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OHIO HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION ews elease 4080N Roselea Place, Columbus, OH 43214R • Commissioner Daniel B. Ross, Ph.D. (614) 267-2502 • FAX (614) 267-1677 • www.ohsaa.org For Immediate Release March 13, 2005 Contact Bob Goldring, Dir. of Information Winter Release #5

OHSAA BOYS BASKETBALL STATE TOURNAMENTS (All Games at Value City Arena at the Jerome Schottenstein Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus) Thursday, March 17 Friday, March 18, Continued Boys Basketball-Semifinals Boys Basketball-Semifinals 10:45 Div. II: Wooster Triway (22-3) vs. Columbus Linden 5:15 Div. I: Mansfield Senior (24-1) vs. Canton McKinley (24-1) McKinley (11-14) 8:30 Div. I: Cincinnati St. Xavier (20-5) vs. Cincinnati 2:00 Div. II: Dayton Dunbar (22-4) vs. Upper Sandusky (25-0) Archbishop Moeller (22-3) 5:15 Div. IV: Cleveland Heights Lutheran East (20-5) vs. Minster (21-4) Saturday, March 19 8:30 Div. IV: Continental (22-3) vs. Columbus Africentric Boys Basketball-Finals Secondary (25-1) 10:45 Division II Friday, March 18 2:00 Division IV Boys Basketball-Semifinals 5:15 Division III 10:45 Div. III: Loudonville (22-3) vs. Cincinnati North College 8:30 Division I Hill (25-1) 2:00 Div. III: Ironton (25-0) vs. Archbold (24-1)

WHAT: 83rd Annual Boys State Basketball Tournaments WHEN/WHERE: Thursday, Friday and Saturday at Value City Arena at the Jerome Schottenstein Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus (555 Borror Dr., corner of Lane Avenue and Olentangy River Rd.) TIMES/EVENTS: Semifinals—Thursday in Divisions II and IV and Friday in Divisions III and I; Finals— Saturday in all four divisions. The complete schedule is listed above. TICKETS: $10.00 tickets remain for each game and are currently on sale at the Ohio State Athletic Ticket Office in the southeast corner of the Schottenstein Center (1-800-GO-BUCKS or 614-292-2624). MEDIA CREDENTIALS: Fax requests to Bob Goldring, OHSAA Director of Information, at 614-267-1677 prior to noon Tuesday. If not already received, all credentials will be held at the Fred Taylor Room, located just off the Northeast Rotunda entrance (corner facing Olentangy River Road and the Fawcett Center). Information will be posted on the OHSAA web site (www.ohsaa.org) regarding the status of your application. Once on the home page of the web site, go to “Media/News Releases,” and the information will be available on that page. A list will also be posted of those media members who have been approved for credentials. The approved list will be posted by 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. MEDIA PARKING: If not already received, parking passes will be held for media members at an area hotel. Information will be posted on the OHSAA web site. Parking is at a premium and not all requests will be honored. FAN PARKING: Free parking is available at the lots around the Schottenstein Center, including the Buckeye lots, which are located at the north end of Fred Taylor Drive just off of Ackerman Rd. Free shuttles will transport fans who park in those lots to and from the arena. Additional information on spectator parking is posted on The Ohio State University Transporation and Parking Services web site (www.tp.ohio-state.edu). Once on the site, go to the “Visitors/Sports & Event Parking” area. DIRECTIONS: To get to Value City Arena, take State Route 315 to the Lane Avenue exit. If coming from the north, turn left (east) onto Lane Avenue; if coming from the south, turn right (east) onto Lane Avenue. At the first intersection, turn left (north) onto Fred Taylor Drive and you will see the arena on the right. A second route is to take State Route 315 to the Ackerman Road exit, located just north of the Lane Avenue exit. If coming from the north, turn left (east) onto Ackerman Road; if coming from the south, turn right (east) onto Ackerman. At the first main intersection, turn right (south) onto Fred Taylor Drive and you will see the arena on the left. HOTELS: A list of Columbus-area hotels along with telephone numbers is posted on the OHSAA web site (www.ohsaa.org). TELEVISION: The Ohio News Network will cablecast all four championship games live on Saturday. Jeff Phelps, Jay Burson and Stephanie Mennecke will describe the Division II final at 10:45; Tim Bray, Ron Stokes and Mennecke will call the Division IV game at 2:00; Phelps, Burson and Arica Robbins will work the Division III championship at 5:15 and Bray, Stokes and Robbins will describe the Division I final at 8:30. Dan Fronczak will serve as host, with Dave Cecutti providing commentary. ONN will also provide updates during the semifinals and will have highlight shows at 11:30. The Ohio News Network is Ohio’s 24-hour cable news, weather and sports channel. For a complete ONN channel listing, visit the ONN web site at www.OhioNewsNow.com. Various stations throughout the state may telecast the semifinal games on a tape-delay basis. Check local listings for coverage details. RADIO: The following 11 stations are scheduled to cover all 12 state semifinal and final games live: WBNO-FM, Bryan; WKKI-FM, Celina; WFIN-AM, Findlay; WFOB-AM, Fostoria; WIMA-AM, Lima; WMOA-AM/WJAW- — MORE —

OHSAA WINTER SPORTS TOURNAMENTS -2-2-2 FM, Marietta/McConnelsville; ESPN 990 (WTIG-AM), Massillon; WNDH-FM, Napoleon; WPTW-AM, Piqua; WKSD-FM, Van Wert; and WQKT-FM, Wooster. In addition, Cleveland.Com (www.cleveland.com) will provide audio play-by-play from the tournament. Other radio stations around the state will also cover selected teams from their area on a game-by-game basis. Check local listings for coverage details. WEB SITE: The OHSAA will post box scores from the tournament immediately following each game. Once you access the web site (www.ohsaa.org), go to “Sports & Tournaments” followed by “ Basketball-Boys.” TV STATIONS PLANNING LIVE SHOTS: Regulations at the Jerome Schottenstein Center do not allow stations to run cable in the arena since the arena has been prewired. Therefore, stations who plan to go live either must pay a connection fee to use one of the open connector positions, or you must be self-supporting (no con- nections into the arena) and go live from the parking lot west of the arena where a special area has been reserved for satellite trucks and there are production pedestals. A third option is that the Schottenstein Center has base- band fiber routing to two Satellite Teleports in the Columbus area for “C-Band” uplinking. Contant UNITS A/V Chief Engineer Chris Pezzutti (614-292-6990) for rates and scheduling details. If you plan on going live, please call Mark Smith, video coordinator at the Schottenstein Center, at 614-688-5359, to final- ize ALL plans. RETURNING TO VALUE CITY ARENA: For the seventh straight year, the state tournaments return to Ohio State’s Value City Arena at the Jerome Schottenstein Center. Last April, the OHSAA Board of Control picked up a three-year option for the arena to host the state wrestling, girls basketball and boys basketball tournaments in 2005, 2006 and 2007. Of the 82 state boys basketball tournaments held prior to this year, all but nine have been held in Columbus. Between 1957 and 1998, 40 of the 42 state tournaments were played at Ohio State’s St. John Arena. The excep- tions during that period were in 1986 and ‘87 when the University of Dayton hosted the event at the UD Arena. The $105 million Schottenstein Center was named after the late Jerome Schottenstein, a Columbus native whose leadership as chairman was the source of the growth and success of the Schottenstein Stores Corporation, Value City Department Stores and Value City Furniture. The arena, which is the largest in the Big Ten Conference, has a capacity of approximately 19,230 for the OHSAA state tournaments. ATTENDANCE FIGURES: Total attendance at the 12-session 2003 tournament set an all-time record with 193,880, an average of 16,073 per game. The Division II final game between Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary and Kettering Archbishop Alter set a state tournament single-game attendance record of 18,541. There have been seven sellouts during the state tournament while at Value City Arena: 1.) 18,541 (2003 Div. II final, Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary vs. Kettering Archbishop Alter); 2.) 18,504 (2003 Div. II semifinal, Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary vs. Canton South); 3.) 18,435 (2002 Div. II final, Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary vs. St. Bernard Roger Bacon); 4.) 18,430 (2002 Div. II semifinal, Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary vs. Poland Seminary); 5.) 18,307 (2004 Div. II final, Ottawa-Glandorf vs. Canal Fulton Northwest); 6.) 18,071 (2001 Div. III final, Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary vs. Casstown Miami East); 7.) 18,033 (2001 Div. I semifinal, Columbusw Brookhaven vs. Cincinnati Elder). PREVIEW: Five former state champions and all four of the Associated Press’s regular season poll champions comprise the field for the 83rd annual OHSAA Boys State Basketball Tournaments, the seventh to be held in Ohio State’s Value City Arena at the Jerome Schottenstein Center. Former champs are Canton McKinley, Cincinnati St. Xavier and Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller in Division I and Columbus Linden McKinley and Dayton Dunbar in Division II. Three of the qualifiers are making their first state tournament appearances. Division I: Top-ranked Canton McKinley (24-1) headlines the Division I field. The Bulldogs have made the most state tournament appearances of any Ohio school (27) and won their only state title in 1984. McKinley, which lost to eventual champion Hamilton in last year’s semifinals, is Ohio’s all-time leader in basketball wins with 1,685. Head Coach Dave Hoover led Westerville North to the 1994 Division I state title. Its opponent is No. 8 Mansfield Senior (24-1). The Tygers are making their seventh trip to the state tournament and are in search of their first title after finishing second in 1985. Senior last appeared in the state tournament in 1999 when it lost in the semifinals to eventual champ Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller. Head Coach Gregg Collins led Lexington to state titles in 1989 and ‘91. The co-champs of the Greater Catholic League tangle in the second semifinal when No. 6 Moeller (22-3) meets No. 13 Cincinnati St. Xavier (20-5). Moeller won state titles in its other appearances in Columbus in 1999 (defeating Shaker Heights) and 2003 (defeating Columbus Brookhaven). St. X is also making its third trip after finishing as runner-up in 1965 and champion in 2000 (defeating Bedford). The two schools split their regular season meetings this year, with St. Xavier winning at home 59-46 and Moeller winning at home 59-49. Division II: No. 1-ranked Upper Sandusky (25-0) leads the Division II state semifinalists. The Rams, under first-year Head Coach Keith Diebler, are making their first trip to the final four after stopping second-ranked Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary in last week’s regional finals, 85-55. Upper’s opponent is No. 9 Dayton Dunbar (22-4). The Wolverines have reached the state tournament for the fourth time and first since winning its only crown when it defeated Canton McKinley in the 1987 big school finale. Dunbar, an 80-72 overtime winner over No. 5 Cincinnati Taft in last week’s regional finals, was state runner-up in its other two appearances, falling to Columbus Walnut Ridge in 1971 and Canton McKinley in 1984. The other semifinal has No. 14 Wooster Triway (22-3) meeting Columbus Linden McKinley (11-14). Triway is making its third appearance in the state tournament. The Titans lost in the semifinals in their other two appearances, falling to Zoarville Tuscarawas Valley in 1988 and Lexington in overtime in 1991. Linden McKinley is making its eighth appearance in the state tournament and first since 1988. The Panthers won big-school titles in 1967, 1975 and 1977 and were runners- up in ‘85 and ‘88. Head coach James Jones was on Columbus Bishop Ready’s 1972 and ‘73 state title teams. Linden is the fifth team since 1960 to enter the state tournament with a sub-.500 record (1997 Springfield Catholic Central,Div. IV, entered 12-13; 1995 Delphos St. John’s, Div. IV, entered 10-14; 1993 Cincinnati Arch- — MORE —

OHSAA WINTER SPORTS TOURNAMENTS -3-3-3 bishop McNicholas, Div. III, entered 12-14; 1993 Coldwater, Div. III, entered 10-16). All four teams lost in the state semifinals. Division III: Cincinnati North College Hill (25-1) headlines the Division III semifinalists. The No. 1- ranked Trojans are making their second trip to the state tournament after falling to Akron Archbishop Hoban in overtime in the 1989 finals. NCH was top-ranked going into the tournaments last year but fell to Reading in the district semifinals. North College Hill will meet No. 11 Loudonville (22-3), which is making its third trip to the state tournament and second consecutive. The Redbirds fell to eventual state champ St. Henry in last year’s semifinals, 44-41, and also lost in the semis in 1941. Head Coach Mark Schlabach’s brother, David, led Berlin Hiland to a girls state title last weekend. No. 2 Ironton (25-0) meets No. 7 Archbold (24-1) in the other semifinal. The Fighting Tigers made their other appearance in Columbus in 1994, when they fell to Wauseon in the semifinals. Ironton’s girls team also made the state tournament this year. Archbold is seeking its first gold tro- phy in its sixth trip to the state tourney. The Blue Streaks were runners-up to Bellpoint in 1924 and Casstown Miami East in 1996. Division IV: Top-ranked Columbus Africentric Secondary (25-1) leads the qualifiers in Division IV. In its second year of existence and 2005 champions of the Columbus City League, the Nubians are in the state tournament for the first time after stopping No. 4 South Webster in last week’s regional finals, 70-56. Africentric faces No. 11 Continental (22-3). The Pirates lost in the semifinals in its other two state tournament appearances, falling to Morral Ridgedale in 1972 and Fort Loramie in 1977. Head Coach Kevin Homier played on the latter squad. The other semifinal matches unranked Cleveland Heights Lutheran East (20-5) against No. 13 Minster (21-4). Lutheran East is making its first state tournament appearance after stopping fifth-ranked Zanesville Bishop Rosecrans 79-75 in last week’s regional finals. Minster has not appeared in Columbus in 40 years when it lost in the 1965 semifinals to Springboro. Its other appearance also resulted in a semifinal loss when it fell to Lockland Wayne in 1952. This is the eighth straight year at least one school from the Midwest Athletic Conference has reached the state tournament. The 10 other schools that qualified the previous seven years all reached the title game. See page 6 of this news releases for additional information on the 16 state semifinalists. 2004 IN REVIEW: 82nd Annual State Tournaments, March 25, 26 and 27, 2004, Value City Arena at the Jerome Schottenstein Center, The Ohio State University Division I: Hamilton (25-2) captured its third state championship in 1954, and 50 years later the eighth-ranked Big Blue won the big-school championship again when it stopped Toledo St. John’s Jesuit, 51-48. The game was knotted at 26 at halftime before Hamilton outscored St. John’s 11-4 in the third quarter and hung on for the win. Senior guard Brandon Lampley was the lone double-figure scorer for Hamilton with 16 points. Senior guard Brian Roberts had 18 points to lead St. John’s, which was seeking its first state title and finished second for the third time. In the semifinals, Hamilton outscored Canton McKinley 13-4 down the stretch to take a 63-56 win. Four players reached double figures for the Big Blue, led by senior forward Latez Williams’ 18 points. Sophomore center Raymar Morgan led McKinley with 20. St. John’s and fifth-ranked Columbus Brookhaven were tied at 52 with less than a minute left before Zach Hillesland scored five of the game’s final seven points to help the Titans win 57-54. Junior forward BJ Raymond led the winners with 26 points and Hillesland and Roberts had 13 each. Junior forward Jamelle Cornley led the Bearcats with 14 points and 11 rebounds. Hamilton saw its 2005 season end when it lost to Cincinnati Withrow in the district semifinals. Division II: Ottawa-Glandorf (27-1) expanded a seven-point first-quarter lead to 14 points at halftime and never looked back en route to a 75-42 victory over No. 13 Canal Fulton Northwest. It was the first state title for the Titans, who were runners-up in 1996. Senior twin forwards Eric and Tim Pollitz led the way, with Eric scoring 21 points and grabbing 15 rebounds and Tim scoring 18 points. The Titans shot 56 from the field, outrebounded the Indians 45-25 and held Northwest to 29 percent shooting. Northwest made its first appearance in the state tournament. Tim Pollitz scored 23 points to lead Ottawa-Glandorf to a 61-60 semifinal win over No. 7 Dover. Senior guard Jeremy Ady had 26 points for Dover, including a division semifinal record six three-pointers. Northwest record- ed a 65-51 semifinal victory over Dayton Chaminade-Julienne. Senior guard Matt Lewis had 23 points and senior forward Chuck Samsa 15 points for the Indians. Senior guard Ryan Patrick led C-J with 18 points. Ottawa-Glandorf saw its 2005 season end when it lost to Van Wert in the sectional finals. Division III: St. Henry (22-5) scored the last basket of the first half to break a tie and never trailed again as it went on to win its fourth state championship over second-ranked Versailles, 61-49. Four players reached double figures for the Redskins, led by junior forward Nate Stahl’s 13 points. St. Henry, which finished 15th in the final state poll, won its other championships in 1979, 1990 and 1991. Versailles shot 27 percent from the field and was led by senior guards Ben Shappie and Kyle Gehle with 19 and 17 points, respectively. The Tigers, making their first state basketball tournament appearance, were attempting to become the fourth school in Ohio to win a state football and basketball championship in the same year and were looking to beat St. Henry for the second time this season after winning the regular season matchup 51-50. It marked the second time two schools from the same conference (Midwest Athletic Conference) played for a state championship after West Chester Lakota defeated Lima Senior (Greater Miami Conference) in the 1992 Division I final. St. Henry jumped out to a 15-2 lead after the first quarter and hung on to defeat fourth-ranked Loudonville in the semifinals, 44-41. The two points by the Redbirds were the lowest in a Division III state semifinal game since records were kept in that category beginning in 1950. Sophomore center Kurt Huelsman led the winners with 17 points. Loudonville made 4-of-28 three-points field goals. No. 9 Bellaire built a 14-point second-quarter advantage and led by 12 early in the third but fell to Versailles in the semis, 68-64 in double overtime. Shappie had 23 points, Gehle 18 and junior forward Paul Borchers 18 points and 15 rebounds for Versailles. 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OHSAA WINTER SPORTS TOURNAMENTS -4-4-4 St. Henry advanced to this year’s district finals before losing to Archbold. Division IV: Holgate (21-6), unranked in the final state poll, never trailed in its game with Maria Stein Marion Local and captured its first state championship, 40-32. Senior center Earnest Ferguson led the Tigers with 14 points and 11 rebounds, and junior guard Drew Clady added 11 points. Marion Local, which captured the 2003 state title but lost all five starters to graduation, shot 26 percent from the field and was outrebounded 34-16. The 40 points by Holgate were the fewest for a state titlist since Defiance Ayersville beat Liberty Local 40-38 in the 1961 small school finals, and the 32 points by Marion Local were the fewest in a championship game since Marion Harding fell to Columbus East 41-32 in the 1963 big-school finals. In the semifinals, Holgate failed to score in the third quarter and saw a seven-point halftime lead become a six-point deficit before junior forward Blake Sizemore hit a three-point basket — his only basket of the game — as time expired to give the Tigers a 31-28 win over South Webster. It was the lowest scoring game in the state tournament since a 1946 Class B semifinal (Worthington defeated Waynesburg, 24-23), and no team had gone scoreless in a quarter since a 1945 big-school semifinal (Canton McKinley, which went on to lose to Middletown). Ferguson led the Tigers with 10 points. Marion Local outscored No. 3 Sebring McKinley 19-7 in the fourth quarter and went on to post a 52-45 semifinal win. The Flyers jumped out to a 9-0 lead but McKinley rallied and held a six-point advantage in the third before fading in the fourth. Senior forward Cory Leubke led the scoring with 23 points. Senior guard Dan Scarpitti led McKinley with 17. Holgate advanced to this year’s regional semifinals before falling to Tiffin Calvert. 2005 AP TOP-RANKED TEAMS (Associated Press Final Statewide Media Poll): Division I: Canton McKinley has reached the state tournament and meets Mansfield Senior in the semifinals Friday. A win advances the school to the state finals Saturday. Division II: Upper Sandusky has advanced to the state tournament and faces Dayton Dunbar in the semifinals Thursday. A win advances the school to the state finals Saturday. Division III: Cincinnati North College Hill has advanced to the state tournament and faces Loudonville in the semifinals Friday. A win advances the school to the state finals Saturday. Division IV: Columbus Africentric Secondary has advanced to the state tournament and meets Continental in the semifinals Thursday. A win advances the school to the state finals Saturday. RETURNING STATE CHAMPIONS: Five of the 16 semifinalists are former state champions, but no defending champions return. Combined, the five schools have won eight state championships. The following shows the schools that have won state titles along with the championship years: Division I Canton McKinley 1 (1984-AAA) Cincinnati St. Xavier 1 (2000-I) Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller 2 (2003-I; 1999-I) Division II Columbus Linden McKinley 3 (1977-AAA; 1975-AAA; 1967-AA) Dayton Dunbar 1 (1987-AAA) Division III None Division IV None TOURNAMENT CLASSES/DIVISIONS: As mentioned, this is the 83rd year for the OHSAA state boys basketball tournaments. The following is a divisional breakdown of the tournament over the years: 1909-22 — One-class state tournaments held at Ohio Wesleyan University not sponsored by the Ohio High School Athletic Association. 1923-56 — OHSAA two-class tournament format (Class A—large schools; Class B—small schools) 1957-70 — OHSAA two-class tournament format (Class AA—large schools; Class A—small schools) 1971-87 — OHSAA three-class tournament format (Class AAA—large schools; Class AA—mid-sized schools; Class A—small schools) 1988- — OHSAA four-division tournament format (Division I—large schools; Division II—mid-sized schools; Division III—mid-sized schools; Division IV—small schools) TOURNAMENT SPECIAL ANNIVERSARIES: Listed below are the results of special anniversary tournaments: 1st Tournament (1923) — Class A: Lorain 15, Bellevue 14 at Columbus Fairgrounds Coliseum (Ben Garrett led the winners with 10 points); Class B: Plattsburg 16, Bellpoint 15 at Columbus Fairgrounds Coliseum (Dick Faris led the winners with 9 points) 25th Tournament (1947) — Class A: Middletown 47, East Liverpool 29 at Columbus Fairgrounds Coliseum (Shelby Linville led the winners with 18 points); Class B: Columbiana 43, New Knoxville 34 at Columbus Fairgrounds Coliseum (Don Esenwein and Dick Perkins led the winners with 14 points apiece) 50th Tournament (1972) — Class AAA: Cleveland East Tech 78, Cincinnati Princeton 67 at Ohio State’s St. John Arena (Larry Bolden led the winners with 16 points); Class AA: Columbus Ready 59, Lexington 47 at Ohio State’s St. John Arena (Robert Taylor led the winners with 19 points); Class A: Gnadenhutten Indian Valley South 59, Morral Ridgedale 41 at Ohio State’s St. John Arena (Bob Huggins led the winners with 23 points) 75th Tournament (1997) — Division I: Cleveland Heights 60, Zanesville 52 (first state title for Heights; Zanesville was top-ranked); Division II: Cleveland Benedictine 71, Akron Buchtel 68 (first state tourney appearance for Benedictine); Division III: Patrick Henry 63, Cleveland Villa-Angela/St. Joseph 61 (Kris Gerken 24 points, Todd Smith basket with 48.8 seconds broke 60-all tie); Division IV: Van Wert Lincolnview 76, Zanesville Bishop Rosecrans 60 (No. 1 team defeated No. 2 behind Frank Kill’s 23 points, 11 rebounds). — MORE —

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TOURNAMENT LOCATIONS: Listed below are the locations of the state tournaments: Year(s) Class/Div Location Class Location 1923-32 A & B Columbus Fairgrounds Coliseum 1933 A & B Ohio State University Gym 1934-41 A & B Columbus Fairgrounds Coliseum 1942 A Kent State University Gym B Wittenberg College Gym 1943 A Columbus Public Auditorium B Ohio State University Gym 1944 A Columbus Public Auditorium B Ohio State University Gym 1945 A University of Toledo Fieldhouse B Wittenberg College Gym 1946 A University of Toledo Fieldhouse B Wittenberg College Gym 1947-52 A & B Columbus Fairground Coliseum 1953 A & B Cincinnati Gardens 1954 A & B Cleveland Arena 1955 A & B Cincinnati Gardens 1956 A & B Cleveland Arena 1957-70 AA & A Ohio State University St. John Arena 1971-85 AAA, AA & A Ohio State University St. John Arena 1986-87 AAA, AA & A University of Dayton Arena 1988-98 I, II, III & IV Ohio State University St. John Arena 1999-04 I, II, III & IV Ohio State University Value City Arena at Jerome Schottenstein Center ALL-TIME CHAMPIONSHIPS: One-hundred thirty-nine schools have won 215 state championships since 1923. The number of titles won and the schools: (7 titles/1 school)—Middletown; (5 titles/1 school)— Columbus East; (4 title, 7 schools)—Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary, Cleveland Villa Angela-St. Joseph, Columbus Bishop Wehrle, Dayton Stivers, Hamilton, Portsmouth, St. Henry; (3 titles/10 schools)— Cincinnati Elder, Cleveland East Tech, Columbus Linden McKinley, Dayton Roth, Delphos St. John’s, Fort Loramie, Kettering Archbishop Alter, Newark, Orrville, Zanesville; (2 titles/25 schools)—Akron Central- Hower, Akron North, Arcanum, Bellpoint, Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller, Cleveland Benedictine, Columbus Bishop Ready, Dayton Chaminade, Dayton Jefferson Twp., Dayton Roosevelt, Defiance Ayersville, Dover, Dresden, Gnadenhutten Indian Valley South, Lexington, Lockland Wayne, Mansfield St. Peter’s, Maria Stein Marion Local, New Lebanon Dixie, Oberlin, St. Bernard Roger Bacon, Sandusky St. Mary Central Catholic, Springfield, Waterloo, West Salem Northwestern; (1 title/95 schools)—Akron Archbishop Hoban, Akron Ellet, Akron Manchester, Akron St. Mary’s, Akron West, Austintown-Fitch, Barberton, Bedford St. Peter Chanel, Bellevue, Bellville Clear Fork, Berlin Hiland, Campbell Memorial, Canal Fulton, Canton Lehman, Canton McKinley, Casstown Miami East, Castalia Margaretta, Cincinnati LaSalle, Cincinnati Lincoln Heights, Cincinnati Mariemont, Cincinnati Purcell Marian, Cincinnati St. Xavier, Cincinnati Woodward, Cleveland Cathedral Latin, Cleveland Heights, Cleveland St. Ignatius, Columbiana, Columbus Bexley, Columbus Brookhaven, Columbus South, Columbus St. Francis DeSales, Columbus Walnut Ridge, Dayton Belmont, Dayton Colonel White, Dayton Dunbar, Dayton Northridge, Eaton, Edgerton, Farmer, Findlay, Findlay Liberty-Benton, Fort Jennings, Fort Recovery, Girard, Glenford, Grand Rapids, Hamilton Badin, Hamilton Ross, Hamilton Taft, Haviland Wayne Trace, Hillsboro Marshall, Holgate, Jackson Center, Kalida, Kent State, Lakewood St. Edward, Lancaster St. Mary’s, Lawrenceville, Lorain, Lorain Clearview, Marion Pleasant, Martins Ferry, McGuffey Upper Scioto Valley, Middletown Bishop Fenwick, Miller City, Monroeville, Napoleon, New Carlisle, New Lexington St. Aloysius, New Philadelphia, North Canton, Ottawa-Glandorf, Patrick Henry, Plattsburg, Reading, Salem Local, Somerset, Sparta Highland, Springfield Catholic Central, Strasburg, Tipp City Bethel, Toledo Macomber-Whitney, Toledo Scott, Toledo St. Francis DeSales, Upper Arlington, Van Wert Lincolnview, Warrensville Heights, Warsaw River View, Westerville North, West Chester Lakota, Worthington Christian, Xenia Central, Yorkville, Youngstown Rayen, Youngstown Ursuline. MORE STATE TOURNAMENT NOTES: 501 different schools have participated in the OHSAA basketball tournaments in its 83 years, including three new qualifiers in 2005 . . . Canton McKinley has made the most state tournament appearances with 27. The school has one state title and eight runners-up . . . McKinley and Middletown hold the record for most state championship game appearances with nine each . . . Cleveland East Tech holds the record for most consecutive state tournament appearances and state championship game appearances with six (1958-63) . . . Columbus Wehrle (1988-90) and Dayton Stivers (1928-30) hold the record for most consecutive state championships with three, while Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary (2000-01), Bellpoint (1924-25), Cincinnati Elder (1973-74), Cleveland Benedictine (1997-98), Cleveland East Tech (1958-59), Cleveland Villa Angela-St. Joseph (1991-92 and 1994-95), Columbus Bishop Ready (1972-73), Columbus East (1968-69), Dresden (1963-64), Middletown (1946-47, 1952-53 and 1956-57), Orrville (1995-96), St. Henry (1990-91) and Waterloo (1934-35) have all won back-to-back state crowns . . . In the 1990s, Cleveland Villa Angela-St. Joseph won four state championships and Orrville three . . . There have been nine schools that have been state runners-up one year and come back to win the championship the next: Akron Central-Hower (1979-80), Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary (2002-03), Columbus Wehrle (1985-86), Gnadenhutten Indian Valley South (1975-76), Mansfield St. Peter’s (1977-78), Middletown (1945-46), Springfield Catholic Central (1995- 96), Van Wert Lincolnview (1996-97) and West Chester Lakota (1991-92) . . . Dayton Roth (1976, ‘81 and ‘82) is the only school that has made three state tournament appearances and won titles each year, while Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller (1999 and ‘03) and Dresden (1963 and ‘64) are the only schools that have made two state tournament appearances and won state titles both times.

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OHSAA WINTER SPORTS TOURNAMENTS -6-6-6 A QUICK LOOK AT THE 2005 BOYS BASKETBALL STATE SEMIFINALISTS DIVISION I State Appearances: 2005, 1988, 1985, Archbold (24-1) Mansfield Senior (24-1) 1980, 1977, 1976, 1975, 1967 Location: Archbold Location: Mansfield Hd. Coach: James Jones Nickname: Blue Streaks Nickname: Tygers School Rec.: 40-53 (4 yrs.) Boys Enrollment: 175 Boys Enrollment: 621 PPG: 72.0; OPP: 70.0 Final ‘05 Ranking: 7th Final ‘05 Ranking: 8th F Samuel Payne, 6-3, Sr., 20.0 ppg State Appearances: 2005, 2003, 1996, State Appearances: 2005 1999, 1985, 1950, F Shaun Gunnell, 6-2, Sr., 20.0 ppg 1979i 1924, 1923 1939, 1938, 1927 F James Davis Jr., 6-4, So., 9.0 ppg Head Coach: Doug Krauss Head Coach: Gregg Collins G Thomas Jones, 6-0, Sr., 2.0 ppg School Rec.: 320-146 (21 yrs.) School Rec.: 174-138 (8 yrs.) G Robert Graves, 6-2, So., 3.0 ppg PPG: 62.6; OPP: 44.1 PPG: 71.0; OPP: 55.0 F Brad Hurst, 6-1, Sr., 4.8 ppg F Jarmel Sutton, 6-1, Jr., 7.0 ppg Dunbar (22-4) F Gene Goering, 6-2, Fr., 4.8 ppg P Jon Avery, 6-5, Sr., 17.3 ppg Location: Dayton G Dan Borcherdt, 6-0, Sr., 23.0 ppg G Rashad Reed, 6-0, Jr., 12.5 ppg Nickname: Wolverines G David Borcherdt, 5-11, Jr., 9.7 ppg G Derick Boyd, 5-11, Sr., 9.0 ppg Boys Enrollment: 372 G Kirk Weldy, 6-4, Sr., 6.8 ppg G Martel Young, Sr., 5-11, 6.5 ppg Final ‘05 Ranking: 9th State Appearances: 2005, 1987, 1984, 1971 Head Coach: Peter Pullen DIVISION IV Canton McKinley (24-1) School Rec.: 22-4 (1 yr.) Lutheran East (20-5) Location: Canton Location: Cleveland Heights Nickname: Bulldogs PPG: 66.8; OPP: 57.8 F Mark Anderson, 6-6, Jr., 9.6 ppg Nickname: Falcons Boys Enrollment: 779 Boys Enrollment: 40 Final ‘05 Ranking: 1st C Aaron Pogue, 6-8, So., 14.5 ppg G Daequan Cook, 6-5, Jr., 21.8 ppg Final ‘05 Ranking: Not Ranked State Appearances: 27 overall, including State Appearances: 2005 1984, 1987, 1974, 1969, 1956, 1943, 1940, G Antoine Sain, 5-11, Jr., 8.2 ppg G Darran Powell, 5-9, Jr., 5.1 ppg Head Coach: Roger McClinton 1931, 1928 School Rec.: 20-25 (2 yrs.) Head Coach: Dave Hoover Upper Sandusky (25-0) PPG: 75.0; OPP: 60.0 School Rec.: 184-57 (10 yrs.) F Brandon Butler, 6-0, Sr., 8.0 ppg PPG: 69.4; OPP: 49.4 Location: Upper Sandusky Nickname: Rams C Larry Overton, 6-4, Sr., 4.0 ppg F Raymar Morgan, 6-7, Jr., 18.0 ppg G Sam Liggins, 5-8, Sr., 21.9 ppg F Ricky Jackson, 6-6, Jr., 13.1 ppg Boys Enrollment: 237 Final ‘05 Ranking: 1st G Jon Liggins, 5-8, Jr., 17.3 ppg F Todd Brown, 6-5, Jr., 9.0 ppg G Donnell Washington, 5-11, Sr., 16.5 ppg G Marcus Parker, 5-8, Jr., 7.8 ppg State Appearances: 2005 G Sean Weatherspoon, 6-3, Sr., 7.4 ppg Head Coach: Keith Diebler School Rec.: 25-0 (1 yr.) Minster (21-4) PPG: 89.6; OPP: 64.2 Location: Minster St. Xavier (20-5) W Greg Mitchell, 6-3, Sr., 15.5 ppg Nickname: Wildcats Location: Cincinnati Boys Enrollment: 114 Nickname: Bombers W Brock England, 6-0, Sr., 5.2 ppg P Jon Diebler, 6-6, So., 26.0 ppg Final ‘05 Ranking: 13th Boys Enrollment: 1,117 State Appearances: 2005, ı965, 1952 Final ‘05 Ranking: 13th G Miles Weaver, 6-7, Sr., 8.8 ppg G Jacob Diebler, 6-3, Sr., 18.2 ppg Head Coach: Mike Lee State Appearances: 2005, 2000, 1965 School Rec.: 20-5 (12 yrs.) Head Coach: Scott Martin PPG: 63.4; OPP: 51.2 School Rec.: 154.80 (10 yrs.) DIVISION III F Andy Beckman, 6-3, Jr., 8.4 ppg PPG: 62.5; OPP: 51.1 Loudonville (22-3) F Dane Sommer, 6-3, Sr., 15.2 ppg F Greg Sweeney, 6-7, Sr., 6.1 ppg Location: Loudonville C Justin Spillers, 6-5, Sr., 8.9 ppg F Robby Schoenhoft, 6-6, Sr., 6.5 ppg Nickname: Redbirds G Jake Luttmer, 5-11, Jr., 7.5 ppg G Maurice Scales, 6-1, Sr., 5.2 ppg Boys Enrollment: 173 G Zac Boeke, 5-9, So., 9.3 ppg G Johnny Wolf, 6-3, Sr., 22.7 ppg Final ‘05 Ranking: 11th G David Godeon, 6-3, Jr., 10.6 ppg State Appearances: 2005, 2004, 1941 Continental (22-3) Head Coach: Mark Schlabach Location: Continental Archbishop Moeller (22-3) School Rec.: 105-17 (5 yrs.) Nickname: Pirates Location: Cincinnati PPG: 64.5; OPP: 47.2 Boys Enrollment: 98 Nickname: Fighting Crusaders F Geoff Reeder, 6-7, Sr., 8.7 ppg Final ‘05 Ranking: 11th Boys Enrollment: 740 P Kyle Gillette, 6-8, Sr., 15.9 ppg State Appearances: 2005, 1977, 1972 Final ‘05 Ranking: 6th G Matt Rooks, 6-0, Sr., 6.9 ppg Head Coach: Kevin Homier State Appearances: 2005, 2003, 1999 G Trevor, Scott, 6-2, Sr., 18.3 ppg School Rec.: 77-37 (5 yrs.) Head Coach: Carl Kremer G James Coey, 5-10, Sr., 2.8 ppg PPG: 61.0; OPP: 44.0 School Rec.: 257-108 (15 yrs.) F Ben Miller, 5-9, So., 4.0 ppg PPG: 63.5; OPP: 46.9 North College Hill (25-1) C Nick Wilson, 6-4, Sr., 14.0 ppg F Ryan Childress, 6-8, Sr., 16.4 ppg Location: Cincinnati G Kurtis Brown, 6-1, Sr., 19.5 ppg F Tyler Diekers, 6-8, Sr., 12.7 ppg Nickname: Trojans G Nathan Schmidt, 5-10, So., 7.5 ppg G Troy Tabler, 6-3, So., 9.3 ppg Boys Enrollment: 192 G Scott Keck, 6-0, So., 8.5 ppg G Pat Watt, 5-10, Sr., 9.1 ppg Final ‘05 Ranking: 1st G Michael Bennett, 6-1, Jr., 3.2 ppg State Appearances: 2005, 1989 Africentric Secondary (25-1) Head Coach: Jamie Mahaffey Location: Columbus DIVISION II School Rec.: 44-20 (3 yrs.) Nickname: Nubians Triway (22-3) PPG: 84.5; OPP: 48.6 Boys Enrollment: 49 Location: Wooster F Bill Walker, 6-6, So., 20.8 ppg Final ‘05 Ranking: 1st Nickname: Titans C Keenan Ellis, 6-11, So., 14.0 ppg State Appearances: 2005 Boys Enrollment: 259 G Damon Butler, 6-0, Fr., 6.0 ppg Head Coach: Mike Thornton Final ‘05 Ranking: 14th G Darion Goins, 6-3, Sr., 8.0 ppg School Rec.: 36-15 (2 yrs.) State Appearances: 2005, 1991, 1988 G O. J. Mayo, 6-5, So., 27.4 ppg PPG: 73.4; OPP: 56.3 Hd. Coach: Keith Snoddy F Donald Suel, 6-3, Sr., 22.7 ppg School Rec.: 54-18 (3 yrs.) Ironton (25-0) F Laguawn Perry, 6-3, Sr., 15.1 ppg PPG: 71.4; OPP: 58.3 Location: Ironton F Travante Leftenant, 6-7, Sr., 7.8 ppg P Ryan Witmer, 6-3, Sr., 14.0 ppg Nickname: Fighting Tigers G Lance Sullivan, 6-1, Sr., 14.4 ppg F Linc Rottman, 6-2, Jr., 15.4 ppg Boys Enrollment: 212 G Marquise Hamler, 6-1, Sr., 4.6 ppg G Jamie Breneman, 6-1, Jr., 16.9 ppg Final ‘05 Ranking: 2nd G Jeff McCartney, 5-11, Jr., 9.6 ppg State Appearances: 2005, 1994 G Darius Wallace, 5-10, Sr., 8.4 ppg Head Coach: Roger Zornes School Rec.: 65-8 (3 yrs.) Linden McKinley (11-14) PPG: 66.3; OPP: 45.7 Location: Columbus F Joe Zornes, 6-2, Sr., 10.1 ppg Nickname: Panthers F Marcus, Williams, 6-0, Sr., 5.5 ppg Boys Enrollment: 331 C Cliffton Howard, 6-5, Sr., 10.2 ppg Final ‘05 Ranking: Not Ranked G Brigham Waginger, 6-2 Jr., 15.8 ppg G Dennis Gagai, 6-3, Jr., 17.5 ppg

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OHSAA WINTER SPORTS TOURNAMENTS -7-7-7 GIRLS BASKETBALL STATE TOURNAMENTS REVIEW: 30th Annual State Tournaments, March 10, 11 and 12, St. John Arena, The Ohio State University, Columbus. Division I: Second-ranked Dayton Chaminade-Julienne (25-2) held a 37-36 lead over top-ranked and defending champ Cincinnati Mt. Notre Dame (25-3) with 5:22 remaining but then outscored the Cougars 12- 2 the rest of the way and went on to capture the state title, 49-38. The opposite scenario occurred just one year earlier when No. 2 Mt. Notre Dame stopped top-ranked C-J, 59-44. It was the third state title overall and first in Division I for the Eagles, who won Division II championships in 1999 and 2003. Senior center Aisha Jefferson and senior guard Lindsey Goldsberry each had 10 points for the winners, who forced 21 Mt. Notre Dame turnovers. Senior center Michelle Jones had 10 points to lead the Cougars, who finished second for the first time. In the semifinals, Chaminade-Julienne overcame 27 percent field goal shooting by forcing 33 Sylvania Northview turnovers in its 43-31 win. Senior guard Maria Getty, Ohio’s Ms. Basketball, had 16 points and Jefferson added 11 points and 11 rebounds for the Eagles. Mt. Notre Dame went on a 12-0 run late in the third quarter and early in the fourth to push a 34-29 advantage to 46-29 on its way to a 49-37 win over Boardman. Four players reached double figures for the Cougars, with Jones scoring 14 points and grabbing a division tournament-record 19 rebounds and junior guard Lee Stephens also netting 14 points. Division II: Senior guard Kathleen Gladstone hit a three-point field goal with 1:48 to play to break a 40-all tie, and No. 10 Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit (25-3) hung on to defeat No. 5 Columbus Eastmoor Academy (25-3), 43-40. Walsh had built a 14-point second-quarter lead and was up by 10 in the third before Eastmoor rallied. It was the first state championship for Walsh, which was led by sophomore forward Johnna Zaccari’s 13 points and 10 rebounds. Eastmoor, in the state tournament for the first time, was led by junior guard Cherise Daniel’s 12 points and sophomore center Ayana Dunning’s 11 points and 13 rebounds. Eastmoor was held to 26 percent field goal shooting. In the semifinals, Walsh held Mentor Lake Catholic to seven first-half points — including an all-division state tournament record-low one point in the second stanza — en route to a 53-33 win. Junior forward Caitlin Sureck had 12 points to lead the Warriors, who forced 30 turnovers and held Lake Catholic to 26 percent shooting. Eastmoor outscored Dresden Tri-Valley 19-o in the final 6:44 of the third quarter and went on to post a 59-48 win. Dunning had 22 points and 12 rebounds for the Warriors and junior forward Teresa Scott added 18 points. Senior guard Tricia Smith led Tri-Valley with 18. Division III: Sixth-ranked South Euclid Regina (25-3) won its fifth state championship in six years when it defeated No. 7 Patrick Henry in the finals, 70-45. Junior guard Carla Jacobs had 23 points and freshman guard Shay Selby 20 for the Royals, who shot 51 percent from the field and held a 49-28 rebounding advantage. Regina set a divisional championship game record when it scored 27 first-quarter points. Junior guard Danielle Collins had 11 points and senior guard Amanda Coressel 10 for Patrick Henry, which reached the state title game for the first time. Regina set a state tournament record for margin of victory (all games, all divisions) when it defeated Ironton in the semifinals, 72-26. Jacobs led the scoring with 22 points. Ironton’s points set a Division III low for scoring in a semifinal or final, and the Tigers shot 24 percent from the field. Jenna Inselmann hit a three- point goal with 11 seconds left to put Patrick Henry up 39-38, and the Patriots went on to defeat Waynesville in the semifinals, 41-38. Patrick Henry held a 50-35 rebounding advantage, converted 21-of-24 free throws and forced 29 turnovers to overcome its 16 percent field goal shooting. Regina’s 25-point win in the finals and 46-point victory in the semifinals set a state tournament record for all divisions for combined two-game victory margin. Division IV: Top-ranked Berlin Hiland (28-0) outscored No. 6 Ottoville (23-4) 10-2 in overtime and captured its second state championship, 55-47. Junior guard Lindsay Stuckey had 18 points and senior guard Launa Hochstetler 16 for the Hawks, who won their other title in 2000. Senior forward Megan Kleman and junior center Stacey Wannemacher each had 12 points for Ottoville. The Big Green reached the title game for the first time. Hiland overcame 36 percent field goal shooting by forcing 26 turnovers. In the semifinals, Hiland overcame 30 percent field goal shooting and held Mansfield St. Peter’s to 10 second-half points as it captured a 50-31 win. Hochstetler was the game’s only double figure scorer with 14 points. Ottoville outscored Xenia Christian 16-8 in the fourth quarter to carry it to a 48-41 win behind Wannemacher‘s 22 points and 12 rebounds. Xenia Christian senior center Megan Frazee was held to six points below her average but topped all scorers with 26. BOX SCORES AVAILABLE ON WEB SITE: State tournament box scores are posted on the OHSAA web site (www.ohsaa.org). Once you access the web site (www.ohsaa.org), go to “Sports & Tournaments” followed by “ Basketball-Girls.”

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