Fast starts to the first and second halves, coupled with cumbersome defense throughout, carried Columbus Academy to a victory at Worthington Christian that positions the Vikings to share the Mid-State League championship. (PressPros Feature Photos by Brian Bayless).
Pickerington Central's Berry Wallace shows her agility, maneuvering around Dublin Coffman's Jenna Kopyar en route to leading the ninth-ranked Tigers with 17 points in their 67-43 victory. (PressPros Feature Photo by Sheri Hooley).
Olentangy Liberty's Gigi Bower drives past Marysville's Ava Wilkerson for two of her game-high 28 points, but it was Bower's fourth three-pointer of the night with 7.1 seconds in overtime that tilted the outcome to the Patriots. (PressPros Feature Photo by Sheri Hooley).
Olentangy Liberty is reaching enviable heights now that it has 6-8 Tyler Kropp to add an inside dimension to its offense, as he does here over Hilliard Bradley’s David Heath in a matchup the fifth-ranked Patriots survived in overtime. (PressPros Feature Photo by John Hulkenberg).
There are ugly wins and tense wins, but no bad wins...not when they capture a share of an OCC title, and that's what Jerome focused on in the aftermath of surviving a tough road test against Olentangy Berlin.