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| 2 sport Star Blue Smith lines up a 3 late in the game vs Princeton in the Regional Semifinal |
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Moeller powers past Cats as Springfield struggles early
The Springfield Wildcats knew they would have to be on point offensively to have a shot against Moeller, a team who will play ball control despite the great talent that is boasted.
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| Top Junior Raheim Moss drops 2 on Moeller |
Springfield got off to a bad start, and it was all she wrote as the Cats fell to Moeller 65-44.
Wright State commit Jeremiah Davenport dropped 20 to lead the Crusaders on the night.
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| Jeremiah Davenport goes for 2 of his game high 20 points as the Cusaders stop Springfield |
Wayne stops Princeton as Blue delivers late
The Wayne Train stopped the All-Cincy final that was hoped for, as the Warriors used a big 4th quarter to defeat Princeton 65-58.
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| Youngstown State commit Darius Quisenberry makes move against Princeton in the D-1 Regional Semifinals |
Blue Smith, the superstar Forward, hit 2 huge 3's en route to taking the lead and not looking back after trailing heading into the 4th quarter.
Wayne now faces Moeller in the Regional Finals at 7:30 tonight, with the winner heading to Columbus and as the favorite for a State title.
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| Trotwood Star Amari Davis goes up for 2 against Columbus South in the Regional Semifinals. |
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Trotwood rolls past Columbus South in 2nd half as Belyeu, Davis explode
Myles Belyeu knew that it was now or never as the Rams were in a tight matchup with South. With another chance at a State Berth right around the corner, Belyeu and the Rams would not squander the opportunity.
So Belyeu took over, and the Rams followed suit with a resounding 79-60 win to move to the Regional Final.
Amari Davis led the Rams in scoring, and once the dynamic 1-2 punch got going? There was no stopping Trotwood.
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| All-Ohio Top 10 Senior G-F Myles Belyeu slams one home on Columbus South as the Rams won 79-60. |
The Rams were down 2 at half when they
came our firing in the 2nd half to seal the deal.
The Rams will play on Saturday at 3pm for a chance at another State Berth at Trent Arena.
Regional Final Matchups (Friday)
Moeller vs Wayne
When most people asked the question, who are the best teams at the beginning of the year?
These 2 teams came up in their respective cities.
Now they will face each other for a State Berth as Moeller will host Wayne - of sorts - at the Cintas Center tonight.
While Wayne boasts height, nobody has the height of the Moeller lineup, which averages around 6'4.
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| Moeller looks to prove they are the best in Ohio |
However, Wayne has 3 bonafide D-1 contributors right now, and that's just only the seniors in Blue Smith, Darius Quisenberry and Deshon Parker.
This game will be a battle of wits as both teams will look to dictate the tempo.
While Moeller should have the home crowd, Wayne has been battle tested, traveling all over the country to face the top teams.
When it comes to Moeller, they haven't lost to a team in Ohio.
Yet.
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| Can James Madison commit Deshon Parker lead the Warriors to a State Berth? |
Wayne, the #1 team in the OHSAA poll, lost once, to Springfield, which Moeller beat twice.
Moeller also has its own superstar in Jeremiah Davenport, who is headed to Wright State next year, along with some other very good players as well.
Can Wayne continue to navigate through its biggest test of the season?
And probably the hardest they will face?
Or will the Crusaders send the Warriors home packing?
The Cintas Center will be rocking tonight (7:30).
Should be a ESPN classic.
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