Ohio State Boys State Tournament Showdowns and Upsets
The 56th State Boys High School Basketball Tournament delivered an upset with Portsmouth beating Cleveland Cathedral Latin while Dayton Kettering Alter and Mansfield St. Peter followed favorites to titles. Miami Trace coach Ron Hall impressed with intensity guiding Art Schlichter who scored 23 in his final prep game. Notable stories include Bethel’s self built court, Reading and Latin stars, and a wide roster of local figures and spectators at Columbus.
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Columbus
Portsmouth
Cleveland Cathedral Latin
Dayton Kettering Alter
Mansfield St. Peter
Miami Trace
Ron Hall
Hall
Panthers
Alter
Art Schlichter
Alter Pickett
Trace
Ohio State
Hayes
Miller
Schlichter
Schleeder
Bethel Bees
Grant Greenwood
Greenwood
Tipp City
Bethel
Ottoville
Hershey
Kenny Woolever
Carroll Sanders
Edison
Tom Robson
Chet Fairchild
Western Reserve
Norwalk High
Dave Sweet
Ottawa-Glandorf
Len Hardman
Zanesville
George Perry
Mt. Vernon
Steve Schumm
Kenston
Dave Rice
Ray Gonter
Route 40 Motel
Monroeville
Tom Diringer
Joe Andrews
Joe
Cincinnati Gardens
Cleveland Arena
St. Paul
Bob Lippert
Tom
Mike Fries
Brink
Jerry Weisenberger
WLKR
Tom McClain
Jim Westerhold
McClain
Westerhold
McLain
John Christopher
Jack Weisenberger
Paxson
Knights
Joe Petrocelli
St Peter Wins Second Straight State Title in Ohio
In St John Arena Kettering Alter defeated Akron Central Howar 68 52 to deny a perfect season while Columbus Linden McKinley fell to St Peter in another final. St Peter's won Class A 78 60 over Tipp City Bethel and Portsmouth edged Cathedral Latin 63 62 in Class AA with Karl Morris leading Latin.
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Patrick
Philadelphia
NY Islanders
New York
Boston
Atlanta
Buffalo
NY Rangers
New Jersey
Chicago
Vancouver
San Antonio
Colorado
Washington
St. Louis
Cleveland
New Orleans
Houston
Montreal
Los Angeles
Denver
Detroit
Milwaukee
le A
Indiana
ADAMS
eL_ Pet
Toronto
Portland
Phoenix
Seattle
Golden State
Minnesota
Columbus
UPI
Columbus Linden McKinley
Barberton
Kettering Alter
Akron’ Central Howor
St. John Arena
Eagles
Mansfield St. Peter’s
Portsmouth
St. Pete
Tipp City Bethel
Cleveland Cathedral Latin
John Paxson
Mel McAfee
Ed Washington
Gacey
Murray
Karl Morris
St. Peter's
Ohio
Leo Brown
Kris Kowalski
Jim Nadolsky
Spartans
Kowalski
Terry's Tavern Wins Tournament in Dartball Final
Louis Keegan led Terry's Tavern to a 19-9 upset of Courthouse Cafe in the Bronson Norwalk Conservation Club double elimination final. Fifteen teams competed over ten hours. Locust Grove Norwalk took third, Monroeville Legion fourth, after Courthouse Cafe had earlier defeated Terry's 13-4 to set the final.
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Terry’s Tavern
Louis Keegan
Bronson-Norwalk Conservation Club
Terry’s
Courthhouse Cafe
Jack Pfanner
Courthouse Cafe
Terry's
Norwalk
Ohio girls state basketball pairings set at St John Arena
Pairings announced for the girls state high school tournament at St John Arena on March 30 31 and April 1. Class AAA Col Watterson faces Struthers and Northview plays Middletown in Friday night showdowns with finals Saturday. Class AA Navarre Fairless meets Sartes while Springboro faces Delphos St. Lans with finals Saturday. Class A Smithville meets Buckeye Trail and Arcanum versus Ada with Saturday finals.
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Columbus
UPI
St. John Arena
Columbus Watterson
Struthers
Sylvania Northview
Middletown
Navarre Fairless
Columbus Sartes
Springboro
Delphos St. Lans
Smithville
Buckeye Trail
Arcanum
Ada
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Ottawa
Glandorf
Colin Irish
Irish
Don Gacey
George Bates
Ohio High School Athletic Association
Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association
Bates
St. John's
Red Haynes
Bob Keller
Maple City
Bob Barnes
Kenny Landall
Dick Stutzman
Denny Foltz
Ron Vanderpool
Miami
St. Peter
Ternoon
Petrocelli
Central Howor
Joe Siegferth
Siegferth
Toledo Scott
Latin
Scott Taylor
Trojans
Sub Jim
Hopkins
Pat Maurer
Maurer
John Whitehouse
Dodge
Chrysler
Diplomat
EPA
Chrysler Corporation
Bob Pugh
Milan Ave
Gallup
Milan
West End of Bypass
Hepnis
Oyars