Anna shot its way to the lead in the first quarter, kept the lead when Fort Recovery made runs and advanced to the Division VI region semifinals to face Tri-Village.
Saturday's Division VII district final will be between league and county rivals who know each other so well that the scouting reports will write themselves.
In a physical, frustrating game that saw Fort Loramie flounder on the brink of defeat, it came down to five critical minutes...and a drive to the rim in overtime (Max Maurer, above) that led to the winning bucket. Read more about the game....
Carla Siegel's program, the one she's played in and coached in for 34 seasons, becomes the first girls basketball program in Ohio to win 1,000 games. And the Redskins did it in dominating fashion to win their 31st district championship.
Eli Heitkamp's shooting in the fourth quarter (above) helped get Fort Loramie going. He finished with 7 points for the game (five in the 4th quarter) in the Redskins's 47-37 win over Lehman Thursday at the Piqua sectional. Read about the game....