First Posted: 3/26/2015
High Schools
Boys Basketball
State Semifinals
At Columbus
Today
Division II
Cleveland Central Catholic (23-4) vs. Columbus Walnut Ridge (21-5), 10:45 a.m.
Defiance (25-2) vs. Dayton Dunbar (22-5), 2 p.m.
Division I
Garfield Heights (24-3) vs. Westerville South (26-1), 5:15 p.m.
Lakewood St. Edward (21-5) vs. Huber Heights Wayne (24-4), 8:30 p.m.
Three Rivers Athletic Conference
All-Conference selections
Player of the Year: Myles Copeland, senior, Toledo St. John’s Jesuit
Coach of the Year: Ed Heintschel, St. John’s Jesuit
First Team: Xavier Simpson, junior, Lima Senior; Marcus Winters, senior, Toledo Central Catholic; Dontay Ellison, senior, Toledo St. Francis de Sales; Copeland; Gabe Kynard, junior, St. John’s Jesuit; Montrece Collins, junior, Toledo Whitmer.
Second Team: Elijay Pughsley, senior, Lima Senior; Jaylin Thomas, junior, Lima Senior; Jermiah Braswell, senior, Central Catholic; Kyle Nunn, sophomore, Findlay; Kaleb Vaughn, senior, St. John’s Jesuit; Sam Hickey, junior, Whitmer.
Honorable Mention: Rico Stafford, junior, Lima Senior; Ruben Flowers, junior, Lima Senior; Jerry Moore III, senior, Central Catholic; Steven Nguyen, junior, Oregon Clay; Josh Riss, Sophomore, Clay; Grant Niswander, senior, Findlay; Chase Miller, junior, Findlay; Grant McConnell, senior, Fremont Ross; James Wright, senior, Fremont Ross; Devon Beale, junior, St. Francis de Sales; John Burnham, sophomore, St. Francis de Sales; Aaron Thompson, junior, St. John’s Jesuit; Travis Sanders, junior, Whitmer; D.J. Triplett, sophomore, Whitmer.
Girls Basketball
Three Rivers Athletic Conference
All-Conference selections
Player of the Year: Byrdy Galernik, junior, Toledo Central Catholic
Coach of the Year: Corri Helldobler, Central Catholic
First Team: Rion Thompson, junior, Lima Senior; Byrdy Galernik, junior, Central Catholic; Haley Hess, junior, Oregon Clay; Hannah Hess, junior, Clay; Mariah Copeland, sophomore, Notre Dame Academy; Christiann Jefferson, senior, Notre Dame Academy; Kaayla McIntyre, senior, Notre Dame Academy
Second Team: Essence Cowan, junior, Lima Senior; Alex Matus, junior, Central Catholic; Demi Russell, senior, Central Catholic; Sarah Smarkel, junior, Findlay; Elayna Ackerman, junior, Fremont Ross; Maddie Brown, freshman, Whitmer
Honorable Mention: Imara Haynes, senior, Lima Senior; Mikayla Simon, senior, Central Catholic; Keytha Foreman, senior, Central Catholic; Samanth Enck, Senior, Clay; Hannah Novak, senior, Clay; Allison Taylor, sophomore, Findlay; Marissia Wintrow, junior, Findlay; Valerie Samson, junior, Fremont Ross; Matallyn Overmyer, sophomore, Fremont Ross; Jamy Huth, senior, Notre Dame Academy; Dorian Miller, junior, Notre Dame Academy; Megan Burns, senior, St. Ursula Academy; Alex Richards, sophomore, St. Ursula Academy; Abigial Sarabia, senior, Whitmer; Sara Semler, sophomore, Whitmer.
