DIVISION II
Ottawa-Glandorf (25-2)
Nickname: Titans
Girls Enrollment: 193
Final 2016 Ranking: 5th
State Appearances: 2016, 2015 (2nd)
Head Coach: Troy Yant
PPG: 54.8; OPP: 39.0 School Rec.: 86-16 (4 yr.)
G 12 Dani Ellerbrock, 5-6, Sr., 8.4 ppg
G 14 Erin Kaufman, 5-5, Fr., 4.8 ppg
P 32 Kylie White, 5-9, Jr., 12.7 ppg
G 34 Lexi Schroeder, 5-9, Jr., 7-8 ppg
F 40 Kadie Hempfling, 5-9, So., 15.3 ppg
Notes: Ottawa-Glandorf finished as state runner-up in Division III last year before moving up to Division II this season. … Hempfling was selected as the Western Buckeye League player of the year for the Titans, who won the WBL. … Ellerbrock, who played in 106 OHSAA games during her time with O-G, will play basketball at Mount Vernon Nazarene University. … The Titans have a healthy alumni base that progressed beyond high school, including Melanie Halker Moore (assistant coach at University of Michigan), Shelly Bellman (basketball scholarship to University of Cincinnati), Mandy White (sister of Kylie White who played at Defiance College), Haley Ducey (current women’s coach at Urbana University), Tiffani Selhorst (current women’s coach at Indiana East University), Kristen Miller (current player at Indiana East University) and Elissa Ellerbrock (current player at Gannon University).
Shaker Heights Hathaway Brown (17-10)
Nickname: Blazers
Girls Enrollment: 292
Final 2016 Ranking: Not Ranked
State Appearances: 2016, 2013 (1st), 2012 (1st), 2011 (1st), 2010 (1st), 2009 (1st), 2008 (2nd), 2007 (2nd)
Head Coach: Michael Coreno
PPG: 50.6 OPP: 46.7 School Rec.: 17-10 (1 yr.)
G 21 Jordan Elhindi, 5-7, Sr., 10.4 ppg
C 14 Dani Lawson, 6-2, Jr., 14.0 ppg
G 3 Mackenzie Berk, 5-8, Jr., 3.4 ppg
G 30 Jackie Carmen, 5-8, So., 9.6 ppg
F 1 Hanna Harlor, 5-9, So., 12.1 ppg
Notes: Lawson is heading to Purdue, while Elhindi will play collegiately at Case Western Reserve University. … Hathaway Brown was the No. 3 seed in its district, beating No. 2-seeded Cleveland East Technical by one in the district semifinal and then No. 1-seeded Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary’s by two in the district final. … The Blazers topped Elyria Catholic, a 20-3 team and the No. 1 seed in the Elyria district, 53-47 in the regional finals.
Columbus Eastmoor Academy (22-4)
Nickname: Warriors
Girls Enrollment: 312
Final 2016 Ranking: Not Ranked
State Appearances: 2016, 2007, 2005 (2nd)
Head Coaches: Charity Martin-Via
PPG: 57.0; OPP: 36.0 School Rec.: 46-7 (2 yrs.)
G 3 Amani Burke, 5-9, Sr., 14.9 ppg
G 4 Samaria Rodgers-Gossett, 5-5, Fr., 4.0 ppg
G 5 Mahogany Merritt, 5-7, Sr., 12.0 ppg
F 10 Jala Belcher, 5-7, Sr., 9.0 ppg
F 12 Mchale Grant, 5-8, Fr., 6.0 ppg
Notes: Eastmoor Academy has three college-bound players, with Burke heading to Ohio University, Merritt heading to Malone University and Belcher heading to Ohio Wesleyan. … The Warriors won nine district championships in the past 11 years, including four consecutive district championships. … Two-time Heisman Trophy winner Archie Griffin is an alum of Eastmoor Academy.
Kettering Archbishop Alter (26-2)
Nickname: Knights
Girls Enrollment: 224 Final 2016
Ranking: 1st
State Appearances: 2016, 2015 (1st), 2014 (2nd), 2010 (2nd), 2009, 2008 (1st), 2002 (2nd)
Head Coaches: Chris Hart and Kendal Peck
PPG: 61.9; OPP: 38.2 School Rec.: 403-137 (22 yrs.)
G 3 Kara Stephenson, 5-4, Sr., 3.1 ppg
G 21 Libby Bazelak, 5-9, Jr., 9.8 ppg
G 24 Braxtin Miller, 5-11, Jr., 12.2 ppg
F 13 Olivia Gillis, 5-7, Jr., 3.9 ppg
F 30 Hayley Combs, 6-0, Sr., 8.4 ppg
Notes: Bazelak has committed to going to Duquesne University, and Combs will attend Division I Western Kentucky. Miller, who scored her 1,000th point on Feb. 18, is being recruited by most top 25 programs. … The team’s first loss of the season broke a 50-game regular-season winning streak. … Alter is the defending state champ. … Notable alumni of Arhbishop Alter include Jim and John Paxson.
