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Trotwood-Madison 55, Toledo Central Catholic 53 (OT) Double daggers from Darius Dennis and Je'Carious Reaves propel the Rams back to the Division III State Championship Game! Check out @lukeharringt0n 's recap of this regional semi-final instant classic from UD Arena. ⤵️ open.substack.com/pub/270hoops/p… @TrotwoodSports

15 minutes until tip off of our second DIII semifinal between Steubenville and Hoban. It’ll be hard to top the drama of game one, but both of these teams have big-time playmakers that light up the scoreboard. Game thread 🪡 @270Hoops @BigRedPrincipal @hoban

15 minutes till tip between Toledo Central Catholic and Trotwood Madison. Good matchup between two elite point guards: Manny Johnson (Eastern Michigan commit) for the Irish, and Je’Carious Reeves for the Rams. Game thread 🪡 @270Hoops @ToledoCCHS_MBB

Columbus Academy 62, Margaretta 59 (2OT) "TWO MORE!" Jason Singleton vs. Julian Washington lives up to the hype as the Vikings edge the Polar Bears and head to their second straight Final Four! Enjoy @lukeharringt0n 's recap of this double-overtime shootout! ⤵️ open.substack.com/pub/270hoops/p… @J_sing2026 @ColumbusAcademy

6 minutes till tip off between Columbus Academy and Margaretta, where the winner will complete the DV final four. The Polar Bears always seem to bring the crowd, as this gym is littered with lime green despite the two hour drive. Game thread here 🪡 @PolarBearHoops @AcademyVikings @270Hoops

UPSET OF THE TOURNEY?! Pick Central STUNS Lakota West | #14 team in nation GOES DOWN!!! @PCTigersHoops youtube.com/watch?v=e62xaj…

D1 Regional Finals: Hilliard Bradley, Pickerington Central Advance @jagsbballnation defeats Newark while the Tigers upset top ranked Lakota West My recap on an impressive day for Central Ohio hoops ⬇️ bit.ly/4sQDsTj

Ben Mirgon, Kypton Norris & Hilliard Bradley are REGIONAL CHAMPS for 1st time EVER! Jags state run! youtube.com/watch?v=HXSjDk…

FINAL Pickerington Central 69 Lakota West 60 The Tigers SHOCK Ohio and upset the top ranked Firebirds! They'll return to Dayton for the first time since 2023 Seven players scored, but Aaven Snyder is your MVP with 20 points

Halftime Pickerington Central 30 Lakota West 27 Tigers are playing INCREDIBLY HARD. Diving for loose balls, crashing the boards, pushing the pace. Love the fight I'm seeing from them Aaven Snyder is playing one heck of a game and leads all scorers with 10 points

Our third and final game of the day is between top ranked Lakota West and Pickerington Central Tigers are definitely considered the underdogs here, but have been playing their best hoops as of late Tip in about 15 minutes Game thread below⬇️

FINAL Hilliard Bradley 57 Newark 46 For the first time in school history, the Jags are going to the state tournament! An incredible year-over-year turnaround for a team that only has one senior Kypton Norris was huge with 25 points and 7 boards

Halftime Hilliard Bradley 24 Newark 18 Wildcats were in a better rhythm offensively that period. They are also playing suffocating pressure defense, but the Jags still found opportunities to get a shot off from deep All 9 of their points that period were beyond the arc

Next up: A highly anticipated D1 regional title between #1 Hilliard Bradley vs #2 Newark The Jags won the regular season battle on a buzzer beater and looking for their first state tourney appearance Wildcats are looking to return for the first time since '08 Game thread⬇️

BACK TO DAYTON: Westerville North defeats New Albany Eagles gave the Warriors a fight, but the Warriors won the D2 regional title with toughness My recap on their tight, but gritty victory ⬇️ bit.ly/47KD7Jv

Westerville North holds off New Albany for BACK-TO-BACK regional titles | North returning to Dayton! @WNWarriorHoops youtube.com/watch?v=Aw1mUl…

FINAL Westerville North 58 New Albany 50 The Warriors are headed BACK TO DAYTON! Eagles gave them one heck of a test, but Warriors stayed composed and delivered at the foul line Elijah McCree led all scorers with 23 points plus four assists Mattucci with 15 for New Albany

Halftime Westerville North 30 New Albany 24 A 7-1 Eagles run to close the half helped narrow a crucial gap to keep this tight Tony Cornett leads all scorers with 11 points plus 6 boards Marco Mattucci has all 6 of his points from the foul line

About 20 minutes away from tip for the D2 Regional Championship between #1 Westerville North and #3 New Albany Warriors are looking to repeat as champs, while the Eagles are aiming for their first ever state tourney appearance Game thread ⬇️

I’ll be covering these games too as we’ll find out who punches their ticket to Dayton