Top 10 buzzer beaters of 2017The top 10 buzzer beaters we have seen in high school basketball in 2017.The 42nd annual Ohio High School Athletic Association girls basketball state tournament tips off this week at the Jerome Schottenstein Center on the campus of The Ohio State University. State semifinals will be held Thursday and Friday, while the state title games (all four) are Saturday.
Here is a look at the schedule, brackets, top players and how Ohio’s two state polls performed head-to-head heading into the weekend.
Listen Live to ALL 16 OHSAA State Tournament GamesLIVE OHSAA State Tournament StatsSchedule, Brackets, PollsDIVISION IState Semi: McKinley (Canton) (23-5) vs.
Mount Notre Dame (Cincinnati) (24-4), Friday at 6:00 p.m.
State Semi: MaxPreps & OGBR No. 1/AP No. 1
Newark (28-0) vs.
MaxPreps & OGBR No. 7/AP No. 10
Notre Dame Academy (Toledo) (25-3), Friday at 8:00 p.m.
State Final: Saturday at 8:30 p.m.
Division I Brackets: Print, Download, Display, ShareDIVISION IIState Semi: MaxPreps & OGBR No. 2/AP No. 1
Ottawa-Glandorf (27-0) vs.
MaxPreps & OGBR No. 1/AP No. 2
Archbishop Alter (Kettering) (26-2), Thursday at 1:00 p.m.
State Semi: MaxPreps & OGBR No. 7/AP NR
Hathaway Brown (Shaker Heights) (17-10) vs.
MaxPreps & OGBR No. 5/AP NR
Miami Trace (Washington Courthouse) (24-4), Thursday at 3:00 p.m.
State Final: Saturday at 10:45 a.m.
Division II Brackets: Print, Download, Display, ShareDIVISION IIIState Semi: MaxPreps & OGBR No. 2/AP No. 10
Gilmour Academy (Gates Mills) (22-5) vs.
MaxPreps & OGBR No. 1/AP No. 4
Africentric Early College (Columbus) (25-3), Friday at 1:00 p.m.
State Semi: Eastern (Sardinia) (26-1) vs.
MaxPreps & OGBR No. 5/AP No. 6
Versailles (25-3), Friday at 3:00 p.m.
State Final: Saturday at 5:15 p.m.
Division III Brackets: Print, Download, Display, ShareDIVISION IVState Semi: MaxPreps & OGBR No. 3/AP No. 4
Waterford (24-3) vs.
MaxPreps & OGBR No. 8/AP NR
Jackson Center (23-4), Thursday at 6:00 p.m.
State Semi: MaxPreps & OGBR No. 4/AP No. 7
Ottoville (24-3) vs.
MaxPreps & OGBR No. 1/AP No. 1
Hiland (Berlin) (27-1), Thursday at 8:00 p.m.
State Final: Saturday at 2:00 p.m.
Division IV Brackets: Print, Download, Display, Share
Alter's Braxtin Miller (Oklahoma State) is part of a senior class that's gone 113-5.
Photo by Nick Falzerano
Junior recently tied school single-game 3-point record (six) and set program single-season 3s made mark. Scored 17 points in the D-III regional final as Versailles beat previously unbeaten Summit Country Day 50-33. Named second team All-Ohio. Averages 13.6 points.
Naz Hillmon and Emily Kelley, Gilmour AcademyHillmon, a junior, was named D-III Ohio co-player of the year and the Northeast Lakes District player of the year. She averages 15.6 points and is coming off 28-point performance in regional final win over Garrettsville Garfield. Kelley, a senior and second team All-Ohio, averages 14.7 points.
Braxtin Miller and Libby Bazelak, AlterMiller (Oklahoma State) and Bazelak (Duquesne) were named first team D-II All-Ohio, co-Southwest District D-II players of the year and combined for 37 points in a 55-38 D-II regional final win over rival Carroll. The duo is part of a senior class that is 113-5 the last four years. Miller averages 16.1 points, while Bazelak chips in 15.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 4.5 steals.
Kierstan Bell, Canton McKinleySophomore had 32 points in a 66-45 D-I regional semifinal win over Euclid. Added 22 points, 16 rebounds, two assists and two steals in a 51-49 regional final win over Solon. One of Ohio’s top sophomores, Bell averages 25.9 points and was recently named the Northeast Inland District D-I player of the year.
Tanner Bryant and Victoria Fliehman, Miami TraceJunior tandem both earned D-II All-Ohio honors. Bryant (second team) averages 14.8 points. Fliehman (third team) averages 13 points.
Kadie Hempfling and Kylie White, Ottawa-GlandorfHempfling, a junior, had a triple-double (12 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists) and added eight steals in a 59-68 D-II district semifinal win over Clyde. The first team All-Ohioan averages 12.3 points. White, a senior, averages 15.1 points and is a 1,000-point career scorer.
Mariah Copeland and Bre Hampton-Bey, Toledo Notre Dame AcademySenior guards and pair of 1,000 point scorers each had 10 points in a 48-41 D-I regional final win over Berea-Midpark. Copeland, who is headed to Cincinnati, hit six straight free throws in the final 23 seconds against Berea. Hampton-Bey (Michigan) was recently named the D-I Northwest District player of the year.
Angela Troyer and Kennedy Schlabach, HilandTroyer, a senior, was named Ohio D-IV player of the year, first team All-Ohio and Eastern District player of the year. She averages 16.2 points. Schlabach, a junior and 1,000-point scorer, was named second team All-Ohio. She averages 16 points.
Katie Shumate, NewarkSophomore guard was first team D-I All-Central District. Averages 12.7 points.
Dani Lawson and Jackie Carman, Hathaway BrownLawason, a senior headed to Purdue, stands 6-foot-2 and averages 11.5 points. The second team D-II All-Ohioan recently surpassed 1,000 career points. Carman, a junior, was third team All-Ohio. She averages 14.2 points.
Jordan Horston, AfricentricSophomore is one of country’s top prospects and holds offers from North Carolina, Ohio State and Louisville. Named second team All-Ohio. Averages 12.1 points.
Bridget Landin, OttovilleJunior was named first team All-Ohio in D-IV. Averages 14 points.
Allison Day, Alexa Pennington and Mikayla Farris, Eastern BrownTrio of underclassmen all average double-figures and all stand 6-foot or taller. Day, a junior and second team D-III All-Ohioan, leads the way with 15.7 points, while Pennington (sophomore) and Farris (junior) each average 10 points.
Alli Kern and Megan Ball, WaterfordKern, a senior, was named Southeast District D-IV player of the year and first team All-Ohio. She averages 12.2 points. Ball, a junior, was also first team All-Ohio. Averages 13.5 points.
