With the boys tournament draw this weekend, here's four weekend games involving five area teams and two state #1s (Aaron Elwer, above, with Delphos St. John) that take on additional meaning on Friday night - games we'd all like to see.
Senior point guard Bruce Thornton had his team's back when it needed him most Wednesday night, scoring 21 points and delivering in the clutch to ease the bad memory of Sunday's loss to Michigan. Read:
Troy Christian junior Noah Fecher gets mobbed (above) by teammates after finishing off his biggest night of the season Tuesday with a buzzer-beating three-point shot to beat Miami East in overtime, 53-50. Read about the game in Wednesday's Press Pros.
Days before the tourney draw for boys basketball, the local questions swirl around undefeated Delphos St. John, and if their style of play without a big man will hold up against all comers? Our question is...have you appreciated enough what you've seen already?
A major lack of physicality...said Ohio State coach Jake Diebler (above). In more real terms, his Buckeyes were that and more compared to the Michigan team that beat him at the Schottenstein Center on Sunday. Jeff Gilbert writes the story for Press Pros.
