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1 month ago | 
dispatch.com | Dave Purpura
DAYTON – At one point in the second quarter of Saturday night’s Division I state final, Olentangy Orange boys basketball coach Anthony Calo looked at one of the University of Dayton Arena scoreboards that displays in-game stats. Even in the heat of the moment, Calo’s jaw almost dropped at what he saw. “I just kept looking at the field-goal percentage and ours was like 1% but (Reynoldsburg’s) was 0,” Calo said, unable to contain a chuckle.
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1 month ago | 
the-review.com | Dave Purpura |Frank DiRenna
Four central Ohio high school boys basketball teams play for state championships Friday and Saturday at University of Dayton Arena, two of them against each other as Reynoldsburg (26-1) and Olentangy Orange (25-2) face off in Division I. That is the last of seven games this weekend, at 8:30 p.m. Saturday. Westerville North (24-2) will be the first area team to take the court when it faces Massillon Perry (14-13) in the Division II final at 7:30 p.m. Friday.
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1 month ago | 
dispatch.com | Dave Purpura
Former Ohio State basketball players Aaron Craft and Jacy Sheldon will be honored Saturday as part of the Ohio High School Athletic Association’s Circle of Champions. Craft, a graduate of Findlay Liberty-Benton who led the Buckeyes men’s team to four consecutive NCAA tournament appearances from 2011-14, holds program records for assists (694) and steals (337) and finished with 1,314 career points.
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1 month ago | 
dispatch.com | Dave Purpura
The Ohio high school boys basketball state championship games feature four central Ohio teams, two of which play each other to decide the Division I title. Olentangy Orange (25-2) and Reynoldsburg (26-1) face off in the last of seven games at 8:30 p.m. Saturday at University of Dayton Arena, marking the first time the Columbus area is guaranteed a champion entering the final weekend of the season.
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1 month ago | 
the-review.com | Dave Purpura
One of central Ohio’s traditional girls basketball powers won another state championship Saturday night, with Pickerington Central (25-3) edging Cincinnati Princeton (21-7) in the Division I state final at University of Dayton Arena. The Tigers won their first title since 2018 and eighth overall.
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1 month ago | 
lancastereaglegazette.com | Dave Purpura
Former NFL star Le’Veon Bell paid only $300,000 of the $750,000 he agreed to donate to Groveport Madison Schools after the high school stadium was renamed in his honor eight years ago, the district said Friday. Bell’s name was removed from the stadium Thursday, two days after The Dispatch reported he had been ordered to pay $25 million in a sexual abuse case.
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1 month ago | 
sports.yahoo.com | Dave Purpura
(This story has been updated to add new information.)Olentangy Orange senior Devin Brown is one of six finalists for Mr. Basketball, the Ohio Prep Sports Media Association announced Wednesday. The 6-foot-6 guard/forward and Davidson signee averages 13.8 points, 5.4 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 3.0 steals and has led the Pioneers to their first state tournament. Orange (24-2) faces defending champion Cleveland St. Ignatius in a semifinal at noon Sunday at Canton Field House.
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1 month ago | 
cantonrep.com | Dave Purpura
The Ohio High School Athletic Association on Sunday night released the pairings and sites for the boys basketball state semifinals. Central Ohio teams are in bold. All state finals will be played at University of Dayton Arena. Olentangy Orange (24-2) vs. Cleveland St. Ignatius (22-4), noon Sunday at Canton Field HouseReynoldsburg (25-1) vs. West Chester Lakota West (24-2), noon Sunday at Wright StateState final: 8:30 p.m. Saturday, March 22Massillon Perry (13-13) vs.
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1 month ago | 
the-review.com | Dave Purpura
A tie for fourth place between Jonathan Alder senior Drew Damron and Reynoldsburg junior Quinn Dean led central Ohio in the Division I state boys bowling tournament Saturday at HP Lanes. Both rolled a 705 series. Last year’s state runner-up and this season’s district champion, Damron was making his third state tournament appearance. Dean, the district runner-up, was at state for the second consecutive season and improved by 21 places from a year ago. Damron had games of 187, 240 and 278.
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1 month ago | 
cantonrep.com | Dave Purpura |Frank DiRenna
Nineteen central Ohio high school boys basketball teams enter this week as regional champions, two wins from the state tournament. Such a number is possible because of the Ohio High School Athletic Association’s expansion of tournament divisions from four to seven.
