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  • 2 Ohioans named to McDonald’s All-American game

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    OHIO — The 49th annual McDonald’s game brings two Ohioans to the Phoenix hardwood.

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    • Anthony Thompson of Western Reserve High School and Geneva and Saniyah of Spire Academy were both named to the games on Feb. 4

    • Hall, a combo guard, averages 20 points per game for her coach Mike Dooley and signed with the University of South Carolina in Nov. 2025

    • Independent scouts and analysts handpicked the rosters from more than 700 nominations

    Anthony Thompson of Western Reserve High School and Geneva and Saniyah of Spire Academy were both named to the games on Feb. 4.

    Thompson plays small forward for coach Michael Brown and averages 22 points per game. He signed with Ohio State University in Oct. 2025.

    Hall, a combo guard, averages 20 points per game for her coach Mike Dooley and signed with the University of South Carolina in Nov. 2025.

    Independent scouts and analysts handpicked the rosters from more than 700 nominations.

    “Nearly five decades into the McDonald’s All American Games, I continue to be amazed by the talent who raise the bar every year, and the fans who show up and show out to support them,” said Elizabeth Campbell, Vice President of Marketing, McDonald’s USA. “We can’t wait to welcome the Class of 2026 into this storied legacy and cheer them on as they write the next chapter of basketball history.”

    Ohio residents can watch Hall and Thompson show off their skills in Phoenix on ESPN. The girls’ game is set for 7 p.m., March 31 with the boys’ game following at 9 p.m.

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  • Cleveland Heights Lutheran East advances to state championship

    Cleveland Heights Lutheran East advances to state championship

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    DAYTON, Ohio — Ronald Taylor scored a game-high 21 points and Jesse McCulloch added 16 as Cleveland Heights Lutheran East beat Camden Preble Shawnee 63-44 in the OHSAA Division III boys’ basketball state semifinal at UD Arena on Friday.

    What You Need To Know

    • The Falcons will have a chance to defend its state championship from a year ago

    • Cleveland Heights Lutheran East’s Jesse McCulloch had a 16-point, 11-rebound double-double

    • Cleveland Heights Lutheran East will play Canal Winchester Harvest Prep in the Division III final on Sunday at 2 p.m.

    • Click here to replay the game

    Cleveland Heights Lutheran East (22-5) began the game 17-0 and led by as many as 20 in the second half. The Falcons will have a chance to defend its state championship from a year ago on Sunday.

    “I think our guys played hard,” Cleveland Heights Lutheran East head coach Sam Liggins said. “That’s a product of how much work we put in, a product of the culture we built and these kids. They buy into what we are and who we are, and I’m just proud of those guys.”

    The Arrows pulled within 10 points in the third quarter but Cleveland Heights Lutheran East carried a 7-0 run across the third and fourth quarters to extend their lead.

    Cleveland Heights Lutheran East’s Jesse McCulloch, who was a 2024 Ohio Mr. Basketball finalist and is committed to Michigan State, had a 16-point, 11-rebound double-double. Anthony Bruce contributed 10 points.

    “The late nights, it really helped us prepare for these moments,” McCulloch said. “It really feels good knowing that the preparation worked out.”

    Camden Preble Shawnee High School boys basketball head coach Jake Turner talks to the Arrows’ starting five before the OHSAA Boys State Tournament semifinal at UD Arena on UD Arena in Dayton on Friday, March 22, 2024. (Spectrum News 1/Jacob Benge)

    Camden Preble Shawnee (24-4) shot 42% from the field and 31% from distance. The Arrows bounced back after shooting 0-of-7 in the first quarter of their first appearance in the state semifinals in program history.

    Mason Shrout, who was a 2024 Ohio Mr. Basketball finalist and is committed to Purdue-Fort Wayne, led the Arrows with 18 points including 14 in the second half. Brody Morton totaled 16.

    “The first quarter is going to be something we look back at and you know kind of the difference in the game,” Camden Preble Shawnee head coach Jake Turner said. “I think some of it was adjusting to physicality and their speed. We haven’t seen a team like that in a long time.”

    Cleveland Heights Lutheran East will play Canal Winchester Harvest Prep in the Division III final on Sunday at 2 p.m.

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  • Purcell Marian’s Dee Alexander repeats as Ohio Ms. Basketball

    Purcell Marian’s Dee Alexander repeats as Ohio Ms. Basketball

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    CINCINNATI — The OHSAA announced the Ohio Ms. Basketball player of the year Wednesday, bringing an already familiar face back into the spotlight.

    Purcell Marian’s Dee Alexander is once again Ohio Ms. Basketball, this time taking the title as a junior. 

    Alexander won the award for the first time as a sophomore last year.

    “People think that girls’ basketball is different than boys, but I feel like it’s the same,” Alexander said last year following the award. “Girls can be just as tough as boys and sometimes even tougher so it’s not really a difference to me.”

    Cincinnati Purcell Marian junior Dee Alexander was announced as the 2024 Ohio Ms. Basketball Wednesday by a statewide media panel. She won the award last year as a sophomore.

    This is the 37th year for the award, having been given by the Associated Press for the first time in 1988. The award has been voted on by the Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association since 2017.

    Runner-up was Loudonville senior Corri Vermilya, followed by Pickerington Central senior Berry Wallace and Shaker Heights Laurel sophomore Saniyah Hall. 

    Other finalists were Whitehouse Anthony Wayne junior Elise Bender, Bloom-Carroll senior Emily Bratton, Springboro junior Bryn Martin and Berlin Hiland senior Ashley Mullet.

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