Pickerington Central's sticky defense, as displayed here by Sonny Styles on the slam attempt of St. Ed's Jair Knight, powered the Tigers to an easy win in the state semifinals and a Sunday matchup with defending champion Centerville (PressPros Feature Photo by Sonny Fulks).
In a fantastic duel between All-Ohioans Colin White and Dailyn Swain, Ottawa-Glandorf used a 12-0 fourth quarter run to take the lead and beat chilly-shooting Africentric, 53-48, and give Titans' fans something to scream about. (PressPros Feature Photo by Sonny Fulks).
It looked bleak for awhile, and maybe even a little longer, before Reynoldsburg found a spark and then ignited to roar back and defeat Mason for the Division I state championship.
Devin Royal's 13 first-half points fueled Pick Central's offense, despite Javan Simmons (24) and Eljae Deas (1) effort to stop him, and Pickerington Central's defense never let up all night in a comfortable regional final win over Gahanna Lincoln (PressPros Feature Photos by Brian Bayless).
Super Teams aren't exclusive to the NBA, it seems, after Purcell Marian's Dee Alexander and the elite talent surrounding her blocked Worthington Christian's path to a Division III state championship (PressPros Feature Photos by Julie McMaken Wright).
