OHSSA Boys State Basketball Tournament

2019OHSSAB

97^th Annual OHSSA (Ohio) State Basketball Tournament (Boys)

Division I, II, III, & IV

Jerome Schottenstein Center

Ohio State University

Columbus, OH

March 21-23, 2019

Thursday March 21^st

Canal Winchester Harvest Prep	48	Cincinnati Purcell Marian	41	Division III	Semifinal
Cleveland Heights Lutheran East	58	Oregon Cardinal Stritch Catholic	53	Division III	Semifinal
Columbus South	77	Thornville Sheridan	55	Division II	Semifinal
Trotwood-Madison	102	Akron Buchtel	72	Division II	Semifinal

Friday March 22^nd

Berlin Hiland	57	St. Henry	50	Division IV	Semifinal
Convoy Crestview	59	Richmond Heights	49	Division IV	Semifinal
Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller	72	Lakewood St. Edward	52	Division I	Semifinal
Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary	58	Powell Olentangy Liberty	49	Division I	Semifinal

Saturday March 23^rd

Lutheran East (20-8) vs. Harvest Prep (27-2) Division III (Championship)

Lutheran East coach Anthony Jones started the following lineup: 6-6 Jr. Nehemiah Benson, 6-4 So. E.J. Farmer, 6-7 Jr. Jay Billingsley, 5-8 Jr. T.J. Blevins, and 5-11 So. Collin Albert. Harvest Prep coach David Dennis countered with 6-5 Sr. Elijah Glenn, 6-4 Sr. Soul Hines, 6-5 Sr. Andrew Tate, 6-0 Jr. Christopher Anthony, and 6-2 Sr. Brandon Beavers.

Harvest Prep raced out to a 16-8 first quarter lead on their way to a 55-42 victory over Lutheran East. Harvest Prep shot 52.9% from the field including seven of 17 from the three point line. The Warriors connected on 12 of 16 free throws, pulled down 27 rebounds, and scored seven points off 11 Lutheran East turnovers. Lutheran East shot 31.7% from the field including two of 26 from beyond the arc. The Falcons connected on two of seven free throws, pulled down 35 rebounds, and scored nine points off 16 Harvest Prep turnovers.

Christopher Anthony led Harvest Prep with 21 points including two three point baskets, nine of 12 free throws, five rebounds, two assists, and two steals. Elijah Glenn added 14 points including two three point baskets and five rebounds. Soul Hines recorded 13 points including three three point baskets.

Nehemiah Benson led Lutheran East with 13 points and nine rebounds. E.J. Farmer added eight points. Jay Billingsley recorded six points, seven rebounds, and four steals.

Lutheran East	8	15	9	10	42
Harvest Prep	16	17	10	12	55

Lutheran East (42) – Benson 13, Farmer 8, Billingsley 6, Blevins 2, Albert 2, Hughes 2, Hamilton 3, Knott 6.

Harvest Prep (55) – Glenn 14, Hines 13, Tate 0, Anthony 21, Beavers 5, Robertson 2.

Trotwood-Madison (27-2) vs. Columbus South (28-1) Division II (Championship)

Trotwood-Madison coach Rocky Rockford started the following lineup: 6-4 Sr. Amari Davis, 6-3 Jr. Carl Blanton, 6-7 Sr. Justin Stephens, 6-2 Jr. Sammy Anderson, and 6-2 Sr. Malachi Matthews. Columbus South coach Ramon Spears countered with 6-2 Jr. Ta’Quan Simington, 6-3 Jr. Marcus Johnson, 6-5 Jr. Samual Barton, 6-0 Sr. Treohn Watkins, and 6-2 Sr. Alvin Byrd.

Trotwood-Madison trailed Columbus South by 11 points in the third quarter but rallied to earn a 77-73 victory over the Bulldogs. The score was tied six times and there were six lead changes in the game. Trotwood-Madison shot 44.8% from the field including three of 10 from the three point line. The Rams connected on 14 of 21 free throws, pulled down 44 rebounds, and scored 17 points off 17 Columbus South turnovers. Columbus South shot 48.5% from the field including two of 13 from beyond the arc. The Bulldogs connected on seven of 14 free throws, pulled down 35 rebounds, and scored 22 points off 19 Trotwood-Madison turnovers.

Amari Davis led Trotwood-Madison with 24 points including two three point baskets, six rebounds, two assists, and four steals. Sammy Anderson added 20 points, eight rebounds, and four assists. Carl Blanton recorded 17 points including five of five free throws, seven rebounds, and four assists. Justin Stephens added five points and 11 rebounds.

5-11 Jr. Trevell Adams led Columbus South with 16 points, seven rebounds, and three blocked shots. Samual Barton added 16 points, seven rebounds, and four assists. Marcus Johnson recorded 14 points, six rebounds, and three steals. Alvin Byrd chipped in with 13 points. Ta’Quan Simington recorded six points, six rebounds, five assists, and two steals.

Trotwood-Madison	22	13	19	23	77
Columbus South	21	19	20	13	73

Trotwood-Madison (77) – Davis 24, Blanton 17, Stephens 5, Anderson 20, Matthews 5, Huguely 6.

Columbus South (73) – Simington 6, Johnson 14, Barton 16, Watkins 8, Byrd 13, Adams 16.

Convoy Crestview ((27-1) vs. Berlin Hiland (28-1) Division IV (Championship)

Convoy Crestview coach Jeremy Best started the following lineup: 6-9 So. Kalen Etzler, 6-3 Sr. Wade Sheets, 6-7 Sr. Javin Etzler, 5-10 Sr. Drew Kline, and 5-10 Sr. Derick Dealey. Berlin Hiland coach Mark Schlabach countered with 6-1 Sr. Kendall Hochstetler, 6-1 So. Hunter Sommers, 6-3 Jr. Sam Haberger, 5-10 Sr. Kody Miller, and 5-10 Sr. Andy Miller.

Convoy Crestview defeated Berlin Hiland by a score of 58-38. Convoy Crestview shot 58.3% from the field including four of nine from the three point line. The Knights connected on 12 of 15 free throws, pulled down 31 rebounds, and scored six points off six Berlin Hiland turnovers. Berlin Hiland shot 37.5% from the field including four of 14 from beyond the arc. The Hawks connected on four of nine free throws, pulled down 14 rebounds, and scored four points off nine Convoy Crestview turnovers.

Wade Sheets led Convoy Crestview with 21 points including six of seven free throws and eight rebounds. Sheets was seven of nine from the field including one of one from beyond the arc. Kalen Etzler added 14 points and six rebounds. Derick Dealey recorded 11 points including five of six free throws. Javin Etzler added 10 points and 11 rebounds.

Andy Miller led Berlin Hiland with 13 points. Sam Haberger added 12 points and five rebounds. Hunter Sommers recorded seven points.

Convoy Crestview	15	14	18	11	58
Berlin Hiland	9	10	10	9	38

Convoy Crestview (58) – K. Etzler 14, Sheets 21, J. Etzler 10, Kline 2, Dealey 11.

Berlin Hiland (38) – Hochstetler 3, Sommers 7, Haberger 12, K. Miller 0, A. Miller 13, Raber 3.

Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary (24-3) vs. Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller (28-0) Division I (Championship)

Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary coach Chase Petersen started the following lineup: 6-6 So. Malaki Branham, 6-3 Sr. Lunden McDay, 6-6 Sr. Keyshawn Jones, 6-0 Sr. Chris Painter, and 6-3 So. Seth Wilson. Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller coach Carl Kremer countered with 6-5 Sr. Alec Pfriem, 6-4 Sr. Michael Shipp, 6-9 So. Duncomb Logan, 6-2 Sr. Miles McBride, and 6-4 Jr. Maxwell Land.

Archbishop Moeller pulled away in the final quarter to defeat Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary by a score of 52-44. Archbishop Moeller shot 43% from the field including four of 10 from the three point line. They connected on eight of 13 free throws, pulled down 34 rebounds, and scored 14 points off nine Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary turnovers. Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary shot 35% from the field including four of 17 from beyond the arc. They connected on six of eight free throws, pulled down 30 rebounds, and scored five points off eight Archbishop Moeller turnovers.

Alec Pfriem led Archbishop Moeller with 19 points including four of five free throws, eight rebounds, and three assists. Miles McBride added 16 points, six rebounds, and three assists. Michael Shipp recorded nine points and four rebounds.

Seth Wilson led Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary with 19 points including three three point baskets and three rebounds. Lunden McDay added nine points, six rebounds, three assists, and two steals. Chris Painter recorded six points and four rebounds.

Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary	11	6	13	14	44
Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller	8	9	14	21	52

Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary (44) – Branham 4, McDay 9, Jones 2, Painter 4, Wilson 19, Cone 2, Johnson 4.

Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller (52) – Pfriem 19, Shipp 9, Logan 0, McBride 16, Land 2, Williams 6.

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