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MSL-Ohio title with Heath. GIRLS Westerville South’s Morgan Neighbors scored 32 points to lead the Wildcats past Teays Valley 52-39 on Feb. 19 in the first round of the Division I district tournament.
Visit ThisWeekSPORTS.com for complete coverage of central Ohio high school basketball. Throughout the week, Hoop It Up offers previews of top games, recaps of great performances, polls, slideshows, videos and player features Top stories on the more than 150 boys District Preview: ThisWeek and girls basketball teams in ThisWeekSPORTS.com’s staff writer Jarrod Ulrey gives his take on the wide-open Dicoverage area. vision I district boys basketball tournament. Top games Boys Basketball: Northland guard Trey Burke reacts to finGAMES OF THE WEEK BOYS: Third-seeded Upper ishing his City League career Arlington and sixth-seeded Wal- undefeated. Girls Basketball: Pickeringnut Ridge are among the Division I teams opening district ton North is led by Kavunaa tournament play Friday, Feb. 25. Edwards, but the Panthers’ role GIRLS: Top-seeded Reynolds- players must contribute. Bowling: ThisWeek has comburg, fourth-seeded Watterson and sixth-seeded Brookhaven plete coverage of all three secare among the Division I teams tional tournaments. that will play second-round district games Friday, Feb. 25. Quotable
Top performances BOYS Granville’s Ryan Green scored 21 points to lead his team to a 68-59 win over Whitehall on Feb. 18. The win gave Granville a share of the
“This was a great experience. I love that our guys got to experience something like this. This is what you picture when you think of high school basketball.” — Dublin Coffman coach Jamey Collins, whose team
GIRLS Continued from page B1 Emily Perry and Karla Levering each scored eight. “This was a big win for the program and for the seniors,” Perry said. “We played good defense and got off good shots. We knew they were going to come out and go at us in the second half, so we had to shut them down.” •After having a 13-game winning streak snapped with a 4533 loss to Hilliard Bradley on Feb. 11, third-seeded Orange took out its frustrations on Westland in the first round of the Division I district tournament on Feb. 17. The Pioneers jumped out to a 41-4 lead at halftime and cruised to a 75-16 win. “Since it was the first game of the tournament, we wanted to come out strong and on the right foot,” said Ashley Bassett-Smith, who scored 15 points. “Everyone contributed at that game.” Orange, 19-2 overall, plays 912 Central Crossing in the second round on Thursday, Feb. 24, at Westerville Central. The Comets outscored Independence
ner-up Dublin Coffman (187) for its second consecutive sectional title. Placing first for the Patriots were Jarrod Boone (4-0, 125), Nick Kaczkowski (4-0, 160), Anthony Michael (3-0, 135), Ethan Snyder (3-0, 145) and Craig Thomas (4-0, 152). “The kids have been working hard in practice and we’ve been wrestling real well the past couple of weeks,” coach Mark Marinelli said. With 10 district qualifiers in his lineup on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 25-26, at Hilliard Darby, Marinelli hopes the Patriots can win their first district title. The top four placers in each weight class will advance to state March 3-5 at Ohio State. Last year, Liberty finished eighth (52.5) in the 44-team Division I district at Darby behind champion Marysville (188.5). Snyder went 3-2 at 145 to place fourth and become the Patriots’ first Division I state qualifier. “I think we’ve got as good a chance as anybody to win it,”
Note of the week The Upper Arlington and Westerville South boys basketball teams lost their respective regular-season finales. The losses snapped lengthy winning streaks. South had won 45 consecutive regular season games while UA had won 38 in a row.
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At a glance Below are the recent results and coming schedules for the Liberty, Olentangy and Orange girls basketball teams: LIBERTY Feb. 17 — Defeated Worthington Kilbourne 39-26 in first round of Division I district tournament. Allyson VanGundy had 10 points. Feb. 24 — Pickerington North in second round, 8 p.m. at Hamilton Township. Winner plays Upper Arlington or Watkins Memorial in district semifinal, 6 p.m. March 1 at Olentangy Liberty. District semifinal winner vs. Central Crossing, Dublin Scioto, Logan or Olentangy Orange in district final, 4 p.m. March 5 at Liberty. Of note: The Patriots are 5-16 overall and finished 3-11 (tied for seventh) in the OCC-Cardinal. OLENTANGY Feb. 15 — Defeated Columbus South 73-10 in first round of Division II district tournament. Katie Heath, Brooke Zwayer and Jamie Richardson each scored in double figures, and the Braves made six 3-pointers. Feb. 18 — Defeated Big Walnut 5331 in regular-season game rescheduled from Feb. 1. Jamie Richardson
36-18 in the second half en route to a 60-35 win in the first round on Feb. 17. Jalynn Graham, who scored 22 points against the 76ers, has averaged 16 points in the last five games. “Jalynn is a good driver and good on the boards,” said Bas-
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beat host UA 55-49 in overtime Feb. 18 in front of a soldout crowd. The win gave Coffman a share of the OCC-Central title with UA.
had 10 points. Feb. 23 — Played Hamilton Township in second round of tournament. Winner plays Hartley or Lakewood in district semifinal, 8 p.m. March 1 at Pickerington North. District semifinal winner vs. Bexley, DeSales, Hilliard Bradley or Licking Valley in district final, 8:30 p.m. March 3 at Ohio Dominican. Of note: The Braves were 18-3 overall before Feb. 23 and finished 12-2 (first) in the OCC-Cardinal. ORANGE Feb. 17 — Defeated Westland 75-16 in first round of Division I district tournament. Ashley Bassett-Smith had 15 points and Kayla Young added 11 points. Feb. 24 — Central Crossing in second round, 8 p.m. at Westerville Central. Winner plays Dublin Scioto or Logan in district semifinal, 8 p.m. March 1 at Liberty. District semifinal winner vs. Liberty, Pickerington North, Upper Arlington or Watkins Memorial in district final, 4 p.m. March 5 at Liberty. Of note: The Pioneers are 19-2 overall and finished 13-1 (first) in the OCCCapital.
sett-Smith, who plays on the AAU’s Ohio Lady Jayhawks with Graham during the summer. “She’s one of the players we’re going to have to focus on.”
Below are the sectional results for the Liberty, Olentangy and Orange wrestling teams: LIBERTY Feb. 19 — Finished first (239.5) in 13-team Division I sectional at Pickerington Central ahead of runner-up Dublin Coffman (187). District qualifiers were Jarrod Boone (125, 4-0, first), Luke Fleming (heavyweight, 31, third), Ken Hamre (171, 3-1, third), Nick Kaczkowski (160, 4-0, first), Anthony Michael (135, 3-0, first), Giuseppe Penzone (112, 2-1, second), John Pfleiderer (119, 2-1, second), Jake Ryan (130, 2-2, fourth), Ethan Snyder (145, 3-0, first) and Craig Thomas (152, 4-0, first). Others competing were Matt Casey (215, 1-3), Matt Cubberly (189, 3-2), Mitch Himmelstein (140, 1-2) and Josh Snider (103, 1-2). Feb. 25-26 — District tournament at Hilliard Darby. The top four in each weight class advance to state March 3-5 at Ohio State. OLENTANGY Feb. 19 — Finished first (292) in 13team Division II sectional at Hilliard Bradley ahead of runner-up Jonathan Alder (199). District qualifiers were Eric Bridges (140, 3-1, third), Al Caserta (130, 4-0, first), Ryan Dean (171, 3-2, fourth), Trevor Fiorucci (119, 4-0,
Marinelli said. “We don’t have as many big hammers as some of these other teams like Springboro, Beavercreek and Hilliard Davidson have. But we have some guys who have the poten-
first), Anthony Fosco (135, 3-1, second), Joey Gadd (160, 3-1, third), Caleb Hetterscheidt (152, 2-1, second), Ryan Lucas (125, 3-1, second), Travis Massey (112, 4-1, third), Brandon Sheppard (189, 2-1, second), Alex Stinemetz (215, 2-1, second), Andrew Torti (103, 4-0, first) and Bryan Young (heavyweight, 3-0, first). Also competing was Ryan Brady (145, 2-2). Feb. 25-26 — District tournament at Columbus East. The top four in each weight class advance to state March 3-5 at Ohio State. ORANGE Feb. 19 — Finished sixth (120.5) in 13-team Division I sectional at Westland behind champion Lancaster (180). District qualifiers were Dan Dawson (135, 3-2, fourth), Lenns Kamba (189, 3-2, fourth), Mike Moore (152, 1-1, second), Jacob Selbe (215, 3-2, fourth) and Josh Toprani (145, 30, first). Others competing were Hayden Fath (130, 1-2), J.J. Jurcisek (119, 3-3), Jordan King (112, 0-2), Yun Kang (heavyweight, 2-2), Matt Kiplinger (160, 1-2), Waylen Simpson (125, 2-2), Grant Stewart (103, 1-2), Dakota Taylor (171, 1-2) and Dante Ventresca (135, 3-3). Feb. 25-26 — District tournament at Darby. The top four in each weight class advance to state March 3-5 at Ohio State.
Hartley boys capture sectional championship Liberty girls team, Orange duo advance By FRANK DiRENNA ThisWeek Community Newspapers
The Hartley High School boys bowling team will look to build on the first sectional title in program history when it competes in the district tournament on Saturday, Feb. 26, at HP Lanes. The top three teams and top three individuals not on a qualifying team advance to the state tournament, which will be at Wayne Webb’s Columbus Bowl. The boys will compete March 5 and the girls will compete March 4. Hartley won the sectional championship on Feb. 18 at Eastland Lanes with a score of 4,231, ahead of runner-up Westerville South (4,174). Also qualifying for district from the sectional were Groveport (4,052), Brookhaven (3,996), Whitehall (3,830) and Granville (3,751). The top six teams and top six individuals not on a qualifying team from each of the three sectionals advanced to district. “We’ve been bowling pretty good all year, so I was pretty confident,” Hartley coach Dennis Backus said. “I told the guys that they are ready to take it to the next level. We’ve always been just good enough to get to the next round, but I told them I want to win this sectional. I told them they were ready to do it.” Senior Nick Owens led Hartley with a 681 series and sophomore William Ball had a 586. Hartley won the Central Ohio High School Bowling Conference-Central Division at 13-0 and finished the regular season 16-0 overall. Qualifying individually for district from the Eastland sectional were Northland’s Trent Ranson (632), Buckeye Valley’s Michael Davenport (610), Worthington Christian’s Ben Smith (593), Teays Valley’s Nick Evans
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(585), Delaware’s Ray Getz (584) and Independence’s Lamont Venable (582). At the sectional at Wayne Webb’s, Jonathan Alder (4,056) finished first, with Circleville (3,922), Big Walnut (3,881), Westerville Central (3,834), Gahanna (3,759) and Hilliard Bradley (3,719) also advancing to district. Qualifying individually for district were Walnut Ridge’s Wayne Russell (648), Pickerington North’s Brittany Beeghley (632), Newark’s Jon Sears (612), Chillicothe Unioto’s Dallas Johnson (612), Walnut Ridge’s Brandon Dye (585) and Hilliard Davidson’s Jacob Costin (582). Beeghley is competing with boys because North does not have a girls team. At the Tiki Lanes sectional, Utica (4,013) finished first, with Zanesville Maysville (3,992), Zanesville (3,866), Mount Gilead (3,808), Lancaster (3,695) and Marion Elgin (3,640) also advancing. The individual qualifiers were Williamsport Westfall’s Anthony Martin (656), Gilead Christian’s Jason Zeigler (643), Logan’s Alex Erb (615), Chillicothe Huntington’s Anthony Broughton (611), Worthington Kilbourne’s Cort Wilson (608) and Watterson’s Clark Sabula (602). •While the Westerville Central girls team successfully defended its sectional title at Wayne Webb’s, Briggs was celebrating its first district berth in its threeyear history. The Warhawks won the sectional with a score of 3,574, followed by Olentangy Liberty (3,243), Gahanna (3,232), Cardington (3,132), Groveport (2,979) and Briggs (2,903). Central, which finished second to Youngstown Boardman at state last season after losing 3-1 in the best-of-five final, has its sights set on putting together another successful postseason. “The regular season is all about getting ready for the postseason, because this is where you get everything you worked for,” Cen-
tral coach Julie Wells said. “I think this team is ready. It’s hard work out there, but we still came in first and by a significant number. The conditions were that you’re not going to score a lot, but you just have to score more than everybody that’s here.” Liberty coach Linda Ridolfo also hopes for a strong postseason, as the Patriots seek their first state tournament berth. “The goal was to get out of the sectional,” Ridolfo said. “Westerville Central is an excellent team. You obviously want to bowl with the better bowlers.” Briggs went 8-3 in the COHSBC-South and 10-6 overall in the regular season. Qualifying individually for the sectional were Thomas Worthington’s Maggie Taylor (511), Olentangy Orange’s Rachel Bartram (499), Circleville’s Macie Sawyer (475), Orange’s Kaitlin Milburn (466), Bradley’s Alicia Wolfe (455) and Watterson’s Alexa Gainer (451). At the Eastland sectional, Westerville South finished first (3,531), with Buckeye Valley (3,486), Whitehall (3,373), Delaware (3,194), Newark (3,177) and Sparta Highland (3,135) also advancing. Qualifying individually from the sectional were Chillicothe’s Summer Finley (584), Ready’s Allison Lichwa (583), Northland’s Bradishia Foster (516), Pickerington Central’s Sarah Grim (492), Brookhaven’s Maddison Morris (470) and Beechcroft’s Nellie Jones (464). At the Tiki Lanes sectional, Zanesville (3,559) was first, with New Lexington (3,460), Maysville (3,454), Mount Gilead (3,434), Fisher Catholic (3,416) and Elgin (3,273) also advancing. The individual qualifiers were Jonathan Alder’s Ashley Thomas (543), Chillicothe Zane Trace’s Sarah Endres (532), Logan’s Christi Castle (523), Logan Elm’s Tiffanie Harmon (508), Utica’s Jenny Bricker (499) and Westerville North’s Megan Patterson (491). www.ThisWeekSPORTS.com
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Thomas Worthington — Assistant track and field specializing in pole vault. Send résumé to athletics director Dan Girard at dgirard@worthington.k12.oh.us or fax to (614) 883-2275. Upper Arlington — Field hockey. Send résumé to girls athletics director Jodi Palmer at jpalmer@ uaschools.org. Watterson — Assistant boys track and field specializing in sprints and jumps. Contact coach Matt McGowan at runohio@ee.net or (740) 5870376. Westerville South — Assistant boys and girls soccer. Call athletics department at (614) 797-6004. Westland — Volleyball. Send résumé to Greg Burke at greg.burke@swcs.us.
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