Anna, under new coach Rusty Allen, had to play great defense to slip past a tall Newark Catholic team. Minster overwhelmed Arcanum with its full-court pressure.
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....
What's it's like to play Fort Loramie? Their pressure defense created turnovers and transition points, and their perimeter shooting caught on in the second half to crush Twin Valley South in Wednesday's Division VII district semi-final . Read about the game..