State Tourney Preview- Cincy D1 & D2 Sectionals
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The Cincinnati area will have some exciting tournament games as they look to make the trip to the Final Four in Dayton next month. Division One will be the most exciting, but there will be plenty of great games in…
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Continue ReadingThe Cincinnati area will have some exciting tournament games as they look to make the trip to the Final Four in Dayton next month. Division One will be the most exciting, but there will be plenty of great games in all divisions. Here is a look at the schedule and some players to watch.
Cincy Division 1 Sectionals
Games at Lakota East
Opening Round
G1 Feb. 8- #30 Little Miami (2-17) vs #1 West Clermont (20-0) 6:00
G2 Feb. 6- #23 Middletown (8-12) vs #15 Winton Woods (12-8) 6:00
G3 Feb. 6- #24 St. Ursula (6-11) vs #7 Kings (14-5) 7:30
G4 Feb. 8- #21 Edgewood (9-10) vs #28 Mount Healthy (13-7) 7:30
G5 Feb. 9- #17 Fairfield (9-11) vs #12 Lebanon (13-7) 6:00
G6 Feb. 9- #11 Harrison (17-4) vs #14 Western Brown (16-3) 7:30
Second Round
G7 Feb. 14- #32 Hamilton (1-18) vs Winner Game 1 6:00
G8 Feb. 14- Winner Game 2 vs Winner Game 3 7:30
G9 Feb. 15- #2 Lakota East (18-1) vs Winner Game 4 6:00 (game moved to Harrison)
G10 Feb. 15- Winner Game 5 vs Winner Game 6 7:30
District Semi-Finals
G11 Feb. 20- Winner Game 7 vs Winner Game 8 6:00
G12 Feb. 20- Winner Game 9 vs Winner Game 19 7:30
2 Winners advance to district finals at Princeton
Players to Watch
West Clermont- Anna Swisshelm Anna Swisshelm 6'0" | CG West Clermont | 2023 State OH , 2023
West Clermont- Seini Hicks Seini Hicks 6'0" | SF Purcell Marian | 2024 State OH , 2024
West Clermont- Layla Hale Layla Hale 5'10" | SF West Clermont | 2025 OH , 2026
Winton Woods- Daniah Trammell Daniah Trammell 6'1" | PF Winton Woods | 2025 State OH , 2025
Kings- Cassie Ingram, 2024
Edgewood- Rylie Homan Rylie Homan 5'5" | PG Trenton Edgewood | 2024 State OH , 2024
Mount Healthy- LaDasia Carter, 2024
Mount Healthy- Whitney Henschen, 2023
Lebanon- Maddie Mueller Maddie Mueller 5'9" | CG Lebanon | 2024 OH , 2024
Lebanon- Braylyn Mattox Braylyn Mattox 5'7" | CG Lebanon | 2025 State OH , 2025
Fairfield- Myka Richardson, 2024
Harrison- Alli Robertson, 2025
Western Brown- Sadie Foster Sadie Foster 5'7" | SG Western Brown | 2023 OH , 2023
Western Brown- Olivia Fischer Olivia Fischer 5'8" | CG Western Brown | 2024 State OH , 2024
Lakota East- Madison French Madison French 5'11" | CG Lakota East | 2023 State OH , 2023
Lakota East- Savannah Smith, 2023
Lakota East- Emma Fohl Emma Fohl 5'5" | SG Lakota East | 2024 State OH , 2024
Games at Lakota East
Opening Round
G1 Feb. 11- #26 Colerain (5-14) vs #5 Mount Notre Dame (15-4) 11:00am
G2 Feb. 11- #9 Lakota West (12-8) vs #13 Milford (12-8) 12:30pm
G3 Feb. 11- #25 Turpin (5-14) vs #6 Oxford Talawanda (17-0) 3:00pm
Second Round
G4 Feb. 16- #29 Monroe (7-14) vs Winner Game 1 6:00pm
G5 Feb. 16- Winner Game 2 vs Winner Game 3 7:30pm
District Semi-Final
G6 Feb. 21- Winner Game 4 vs Winner Game 5
Winner advaned to district final at Princeton
Players to Watch
Colerain- Jariah Steele, 2023
MND- Taylor Stanley Taylor Stanley 5'7" | CG Cincinnati Mount Notre Dame | 2023 State OH , 2023
MND- Kailee Bransford, 2025
Lakota West- Katie Fox, 2026
Lakota West- Lily Johnson, 2024
Lakota West- Caroline Bayliff, 2026
Milford- Miah O’Toole Miah O’Toole 5'10" Milford | 2023 OH , 2023
Milford- Violet Shuluga, 2025
Talawanda- Taylor Farris Taylor Farris 5'8" | CG Oxford Talawanda | 2023 State OH , 2023
Talawanda- Kylee Fears Kylee Fears 6'0" | SF Oxford Talawanda | 2023 State OH , 2023
Games at Harrison
Opening Round
G1 Feb. 7- #10 Walnut Hills (13-7) vs #20 Sycamore (7-13) 5:00
G2 Feb. 7- #4 Princeton (17-2) vs #27 Ursuline (4-15) 7:00
G3 Feb. 8- #8 Loveland (14-6) vs #19 Seton (10-9) 5:00
G4 Feb. 8- #31 Anderson (1-19) vs #3 Mason (16-1) 7:00
Second Round
G5 Feb. 13- #22 Ross (9-11) vs Winner Game 1 5:00
G6 Feb. 13- #28 Western Hills (10-3) vs Winner Game 2 7:00
G7 Feb. 15- #16 Oak Hills (9-11) vs Winner Game 3 5:00 (game moved to Lakota East)
G8 Feb. 15- #33 Northwest (0-18) vs Winner Game 4 7:00
District Semi-Finals
G9 Feb. 21- Winner of Game 5 vs Winner of Game 6 7:00
G10 Feb. 21- Winner Game 7 vs Winner Game 8 5:00
Winner advances to district finals at Princeton
Players to Watch
Walnut Hills- MacKenzie Givens, 2024
Walnut Hills- Zy’Aira Miller, 2023
Sycamore- Keyonc’e Sheridan, 2023
Princeton- Sole Williams Sole Williams 5'7" | CG Cincinnati Princeton | 2023 State OH , 2023
Princeton- Mari Gerton Mari Gerton 5'7" | PG Princeton | 2025 State OH , 2025
Princeton- La’Sonja Hill La’Sonja Hill 5'7" | SG Cincinnati Princeton | 2023 State OH , 2023
Loveland- Olivia Raby, 2023
Loveland- Josie Early, 2023
Mason- Madison Parrish Madison Parrish 6'0" | SF Mason | 2025 State OH , 2025
Mason- Carly Prows Carly Prows 6'1" | SF Mason | 2023 State OH , 2023
Mason- Gabby Razzano Gabby Razzano 6'1" | PF Mason | 2023 State OH , 2023
Mason- Anna Habra Anna Habra 5'8" | PG William Mason | 2026 State OH , 2026
Anderson- Shelby Humphrey Shelby Humphrey 5'11" | PF Cincinnati Anderson | 2023 State OH , 2023
Ross- Lanie Lipps Lanie Lipps 5'4" | PG Ross | 2025 OH , 2025
Cincy Division 2 SectionalsGames at Loveland
Opening Round
G1 Feb. 7- #3 Summit (14-5) vs #14 CHCA (5-13) 6:00pm
G2 Feb. 7- #4 Goshen (15-6) vs #13 Hughes (9-10) 7:30pm
G3 Feb. 8- #1 Purcell Marian (18-2) vs #18 Wyoming (3-15) 6:00pm
G4 Feb. 9- #10 Mercy McAuley (6-15) vs #15 Woodward (7-13) 6:00pm
G5 Feb. 9- #12 Roger Bacon (4-14) vs #6 Batavia (11-8) 7:30pm
Second Round
G6 Feb. 15- #9 Bishop Fenwick (8-11) vs Winner Game 1 6:00pm
G7 Feb. 15- #5 McNicholas (12-8) vs Winner Game 2 7:30pm
G8 Feb. 16- #19 Shroder (5-13) vs Winner Game 3 6:00pm
G9 Feb, 16- Winner Game 4 vs Winner Game 5 7:30
District Semi-Finals
G10 Feb. 20- Winner of Game 6 vs Winner of Game 7 6:00
G11 Feb. 20- Winner of Game 8 vs Winner of Game 9 7:30
2 winners advance to district finals at Mason
Players to Watch
Summit- Gabby Martin Gabby Martin 5'11" | SF Cincinnati Summit Country Day | 2023 State OH , 2023
Summit- Kyla Irby Kyla Irby 5'9" | SG Summit Country Day | 2023 State OH , 2023
Summit- Shamirah McBride, 2023
Goshen- Peyton Shafer Peyton Shafer 5'9" | CG Goshen | 2024 State OH
Goshen- Aubrie Huxel Aubrie Huxel 5'10" | SF Goshen | 2026 State OH , 2026
Purcell Marian- Darriana Alexander Darriana Alexander 6'1" | CG Cincinnati Purcell Marian | 2025 State OH , 2025 (ranked #1 in Ohio)
Purcell Marian- Cy’Aira Miller Cy’Aira Miller 5'6" | CG Purcell Marian | 2025 State OH , 2025
Purcell Marian- Ky’Aria Miller, 2025
Purcell Marian- Jayda Mosley Jayda Mosley 5'7" | SG Cincinnati Purcell Marian | 2024 State OH , 2024
Batavia- Lucy Thompson, 2026
Bishop Fenwick- Madalyn Mahoney, 2023
Bishop Fenwick- Caitlin Augspurger, 2023
McNicholas- Mia Nienaber Mia Nienaber 5'8" | CG Cincinnati McNicholas | 2025 OH , 2025
McNicholas- Jordan Wheatley, 2025
Games at Middletown
Opening Round
G1 Feb. 8- #2 Hamilton Badin (17-2) vs #16 Franklin (4-15) 6:00pm
G2 Feb. 8- #7 Taylor (14-5) vs #11 Wilmington (8-11) 7:45 pm
Second Round
G3 Feb. 11- #11 New Richmond (3-16) vs Winner Game 1 2:00 pm
G4 Feb. 11- #8 Indian Hill (12-5) vs Winner Game 2 3:30 pm
District Semi-Final
G5 Feb. 14- Winner Game 3 vs Winner Game 4 6:00pm
Winner advances to district finals at Mason
Players to Watch
Badin- Gracie Cosgrove Gracie Cosgrove 5'9" | CG Stephen T. Badin | 2025 State OH , 2025
Badin- Brealyn Evan, 2026
Badin- Ashley Pate Ashley Pate 5'8" | CG Stephen T. Badin | 2025 OH , 2025
Wilmington- Katie Murphy, 2023
Taylor- Willow Montag Willow Montag 5'6" | PG Taylor | 2026 OH , 2026
Indian Hill- Caroline Langworthy, 2025
Indian Hill- Brooke Arington, 2024