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2013 OHSAA Girls Basketball
State Tournament
Coverage
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Schedule
2013 OHSAA Girls Basketball State
Tournaments
Value City Arena at the Jerome Schottenstein
Center
The Ohio State University,
Columbus
March 14-16, 2013
Division III
PDF Semifinal Box Scores:
GAME 1 |
GAME 2
Championship Game PDF Box Score:
Anna
67, Columbus Africentric 49
Value City Arena at The Jerome Schottenstein Center – Saturday,
March 16, 10:45 a.m.
Anna Wins Third State Crown Over Columbus Africentric
Rockets Avenge 2012 State Final Loss
to Claim 2013 Title
COLUMBUS, Ohio � Despite two quick fouls from Natalie Billing, Anna�s
All-Ohio senior, the Rockets were able to post a 14-10 first quarter lead
over Columbus Africentric and steadily pull away to claim a 67-49 victory in
the 2013 OHSAA Division III girls state basketball final Saturday at Value
City Arena in the Jerome Schottenstein Center. It was a rematch of the 2012
Division III state final when Anna lost to Africentric 70-66 in overtime.
The win marks the second state title for Anna (26-4) in the past three years
and third overall (2013, 2011, 1981). The Rockets also own a runner-up
trophy from 2012.
With Billing on the bench for much of the first half, Anna received a
gigantic first half effort from sophomore Cayla Bensman, who scored 15
points and snagged three offensive rebounds to lead the Rockets. She
finished the game with 21 points and eight rebounds after a stellar
26-point, eight-rebound effort in the semifinals. Billing only picked up one
foul the remainder of the final contest and finished with 17 points and nine
rebounds. With her 29-point effort in the semifinal, Billing finished her
three-year state tournament career with 107 points, placing her fifth
all-time (2011- 21, 6; 2012- 22, 12; 2013- 29, 17). Pickerington�s Beth
Ostendorf owns the record with 122 points in four state appearances. Senior
Erica Huber also just missed a double-double for the Rockets with 15 points
and nine rebounds.
Africentric (22-6) was led by its own All-Ohioan and the Division III
Co-Player of the Year, Marley Hill, who finished her career with 19 points
and 13 rebounds, including 12 offensive. She also posted 11 points and 12
rebounds in the Nubians� semifinal win over Beverly Fort Frye. Coach William
McKinney also received solid outputs from juniors Darianne Seward and Sierra
Harley, who each finished with 10 points and five rebounds.
Africentric was making its fifth trip to the state tournament and owns state
championships in 2012, 2009 and 2007, with a runner-up finish in 2008.
Division II
PDF Semifinal Box Scores:
GAME 1 |
GAME 2
Championship Game PDF Box Score:
Hathaway Brown 56, West Holmes 44
Value City Arena at The Jerome Schottenstein Center – Saturday,
March 16, 2:00 p.m.
Hathaway Brown Wins Record Fifth Straight Girls State
Basketball Championship
Blazers defeat West Holmes 56-44 to
win OHSAA Division II title
COLUMBUS, Ohio � For the fifth year in a row, Shaker Heights Hathaway
Brown claimed the OHSAA Division II girls basketball state championship,
defeating No. 3 Millersburg West Holmes 56-44 in Value City Arena at the
Jerome Schottenstein Center Saturday afternoon.
The championship streak marks the only time in
OHSAA basketball history, boys or girls, that a team has won five straight
titles. The Blazers have played in every championship game from 2007-13,
finishing as runner-up in 2007 and 2008 before beginning their championship
run.
In a championship game rematch from a year ago,
No. 7 Hathaway Brown (23-6) was led by seniors Vanessa Smith and Nia
Marshall. Smith totaled 11 points, while Marshall recorded a double-double
with 17 points and 18 rebounds. Marshall�s 18 rebounds sets a new Division
II championship game record, breaking the previous record of 16 set a decade
earlier against West Holmes by Jannon Roland from Urbana.
A highly competitive game from the opening tip,
West Holmes was able to keep pace with the Blazers, staying within striking
distance and trailing by only 10 at halftime. In the second half, the Lady
Knights were able to cut into the Hathaway Brown lead, and with six and a
half minutes trailed 35-32. The Blazers went on a 9-0 run over the next four
minutes and never relinquished control of the game.
West Holmes (28-2) was led offensively by senior
Rachelle Morrison and junior Paiten Strother. Morrison scored 13 points on
5-of-11 shooting, with Strother collecting 10 points and four rebounds.
The Lady Knights finished as state runner-up for the second year in a row
and third time in school history. West Holmes has now played in the state
tournament seven times, with five championship game appearances.
Division IV
PDF Semifinal Box Scores:
GAME 1 |
GAME 2
Championship Game PDF Box Score:
Fort
Loramie 57, Berlin Hiland 42
Value City Arena at The Jerome Schottenstein
Center � Saturday, March 16, 5:15 p.m.
Fort Loramie Wins First Girls Basketball State Title
Redskins hold off Berlin Hiland 57-42
to finish season 27-3
COLUMBUS, Ohio � Fort Loramie led by as many as nine points in the
fourth quarter of the OHSAA Division IV girls basketball state championship
game and held off a valiant effort by Regina Hochstetler (Jr.) and Berlin
Hiland to claim a 57-42 win and bring home the school�s first girls
basketball state title Saturday at Value City Arena in the Jerome
Schottenstein Center.
The win marks the first state title for Fort Loramie (27-3) in seven state
appearances. The Redskins have made it to the state tournament three of the
past four years (2013, 11,10) and brought home runner-up trophies in 2011
and 1997.
The Redskins held the Hawks to no more than 10 points in each of the first
three quarters, but Hochstetler and the Hawks cut the lead to three on two
different occasions before having to foul. Fort Loramie then sunk 10 free
throws in the final two minutes to ice the game. The Redskins were led by
junior All-Ohioan Darian Rose, who finished with 19 points, including a
perfect 8 of 8 from the free throw line, and five rebounds. Junior Renae
Meyer also contributed a double-double of 10 points and 11 rebounds.
Berlin Hiland (26-4), which finished as the state runner-up for the fourth
time in the last five years, was led by Regina Hochstetler�s 23 points and
six rebounds. She was the only Hawk to score in double figures. This year
marks the 13th time Hiland has made it to the state tournament. They
previously claimed four titles (2008, 06, 05 and 00) and are bringing the
runner-up trophy for the fifth time (2013, 12, 10, 09 and 89).
Division I
PDF Semifinal Box Scores:
GAME 1 |
GAME 2
Championship Game PDF Box Score:
Kettering Fairmont 52, Twinsburg 48
Value City Arena at The Jerome Schottenstein
Center � Saturday, March 16, 8:30 p.m.
Third Time�s the Charm: Kettering Fairmont Wins
First Girls Basketball State Crown
Firebirds unseat two-time defending
state champion Twinsburg 52-48
COLUMBUS, Ohio � For the third consecutive year the OHSAA girls
Division I basketball state championship game featured Kettering Fairmont
and Twinsburg, but the 2013 version of the rivalry had a different ending as
the Firebirds unseated the two-time defending state champions 52-48 to bring
home Fairmont�s first girls basketball state title Saturday at Value City
Arena in the Jerome Schottenstein Center.
The eight-session, three-day attendance was 41,633, the highest since the
2007 tournament.
With 2:23 remaining Fairmont led by seven, 44-37, and Twinsburg was forced
to foul. The Firebirds made seven free throws down the stretch but
Associated Press Ms. Basketball, Ashley Morrissette (Sr.), scored 11 points
in the final 1:20 to bring her team within three with 15 seconds remaining.
Fairmont then turned the ball over, but Twinsburg fumbled the inbound and
was forced to foul again. Makayla Waterman (Jr.) hit the first of two free
throws to ice the game.
Waterman scored seven in the first half, but came alive in the second and
finished the game with 24 points, including a 10-11 free throw shooting
performance. Katheryn Westbeld (Jr.) and Alona Skipper (Sr.) also
contributed 13 and 10 points, respectively.
Twinsburg (29-1) was led by Mossissette, who finished the contest with 27
points on nine of 17 shooting. With her 20-point effort in the semifinal,
Morrissette finished her three-year state tournament career with 110 points,
placing her second all-time (2011- 21, 6; 2012- 22, 12; 2013- 29, 17).
Pickerington�s Beth Ostendorf owns the record with 122 points in four state
appearances.
Twinsburg was making its third trip to the state tournament and takes home
the runner-up trophy for the first time.
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Watch all four 2013 OHSAA girls basketball state championship games live
on SportsTime Ohio.(Note:
Time Warner Cable SportsChannel
will air the Div II girls game live next Saturday instead of STO.
It will still be STO's production, but it will clear on Time
Warner Cable SportsChannel due to a scheduling conflict.)
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