News Release – Ohio High School Athletic Association
Executive Director Doug Ute
For Immediate Release – March 15, 2026
OHSAA Boys Basketball State Tournament Pairings
104th annual boys state tournament tips off Thursday at the Nutter Center and UD Arena
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The 104th Annual Ohio High School Athletic Association boys basketball state tournament tips off Thursday at the Nutter Center at Wright State University and the University of Dayton Arena.
All 21 games of the state tournament will be streamed live by Spectrum at OHSAA.tv and
http://SpectrumNewsApp.com, with the seven championship games televised live on Spectrum News 1. The OHSAA Radio Network will have live radio coverage of every game.
2026 OHSAA Boys Basketball State Championships
All games covered by Spectrum and OHSAA Radio Network
Home team listed first.
Division I
Cincinnati Princeton (23-3) vs. Lakewood St. Edward (22-4), Saturday, March 21 at Nutter Center at 5:30 p.m.
Hilliard Bradley (24-2) vs. Pickerington Central (18-8), Saturday, March 21 at Nutter Center at 7:30 p.m.
State Championship: Sunday, March 22 at UD Arena at 3:15 p.m.
Division II
Westerville North (25-1) vs. North Royalton (21-5), Saturday, March 21 at Nutter Center at 11 a.m.
Lima Senior (22-4) vs. Massillon Washington (25-1), Saturday, March 21 at Nutter Center at 1 p.m.
State Championship: Sunday, March 22 at UD Arena at noon
Division III
Toledo Central Catholic (23-3) vs. Trotwood-Madison (21-4), Thursday, March 19 at UD Arena at 6 p.m.
Steubenville (25-1) vs. Akron Archbishop Hoban (20-7), Thursday, March 19 at UD Arena at 8 p.m.
State Championship: Friday, March 20 at UD Arena at 7:30 p.m.
Division IV
Sandusky Perkins (25-2) vs. Cleveland Glenville (18-9), Thursday, March 19 at Nutter Center at noon
Zanesville Maysville (26-1) vs. Cincinnati Wyoming (25-2), Thursday, March 19 at Nutter Center at 2 p.m.
State Championship: Friday, March 20 at UD Arena at 4:15 p.m.
Division V
Gahanna Columbus Academy (23-4) vs. Zanesville West Muskingum (23-5), Friday, March 20 at UD Arena at 10:45 a.m.
Cincinnati Summit Country Day (16-10) vs. Cleveland Heights Lutheran East (23-2), Friday, March 20 at UD Arena at 12:45 p.m.
State Championship: Saturday, March 21 at UD Arena at 1 p.m.
Division VI
Berlin Hiland (24-3) vs. Kirtland (24-3), Friday, March 20 at Nutter Center at 6 p.m.
Maria Stein Marion Local (25-1) vs. Van Wert Lincolnview (22-5), Friday, March 20 at Nutter Center at 8 p.m.
State Championship: Saturday, March 21 at UD Arena at 7:30 p.m.
Division VII
Malvern (19-9) vs. Delphos St. John’s (27-0), Friday, March 20 at Nutter Center at noon
Kalida (16-11) vs. Jeromesville Hillsdale (20-7), Friday, March 20 at Nutter Center at 2 p.m.
State Championship: Saturday, March 21 at UD Arena at 4:15 p.m.
The girls basketball state tournament wrapped up Saturday night at UD Arena. State titles were won by Kettering Fairmont in Division I, Akron Archbishop Hoban in Division II, Dayton Chaminade Julienne in Division III, Shaker Heights Laurel in Division IV, Portsmouth in Division V, St. Henry in Division VI, and Strasburg-Franklin in Division VII.
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