Wadsworth senior Dru Jones will miss the high school wrestling season for the second year in a row.

Jones, a Division I All-Ohio selection at running back who rushed for 2,096 yards and 17 touchdowns, injured his knee midway through the football season but finished the season, Wadsworth wrestling coach John Gramuglia said. Jones had surgery to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) on Tuesday.

The Louisville football team is the lone area representative in this year's state championships.

Louisville (12-2) will face Cincinnati Anderson (12-2) in a Division II state championship game at 7 p.m. Friday at Paul Brown Tiger Stadium in Massillon.

GlenOak basketball player C.J. McCollum scored a school-record 54 points to lead the host Golden Eagles to a 92-78 victory over North on Saturday night.

McCollum, a junior guard, made eight 3-pointers in the season opening game for both schools.

BOYS BASKETBALL

KENMORE 68, WALSH JESUIT 54

The Louisville football team will advance to its first state championship game.

The Leopards defeated Mayfield 41-13 in a Division II state semifinal Friday night at Bearcat Stadium in Bedford.

Barberton senior Adam Cogar has committed to continue his academic and wrestling career at the University of Virginia.

Cogar was a runner-up in the 215-pound weight class at the Division I state tournament last season. cogar, who has a 4.3 grade-point average, said he plans to major in pre med.

When I am out of town and people ask me where I'm from, I no longer tell them that I'm from the rubber capital of the world. I tell them that I'm from Akron, Ohio --- the hometown of LeBron James.

Everyone whom I've ever said that to, including some people from Eastern Europe who I met in Las Vegas, immediately makes the conncection. LeBron is by far the most famous athlete to come out of an Akron-area high school, and he probably always will be.

Ohio State running back Chris Wells, a Garfield High School graduate, ran 39 times for 222 yards and two touchdowns to carry the Buckeyes to a 14-3 over Michigan on Saturday.

When I was watching Wells dominate by breaking off huge runs against the Wolverines, I started to think about all the great running backs to come out of Akron-area high schools in the recent past. Antonio Pittman (Buchtel High School/Ohio State/New Orleans Saints/St. Louis Rams), Tyrell Sutton (Archbishop Hoban High School/Northwestern University) and Delone Carter (Copley High School/Syracuse) came to mind. I also thought of Jordan Mabin (Nordonia High School/Northwestern), but he's listed as a cornerback on the Wildcats' roster.

Only two area high school football teams won regional titles and remain alive after Week 3 of the state playoffs.

Brunswick defeated North Canton Hoover 24-17 on Saturday to win a Division I regional title. The Blue Devils (13-0) will advance to play Mentor (10-2) in a state semifinal Nov. 24. Hoover ended its season with a record of 10-3. Click here for a Brunswick vs. Hoover game story.

As the high school football playoffs starts to wind down, some of the area's best players are recognized for their success this season. Click here for a story about some of the most prestigious awards that went to area players and coaches. The complete list of first- and second-team all-district selections are listed below.

All Northeast Ohio Inland District Football Teams

Ta-myra Davis, a 2006 Firestone graduate, has transferred to Wright State to continue her basketball and academic career.

Davis will have three years of eligibility remaining with the start of the Raiders 2008-09 season. She played her freshman season at Youngstown State.

Soccer

Boys Division II state final

The CVCA boys soccer team is the Division II state champion.

The Royals (18-1-3) defeated Kettering Alter 2-0 Saturday afternoon at Columbus Crew Stadium to capture the title.

It's official: CVCA senior midfielder Danny Thompson has taken over.

Thompson score another goal with 5:41 left in the second half to extend the Royals' lead to 2-0. If CVCA hangs on, it will win its second state championship in four years.

CVCA took a 1-0 lead with 8:56 remaining in the second half.

The Royals scored when senior midfielder Danny Thompson's corner kick hooked into the upper-right corner of the goal.

CVCA seems to have a slight advantage in overall speed. The Royals were on the attack in the first half, and had four shots on goal to Kettering Alter's one.

But the score at halftime is 0-0.

I'm back in the pressbox at Columbus Crew Stadium watching the CVCA boys soccer team play Kettering Alter in a Division II state championship game.

There is 26:00 left in the first half, and the score is 0-0. Stay tuned for updates.

Division 2 Region 5
Semifinal
Parma Normandy 41, Tallmadge 38 (3 OT)

Division 2 Region 7
Semifinal
Louisville 22, Dresden Tri-Valley 13

Hilliard Davidson held on to defeat Jackson 2-1 in a Division I state final Friday at Columbus Crew Stadium.

Jackson cut Hilliard Davidson's lead to 2-1 in the 52nd minute when junior midfielder Evan McCreary scored off an assist from junior midfielder Dustin Kiaski.

There is 24:00 left in the second half. Hilliard Davidson still leads 2-1.

I'm in the pressbox at Columbus Crew Stadium watching the Jackson boys soccer team take on Hilliard Davidson in the Division I state championship game.

It doesn't look good for the Polar Bears right now.

Four area soccer teams advanced to the state semifinals this week, but only two earned a chance to play for a state title in Columbus this weekend.

The CVCA and Jackson boys teams won their respective state semifinal matchups and will vie for state championships.

After the first round of the high school football playoffs, 13 of the 23 area teams that qualified for the postseason are still alive.

Here is a breakdown of the regional quarterfinal (first-round) games that took place this past weekend (area teams in bold):

FOOTBALL

DIVISION III REGIONAL QUARTERFINAL

The high school football playoffs start this week and 23 teams from the Beacon Journal's coverage area have qualified for the postseason.

Click here for information about each playoff team and the top players.

GIRLS SOCCER

DIVISION II REGIONAL SEMIFINAL
ARCHBISHOP HOBAN 1, FINDLAY LIBERTY-BENTON 0