Ohio Division 3 state tournament Preview

<span style="color: #0000ff">PGH OHIO NOTE: Due to the Coronavirus fear, all of the games this weekend will be played in front of a very limited fan base, just immediate family. Each player will be distributed four tickets for the game, meaning around 200 people will be in the stands at each game. PGH Ohio will be posting updates throughout the weekend following each game.</span> The evening sessions on Thursday will pit the four Division Three teams against each other for a trip to the finals. Elyria Catholic and Berlin Hiland will be the opener, followed by Columbus Africentric against Anna. All four teams hold their opponents to under 32 points per game, and EC and Anna will have to keep the game lower scoring to compete. Hiland averages 75 points per game, Africentric 79, so they will look to uptempo the game and push north-south. <strong>Friday, 1pm- Elyria Catholic (26-1) vs Berlin Hiland (27-1)</strong> <span style="color: #ff0000">Probable Starters</span> <strong><span style="font-size: 10pt">Elyria Catholic</span></strong> G  Julia Allegretto, 5-7 Sr. (1.4 ppg) W  Emily Rapacz, 6-0 Jr. (6.2 ppg) W  Abby Winnen, 6-1 Sr. (7.2 ppg) G  Kaylie Griffin, 5-7 Sr. (5.6 ppg) F  Ally Winnen, 6-1 Sr. (17.7 ppg) <span style="font-size: 10pt"><strong>Berlin Hiland</strong></span> G  [player_tooltip player_id="91139" first="Morgan" last="Yoder"], 5-8 Jr. (10.9 ppg) G  [player_tooltip player_id="91113" first="Brynn" last="Mullet"], 5-8 Jr. (11.5 ppg) G  Krista Troyer, 5-7 Sr. (4.6 ppg) F  Kendra Shetler, 5-9 Sr. (6.8 ppg) F  [player_tooltip player_id="91075" first="Zoe" last="Miller"], 6-1 Jr. (14.4 ppg) <strong>The skinny:</strong> Elyria Catholic comes into the Final Four with just one loss, and will relay on the Saginaw Valley recruits Ally and Abby Winnen, a pair of 6’1" sisters who will be the main factors on offense for the Panthers. Rapacz is a solid kid around the rim, giving Elyria Catholic some solid height in the lineup and they look to control the pace of the game. Hiland is no stranger to Columbus, making their 17th trip to the Final Four, and they continue to turn up the pressure on their opponent. Elyria Catholic will look to pressure Hiland into turnovers. <strong>Friday, 3pm- Columbus Africentric (21-4) vs Anna (22-6)</strong> <span style="color: #ff0000">Probable Starters</span> <strong><span style="font-size: 10pt">Africentric</span></strong> G  [player_tooltip player_id="89329" first="Nyam" last="Thornton"], 5-9 Sr. (7.0 ppg) F   [player_tooltip player_id="91069" first="Arianna" last="Smith"], 6-1 Jr. (10.0 ppg) F  Maliyah Johnson, 6-0 Jr. (10.0 ppg) C  [player_tooltip player_id="89324" first="Sakima" last="Walker"], 6-4 Sr. (14.0 ppg) G  [player_tooltip player_id="89323" first="Alexia" last="Smith"], 5-9 Sr. (13.0 ppg) <span style="font-size: 10pt"><strong>Anna</strong></span> G  Michaela Ambos, 5-4 Sr. (4.2 ppg) G  Ella Doseck, 5-6 Jr. (11.5 ppg) F  Kiplyn Rowland, 5-11 Sr. (6.9 ppg) F  Mary Landis, 5-7 Jr. (1.0 ppg) C  Lauren Barhorst, 6-2 Sr. (11.5 ppg) <strong>The skinny:</strong> Africentric is no stanger to Columbus as they have advanced to the Final Four an incredible 11 times with a record-tying seven state championships. They love to pressure the ball and run in transition, led by three major Division One players; Thornton (Texas Tech), Walker (Rutgers) and Smith (Minnesota). Anna will have to figure out a way to get the game played at their style, and continue to play solid and aggressive defense to compete in this game. Doseck is becoming a complete, consistent player, and having Barhorst in the middle makes their offense more productive. They need to keep this game in the 40s. <strong>STATE FINAL: Saturday, March 14, 2:00 pm.</strong>