District Recap: Trotwood, Wayne cruise; Springfield holds off Elder; Dunbar, C-J, Fairmont fall; Stars of District; Regional Matchups; Kicks of the Week

Here's a recap of the District Championship Games that was held across the Miami Valley;
The top headlines:

Wayne Star Forward L'Christian "Blue" Smith drops 1 of his game high 23 pts in a District win over Cincinnati Oak Hills

(1) Trotwood stops C-J 78-60

The Rams jumped out to an early lead en route to another District win.

All-State G-F Amari Davis slams it home on C-J in District win at UD Arena as Rams defeated Eagles 78-60.

 The Rams was never really tested by the Eagles, who couldn't really get the deficit under single digits. The Rams now face Columbus South who are 22-4 and have a very good team coming into Trent Arena Thursday.

(2) Wayne stars show out in win vs Oak Hills
The Wayne train got rolling early due to star football player and big man L'Christian "Blue" Smith, and then Darius Quisenberry continued the push as Wayne jumped out to a 30 - 11 halftime lead in a stifling defensive showing to defeat Oak Hills 68-54.
Smith led all scorers with 23 & 9 along with Quisenberry 19 led the way.
Wayne will face Steve Wright led Princeton Wednesday night (8pm).

(3) Moller shows mettle in 2nd half against Fairmont
While Fairmont played Moeller to a tilt in the first half,  the second half the Cincy power showed why they are a favorite to get back to the state with a dominating performance and a 65-50 win over Fairmont.
 The game was 23-20 at half when Moeller came out in the third and dictated the tempo and got on track offensively.
Moeller will face Springfield on Wednesday night.

(4) Springfield claws to District Title behind Wallace
Springfield G Mike Wallace came through in the clutch for the cats as he has often does, despite not getting the headlines.

 Wallace hit a couple of key baskets and got a couple of key steals to clinch the game against Cincinnati Elder. Elder had two opportunities to pull even or take the lead, however they were not able to capitalize sending the Cats back to the Regionals for the third time in 4 years.

Coach Carson knows that this could be as good as time as any for the Cats to make it happen, but they will have to exercise their demons as Moeller defeated them in Springfield earlier in the season. Can they find it within themselves to seek revenge and get a huge victory in the Regionals?

(5) Dunbar falls to Woodward

The Dunbar Wolverines crazy season came to a surprising end on Saturday as Woodward knocked off the Wolverines 68 - 60.
  Dunbar had defeated Woodward early in the season on Woodward's home court, in convincing fashion (84-73) nonetheless.

   However in this District Final game at Hamilton HS, Woodward came out firing, got a huge double-double performance from one of its key players, and had the lead for most of the game as Dunbar played catch-up for most of the night.

The season ends for the Wolverines, in one of the wilder seasons in recent history for the organization. Despite the great coaching done by the staff, the heat is on because of the fight earlier in the season, as the Lawsuit against OHSAA begins to heat up.



Top Players (District)

Amari Davis - G-F - (Trotwood)  Davis dropped 22 on the Eagles on 9-10 shooting as Chaminade had no answer for the All-State Swingman. Junior stock is rapidly rising to Top 10 All Ohio Status.

Mike Wallace garners our #KicksOfTheWeek with this dope look; feeling this or nah?

Mike Wallace G - (Springfield)  Wallace led the cats with 13 but it was his key plays down the stretch (3 steals) which guided Springfield back to the regional for the third time in 4 years. Stock is also rising.

L'Christian "Blue" Smith  F-C - (Wayne) "Blue"  dominated from the start, dropping two 3s to start the onslaught and leading the Warriors (23pts, 9reb) offensively.
 Smith also showed he's fully capable of being a top Division 1 Prospect on the hoop circuit as well.
 2 sport star at Ohio State?
Hmmm

Myles Belyeu - G-F (Trotwood)
Belyeu was rock solid once again accounting for a double double (16pts, 10 rebs)  to knock off CJ. Belyeu has been ultra consistent this season.

Darius Quiesnberry  G - (Wayne) Quisenberry put on a show against Oak Hills, showing why he was the gwoc player of the year. He scored 19 in the game and imposed his will throughout.
The Youngstown State commit has been clutch for the Wayne Train all season.

Trevon Ellis  G - (Stivers)
Ellis showed out for the Tigers with 19pts and 7 boards and kept Stivers in the contest, almost leading to a win over the top team in D-3 (Deer Park). Ellis should be ready for Player of the year type season next year. Standing at 6'3 with the ability to play both guard spots makes a intriguing D-1 prospect.


Nick Deifel - Oak Hills
Deifel got hot in 2nd half, dropping 21 total Ina losing effort

Zach Harp - Elder
Harp kept the Panthers within winning distance the entire 2nd half, scoring 20 points on 6-14 shooting

Darweshi Hunter - Princeton
Hunter willed his squad to a victory with a 25 point, 7 reb, 3 steal game which he went 14-14 from the line, as they defeated Lakota East 53-51. Hunter played the star role after All-Ohio F Darius Bazeley had to sit out game due to fight earlier in the tournament.



Tonight's Regional Semifinal Games 
@Cintas Center 

Springfield   vs Moeller  (6:15 pm)
Will Springfield be able to exact revenge on a Moeller team who handily beat them at their own home earlier in the season? Or will Moeller show why they are the favorites to win the Region?


Wayne   vs  Princeton  (8pm)
Can the Wayne Train take advantage of Princeton not having their best player in Darius Bazeley on the floor tonight?
 We know they'll be ready, guided by former Colonel White Cougar Steven Wright, but can they handle the top team in  the OHSAA D1 rankings in the state?