Boys basketball tournament action begins Feb. 21

Published:

The boys learned their fate Sunday as far as dates, times and opponents for upcoming sectional tournament warfare.

In the Division II Sectional at Zanesville High School, John Glenn (15-3) was awarded the No. 1 seed while New Philadelphia (12-6) edged rival Dover

(11-7) for the No. 2 seed.

Cambridge (9-9) received the No. 5 seed and is slated to take on No. 7 seed Claymont (10-9) in the tournament opener on Tuesday, Feb. 21 at 6 p.m., and the winner will take on No. 4 seed Maysville (11-7) on Monday, Feb. 27 at 6 p.m.

John Glenn, meanwhile, will face No. 11 seed Morgan (1-17) on Thursday, Feb. 23 at 7 p.m., with the winner to face No. 10 seed River View on Thursday, March 8 at 8 p.m.

In the Division II Sectional at Ohio University Eastern, St. Clairsville (16-2) claimed the No. 1 seed and East Liverpool (16-2) was the No. 2 seed.

Only Meadowbrook (1-17) will play here, with the Colts facing top-seeded St. Clairsville on Thursday, March 1 at 6 p.m.

In the Division III Sectional at Meadowbrook High School, Fort Frye (14-3) claimed the No. 1 seed and Buckeye Trail (14-5) was the No. 2 seed.

Both local teams will be in action Saturday, Feb. 25, with No. 3 seed Shenandoah (13-5) facing No. 5 seed Monroe Central (5-13) at 3 p.m. and

Buckeye Trail playing No. 6 seed Bellaire (3-15) at 7 p.m. Those two winners will meet Thursday, March 1 at 7 p.m. in the sectional co-finals.

In the Division III Sectional at Claymont, Coshocton received the No. 1 seed and Ridgewood was tabbed with the No. 2 seed.

Newcomerstown (3-15), the No. 7 seed, will open play against No. 3 seed Garaway on Monday, Feb. 27 at 7 p.m., with the winner to play the Ridgewood-Union Local (6-12) winner on Saturday, March 3 at 7 p.m.

In the Division IV Sectional at Union Local High School, Zanesville Bishop Rosecrans (14-2) took the No. 1 seed and Beallsville (17-1) received the No. 2 seed.

Barnesville (10-8), the No. 4 seed, will take on No. 7 seed Frontier (2-16) in a pigtail game on Tuesday, Feb. 21 at 7 p.m. and the winner play No. 7 seed Shadyside (4-14) on Monday, Feb. 27 at 8 p.m.

Caldwell (7-12) took the No. 5 seed and will face top-seeded Beallsville on Thursday, Feb. 23 at 6 p.m., with the winner facing the winner of No. 3 seed River (13-5) vs. No. 6 seed Bridgeport (5-13) on Saturday, March 3 at 6 p.m.

In the Division IV Sectional at New Philadelphia High School, the top two seeds were unbeaten Hiland (17-0) and Malvern (15-3).

There are no teams from the local area in this sectional.

The complete OHSAA boys’ sectional tournament setup can be found on page B-8 of today’s paper.

Comments

Signed in as

By Posting to this site, you agree to our Terms of Service. Be polite. Inappropriate posts may be removed. Barnesville Enterprise doesn't necessarily condone the comments here, nor does it review every post.

Want to leave your comments?

Sign in or Register to comment.