State Playoffs: Division II Barberton Region

As we are gearing up towards the State Tournament we are going to look at some teams that are looking to make a run back at it in Division II Basketball Barberton Region, there are some teams that are looking to make a statement from last year losses in the tournament and teams that are looking to make a run down to Dayton NORDONIA REGION <strong>Northwest</strong> is looking to make a trip down to Dayton after taking a loss to CVCA last year. They have ramped their offensive up scoring at will with multiple plays down the stretch and even playing great basketball on both ends of the court. They have a good solid core group of players with experience to be able to take them to Dayton. They play solid team defense, gang rebound and they can get the ball moving in transition watch out for Northwest as they have some business to finish led by [player_tooltip player_id="360800" first="Lily" last="Bottomley"], Carley Spradling, Gianna Kuhn, Ashley Stark <strong>St. Vincent St. Mary</strong> coming off and 8th seed in the tournament last year coming in as a 1 seed and looking to make a statement this season. With the newcomers they had come in over the summer making a big impact on their roster with their returning players. They are not looking to be denied to finish what they started and add another banner in their gymnasium, stvm will be on a surge when postseason starts behind a core group of platers. [player_tooltip player_id="266970" first="Annie" last="Watson"], [player_tooltip player_id="360821" first="Cameron" last="Jones"], Jazmin Torres, Dylan Metcalf STREETSBORO <strong>Norton </strong>girls have been playing some good team basketball to get themselves ready for another post season run, as they lost in the Regional Final a year ago to Napoleon they aren’t looking to have that mistake again. They have won 5 straight league titles and looking for their 6th. Their guard play has been great and have been all season. They will be the ones that will get them rolling and to compete at the highest level, 1000 Point scorer Bailey Shutsa is filling up her career stat sheet and looking to add on during the post season with the help of her teammates also Gabby Destefano, Bailey Acord. LAKESIDE <strong>Perry </strong>having a sub par season they have two strong guards who can score at will and has been carrying their team throughout the regular season. Both guards can shoot from deep and get to the basket and they are looking to revenge their tournament play from last season again Salem in the district final and good be back on track to meet up again and looking to get over that hump that slowed them down for regionals. With the play of [player_tooltip player_id="212893" first="Meredith" last="Randulic"] and Mia Guscoff an other they will be a team to look out for in the lakeside bracket <strong>Salem </strong>is playing some good basketball despite a few losses on the season as a team they protect the paint well, , they get out and get steals push the ball in transition. They move well on and off the ball and with their length, they play team defense to slow the other’s down, they can shoot the ball they swarm for loose balls. After a lost last season by 1 point to Perry they will be looking to make another run at Districts with the play of Kamryn Rohm, Mikaylynn Murphy, Abby Perry and others. Uniontown Lake <strong>Marlington</strong> with two losses on the season looking to carry their momentum into the post-season play and make the trip to Dayton. Last yr they was 2 points away to heading into regionals where they lost to a good Poland Seminary team the way this Marlington team has been playing they are looking to get over the hump and be dominate in their bracket and making it to regionals and to Dayton. With the team play of the dukes they should have success in their first rounds of the tournament behind [player_tooltip player_id="280101" first="Chelsea" last="Evanich"], and Elizabeth Mason. <strong>Poland Seminary</strong> has been playing good team ball, they have good movement swinging the ball around the perimeter to get open shots. That's the reason this team has been successful past couple of years. Last year they had a good run in the tournament before it came to an end in the regional semifinals against Perry, and all that has been on their mind is to finish what  they got started they have a good steady core of girls that can get the job done behind Seniors, Abby Farber, Connie Cougras, Sarah Forsyth <strong>Beloit West Branch </strong>has a team of players who puts it out on the line, they have a lot of different skill sets, they have the height, length and the shooting to take them to the next level. Last year they lost by 5 to a Marlington team in District Semifinals this path they are on and as long as they play as a team like they have been all season it shouldn't be anyone in their way to get them where they wanna go, with the play of Sydney Mercer, Anna Lippiatt and others.