State Tournament DIII & D IV Teams & Players To Watch
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Northeast 1 Shaker Heights Laurel with the 1 seed has proved and accomplished a lot this season, they have came with more energy and depth to their roster this year, and they have shown big improvement they can play with…
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Continue ReadingNortheast 1 Shaker Heights Laurel with the 1 seed has proved and accomplished a lot this season, they have came with more energy and depth to their roster this year, and they have shown big improvement they can play with anyone in the state, with their Senior leader an Princeton commit in Mari Bickley Mari Bickley 5'10" | PG Shaker Heights Laurel | 2023 State #20 Nation OH and their big time Freshman in Saniyah Hall Saniyah Hall 6'1" | SF Laurel | 2026 State OH who can play every position on the floor makes them hard to beat, they will be looking to make a deep run to through the playoffs and make a trip to Dayton.
Northeast 1 Rootstown has the 8 seed and they will be waiting for the winner of Mentor Lake and Wickliffe they will be ready for either team, well rounded solid team they can up the pace or slow it down just the type of team they are with Nadia Lough Nadia Lough 5'11" | SF Rootstown | 2025 State OH on board she can dominate any game, she is one of the most skilled forwards and she is hard to stop, she will look to compete and move this Rootstown team to the next round.
Northeast 4 Warrensville Heights with the 4 seed will start off the sectional semi-finals against Jeromesville Hillsdale and will look to jump on them quickly with their speed and athleticism and the players that will look to do that is Senior guard Paris Gilmore Paris Gilmore 5'7" | PG Warrensville Heights | 2023 State OH and Senior sg in Janyah Bohanon Janyah Bohanon 6'0" | SF Warrensville | 2023 State OH who can impact the game on both end’s of the floor keep watch of the these two players as they look to keep their senior year going.
Northeast 4 Loudonville with the 7 seed has their opponent in Canton South and they will look to make a statement right away and proceed to the District Semi’s, they are a well coached team and with Junior Corri Vermilya Corri Vermilya 5'8" | SG Loudonville | 2024 State OH who can score at any given time will be a hard team to beat.
Northeast 3 St. Thomas Aquanias with the 6 seed will look to make a run and impose their defense on the opposing team with Junior Ameia Smith Ameia Smith 6'1" | PF North Canton Hoover | 2024 State OH holding down the inside protecting the paint.