High school news, features and notes
- Norwayne’s Kaleb Harris commits to Cincinnati for football
- Mount Union adds four local student-athletes
- High school notebook: St. V-M basketball player VJ King helps U.S. U16 team to gold medal
- VJ King earns gold medal with USA U-16 men's basketball team
- Lake's Chaese Vaudrin signs with Geneva
- Perry's Stefano Millin pledges to KSU for football
- WRA student nabs lacrosse honor
- Aurora athlete selects Mount Union for tennis
- Hoban tennis players set to play at Mount Union
- Mount Union football gains Ryan Ross, a OSU transfer & Hoban graduate
- Manchester's Richie Ashley commits to Heidelberg for football
- High school football: OHSAA approves seventh division; several schools drop into lower divisions
- Hudson Junior Invitational: Stow senior Ian Holt takes charge, leads by 6 strokes
- High school baseball: Team Summit tops Team Akron in all-star game
- Hudson Junior Invitational: Kent Roosevelt’s Kory Nielsen tackles first major tournament; Stow’s Ian Holt leads boys with opening 69
- High school all-star softball: Field’s Kerrie Trautman takes one for the team, then scores winning run
- High school notebook: Canal Park to host all-star baseball game Wednesday
- Canal Park set to host all-star baseball game Wednesday
- Hoban baseball players decide on college futures
- Hudson athletes make college decisions
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City Series boys basketball playoff championship scouting report
City Series boys basketball playoff championship scouting report
Teams: East (17-1, 12-0) vs. Firestone (13-4, 9-3)
When: 7 p.m. tonight.
Where: Firestone High School.
Coaches: Ross Fiorello of East and Dave Milo of Firestone.
Notebook. The Dragons swept through league play to win the regular-season percentage title and are ranked No. 7 in the Associated Press Division II state poll. East won at Firestone 100-97 in double overtime on Jan. 17 and then the Dragons defeated the visiting Falcons 60-46 in regulation on Feb. 10. Fiorello said he expects to start seniors Davonte Brunson, Mycle Shadie and Nate Gibson at guard, and senior Sir Charles Travis and junior Brandon Townsend at forward. The Dragons top reserves are senior Alontae McMeans, senior DeAnte’ Edmonds and freshman Derik Lewis. Milo said he expects to start seniors Stefan Willis and Corbin Bates at guard with juniors Jerome Lane and Kevin Gladney at forward along with sophomore Evan Kennerly. The Falcons top reserves are junior DeAire Andrew, junior Ja’Tice Shaw and freshman Reggie Rogers.
History: East was the City Series regular season tri-champion with Buchtel and Kenmore in 2009 under Fiorello. East previously won the regular-season league title outright in 1989 and the Dragons last league playoff title came in 1991 under coach Bobby Smith. Firestone last won the league regular season and league playoff titles in 2008 under coach Jerry Laria. Fiorello led East to district titles in 2009 (Stow Division II) and 2010 (Copley Division I). Buchtel entered this season with three consecutive City Series regular season championships and two league playoff titles in a row.
– Michael Beaven
