds will try to secure their first title since 2013 on Saturday against 2025 runner-up Cincinnati Princeton. Dayton, OH – By unleashing a relentless

The Tigers edged Centerville to set up a matchup for the regional title against Lakota West, which ended the best finish in Olentangy Berlin’s program history. Columbus, OH – Pickerington Central boys basketball is enjoying a renaissance of sorts this winter, as unexpected as it might have been when its postseason began as a No.