Top stars, best performances in Ohio high school boys and girls basketball playoffs (Feb. 21-27)

Here are some stars from the past week’s boys and girls basketball games across Ohio.

Zennia Thomas photo by Jeff Harwell

Here are some stars from the past week's boys and girls basketball games across Ohio.

If you know of a top performance we should include, please let us know in the comments.

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Brandon McLaughlin, Heath boys basketball

The senior showed off his athleticism with dunks and alley-oop slams and had a team-high 17 points and five assists to lead the 63-57 win over Bexley.

Heath Final Stats:

‘22 Brandon McLaughlin - 17 pts, 2 rebs, 5 asts
‘22 Reece Huber - 16 pts, 4 rebs, 3 asts
‘22 Keylan Williams - 10 pts, 8 rebs, 2 asts
‘22 Josh Guy - 9 pts, 2 rebs, 3 asts
‘22 Payton Lees - 11 pts, 2 rebs, 2 asts

— Cade Torbert (@CadeTorbert) February 26, 2022

Cody Siegfried, Johnstown boys basketball

Had a game-high 25 points to help beat Centerburg 43-40 and advance to the district semifinals.

Evan Dozer, Bloom-Carroll boys basketball

Posted 23 points to push past Licking Valley 62-45.

Boys D-II final: Bloom-Carroll 63, London 42. Bulldogs led 17-15 at halftime, but Evan Dozer scored 18 of his 24 points in the 3rd quarter. Jared Rose added 19 points for B-C (22-2). Bulldogs Will play Jonathan Alder Tuesday in district semifinal. @bcboysbkb @BCBulldogsports

— Thomas Wilson (@twil2323) February 27, 2022

Anthony Massucci, Howland boys basketball

Massucci, who averages 19.9 points per game, made a clutch layup and big defensive plays in the final minute to help defeat Struthers 55-50.

Friday Featured Game 🌟
*D-2 Sectional Final*

*Final Score*
(No. 15) Howland - 55
(No. 9) Struthers - 50

Ballgame! 🔥

Howland comes back from a double-digit halftime deficit to stun Struthers on the road behind a monster game by @anthonymassucc.

Onto districts for Howland! pic.twitter.com/IoYcfQlI3a

— NEO Zone HS Sports (@NEOZoneHS) February 26, 2022

Ryan Walsh, Elyria boys basketball

Led all scorers with 23 points and scored his 1,000th career point in a loss to Highland 52-44.

Seandelle Gardner, Springfield boys basketball

Had a team-high 18 points to lead the way in a 77-31 rout over East Palestine.

Clive Wilson, Chaney boys basketball

Finished with 15 points, six rebounds and one block in a 74-29 victory over East.

Jonathan Effertz, St. Ignatius boys basketball

Exploded for nine three-pointers in a 92-30 rout over Medina Highland to break the single-game record for 3-pointers made.

BK: Our SIBN Player of the Game on Saturday night was none other than Jonathan Effertz! Effertz broke the single game record for 3s with 9 of them in the Wildcats 92-30 Sectional Final victory! Up-next is a District Semifinal match-up with Medina Highland! #GoCats pic.twitter.com/gfj258ryl2

— SIHS Sports (@SIHSSports) February 27, 2022

Trenton Collins, Utica boys basketball

Led his team with 21 points and had 10 rebounds and four assists in a 57-54 win over Fredericktown to make Utica’s first tournament victory since 2011.

Utica Final Stats:

‘23 Trenton Collins - 21 pts, 10 rebs, 4 asts
‘22 Seth Cooper - 15 pts, 8 rebs, 2 asts
‘23 Zach Heckman - 10 pts, 4 rebs, 1 ast
‘22 Beau Dunlap - 8 pts, 3 rebs, 1 ast
‘24 Roman Gamble- 3 pts, 3 rebs

— Cade Torbert (@CadeTorbert) February 24, 2022

Amani Lyles, Beechcroft boys basketball

Finished with 20 points to pace Beechcroft to an 89-25 win over Hamilton Township.

Photos and video: Beechcroft takes an easy rout into the next round against Hebron Lakewood https://t.co/2MC40ZzJOu pic.twitter.com/qpjAJvMogK

— Ohio High School On SI (@SBLiveOH) February 24, 2022

Solé Williams, Princeton girls basketball

Led all scorers with 27 points and had six rebounds and two assists to help defeat Lakota East 58-43 and win the district final.

Princeton junior point guard Solè Williams discusses the district title earlier today. Williams scored a game-high 27 points along with 6 rebounds and 2 assists as Princeton defeated Lakota East 58-43 in a D-I girls basketball district final at Lakota West. @WCPO pic.twitter.com/yAMG6rHEfB

— Mike Dyer (@MikeDyer) February 26, 2022

Kyla Columber, Marion Pleasant girls basketball

Had 17 points to help knock off Johnstown 45-29 and lead the Spartans to a district title.

Jenna Smith, Garfield girls basketball

Led her team with 19 points in a 68-51 win over Champion to secure back-to-back district titles.

BACK-TO-BACK DISTRICT CHAMPIONS #JAGnation pic.twitter.com/7Dty7r8RMy

— LadyG-Men Basketball (@ladygmenbball) February 26, 2022

Harper Annarino, Granville girls basketball

Poured in a team-high 14 points in a 62-25 win over Bloom-Carroll and had four 3-pointers, which played a part in setting a program record of 13 3-pointers in a game.

#nahss #eghss Top-seeded Granville (24-1) advances to Sweet 16 with 62-25 victory against 6th-seeded Bloom-Carroll in Division II district finals. Harper Annarino 14, Cate Schieber and Ella Wigal 10 for Blue Aces, which made 12 3-pointers. Emily Bratton 14 for B-C (20-6).

— . (@noz75) February 25, 2022

Zennia Thomas, Warrensville Heights girls basketball

Scored 22 points to push past Elyria Catholic 55-54 and win a Division III district championship.

22pts 💛💙 pic.twitter.com/JtEcuvbXrY

— SLINKK 🦴 (@ThomasZennia) February 27, 2022

Chance Gray, Winton Woods girls basketball

The University of Oregon signee scored a game-high 31 points and had five assists, four rebounds and three steals to join OHSAA’s all-time scoring list at No. 29 with 2,210 points and defeat Centerville 61-50 in a Division I district final.

Clarke Jackson, Gahanna Lincoln girls basketball

Had a basket in the final minute to help lift Gahanna over Newark 46-43 and finished with a team-high 15 points to claim the Lions' first district crown since 2020.

Final score: Gahanna 46, Newark 43 in Division I district girls final. Newark missed two three-point shots in the final two seconds. Clarke Jackson with the final four points for Gahanna.

— Steve Blackledge (@BlackiePreps) February 26, 2022

Meghan Mayotte, Worthington Christian girls basketball

Had 14 points to pace the Warriors past Africentric 43-37 and secure a Division III district championship.

Melody Arnett, Miami Valley Christian Academy girls basketball

Finished with 17 points and 29 rebounds in a 40-37 loss to Immaculate Conception Academy to grab her 539th rebound of the season, a new OHSAA record.

UPDATE: After further review by the @mvcaathletics coaching staff and @Hudl , Melody Arnett actually grabbed 29 rebounds. Not 26. Her new OHSAA record for rebounds in a single season is 539! @Local12 https://t.co/m69O47IZsO pic.twitter.com/GTwsVzAQKS

— Brad Underwood (@BUnderwood317) February 25, 2022

Corri Vermilya, Loudonville girls basketball

The 5-foot-9 sophomore had 23 points, seven rebounds and six steals in a dominant 50-28 win over Columbia.

OHSAA Division IV girls basketball district semifinal

FINAL:

Loudonville 50
Columbia 28

Corri Vermilya had 23 points for Loudonville

Loudonville will play Dalton for the district title on Friday night.

— Ryan (@Isley23) February 24, 2022