northwest07
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Thoughts?
I'm sure Alter is a significant underdog in this game. But don't underestimate them. I believe Alter plays as tough a schedule as any D-IV team in the state. I predict Alter wins a close one.![]()
Balancing family, basketball keeps Santoro running
Kory Santoro is a business owner and head varsity basketball coach, but family time is important.sanduskyregister.com
Dabbs! I miss his reports about girls hs basketball.Preview of the game by Jim Dabbelt:
Division IV, Friday 4:15 p.m.Girls Basketball State Tournament Preview
Jim Dabbelt is the author of The Dabbelt Report, considered the premier girls’ basketball online source in Ohio. He has just completed his 40th year covering girls’ basketball in Ohio which is the longest tenure in Ohio history covering a single womens sport. He is also the senior writer for...www.ohsaa.org
Kettering Alter vs Bellevue
Alter is no stranger to the Final Four, and this is their eighth trip in school history to the championship game. They have five state titles in school history including three in a row from 2015-2017. The Knights got here despite a very young team and eight losses on the season including a 4-6 record in the very difficult GCL Coed. But peaking at the right time is key, and the young Knights have won seven straight games. Leading the way is 6-0 senior Maddie Moody, who is headed to Northern Kentucky in the fall. She became the all-time leading scorer and rebounder in school history. Freshman Izzie Arcuri is a player who has stepped up following the loss of fellow freshman Sarah Brand, who was lost with an ACL injury late in the season. Also returning from injury is 6-1 junior Da’Shai Shepard.
Bellevue is in unfamiliar territory, making their first appearance in the state championship game in school history. With their semi-final win over Laurel, it was their first ever state semi-final victory in their first appearance. They are led by 5-8 senior Hailey Rees, the leader of the Lady Red this season who was named first-team all-Northwest District.
Rees has some outstanding teammates who will be counted on to put together their best game of the season on the biggest stage. KT Turinsky is a 6-3 junior and CJ Savage is a 6-foot sophomore who are both capable of a big game. They have accumulated the most wins in school history coming into the final game, and they would love to add one more. They have won 15 straight league titles in the Sandusky Bay Conference- Lake Conference.