Zed Key missed this three-point try, and most everything else he tried in a rough performance that contributed to Ohio State's 69-60 loss at Illinois that extends the Buckeyes' miserable January. (Photo courtesy of OSU).
Rough and ready....At the two-thirds point of the basketball season, the girls tourney draw looms, while the boys approach those late-season matchups that give glimpse to the issues they'll have to overcome to make a run in the tournament. And the people ask...."Who's Best?"
The heavily-favored University of Dayton Flyers laid an ostrich-sized egg in the nation's capital Saturday afternoon, dropping a 76-69 decision to George Washington, a defeat that dropped the Flyers out of first place in the Atlantic 10. Hal McCoy writes Flyer basketball.
Saturday's clash of the Division IV titans proved to be as simple as 2023 Jackson Center basketball. Deny the other team baskets, and athletic, timely offense by Jace Mullenhour (above) and Grant Elchert doomed Marion Local. Read about the game in Sunday's Press Pros.
Pickerington Central’s Devin Royal, shooting over Africentric’s Preston Steele, asserted himself in the second half against the Nubians and Xavier signee Dailyn Swain to give the defending Division I state champions a hard-fought victory. (Press Pros Feature Photo by John Hulkenberg).
