BILLY JEFFERSON

Cats win 7 - 6

Bottom of 6th Newark scores 1 but give up 3 runs with two out Still up 7-6.

End of 5 Newark 5 Lancaster 2

Cats get 2 more in the 4th. Up 5-2

Bottom of 3 Newark 3 Lancaster 2.

#nahss #eghss Lancaster baseball (10-2, 6-0) hosting Newark (10-1, 7-0) in showdown for 1st place in OCC-Buckeye. Bodie Smith triples home Brody Randall as Wildcats jump up 1-0 in 1st and have won 10 straight.

#nahss #eghss Newark at Lancaster baseball suspended due to weather and will resume tomorrow at 5:15. Gales lead 2-1 with 1 out in bottom of 2nd.

In my paternity leave absence, my Northland Special Olympics team defeated West today 46-41 to win back-to-back district titles We finished 6-0 this year and were 5-0 last year when I started coaching Best part is we only have two seniors 📈📈📈

#nahss Hilliard Bradley (24-2) limits Newark to just 10 of 44 shooting for 23% and advances to 1st Division I state tournament with impressive 57-46 win. Jake Quackenbush 19, Ty Gilbert 11 for Wildcats, who end great 23-3 season.

Final score, Division I regional final: Hilliard Bradley 57, Newark 46. Jaguars march to their first final four. Will face the Lakota West-Pickerington Central winner at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Wright State.

Final Newark 46 Bradley 57

#nahss Newark cut lead to 28-26, but Bradley answers again and leads 37-30 going to 4th. Wildcats only 2 of 10 from floor in 3rd and 6 of 30 for game but 16 of 17 from line.

End of 3 Newark 30 Bradley 37

End of Newark 30 Bradley 37

At Half: Hilliard Bradley 24, Newark 18 Newark with a 5-0 surge to end the half to bring it to a two possession game The guard duo of Kypton Norris and Ben Mirgon has been outstanding for Bradley

#nahss Newark misses 3 at buzzer and just 4 of 20 from the field as Hilliard Bradley playing shutdown defense and leads 24-18 at half. Jaguars hit 6 3-pointers and held Ty Gilbert without a field goal.

#nahss Newark misses its 1st 5 shots, commits 4 turnovers and Bradley bolts ahead 10-0 with 2:58 left in 1st.

Halftime Newark 18 Bradley 24. We are starting to make things happen. Down by only six after that start is a good thing.

#nahss Newark 7 of 8 from line but 0 of 8 from floor as Bradley leads 15-7 after 1st. Jaguars made a trio of 3-pointers.

End of 1 Newark 7 Bradley 15.