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    South’s Isiah Rogers tries to dribble past Brett Durden of North on Feb. 7. The Wildcats will open Division I district tournament play against Teays Valley on Friday, Feb. 24, at Jonathan Alder.

    Westerville South boys hope to build on wild finish

    In his 25 seasons at Westerville South High School, boys basketball coach Ed Calo has witnessed several wild finishes.

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    Javon Bess and Central open Division I district tournament play against Dublin Jerome at 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 23, at Jonathan Alder.

    Central keeps last season’s tournament loss in back of mind

    With something of a chuckle, Pickerington High School Central boys basketball coach Jerry Francis acknowledged a district semifinal loss last year still motivates his team.

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    Ryan Shaffer of Olentangy scores on a layup despite the efforts of Orange’s Nick Deitsch on Jan. 31. The Braves play Delaware in their Division I tournament opener Friday, Feb. 25, at Jonathan Alder.

    Orange earns share of league championship

    It wasn’t an ideal situation for the Olentangy Orange High School boys basketball team, but it was the corner into which the Pioneers had painted themselves.

  • Girls Basketball

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    Cheyenne Hartley-Carr and the New Albany girls basketball team played Upper Arlington in a second-round Division I tournament game Feb. 22 after edging Worthington Kilbourne 37-34 in the opener on Feb. 18.

    Hartley-Carr leads way for New Albany

    The New Albany High School girls basketball team won’t have to go through the offseason with the stigma of not getting out of the first round of the Division I district tournament.

Schedule & Standings

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Super 7 Polls

(FINAL for 2011-12 season)

BOYS

1. Northland

2. Walnut Ridge

3. Olentangy Liberty

4. Pickerington Central

5. Westerville North

6. B

7. Brookhaven

GIRLS

1. Reynoldsburg

2. Pickerington North

3. Olentangy Orange

4. Northland

5. Africentric

6. Olentangy

7. Dublin Coffman

Performances of the Week

BOYS

Jacob Mikalov of Columbus Academy made three 3-pointers and finished with 31 points to help the Vikings beat Bexley 79-54 on Feb. 17. The win wrapped up a share of the MSL-Ohio Division championship for Academy, who close the regular season at 16-4.

GIRLS

Natalie Carpenter of Johnstown made three 3-pointers and scored 23 points to lead fifth-seeded Johnnies to a 65-52 win over 10th-seeded Ready in a first-round Division III district tournament game. Johnstown, who won just four games last season, are 17-4.

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    Thomas tops Kilbourne on Gussler’s night

    Before the Thomas Worthington and Worthington Kilbourne high school boys basketball teams played their regular-season finale Feb. 17, Thomas baseball coach Stephen Gussler received a standing ovation from the crowd of more than 900 fans.

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    Westerville North boys excited for ‘second season’

    Westerville North High School boys basketball coach Kevin Thuman knows one of the most important things about playing in the Division I district tournament is getting acclimated to the postseason.

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    UA focus is one game at a time

    The Upper Arlington High School boys basketball team clinched the OCC-Central Division championship with three games remaining in the regular season, 15 days before its Division I district tournament opener.

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  • Local Roundup

    Northland, Brookhaven boys seeking tourney runs

    Barring the unexpected, the district tournament won’t truly heat up for the Northland and Brookhaven high school boys basketball teams for at least a couple rounds.

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  • Girls Basketball

    Reynoldsburg tries to focus on level of play

    Life is good for the Reynoldsburg High School girls basketball team.

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  • Boys Basketball

    New Albany streaking entering tournament

    The New Albany High School boys basketball team has a full head of steam heading into the Division I district tournament.

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    Bradley boys on roll entering postseason

    The Hilliard Bradley High School boys basketball team will be seeking its first postseason victory when it plays Dublin Coffman in a Division I district tournament opener at 7:45 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25, at Reynoldsburg.

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    Grove City hitting stride at right time

    Grove City High School boys basketball coach Greg Waits downplayed having to face another South-Western City Schools program in the first round of the Division I district tournament.

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    Coffman boys look to build on win

    Members of the Dublin Coffman High School boys basketball team heard it regularly from coach Jamey Collins in the days leading up to the regular-season finale against Upper Arlington — the game can be the start of a new season.

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  • Girls Basketball

    Northland's Denham out for season with knee injury

    Northland High School senior girls basketball Symone Denham is out for the season after going down with a knee injury during her team's 45-37 win over Africentric on Feb. 11.

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    Northland’s Peterson passes 1,000-point mark

    Northland High School junior girls basketball player Alexis Peterson scored her 1,000th career point during a 92-14 win over Briggs on Feb. 18 in the first round of the Division I district tournament.

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