Ohio HS girls basketball state tournament: schedule, scores, top players, stats and brackets

Nationally ranked players and teams headline the 44th annual OHSAA GBKB state finals - live scores, schedule, rankings, top players and more.

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Mar 11, 2019, 8:30am
MaxPreps Xcellent 25 Girls Basketball National Rankings
Three Ohio teams among the country's Top 25 squads.

The 44th annual Ohio High School Athletic Association girls basketball state tournament takes place Thursday-Saturday inside the Schottenstein Center on the campus of The Ohio State University. What do you need to know? It's all here...

State Semifinal and Final Live Scores & Schedule
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MaxPreps Xcellent 25 National Rankings

MaxPreps Ohio HS Girls BKB Computer Rankings
* Overall Rankings

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Statewide Girls Basketball Statistics
Who leads the Buckeye State in points, rebounds, assists, blocks, steals and more.

@EFrantzMP All-Ohio Teams
* The state's top players regardless of division. Released Thursday.

OPSWA Girls Basketball All-Ohio Teams
* Divisions III & IV: Released Tuesday
* Divisions I & II: Released Wednesday
* Ms. Basketball: Released Thursday

Schedule and Results
All games at Ohio State's Schottenstein Center. Click here to purchase tickets.

Division IV Semifinals
(No. 6 MaxPreps/No. 9 AP) Cornerstone Christian (Willoughby) (23-4) vs. (No. 1 MaxPreps/No. 2 AP) Minster (26-1), Friday, 1 p.m.
(No. 3 MaxPreps/No. 6 AP) Ottoville (24-3) vs. (No. 4 MaxPreps/NR AP) Shadyside (24-4), Friday, 3 p.m.

D-IV State Final: Saturday, 5:15 p.m.
 
Division III Semifinals
(No. 2 MaxPreps/No. 4 AP) Hiland (Berlin) (26-2) vs. (No. 1 MaxPreps/No. 1 AP) Africentric Early College (Columbus) (26-0), Thursday, 1 p.m.
(No. 5 MaxPreps/No. 3 AP) Waynesville (26-0) vs. (No. 4 MaxPreps/No. 6 AP) Chippewa (Doylestown) (25-1), Thursday, 3 p.m.

D-III State Final: Saturday, 10:45 a.m.
 
Division II Semfinals
(No. 7 MaxPreps/NR AP) St. Vincent-St. Mary (Akron) (18-9) vs. (No. 1 MaxPreps/No. 1 AP) Carroll (Dayton) (26-2), Thursday, 6 p.m.
(No. 3 MaxPreps/No. 4 AP) Rogers (Toledo) (25-2) vs. (No. 2 MaxPreps/No. 5 AP) Sheridan (Thornville) (25-2), Thursday, 8 p.m.

D-II State Final: Saturday, 2 p.m.

Division I Semifnals
(No. 2 MaxPreps/No. 7 AP) GlenOak (Canton) (24-2) vs. (No. 1 MaxPreps/No. 4 AP) Mount Notre Dame (Cincinnati) (25-2), Friday, 6 p.m.
(No. 5 MaxPreps/No. 1 AP) Pickerington Central (27-1) vs. (No. 12 MaxPreps/NR AP) Notre Dame Academy (Toledo) (23-5), Friday, 8 p.m.

D-I State Final: Saturday, 8:30 p.m.

OHSAA Online Broadcasts
Listen Live online to all semifinal and championship games via the OHSAA Radio Network.

Players to Watch

* Zia Cooke, Rogers, senior, PG (South Carolina)
Consensus Top 10 prospect nationally, McDonald’s All-American, South Carolina signee and member of USA U17 National Team owns over 2,000 career points. Averages 22.5 points, 6.9 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 3.6 steals.

* Jordan Horston, Africentric Early College (Columbus), senior, G (Tennessee)
Consensus Top 10 prospect nationally, McDonald’s All-American and Tennessee signee averages 16 points, seven rebounds and six assists. Named MVP of the 2018 FIBA U17 World Cup this past summer after leading the United States to the gold medal.

* Gabbie Marshall, Mount Notre Dame (Cincinnati), senior, PG (Iowa)
Iowa recruit is a four-time First Team Girls Greater Catholic League selection and looking to be three-time OPSWA D-I All-Ohio. GGCL POY averages 13.7 points, 2.7 steals and 1.6 assists.

* Madison Greene, Pickerington Central, senior, PG (Penn State)
Considered a Top 15 prospect nationally at her position, Penn State recruit is looking to become a two-time first team OPSWA D-I All-Ohio selection. Averages 16 points, 5.6 rebounds, 5.8 assists and four steals.

* Jala Johnson, Toledo Notre Dame, senior, PG (Loyola-Chicago)
Northwest District and TRAC POY averages 16.2 points, 4.8 rebounds, 3.9 assists, 3.2 steals.

* Maliya Perry, Pickerington Central, senior, F (Auburn)
Auburn recruit looking to become a two-time OPSWA D-I All-Ohio selection. Averages 15 points, eight rebounds, four assists and two steals.

* Rachel Murray, Waynesville, senior, G
Program’s all-time leading scorer (over 1,700 points) is also a four-time Southwestern Buckeye League Buckeye Division Player of the Year and looking to become a four-time OPSWA D-III All-Ohio selection.

* Ivy Wolf, Minster, Sophomore, G
Underclassmen was named the Midwest Athletic Player of the Year. Averages 15.8 points.

* Zoe Miller, Berlin Hiland, sophomore, F
Standout 6-foot underclassmen leads the Hawks in scoring (18 points per game).

* Madison Royal-Davis, Rogers, sophomore, G
Looking to become a two-time OPSWA D-II All-Ohioan. Averages 17.9 points and 6.4 rebounds.


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