Leading by just two points at halftime, Pickerington Central turned up its defensive pressure to break down Watterson and reach the state final four for the 15th time. The Tigers will be shooting for a record-equaling eighth championship. Westerville, OH – In reality, the groundwork for Pickerington Central’s 15th big-school regional girls basketball championship Friday
The outcome was up in the air late in the fourth quarter, and the state's #1 team in Division IV barely survived a stiff challenge from the Russia Raiders in Thursday's regional semi-final game at the Student Activity Center in Vandalia. Fort Loramie ultimately won, 33-29, to advance to Saturday's regional final.
Cade Norris scored 19 points to pace Hilliard Bradley’s rout of Olentangy Liberty, but it was the play of freshman point guard Ben Mirgon – when Norris was sidelined with foul trouble – that spurred the finishing kick. Grove City, OH – When Hilliard Bradley All-Ohio guard Cade Norris picked up his third foul on
