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CANTON — The Louisville High School boys basketball team's first trip to a state tournament leads the Leopards to Memorial Field House tonight.
The Leopards will play Garfield Heights in an Ohio High School Athletic Association Division III state semifinal. It's the fourth and final state semifinal to be played at the Field House this weekend.
Return here throughout the afternoon for live updates and more on Louisville's state semifinal.
The OHSAA's expansion from four to seven divisions in basketball this season resulted in the state tournament format changing. The increase from 12 state tournament games to 21 meant one site hosting all of semifinals and title games all at the same location — such as the University of Dayton Arena in recent years or Ohio State before that — was not feasible. Instead, the 14 state semifinal games are played across the state before the finalists head to Dayton for the seven title games in two days.
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The Leopards will play Garfield Heights in an Ohio High School Athletic Association Division III state semifinal. It's the fourth and final state semifinal to be played at the Field House this weekend.
Return here throughout the afternoon for live updates and more on Louisville's state semifinal.
Louisville boys basketball OHSAA tournament scores
- Louisville 86, Akron North 35
- Louisville 83, Cuyahoga Falls 51
- Louisville 62, Northwest 36
- Louisville 51, Columbus St. Francis DeSales 46, OT
- Louisville 52, Columbus Bishop Hartley 45
Garfield Heights boys basketball OHSAA tournament scores
- Garfield Heights 107, Ashtabula Lakeside 38
- Garfield Heights 87, Avon Lake 49
- Garfield Heights 59, Medina Highland 46
- Garfield Heights 64, Parma Padua 41
- Garfield Heights 58, Hoban 45
What to know about Louisville basketball
- Louisville, winners of 17 of its last 18, makes its first final four appearance in program history.
- The Leopards are led by the senior duo of forward Brayden Gross and point guard Beau Siegfried.
- The 6-foot-7 Gross, a Walsh University recruit, is the Northeast Inland District Player of the Year. He averages 17.8 points, 9.2 rebounds and 2.8 assists while shooting 55.6 percent from the floor. His 1,134 career points leave Gross is 13 points from passing Chris Libertore for third on Louisville's all-time scoring list.
- The 6-0 Siegfried is an Ashland University recruit and the son of Leopards head coach Tom Siegfried. He averages 13.8 points, 6.1 assists, 3.7 rebounds and 2.1 steals while shooting 40.9 percent from the 3-point line. He is Louisville's career leader in assists (470) and 3-point makes (178).
- Senior forward Tate Aljancic, a Malone University basketball and baseball recruit, is another double-figure scorer for Louisville. The 6-5 Aljancic averages 12.1 points, 6.0 rebounds and 2.5 assists.
- Ashton Marshall, a 6-2 senior, is an outstanding defensive player for the Leopards. He is a Walsh University football recruit.
What to know about Garfield Heights basketball
- Garfield Heights is back in a state semifinal for the first time since 2016 after losses in the Division I regional finals the previous two seasons.
- Garfield Heights is led by 6-2 junior guard Marcus Johnson, an Ohio State recruit. He is a finalist for Ohio Mr. Basketball for a second straight season. He is the son of Garfield Heights head coach Sonny Johnson, who won Ohio's Mr. Basketball in 1998.
- Marcus Johnson averaged 29.7 points, 5.7 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 2.2 steals through the regular season. In the two regional wins, Johnson totaled 33 points, eight rebounds and four assists vs. Padua, then had 26 points, five rebounds, five steals and four assists vs. Hoban..
- Senior guard DJ Jackson is Garfield Heights' top 3-point shooter. He had 10 points in the regional semifinals.
- Senior center Nasir Hines is 6-10 and gives the Bulldogs a rim protector. He had eight points, seven blocks and seven rebounds in the regional finals.
What's next for the Louisville-Garfield Heights winner
- Tonight's winner advances to the Division III state championship game, 1 p.m. Friday, March 21, at University of Dayton Arena. Sandusky (19-7) and Cincinnati Aiken (25-1) play in the other Division III state semifinal, which is at 3 today at Wright State.
OHSAA boys basketball state semifinal games at Canton Memorial Field House
- SUNDAY, MARCH 16 GAMES
- Division I: Olentangy Orange 58, St. Ignatius 54, OT, FINAL | Recap
- Division II: Perry vs. North Royalton, 3 | Live updates
- Division III: Louisville vs. Garfield Heights, 6
- SATURDAY, MARCH 15 GAME
- Division IV: Glenville 62, Hawken 42 | Recap
Why are OHSAA state tournament semifinals not at University of Dayton Arena?
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The OHSAA's expansion from four to seven divisions in basketball this season resulted in the state tournament format changing. The increase from 12 state tournament games to 21 meant one site hosting all of semifinals and title games all at the same location — such as the University of Dayton Arena in recent years or Ohio State before that — was not feasible. Instead, the 14 state semifinal games are played across the state before the finalists head to Dayton for the seven title games in two days.
OHSAA boys basketball state championship game schedule
- Friday, March 21
- Division III, 1 p.m.
- Division IV, 4:15 p.m.
- Division II, 7:30 p.m.
- Saturday, March 22
- Division V, 10:45 a.m.
- Division VI, 2 p.m.
- Division VII, 5:15 p.m.
- Division I, 8:30 p.m.
This article originally appeared on The Repository: Louisville vs Garfield Heights high school basketball score updates
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