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Wow! Marcus Johnson goes back-to-back for Mr. Basketball!

Very interested to see the Mr. Basketball voting results today. In football, Grady Kinsey edged out Brayden DeVito, 107-96. I’d bet the basketball results will end up closer. To me, there’s 4 guys with a legit chance of winning the award.

@MartinRPI Missed one - Zach Halligan for the Akron Zips. From Green, OH, graduated from Walsh HS in Cuyahoga Falls, OH

39 Ohio guys in the NCAA Tournament this year!

@BrettLawrence @TownCenter2 @hornets_malvern It's up there in the tweet lol. 2012 D4 POY & State Runner-Up for Jackson Center.

@MartinRPI @TownCenter2 @hornets_malvern Is Perkins’ Hoying a St. Henry Hoying? Related to Bobby & Tommy?

Here’s how many career boys basketball coaching wins the 28 Final Four coaches have—6,601 combined wins! —Dennis Tucci of @hornets_malvern got his 600th win in the Regional Final last week, good for 22nd All-Time. If you include his 57 wins for the Parkersburg Catholic (WV) girls program in the 80’s, he’s at 657! —Mark Schlabach of @HilandAthletics has the Most Wins per Season of any coach in OHSAA History with at least 500 wins (22.1). —Aaron Elwer of @DSJBasketball got his 250th win vs. Kalida last season. If DSJ wins the State Title, it’ll be his 300th win—and it could come against Kalida again. —Brett Norris of @jagsbballnation began his head coaching career at Delphos St. John’s, racking up 177 wins for the Blue Jays from 1996-2005. —Josh Hose of Massillon also has 109 wins when he coached the Tuslaw girls program prior to taking over for the Tigers. —There’s 2 first-year head coaches. Andy Hoying of @PerkinsBasketb1 & Cole Smith of @WestMSports. Hoying was 2012 D4 Player of the Year and State Runner-Up at Jackson Center.

My favorite story from this year's group - Devin Haid at USF. A 2017 graduate of Wooster High School (@Wooster_BBall), Haid didn't get an opportunity to play college hoops until 2022. He was stocking shelves at WalMart when he enrolled at Cuyahoga CC that fall. 4 years and teams later, and 9 years after graduating high school, he's playing in March Madness.

@EricLessig If people want to be able to watch all 21 games in 3.5 days, how would you do it? Rather have 9pm than 9am games? Pick your poison. As @BabeKwas said last year, his squad would’ve been in a 9am game. You don’t think teams making it to State wouldn’t say any time, any place?

Tweeted this out a year ago, and this would 100% be a better option! No overlapping games. This is what this year’s schedule would look like.

@SmittyNDIrish_1 @MartinRPI Kinda stinks man. I want to watch Lima Senior play but if Columbus Academy wins their semifinal I can’t see both games at the same time

@Bc1981Ebby There’s 2 games at UD Thursday

@MartinRPI I am thinking UD wants Thursday off to transition from 1st Four games on Tuesday and Wednesday night.

Here’s the full State Tournament schedule for this weekend. Going to have to make some tough choices unfortunately!

Your D7 FINAL FOUR! Fri, 3/20 @ 12pm — Wright State #42 Malvern v. #1 Delphos St. John’s Fri, 3/20 @ 2pm — Wright State #31 Kalida v. #22 Hillsdale

Your D5 FINAL FOUR! Fri, 3/20 @ 10:45am — UD Arena #6 Columbus Academy v. #24 West Muskingum Fri, 3/20 @ 12:45pm — UD Arena #33 Summit Country Day v. #1 Lutheran East

Your D1 FINAL FOUR! Sat, 3/21 @ 5:30pm — Wright State #3 Princeton v. #6 Lakewood St. Ed’s Sat, 3/21 @ 7:30pm — Wright State #2 Hilliard Bradley v. #23 Pickerington Central

Your D6 FINAL FOUR! Fri, 3/20 @ 6pm — Wright State #3. Berlin Hiland v. #4 Kirtland Fri, 3/20 @ 8pm — Wright State #1 Marion Local v. #8 Lincolnview

Final: Marion Local beats Tri-Village 57-43. It took a team, but the Flyers are regional champs. Kale Ahrens had 17 to lead the Flyers. @TheDS_sports