Oak Hills defeated Beavercreek to advance to the regional tournament. The Highlanders are one of four local schools still alive in Division I.            

photo by Wayne Litmer 

Monday, Feb. 25, 2008

Top Four Seeds Win DI District Titles

 

Smaller division schools  have rough weekend

 

By Ed Letsinger

The top four seeds in Southwest Ohio won Division I girls' basketball district titles on Saturday afternoon at Harrison High School and advance to regional play beginning this week.

Top seeded Lakota West (23-1), ranked No. 3 in the Associated Press poll had its hands full against Chaminade-Julienne most of the game but prevailed 44-35, setting up a contest against No. 12 Pickerington Central (21-3) on Wednesday night at Otterbein College in the Westerville Regional.

 
 

No. 2 Mount Notre Dame continued their hot play, thumping Walnut Hills 63-48.  The two-time defending state champion Cougars (22-2) extended their winning streak to 20 games.    They will take on No. 8 Springboro (22-2) in a Fairborn Regional semifinal contest on Wednesday night at Wright State University. 

 

Oak Hills (20-4), unranked at the state level, thumped Beavercreek 45-33 to set up an interesting rematch against No. 13 Winton Woods (23-1) in the other half of the Fairborn bracket.  The Highlanders are the only team to beat the Warriors this season, a 58-47 win back on Dec. 28.  Winton Woods enters the contest riding a 16-game winning streak while Oak Hills has won its last seven.

 

The Cincinnati smaller-division schools took it on the chin over the weekend, with only Badin advancing to regional play in Division III with a 50-39 win over Georgetown.  The Rams (18-6), ranked No. 14, face a tall task on Wednesday night at Butler High school when they take on No. 1-ranked and unbeaten Versailles (24-0) in the Vandalia Regional. 

 

Miami East ended Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy’s perfect season with a 43-26 win over the Eagles while Roger Bacon fell to Versailles 42-33 in Division III.  In Division II, Carroll took care of Wyoming 60-37 while Alter hammered Taft 66-34. 

 

Seven Hills bowed out in Division IV, losing 70-63 to Franklin-Monroe.

 
 

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