See Division III district wrestling results from Garfield Heights.

GARFIELD HEIGHTS, Ohio -- Here are championship final and third place results, along with team scores from the Division III wrestling district championship tournament at Garfield Heights.

DIVISION III WRESTLING TOURNAMENT

At Garfield Heights

Rootstown finished the highest among local teams in the Garfield Heights District wrestling tournament on Saturday. The team finished in third with 107.5 points following top place finisher Tuslaw with 128.5 and Waynedale in second with 109.

The top four wrestlers in each weight class qualify for state.

How they finished: 1. Tuslaw 128.5; 2. Waynedale 109.0; 3. Rootstown 107.5; 4. Mapleton 98.0; 5. Loudonville 84.0; Norwayne 84.0; 7. Ak. Manchester 77.5; 8. Jackson-Milton 69.5; 9. Luth. West 67.5; 10. Smithville 63.5; 11. W.S. Northwestern 60.0; 12. Wellington 54.5; 13. Mogadore 52.0; 14. Waterloo 49.0; 15. Independence 48.5; 16. Kirtland 47.0; 17. Fairless 44.5; 18. Black River 31.5; 19. Gar. Garfield 28.0; Pymatuning Valley 28.0; Wellsville 28.0; 22. Hawken 26.0; Brookfield 26.0; 24. Cuy. Heights 25.0; 25. Cardinal 24.5; 26. Girard 24.0; Elyria Catholic 24.0; 28. Grand Valley 20.5; 29. Cle. VASJ 19.0; Chippewa 19.0; 31. South Range 18.0; 32. Newbury 16.0; Orrville 16.0; 34. Columbia 14.5; 35. Canton C.C. 13.0; 36. Col. Crestview 11.0; United 11.0; 38. Columbiana 10.0; 39. Berkshire 7.0; 40. Warrensville Heights 6.0; Hillsdale 6.0; 42. Beachwood 5.0; 43. Trinity 4.0; 44. St. Thomas Aquinas 3.0; Liberty 3.0; Wickliffe 3.0; 47. Dalton 0.0; Oberlin 0.0; Sal. Southern 0.0; Rittman 0.0

Championship finals

106 pounds: Johnston (TUS) d. Wellman (WAY) 6-5.

113: Bowen (AMAN) d. Tikkanen (JAC) 7-3.

120: Smucker (SMI) d. DeMarco (HAW) 4-2 SV.

126: Bleich (Elyria Catholic) d. Kissell (GGA) 3-1 SV.

132: Smith (MAP) Default Mecklenburg (LWE) Default.

138: Marthey (TUS) Default Ullman (LOU) Default.

145: Stanley (WAY) Default Weber (LOU) Default.

152: Steiner (NOR) d. Jordan (WAT) 3-1 TB.

160: Davidson (KIR) d. Sorboro (ROO) 9-2.

170: Handwerk (LWE) Default Schaefer (WSN) Default.

182: Moore (NOR) p. Pickering (MAP) 3:06.

195: Anderson (WAY) d. Dudte (MAP) 5-2.

220: Cropper (AMAN) d. Kelly (MOG) 8-1.

285: Bloor (WLS) d. Deely (IND) 6-2.

Third Place

106 pounds: Stika (NOR) d. Leightner (ROO) 6-2.

113: Mast (CAR) d. Amspaugh (WEL) 4-3.

120: Paolucci (ROO) d. Stockton (JAC) 4-2.

126: Hayes (ROO) p. Combs (CUHE) 2:06.

132: Tromba (VASJ) d. Hall (CHIP) 2-0.

138: Sadler (ROO) p. Francis (KIR) 0:26.

145: Sp.o (IND) d. Tompkins (MOG) 4-3.

152: Morosko (TUS) d. Kowatch (MAP) 4-2 SV.

160: Imhoff (WEL) p. Smucker (SMI) 4:07.

170: Lowery (LOU) maj. d. Willis (PVAL) md9-1.

182: Kelbly (SMI) d. Climer (TUS) 6-2.

195: Slone (BRI) d. Bolanz (WAT) 7-2.

220: Hackett (BRO) d. Smith (UNI) 1-0.

285: Cary (LOU) p. Norman (GIR) 1:24.

Dre'Mont Jones, an Ohio State football commit, suffered a knee injury Saturday during a sectional final basketball game against Avon.

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- St. Ignatius senior and Ohio State football signee Dre'Mont Jones suffered a likely torn ACL in the Wildcats' basketball sectional final victory against Avon on Saturday night.

Wildcats basketball coach Sean O'Toole said the doctor's initial diagnosis is a torn ACL. Jones, a cleveland.com All-Star defensive end, will undergo further tests next week.

"Dre'Mont knew he hurt it bad, he was in major pain," O'Toole said. "I feel terrible. He's got his whole life in front of him. He'll handle this adversity. He has great parents and his support staff at St. Ignatius and of course his new support staff at Ohio State will help him. I'm sure Kyle Berger, another Ignatius kid who had knee injuries will guide him through this at Ohio State."

The injury happened during the first quarter as Jones, the team's starting center, was running ahead on a fast break. 

"His foot landed awkward on the floor. There was no contact," O'Toole said.

Jones Tweeted the following after the game:

Sadly I believe I just tore my ACL tonight

— Dre'Mont Jones (@TheOfficial_80) March 8, 2015

This is not the first time a commit from St. Ignatius has suffered a knee injury before heading to Columbus, as Berger tore his ACL during a scrimmage before the 2013 season.

The Wildcats defeated Avon, 60-56. Deven Stover scored a team-high 15 points. O'Toole indicated he has three options for replacing Jones at center.

The Wildcats' next game is a district semifinal Thursday against Strongsville at Midview.

A look at the high school boys basketball scores in Ohio on March 7, 2015.

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A look at Ohio high school boys basketball statewide scores on Mar. 7, 2015.

Bedford 76, Willoughby S. 63

Berea-Midpark 75, Olmsted Falls 66

Brunswick 68, Avon Lake 47

Canton Glenoak 52, Stow-Munroe Falls 50, OT

Canton Timken 69, Massillon Perry 56

Centerville 66, Xenia 49

East Tech 85, Cleveland. Heights. 67

Glenville 67, Lyndhurst Brush 59

St Ignatius 60, Avon 56

Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit 69, Wadsworth 48

Elyria 48, Grafton Midview 45

Green 95, Massillon Washington 54

Huber Heights Wayne 78, New Carlisle Tecumseh 26

Lakewood 69, Parma Normandy 54

Lakewood St. Edward 82, Macedonia Nordonia 59

Lorain 82, N. Ridgeville 37

Maple Hts. 69, Madison 68

Massillon Jackson 79, Lodi Cloverleaf 52

Medina 37, Hudson 24

Medina Highland 71, Louisville 67

Shaker Hts. 86, Painesville Riverside 38

Springfield 79, Lebanon 69

Strongsville 65, N. Olmsted 52

Uniontown Lake 74, Cuyahoga Falls 57

Warren Harding 90, Ashtabula Lakeside 36

Bellefontaine 43, St. Paris Graham 33

Canfield 43, Salem 41

Chillicothe Unioto 68, Athens 57

Cincinnati McNicholas 65, Cin. Woodward 44

Cincinnati Taft 68, Cin. Indian Hill 49

Columbus Beechcroft 59, Granville 51

Columbus Centennial 78, Cols. Independence 62

Columbus South 64, Cols. Bexley 63, OT

Columbus Watterson 68, London 36

Dayton Dunbar 46, Kettering Alter 44

Franklin 91, Dayton Ponitz Tech. 62

Millersburg W. Holmes 68, Cambridge 37

Spring. Shawnee 54, Day. Meadowdale 51

Steubenville 57, Byesville Meadowbrook 55

Vermilion 48, Parma Padua 44

Vincent Warren 64, Minford 56

Belmont Union Local 70, Magnolia Sandy Valley 55

Cardington-Lincoln 51, Centerburg 41

Casstown Miami E. 43, Brookville 39

Hills Christian Academy 59, Cin. Clark Montessori 43

Purcell Marian 58, Hamilton Badin 47

Shroder 69, Cin. Finneytown 46

Columbus East 53, Fredericktown 46

Chaminade Julienne 73, Camden Preble Shawnee 38

Northridge 60, Day. Stivers 38

Gahanna Cols. Academy 63, Columbus Grandview Hts. 61

Mt. Gilead 61, Cols. Linden McKinley 46

St. Bernard Roger Bacon 55, Cincinnati Summit Country Day 53

Sugarcreek Garaway 64, Martins Ferry 27

Versailles 64, Arcanum 32

Beaver Eastern 64, Corning Miller 55

Berlin Hiland 83, Beallsville 47

Cincinnati Aiken 69, Cincinnati Christian 51

Georgetown 70, Cincinnati Seven Hills 62

Jackson Center 61, Fort Loramie 48

Racine Southern 50, Crown City S. Gallia 35

Shadyside 75, New Matamoras Frontier 59

Troy Christian 95, Pitsburg Franklin-Monroe 42

See recaps from some of the top boys basketball playoff games from Saturday, March 7, 2015.

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Here are recaps from some of the top boys basketball playoff games from Saturday, March 7, 2015.

No. 1 Cuyahoga Heights 41, No. 1 Windham 40

See reporter Nate Cline's recap of this game. 

No. 3 East Tech 85, No. 13 Cleveland Heights 67

Anthony Carmon and Markell Johnson powered No. 3-seed East Tech boys basketball to an 85-67 win against No. 13 Cleveland Heights in Saturday's Euclid District sectional final. 

Carmon led the Scarabs with 27 points and Johnson scored 20. Kory Cullum, Keith Griffin and Tyshawn Howard each tallied 10 points. 

Mike Pettit scored 18 to lead Cleveland Heights, followed by Jaylen Harris with 12 and Eddie Leland with 11. 

What's next

East Tech hosts No. 6 Bedford, Euclid District semifinals, Thursday, 7 p.m.

No. 12 Maple Heights 69, No. 11 Madison 68

Visiting Maple Heights held on in the Division I sectional final at Solon after holding a 20-point lead in the third quarter. Madison point guard Jordan McClure scored 23 of his 36 points in the fourth quarter and gave the Blue Streaks a 1- point lead with six seconds remaining.

The Mustangs’ Laquan Taylor responded with a driving layup with 1.4 seconds left to end it.

Taylor finished 19 points. Maurice Wilson led the team with 25 points.

Maple Heights will face top-seeded Shaker Heights on Wednesday in a district semifinal.

No. 10 Medina 37, No. 7 Hudson 24

Medina used a 14-1 third quarter to upset Hudson in a Division I Copley sectional final.

Medina center Jon Teske had nine of his game-high 15 points in the second half, and had a big impact on both ends of the floor.

Teske blocked six shots in the second half and helped hold Hudson to three field goals, none in the first 10 minutes of the half. He also was effective on offense both as a scorer and a facilitator.

"He just changes the game so much," Medina coach Chris Hassinger said. "Offensively, he gives you an opportunity to throw the ball up to him and take away pressure. Defensively, he's such a rim protector and he changes so many shots."

The game was tied at 14 before Medina pushed the ball more in transition and eventually controlled the tempo of the game the rest of the way.

Ben Geschke added 10 points for the Bees, seven of which came in the second half.

Zack Meder led Hudson with seven points.

Medina will face Canton Timken in a Copley district semifinal on Thursday at 7 p.m.

- Tim Bielik

Armond Perry's seven 3-pointers, 30 points lift Bedford on the road against Willoughby South.

WILLOUGHBY, Ohio – Armond Perry's Twitter handle said it all Saturday night: @ThePerryShow_. 

Bedford rode seven Perry 3-pointers to a 76-63 Division I Euclid sectional final victory over host Willoughby South. The sixth-seeded Bearcats move on to face No. 3 East Tech in Thursday’s district semifinal at Euclid.

The game changed for good five minutes in when Perry hit his first 3-pointer. The junior guard gave an exuberant shout when he hit his fourth 3-pointer midway through the second quarter. He finished with a game-high 30 points.

“I’m going to be honest with you, that was not the game plan,” coach Pete Priola said. “We knew Armond Perry has that potential, and he went off. When he does, he’s very streaky. If he makes his first couple, God knows how many he can make.”  

Perry’s 3-pointers gave the Bearcats a comfortable 15-point lead heading into halftime. 

Anthony Coleman did his best to make the second half uncomfortable. The Rebels senior guard fought to extend his high school career - dunking to begin the fourth and finishing with five 3-pointers.

Willoughby South closed the season with a 20-3 record.

What it means

Bedford will look to do a better job establishing its bigs against East Tech. Senior forward Myron Prewitt was strong late, but 6-foot-7 classmate Shamar Jeffery was held to four points.

“We have some of the best big men in Cleveland,” Perry said. “They show up some nights. Then, some nights they don’t, but when the lights come on and it’s time to perform, they always come out. They rebound. They do what they got to do.”

Willoughby South ends a tremendous season. Next year will not be the same without Anthony and Jemille Coleman, though promising big Brandon Teske and Jack Whitaker return.

Who stood out for Bedford

Perry: Beyond his seven 3-pointers, the junior showed the ability to adapt. With everyone expecting him to shoot, Perry flew in from the arc for a floater with 29 seconds remaining in the third quarter. The shot gave the Bearcats a 19-point lead, the largest either team had all night.

“The ball was just rolling my way,” Perry said. “I just kept it rolling.”

Mike Smith: Forgotten in Perry’s deluge was the fact that Smith contributed the first two 3-pointers for the Bearcats. He then started blazing toward the hoop for a number of spectacular finishes. The senior point guard posted 16 points – despite struggling from the free throw stripe.

“He’s the best point guard I’ve ever played with,” Perry said. “He’s underrated. He’s one of the best point guards in Ohio. He dictated the game tremendously.”

Cam Brandon: The junior point guard was relatively quiet, except for the end, when he knocked down 5 of 6 shots from the free throw line to help secure the win.

Who stood out for Willoughby South

Coleman: Coleman had a number of key plays for the Rebels. He began the second quarter with a tightly contested 3-pointer. A baseline jumper trimmed the Bedford lead to single digits with 2:40 to go.

“He played a spectacular game,” Priola said. “We tried four, five different guys on him, and whether we were in his face or not, he was just making every shot. I feel bad that he had to end his career that way, but he played a great game."

Teske: The junior led the Rebels with seven rebounds. He also flashed an outside shot – with a 3-pointer to end the third and an elbow jumper in the fourth. Still, an ill-advised 3-point attempt helped doom Willoughby South’s comeback.

Bedford sound bites

Priola: “We were trying just to make them guard in space and trying to get their bigs moving, because we had the advantage in athleticism. We wanted to get the ball inside again but we just had trouble getting it inside. We have got to do a better job of getting the ball inside because our strength is our big guys.”

Priola on East Tech: “We know they got great guards and a good big, so it’s going to be a challenge.”

Willoughby South sound bites

Coach Roy Infalvi Jr.: “It’s something that it hurts right now, but they’re going to look back and be proud of some of the things they did.”

Infalvi Jr.: “Anthony’s a guy that we’ve counted on all year, especially offensively. He’s a big-time player and he steps up in big-time moments, and he did that tonight.”

Jonah L. Rosenblum is a freelancer from Cleveland Heights. 

Brecksville will send nine wrestlers to next week's OHSAA state tournament after the Bees won the Mentor district title.

MENTOR, Ohio -- Brecksville advanced nine wrestlers to next week's OHSAA state tournament and claimed three individual titles Saturday as the Bees won their second consecutive district crown in dominating fashion at the Division I Mentor tournament. 

Justin DeMicco (138 pounds), Austin Hiles (152) and Luke Strnad (182) won individual championships for the Bees, who rolled up 211 team points to finish ahead of Massillon Perry (157) and Uniontown Lake (126).

Brecksville coach Todd Haverdill said the district title adds to his team's confidence on the heels of winning the state team dual championship last month in Columbus. 

"Right now they really believe," Haverdill said. "We had a pretty special day today. We won a lot of tight matches that put us in a position to put nine guys out plus an alternate. I think they had evidence then that Brecksville can do this."

Brecksville rolled to the team title at Mentor despite standout 126-pounder Austin Assad withdrawing in his championship match against Massillon Perry's Jose Rodriguez. Assad said he suffered a knee injury in practice earlier this week and decided not to risk aggravating the injury further with a bid to the state tournament already secured.

"The pros did not outweigh the cons," Assad said. "It was my decision not to wrestle."

Meanwhile, Walsh Jesuit state champion Alex Mackall is heading back to Columbus as a district champion. Mackall pinned Massillon Perry's Jake Newhouse in 5:29 after trailing early in the match 5-0.

Mayfield's Harry Feuer won the 113-pound title with a 3-0 decision against Kenston's Noah Georgian. Feuer spent three hours in the hospital on Friday after being taken from the gym on a stretcher following an injury in his match against Andre Lowery of Shaker Heights. 

Lowery was disqualified for a move that flipped Feuer on his head and caused him to experience tingling sensations in his neck.

Noah Edwards of Twinsburg, a state qualifier last year, won his 160-pound title match against Anthony Mancini of Youngstown Boardman, 10-5. And Willoughby South's Nik Urban claimed the 285-pound championship with a 2-1 overtime win against Tristen Roberts of Massillon.

Perhaps the most exciting match of the day was Strnad's 4-3 win in the 182-pound weight class against Mike Lewis of Parma.

Lewis had defeated Strnad three times this season and was looking to become Parma's first district champion in 35 years. 

With a 3-1 lead late in the third period, it looked like Lewis would make that happen. But Strnad scored three points in less than 30 seconds and turned the tables to claim the district crown. 

DIVISION I WRESTLING DISTRICT TOURNAMENT

At Mentor

How they finished: 1. Brecksville 211.0; 2. Mass. Perry 157.0; 3. Uniont. Lake 126.0; 4. Mas. Jackson 86.5; 5. Will. South 74.0; 6. Aurora 64.0; Austintown-Fitch 64.0; 8. Twinsburg 62.0; 9. Green 58.0; 10. Mass. Washington 55.0; 11. Walsh Jesuit 53.5; 12. Solon 46.0; 13. St. Ignatius 43.5; 14. Boardman 43.0; Mentor 43.0; 16. Hudson 40.0; 17. Maple Hts. 39.0; 18. Mayfield 37.0; Madison 37.0; 20. Parma 33.0; 21. Chardon 31.5; 22. Hoover 30.0; 23. Kenston 29.0; 24. Bedford 25.0; 25. Lakeside 24.5; 26. Valley Forge 20.0; 27. Paine. Riverside 19.0; 28. New Philadelphia 17.0; 29. John Adams 11.0; 30. Garfield Hts. 9.0; Stow-Munroe Falls 9.0; 32. Shaker Hts. 7.0; 33. Canton McKinley 6.0; 34. GlenOak 4.0; 35. Rhodes 3.0; 36. Roosevelt 2.0; 37. Louisville 1.0; Timken 1.0.

Championship finals

106: James (Bedf) d. J. Bronstrup (Bre), 9-6.113: Feuer (Mayf) d. Georgian (Kens), 3-0. 120: Mackall (WJes) p. Newhouse (MPer), 5:29. 126: Rodriguez (MPerr) by ff. 132: Spencer (MPer) d. Mitchell (WSou), 6-3. 138: DeMicco (Brec) d. Griffin (Lake), 13-6. 145: Carson (ULake) d. Steed (MPer), 8-5. 152: Hiles (Brec) d. Marcelli (MJac), 9-4. 160: N. Edwards (Twin) d. Mancini (Boar), 10-5. 170: McNally (ULake) p. Stewart (Solo), 1:44. 182: L. Strnad (Brec) d. Lewis (Parm), 4-3. 195: Durieux (MPer) d. Martin (ULake), 4-3. 220: Rogers (Gree) p. Franks (AFit), 3:26. 285: Carrick (MPer) d. Roberts (MWas), 2-1 OT.

Third place

106: Dusi (WSou) d. Mancini (Boar), 4-2. 113: Misleh (MJac) d. Dimuzio (Twin), 7-6. 120: Brezovec (Auro) d. Donahue (MWas), 4-3. 126: Stowers (MHts) d. Schaub (Gree), 3-0. 132: McCumbers (MWas) d. Henning (Ment), 4-0. 138: Bostic (MJac) d. Soehnlen (MPer), 13-3. 145: Lucas (Brec) d. Connick (Char), 10-3. 152: Masch (ULake) p. Green (AFit), 0:43. 160: DeGroff (ULake) tech. fall. Blogna (Brec), 20-5. 170: Murdock (Twin) d. Jackson (AFit), 3-1. 182: Haverfield (Hoov) d. Christian (Solo), 6-4. 195: Conway (StIgn) d. Suhayda (Brec), 6-4. 220: McNamara (Auro) d. Sternad (Brec), 1-0. 285: Crosby (VFor) d. Carrick (MPer), 7-2.

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The Cavs have won 13 in a row at home.

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Center Timofey Mozgov scored a game-high 19 in 25 minutes as the Cavaliers defeated the Phoenix Suns, 89-79, Saturday night at The Q. Here is a capsule look at the game after a dvr review of the Fox Sports Ohio telecast:

Staying hot: The Cavs (40-25) have won three of four and, since Jan. 15, are 21-5.

The Q Route: The Cavs have won 13 in a row at home -- their longest such run since a 16-gamer, Feb. 11-April 12, 2009. Overall at home, they are 24-9.

Payback: The Cavs avenged a 107-100 loss on Jan. 13 in Phoenix.

Making a stand: Cleveland has won 11 of its past 12 against the vaunted Western Conference.

Economizing: The Cavs scored their fewest points in a victory this season. Their previous low had come Dec. 4 in New York City, when they defeated the Knicks, 90-87. 

Inflicting pain for 36 minutes: On Friday night in Atlanta, the Cavs lost to the Hawks, 106-97. They took out their frustration on the Suns for three quarters, leading after one (30-24), at halftime (53-37) and after three (80-52).

Painful 12 minutes: What should have been a laugher became competitive in the fourth quarter when the Cavs essentially forgot how to play basketball. The Suns pulled within 84-74 with 2:58 remaining.

As of the 2:39 mark, the Cavs were 2-of-17 from the field in the quarter and had been outscored, 22-4.

Tristan Thompson's two free throws (2:38) and LeBron James' 3-pointer (2:03) restored order.

The Cavs did not come close to losing, but their non-performance in the fourth quarter was so severe that it put a damper on what had been a relaxing, fun evening.

Overcoming fatigue: The Cavs wrapped a stretch of four games in five days (3-1).

Failing to overcome fatigue: The Suns (33-31) also played Friday night; they rallied to defeat the Nets, 108-100, in overtime in Brooklyn, N.Y. They moved and shot in the first three quarters as if the legs were heavy.

Plenty of misfires: The Suns drilled their first four field-goal attempts but, by halftime, were at 12-of-41 (29.3 percent).

While it is true that Phoenix missed an assortment of shots from decent-to-good looks, it also is true that the Cavs played superb defense. The Cavs communicated, covered for each other and clogged passing lanes.

For the game, the Suns shot 35.7 percent (30-of-84).

Impressive stretch: From 1:42 left in the first quarter until 2:00 remained in the third, the Cavs outscored the Suns, 56-24.

Welcome back, Timo: On Friday, Mozgov was almost invisible offensively. He went 1-of-1 from the field and scored six in 21 minutes.

On Saturday, he shot 6-of-8 from the field and 7-of-8 from the line. His teammates made it a point to feed him in the low post, and he delivered. His teammates also rewarded him several times for running the floor.

Defensively, Mozgov caused all sorts of problems for Suns guards, who didn't know what to do against him once they got into the paint.

The Cavs' defense was at its best when Mozgov, LeBron, Thompson, Iman Shumpert and Matthew Dellavedova were on the floor. (Yes, it's true: Delly contributed.)

Mozgov posted a game-best +25.

Two-headed monster: Cavs backup center Tristan Thompson, who also went 1-of-1 and scored six in 21 minutes Friday, was 6-of-9 from the field and scored 15 on Saturday.

Where Thompson is concerned, though, points often are a bonus. His biggest impact comes on the boards, and he was at it again against the Suns, who had no answer for his motor. Thompson grabbed 12 rebounds, including eight offensive.

Thompson has secured 237 offensive rebounds this season and 999 in his four-season career.

No. 626 in the books: LeBron scored 17, extending his streak of games with double-digit points to a ridiculous 626.

The streak usually goes unnoticed because LeBron piles up points fast enough. But he had just three (on 1-of-5 shooting) by halftime against the Suns.

In a one-minute span of the third, LeBron scored seven to reach 10. The eighth, ninth and 10th points came on a deep jumper with 7:05 remaining.

For the second straight game, LeBron did not appear to have his typical  explosiveness. He re-entered in the second quarter without his headband and  finished 6-of-16 from the field. He had eight assists, six rebounds, one steal and four turnovers in 36 minutes.

The Cavs can feel good about winning when LeBron is so-so and Kyrie Irving scores eight on 3-of-11 shooting in 26 minutes. (Something Ripley's might not even believe: Irving sat for an extended stretch of the first half in large part because, according to Cavs coach David Blatt during his chat with reporters at The Q, Dellavedova was playing well.) 

Fast fact: LeBron tied Mark Price's franchise record for assists (4,206).

Efficient Love: Cavs power forward Kevin Love had 13 points, 10 rebounds, four assists, one steal and one block in 33 minutes. He was 3-of-6 from the field, including 3-of-5 from beyond the arc.

One of the assists and the block were particularly impressive. Regarding the former: Love, from the left side, made a behind-the-back touch-pass to LeBron, who drove and scored in the third quarter.

Go figure: The mighty Hawks, admittedly resting several key players, lost at lowly Philadelphia, 92-84, Saturday night. The Hawks are 49-13; the Sixers, 14-49.

See highlights and a box score from the Division II wrestling district championships at Alliance.

ALLIANCE, Ohio — St. Vincent-St. Mary has made a name as a basketball school of late, being the alma mater of LeBron James and earning a bevy of state titles in that sport.

But it’s quickly also earning the reputation of a good wrestling school, too. The Irish advanced six wrestlers to state out of the Division II Alliance District in scoring 170 points to win the team title Saturday.

Canfield (119.5) finished second and Padua (112.5) finished third in the field of 42 teams.

“The way our program runs is to have tough competition during the season. We go to some of the toughest tournaments in the country and it’s all in preparation for the postseason, getting prepared for the state tournament,” St. Vincent-St. Mary coach Anthony Gary said.

“I’m pleased with our kids and I think we should have a good run in Columbus,” Gary added.

Luke Wymer, a freshman wrestling at 120 pounds, was the only district champion for the Irish. John Chell (126) and Joe Koontz (138) were runner-ups. Garrett Carter (132), Ben Knaus (152) and Dre'K Brumley (220) all took home third-place finishes and will also advance to the state meet in Columbus, which begins Thursday.

Padua, although it finished third, produced three district champions as Tony DeCesare (113), Kyle Kaminski (145) and Eric Fasnacht (160) all earned district crowns. DeCesare was a state-runner up a year ago. The Bruins also produced a fourth-place finisher in Paul Petras (126).

Matches of the day

At 112: DeCesare of Padua won the district final with a 2-0 win over Kosco Hunter of Canal Fulton Northwest. DeCesare got a takedown early and then was able to hold off Hunter the rest of the way.

“It’s just one step on the way to get a state title,” DeCesare said of his district championship. “I’ve got to get better, peak at the right time. I’m feeling good about state. I’m ready to go.”

At 138: Nick Wrobel of Crestwood doubled up Koontz of St. Vincent-St. Mary 4-2 in the championship match. Wrobel wore a big scratch on one side of his face and a red bruise under one eye, a testament to his physical road to a district title.

“I had a tough opponent in my semis match. I really had a hard way through the whole tournament. Every match was a grind,” said Wrobel, a senior who finished seventh at the state meet in 2014 at 145.

At 145: Kaminski bested Andy Dobben of CVCA in the title match, 3-1. Both wrestlers placed at state a year ago and met in the sectionals just last week with Kaminski getting the better of Dobben there.

“It was two state place-winners wrestling each for the second time in two weekends,” Padua coach Dave Morell said. “Kyle won a close match last week and he came back and won again today. It was a great battle."

Others on the podium

Wymer: The St. Vincent-St. Mary freshman dominated his championship match, nearly pinning Hunter DeShon of Coventry in the third period, before winning 9-1.

“I think he’ll do well,” Gary said. “I expect to see Luke on the podium. I expect to see all of our state qualifiers on the podium.”

Zeck Lehman: Lehman of Revere outlasted John Szep of Lake Catholic, 2-1, for the 182-pound district title. Lehman trailed early but came back for the win. Lehman is a two-time state qualifier. Kyle Kremiller of Perry won the 195-pound district title with tough 5-3 win over Tyler Rowland of Streetsboro. Kremiller finished fourth at state a year ago.

Results

How they finished: 1. St. Vincent-St. Mary 170: 2. Canfield 119.5; 3. Padua 112.5; 4. Perry 88; 5. Lake Catholic 84; 6. CF Northwest 70; 7. Ravenna 64.5; 8. Hoban, 62; 9. West Branch 62; 10. Southeast 60; 11. Conventry 59; 12. Marlington 56; 13. Howland 54; 14. Norton 54; 15. Crestwood 48; 16. Edgewood, 45.5; CVCA 43.5; 18. Woodridge 40; 19. Streetsboro 39; 20. Alliance, 38.5; 21. Poland Seminary 31.5; 22. Revere 30; 23. Field 29.5; 24. Tallmadge 27; 25. Triway 25; 26. Orange 22; 27. Salem 21; 28. West Geauga 17; 29. Cleveland Central Catholic; 30. Harvey 12; 31. Geneva 10; 32. Chagrin Falls 9; 33. Canton South 5; 34. Benedictine 4; 35. Conneaut 4; 36. Kenmore 4; 37. Buchtel 3.5; 38. Hubbard 3; 39. Jefferson Area 2; Akron Springfield 1; 41. Brooklyn 0; 42. University School 0

Championship round

Top four advance to state

106 — Championship: Stricker (Akron Hoban) d. Schopfer (West Branch), 1-0. Third place: Cardello (Canfield) md. Hunter (Lake Catholic), 10-0.

113— Championship: DeCesare (Padua) d. Hunter of Northwest, 2-0. Third place: Grant (Tallmadge) d. Lovejoy (Ravenna),10-9.

120 — Championship: Wymer (St. V.) d. DeShon (Coventry), 9-1; Third place: Freeman (Lake Catholic) md. Lovejoy, 13-1.

126 — Championship: Poullas (Canfield) d. Chell (St. V), 3-1; Third place: Simpson (Field) d. Petras (Padua), 6-5.

132 — Championship: Bailey (Southeast) d. Frost (Canfield, 3-2; Third place: Carter (St. V.) d. Brennan (Marlington), 3-2.

138 — Championship: Wrobel (Crestwood) d. Koontz (St. V) 4-2; Third-place: Bennett (CVCA) d. Swaney (Hoban) 3-1

145— Championship: Kaminski (Padua) d. Dobben (CVCA), 3-1. Third place: McPeak (Southeast) p. Kirsh (Orange) 3:32.

152 — Championship: Lake (Coventry) d. Crawford (Canfield) 9-3; Third place: Knaus (St. V) d. Sbrocco (Perry) 11-5.

160 — Championship: Fasnacht (Padua) d. Cox (Canal Fulton Northwest), 3-2; Third place: Hughes (West Branch) d. Schenk (Perry), 5-3.

170 — Championship: Whisler (Howland) md. Winning (Ravenna) 13-3; Third-place: Myers (Canal Fulton Northwest) p. Mellon (Hoban) 1:50

182 Championship— Lehman (Revere) d. Szep (Lake Catholic) 2-1; Third-place: Slocum (Salem) d. Radich (Howland) 3-2.

195 — Championship: Kremiller (Perry) d. Rowland (Streetsboro), 5-3; Third place: Elrod (Edgewood) d. Sanders (Lake Catholic), 9-2

220 — Championship: Escaro (Canfield) d. Dufour (Edgewood), 9-5; Third place: Dre’K Brumely (St. V) p. Higgins (Marlington), 1:54.

285 — Championship: Bischoff (Norton) dec. Truhn Perry, 3-1); Third place: Barnes (Alliance) dec. Sharpe (West Branch), 9-3.

Michael Fitzpatrick is a freelance writer from Avon Lake.

Check out results from the Division I and II/III state indoor track and field tournaments for 2015.

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Here are results from the 2015 Division I and II/III state indoor track and field tournaments. 

Division I

In Division I girls, Lake Catholic’s Frances Bull won the 400 meters in 57.29, Brush's Asya Reynolds won the long jump with a leap of 17-feet-7.5 and Strongsville's Cassie Martin placed first in high jump with a distance of 5-7. 

West Geauga’s Brittni Mason placed second in two events – the 60 dash (7.62) and 200 (25.55). Rounding out local top-3 finishers were Aysha Muhammad of Mentor, who placed second in the 60 hurdles in 8.97 and Kristen Denk, who placed third in the pole vault at 13-5. 

The team champion was Gahanna Lincoln with 45 points. West Geauga was the top local finisher in 11^th place with 16 points.

How they finished: 1. Gahanna Lincoln 45; 2. Centerville 42; 3. Granville 35; 4. Tri-Valley 32; T5. Geneva 26; T5. Warren Harding 26; T7. Dublin Coffman 21; T7. Mason 21; 9. Wayne 19; 10. Cincinnati St. Ursula 17.5.

Local finishers: 11. West Geauga 16; 13. Brecksville 15; T14. Strongsville 14; T. 14 Lake Catholic 14; 17. Brush 13; T19. North Royalton 10; T. 19 Twinsburg 10; T22. Magnificat 9; T22. Mentor 9;  T30. Solon 7; T33. Revere 6; T42. Brunswick 4; T42. Mayfield 4; T42. Medina 4; T49. Green 3; T55. St. Joseph Academy 1; T55. Amherst 1.

800 relay: 1. Warren Harding (Stroud, Hill, Jackson, Bercheni) 1:43.01; 2. Gahanna Lincoln 1:43.15; 3. Watkins Memorial 1:44.86.

3,200 relay: 1. Geneva (Deering, Arndt, Marrison, Aveni) 9:22.09; 2. Gahanna Lincoln 9:27.75; 3. Mason 9:33.69.

60 hurdles: 1. Daniels (GL) 8.94; 2.Muhammad (Men) 8.97; 3. Hill (LW) 9.04.

60 dash: 1. Steiner (DC) 7.55; 2. Mason (WG) 7.62; 3. Richardson (WH) 7.63.

1,600: 1. DeGenero (Gran) 5:02.42; 2. Saniel-Banrey (HD) 5:07.15; 3. Bryant (VB) 5:07.69.

400: 1. Bull (LC) 57.29; 2. Price (Gran) 57.46; 3. Hill (WH) 58.01.

800: 1. Jennings (Cen) 2:16.94; 2. Franz (BH) 2:17.88; 3. Aveni (Gen) 2:17.99.

200: 1. Steiner (DC) 24.80; 2. Mason (WG) 25.55; 3. Douglas (PC) 25.86.

3,200: 1. Heffernan (SU) 10:45.37; 2. Davis (DJ) 10:59.25; 3. Stahl (Find) 11:06.53.

1,600 relay: Gahanna Lincoln (Daniels, Hill, Thomas, Shaw) 3:58.27; 2. Centerville 4:03.70; 3. Granville 4:04.47.

High jump: 1. Martin (Strong) 5-feet-7; 2. Robinson (Ashland) 5-6; 3. Tamasovich (Canal Winchester) 5-4. 

Pole vault: 1. Denk (NR) 13-5; 2. Horrigan (Bowling Green) 12-0; 3. Kurtz (Revere) 11-9. 

Long jump: 1. Reynolds (Brush) 17-7; 2. Richard (Winton Woods) 17-7; 3. Cousins (Chillicothe) 17-3.5. 

Shot put: 1. Antill (Tri-Valley) 44-4.75; 2. King (Mason) 41-9; 3. Farmer (Tri-Valley) 38-11.05. 

Weight jump: 1. Antill (Tri-Valley) 60-02.25; 2. Isis-Trotman (Centerville) 51-07; 3. Farmer (Tri-Valley) 44-4.5. 

Triple jump: 1. Cousins (Chillicothe) 35-08; 2. Richardson (Wayne) 35-05; 3. Holthaus (Centerville) 35-01.

DIVISION II/III 

For Divison II/III, Beachwood's 800-meter relay team took first place at 1:45.72, Buchtel's Simone Green took top honors in the 200 meters, clocking in at 26.18 and Edith Svonavec of Garrettsville Garfield won shot put with a throw of 45-feet-5.75. 

Saint Thomas Aquinas finished first as a team at 36.5, Lexington was second (26) and locals Beachwood (23) and Rootstown (22.5) placed third and fourth. Beaumont (18) tied for fifth and Buchtel (16) tied for eighth. 

How they finished: 1. St. Thomas Aquinas 36.5; 2. Lexington 26; 3. Beachwood 23; 4. Rootstown 22.5; 5. Napoleon 18; T5. Morgan 18; T5. Beaumont 18; 8. Garaway 16; T8. Buchtel 16; 10. Toledo Christian 15. 

Other local finishers: 11. John F. Kennedy 14; 15. Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin 13; 16. Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy 12; 20. Hathaway Brown 11; 21. Garrettesville Garfield 10; 38. Gilmour 7; T38. St. Vincent-St. Mary 7; 45. Lutheran West 5; 63. Keystone 2; 71. Black River 1; T71. Berkshire 1. 

800 relay: 1. Beach (Knight, Hopson-Boyd, Gaines-Smith, Kahn) 1:45.72; 2. Dunbar 1:46.02; 3. John F. Kennedy 1:46.55. 

3200 relay: 1. STA (Welsh, Soehnlen, Soehnlen, Soehnlen) 9:51.73; 2. Morgan 10:03.03; 3. SVSM 10:06.67. 

60 hurdles: 1. Lee (Napo) 9.04; 2. Richards (HB) 9.17; 3. Cutlip (BT) 9.25. 

60 dash: 1. Butler (LB) 7.74; 2. Lee (Napo) 7.84; 3. Green (Buchtel) 7.93. 

1600: 1. Clairmonte (Lex) 5:03.01; 2. Welsh (STA) 5:03.85; 3. Bockoven (Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy) 5:10.11. 

400: 1. Johnston (TC) 57.59; 2. Cutlip (Buckeye Trail) 57.74; 3. Stewart (Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin) 59.33. 

800: 1. Lehotay (Sandy Valley) 2:17.80; 2. Soehnlen (STA) 2:19.13; 3. Bockoven (CVCA) 2:22.10.

200: 1. Green (Buch) 26.18; 2. Shipley (Ports) 26.29; 3. Troutman (NDCL) 26.37. 

3200: 1. Clairmonte (Lex) 11:07.14; 2. Hostettler (West Holmes) 11:33.38; 3. Curtis-Collins (Lex) 11:35.48. 

1600 relay: 1. Archbold (Roth, Beck, Hernandez, Short, Lambert) 4:13.19; 2. STA 4:16.29; 3. Beach 4:16.62. 

High jump: 1. Wollenslegel (Clyde) 5-feet-6; 2. Hilt (Buckeye Valley) 5-3; 3. Webster (Frederickson) 5-3. 

Pole vault: 1. Dunn (Gara) 12-6; 2. Amato (River Valley-Caledonia) 12-0; 3. Ruffener (Colonel Crawford) 11-3. 

Long jump: 1. Haddad (Troy Christian) 17-6; 2. Parcell (Bucyrus) 16-8.75; 3. Gwinner (Galion) 16-8. 

Shot put: 1. Svonavec (Garrettesville Garfield) 45-5.75; 2. Aversch (Leipsic) 40-2.5; 3. Moore (Roots) 40-1. 

Weight throw: 1. Pauley (Riverdale) 51-1.75; 2. Dewey (Elmwood) 46-5.25; 3. Aversch (Leipsic) 45-5.75. 

Triple jump: 1. Beam (Morgan) 33-10; 2. Brown (Roots) 33-6; 3. Gielink (Beaumont) 33-1.5. 

Cleveland State is eliminated in the Horizon League semifinals, falling to Valparaiso, 60-55.

VALPARAISO, Indiana -- Cleveland State gave top-seeded Valparaiso a scare, but fell to the Crusaders in the Horizon League semifinal on Saturday at the Athletics and Recreation Center, 60-55.

CSU, the fourth seed, falls to 18-14. Top-seeded Valpo (27-5) will host Wisconsin-Green Bay in the championship game on Tuesday. Green Bay beat Illinois-Chicago, 70-56, in the other semifinal on Saturday.

The Crusaders used a 19-10 run in the second half to build a 48-39 lead with just over eight minutes remaining.

Cleveland State's Trey Lewis hit his first 3-pointer to cut Valpo's lead to 52-50, and with 2:07 remaining Lewis hit another 3-pointer to tie the game at 53-53.

Darien Walker hit one of two free throws to put Valpo back up, 54-53, then the Vikings were whistled for an offensive foul on Charlie Lee and Alec Peters hit a contested layup for a 56-53, then added two foul shots.

Anton Grady hit a layup and was fouled, but missed the free throw and lost possession of the rebound out of bounds with 3.5 seconds remaining. Valpo closed the scoring with a pair of free throws.

Grady finished with a double-double, getting 20 points and 11 rebounds, and added 6 assists. Lewis and Lee each had 10 points for the Vikings. Peters led Valpo with 22 points.

Valpo opened the game with a 7-0 run and used another 7-0 run midway through the first half to build a 22-15 lead. But Lee hit two three-pointers, then Grady made two free throws and hit a jumper to put CSU on top, 25-24.

After Victor Nickerson hit a jumper to put Valpo back on top, Lee got inside for a layup and a 27-26 lead with 49 seconds in the half. But Peters hit a three from the right wing with 16 seconds left for a 29-27 lead at the half.

Cleveland.com's Chris Fedor and Chris Haynes recapped the win against the Suns during the postgame show. Watch video

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Cleveland Cavaliers made it hard on themselves in the fourth quarter, but were able to hold off a late charge from the Phoenix Suns on Saturday night to get the 89-79 win. 

Timofey Mozgov led the way with 19 points. LeBron James, who struggled from the field (6-of-16) scored 17 points and dished out eight assists. 

The Cavs are now 40-25, and have won 13 straight games at Quicken Loans Arena, holding Phoenix to 35 percent from the field.

The game against the Suns marked the fourth game in five nights and eighth in the last 13 days. The Cavs will have Sunday off before heading to Dallas to play the Mavericks on Tuesday.

Cleveland.com's Chris Fedor and Chris Haynes recapped the win against the Suns during the postgame show.

The guys talked about rebounding from a loss against Atlanta the night before, the Cavs' picking up the defensive intensity after the first quarter, why Timofey Mozgov is not playing in the fourth quarter and what the Cavs have to do to get playoff ready.

The Cleveland Cavaliers rebounded from an eye-opening loss against the Atlanta Hawks, beating the Phoenix Suns and extending their home winning streak to 13 games on Saturday night.

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Cleveland Cavaliers rebounded from an eye-opening loss against the Atlanta Hawks, beating the Phoenix Suns and extending their home winning streak to 13 games on Saturday night.

The Cavs, who led by as many as 32 points, overcame a brutal fourth quarter to move into third place in the Eastern Conference.

Here are five observations from the win:

Mop-up duty - The Cavs took an 80-52 lead into the fourth quarter and it looked like the game was over. Some fans started to file out of The Q and the starters went to the bench. In the midst of a tough portion of the schedule, David Blatt was hoping his bench could close out the game. But it didn't happen.

Phoenix opened the quarter on a 12-2 run and Blatt was forced to bring Kevin Love, J.R. Smith and LeBron James back in the game. The second unit, which was a big part of the second quarter surge, didn't do its job late, getting outscored 34-25.

"Thought we played three great quarters and we had the game in hand," Blatt said. "Got a little messy there in the fourth quarter, but that's our fourth game in five nights and eighth game in 13 days. I think we got tired."

Every bit of quality work the Cavs did in the second and third quarters was needed as they were outscored, 27-9, in the final 12 minutes.

"As professionals we have to conjure up energy no matter what," Irving said following the 89-79 win. "I feel like that's what we all tried to do. Obviously there's going to be some fatigue physically and mentally."

James, who struggled from the field, shooting 6-of-16 en route to a 17-point night, played a game-high 36 minutes.

"I think sometimes it's mind over matter," he said. "Obviously four in five nights, we felt it a little bit in the fourth quarter. We have to do a better job closing out games, just to continue to build our habits and to continue to build things that we need to keep being better long term."

The Timofey Mozgov dilemma - Mozgov once again turned into a spectator in the fourth quarter on Saturday night, even as Blatt was bringing his starters back in to keep the game from slipping away.

"Well he played in the 4th quarter tonight, didn't he," Blatt asked following the game before media members told him otherwise. "Seemed like he did because it seemed like he did everything. I really wanted to get Perk some minutes. That was the reason for that. Timo played an outstanding game for us at both ends of the court. He's a really good player. He's one of the reasons we are 21-5 in our last 26 games."

He was also one of the main reasons the Cavs held Phoenix to 28 percent shooting through the first three quarters. Without a talented post presence, Mozgov was able to freelance on defense and camp near the rim. Each time Brandon Knight or Eric Bledsoe got near the basket they were forced to pass or attempt a difficult floater.

Mozgov finished with 19 points, the second-most he has scored, to go with four rebounds on 6-of-8 shooting. The Cavs outscored Phoenix by 25 points with him on the floor.

"I thought we had a decided advantage tonight with Timo around the rim so we went to it and it was pretty successful," Blatt said. "That was the plan."

Even on his best night as a Cavalier, Mozgov didn't play in the fourth quarter and his usage late is officially perplexing. Some matchups aren't in his favor, but Blatt admitted this one was and still stuck with Tristan Thompson.

Mozgov hasn't played in the fourth quarter since last Thursday's win against Golden State, which makes it six straight games and eight of the last nine. Saturday night was Mozgov's 29^th game in the wine and gold. He has played 65 fourth quarter minutes total, which averages out to around two minutes per fourth quarter.

Despite helping revamp the Cavs' defense, Blatt chooses to stay away from him, but won't explain why so I will try to make an educated guess. 

Sometimes a coach gains comfort with a particular player. It's not just Blatt, it happens all over the NBA. Sometimes the devotion to a player doesn't make sense to fans or media members. Sometimes it doesn't even make sense when looking at the box score. Blatt has been with Thompson all season as opposed to Mozgov, acquired in early January, and Blatt clearly trusts Thompson more.

Does it make Blatt right? That's still up for debate.

As for Kendrick Perkins, who played eight dreadful minutes, Blatt has refrained from calling the center an "insurance policy." But that's what he is and it becomes more clear each time he takes the floor.

It's also clear why the Thunder took him out of the starting lineup this season, traded him and why Utah bought him out. On the wrong side of 30, Perkins finished with the worst plus minus (-14) of any Cavs' player. It appears being a valuable locker room presence will be his main role.

At this stage of his career, Perkins is a foul magnet and has become troublesome on defense because he moves like an ocean liner. 

Defensive pressure - The Cavs gave up 24 points to the Suns in the first quarter as they shot 42 percent, including 4-of-7 from three-point range. It looked like it was going to be a high-scoring affair, similar to the first meeting between the two teams.

But then things turned around.

Three players from the second unit joined James and Mozgov on the court, provided the necessary energy and raced out to a double-digit lead in the first three minutes, using stifling defense. Matthew Dellavedova, who has been criticized lately, was one of those players on the floor. He brought toughness and energy off the bench as Irving sat the final 16:31 of the first half.

"What was going on was Delly was playing really good, wasn't he? Kyrie is playing a lot of minutes this year and we need him going forward," Blatt said. "If we had a little chance to rest him for a part of the game then I think that's a good thing. Tonight was one of those rare opportunities where in game we could give him a little more rest. Delly was doing a good job and the score was going our way and I could save him some minutes going forward."

Following a Marcus Morris jumper 40 seconds into the quarter, the Suns didn't score another point in 7:12 of game time. The Suns missed 13 straight shots during that stretch and committed a pair of turnovers.

"It was a big emphasis for us," Love said of the defensive intensity. "With four games in five nights, I think it needed to be because we weren't going to truly have the legs we usually have when we're fresh. It was something we needed to focus on tonight."

The Cavs outscored the Suns, 23-13 in the second quarter and took a 16-point lead into the break.

Then, instead of relaxing after halftime, the Cavs picked up right where they left off in the third as Phoenix made one basket in the first six minutes. The Cavs' stingy defense held the Suns to 7-of-25 shooting in the quarter and they finished with 15 points.

"At one point I looked up at the scoreboard and saw they were shooting 27 percent," James said. "That let me know that we were in tune with the game plan, came out and executed. We contested shots, rebounded and played some really good basketball."

Painting inside wine and gold - Friday night in Atlanta the Hawks trampled the Cavs in the paint, 54-24, as the Cavs chose to launch 38 three-pointers. Blatt admitted after the loss he would've liked to see that number decrease, and it did Saturday.  

The Cavs attempted 20 triples, the fewest since Jan. 19, a win against Chicago.

Seeing a weakness inside once Alex Len was ruled out of the game, the Cavs outscored the Suns, 40-24, in the paint, with Mozgov doing much of the damage. They are now 24-5 when outscoring the opponent in the paint.

"We knew he was going to be pretty big for us," James said of Mozgov. "Knowing they were undersized and undermanned. The first play of the game I wanted to get him the ball and not only is he good when he's posting up but running the floor. You seen him catching a couple of lobs today. He was very active and it's big for our team."

Kevin is not loving the fourth quarter - Love got off to a terrific start early once again. He scored nine points and made all three of his three-point attempts. His final made basket came at the 4:18 mark of the first quarter. That's right, he didn't make another shot the rest of the night despite playing the third-most minutes.

Attempting three more shots, Love scored his other four points from the free throw line, finishing with 13 points and 10 rebounds, his team-leading 32^nd double-double. But the three-time All-Star has pulled a disappearing act late in games, and the nasty trend, which was supposed to get better with time, has only continued.

It's not entirely his fault and the blame should be shared, but Love deserves some.

He is averaging 2.4 points and shooting a paltry 33 percent from the field in the fourth quarter this season, including 23 percent from three-point range while averaging 7.5 minutes and 2.0 shot attempts.

Digging deeper, it's not just a Cleveland thing. Last season in Minnesota, Love averaged 4.4 points on 38 percent from the field, including 30 percent from three-point range while averaging 6.8 minutes and 3.4 shot attempts.

After his goose egg on Saturday, Love has gone four straight games (he didn't play the fourth against Boston because of the blowout) without making a basket in the final quarter. The last made field goal came during last Friday's loss against Indiana.

Love is one of the Cavs' most important players and he deserves credit for making an impact in other ways. But in the next few weeks, the Cavs will need to find a way to get his confidence back and keep him involved for all four quarters. If not, the playoffs could look a lot like the regular season for Love. 

Is a good start to the season overrated? The last two years the Indians have had losing records in April, but have rebounded to have winning seasons.

GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- Do you have a question that you'd like to have answered in Hey, Hoynsie? Submit it here 

Hey, Hoynsie: Although you can't win a pennant in April, I think the Indians, who always seem to do well in the second half, need to get hot right out of the gate to reach the playoffs. I know their injury situation doesn't bode well, but do you see any indication that the Tribe can avoid yet another sluggish start? -- Dwain Slaven, Dade City, Fla.

Hey, Dwain: The debate on the benefits of a quick start is endless. My theory is if you're going to have a quick start, make it like the 1984 Tigers who opened the year at 35-5 on the way to the World Series title. Other than that, a quick start can be fool's gold.

The Indians went 11-17 and 11-13 in April over the last two years. They won 85 games last year and 92 in 2013 along with a wild-card spot.

In 2012, Manny Acta's last year managing the Indians, they went 11-9 in April, but finished with 94 losses. In 2011, Acta's Indians opened with 18-8 record in April, but finished 80-82.

Former Tribe manager Eric Wedge continually downplayed quick starts, but his only postseason appearance came in 2007 when his team went 14-8 in April.  The one thing that can't be questioned is that wins in April count just as much as wins in September.

Hey Hoynsie: I am not predicting a World Series title, but if Terry Francona is able to win one with this Tribe squad within the next two to three years, where does he rank as one of the best managers in the history of baseball? -- Shawn Marshall, Garfield Heights.

Hey, Shawn: If Francona leads the Indians to a World Series title, it would be the third of his career. There are only 10 managers who have won three or more World Series titles and nine are in the Hall of Fame.

The only one not enshrined in Cooperstown is Bruce Bochy, current manager of the Giants. So a third world title for Francona would be significant.

Joe McCarthy and Casey Stengel lead the way with seven World Series titles each. Connie Mack five, Walter Alston four, Joe Torre four, Sparky Anderson three, Miller Huggins three, Tony La Russa three, John McGraw three and Bochy three follow.

Hey, Hoynsie: Carlos Santana batted only about .270 last year. So why did so many pitchers walk him? Are most hitters not selective enough or does Santana take too many "hittable" pitches? -- Anthony Vasquez, Cleveland.

Hey, Anthony: Santana hit .231 not .270 last year. He did lead the AL in walks with 113 and that was the saving grace of his season because it kept him in the lineup as he stumbled through the first two months of the season before finding his swing.

With patient hitters like Santana, there is always a concern that he lets too many hittable pitches go by, but that's the way he hits. He's always walked a lot and had a good on-base percentage.

The walks are a product of Santana having a good idea of his strike zone and pitchers showing respect for his power. He led the Tribe with 27 homers last season.

Hey, Hoynsie: I read a column recently that said as Jason Kipnis goes so goes the Indians. Are you kidding me? One player does not a winning team make. -- Steve Ranney, Mentor.

Hey, Steve: I agree to a point, but one player having a big season can certainly help a solid ballclub contend. For example just check out Michael Brantley's 2014 season.

In that regard, I think a healthy and productive Kipnis could make a big difference in this year's team. Yes, he was in the lineup last year for 500 at-bats, but that wasn't the same Kipnis we saw in 2012 and 2013.

Hey, Hoynsie: I'm finally seeing what I've long wanted to see out of the Tribe: a minor-league system that is beginning to produce players. What has changed to cause this? -- Doug Leedy, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

Hey, Doug: They've brought good young players into the system through the draft (Cody Allen, Kyle Crockett, Roberto Perez, T.J. House), through trades (Corey Kluber, Yan Gomes, Bryan Shaw, Trevor Bauer) and through international free agent signings (Jose Ramirez).

They've also shown a willingness to draft more high school players in the higher rounds (Francisco Lindor, Justus Sheffield and Clint Frazier). High school players take longer to develop, but the payoff could be bigger than taking a college player who is already close to his peak.

Good fortune and patience has played a role as well. It took Carlos Carrasco, acquired in 2009, five years before he looked like a real big-league pitcher. Michael Brantley acquired in 2008 finished third in the MVP last year.

The Indians can't play in the big free agent or international free agent markets so they have to make the most of their opportunities.

Hey, Hoynsie: With the Progressive Field renovations I know the bullpens are being relocated next to each other just right of center field, but what will become of the old visitors' bullpen down the right-field line? -- Brent Charnigo, Cleveland.

Hey, Brent: The visitor's bullpen will be connected to the bar in right field. A limited number of people will be allowed to go down to the field level via a staircase and watch the game from there.

Hey, Hoynsie: With the Royals returning from a World Series run but losing their ace, the Tigers losing their two best pitchers from last season and the Twins and White Sox steadily rebuilding, who will be the Tribe's best competition and team to beat in a difficult central? -- Trent Somple, Christopher, Ill. 

Hey, Trent: I think the Tigers are the team to beat in the AL Central.

I think the Royals will finish second followed by the Indians, White Sox and Twins.

Kendrick Perkins may not have agreed with LeBron James in the past, but he has since let bygones be bygones.

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Kendrick Perkins has been waiting patiently to log a minute just to hit somebody. That opportunity finally presented itself late in the third quarter of Saturday's win over the Phoenix Suns.

LeBron James had the ball on the left wing and Perkins immediately and eagerly went over to set a hard screen to free up James, but Marcus Morris fouled James to send him to the line before Perkins could fully set up his body shot.

"Man, when I set a screen, I set a screen," Perkins told Northeast Ohio Media Group. "I'm drawing contact. That's what I'm here for, to lay a pounding."

Perkins assisting James would have been unfathomable to think about a few years ago.

It was a normal regular season matchup between the Los Angeles Clippers and the Oklahoma City Thunder in January of 2012.

However, there was nothing normal about what took place in the third quarter of that contest. Chris Paul and Blake Griffin have done it time and time again, executing their go-to option to perfection - the pick-and-roll.

Griffin received a beautifully timed bounce pass from Paul in between two defenders and Griffin knew what to do from there. All that stood between him and the basket was Perkins, who was then a member of the Thunder.

Griffin leaped with full force and Perkins rotated over, a rotation most bigs wouldn't dare to make with Griffin coming towards them. What happened next will probably go down as one of the greatest poster dunks in the history of this game.

Perkins met Griffin in the air and made contact, but couldn't prevent Griffin from extending his right arm out and flushing home a filthy rim-rocker. The play blew up with heavy circulation in highlight packages everywhere and the social media landscape was abuzz.

It prompted LeBron James, who was with Miami at the time, to tweet out how much he enjoyed what he saw, having recently embarrassed John Lucas by jumping over him to catch an alley-oop dunk.

Dunk of the Year!! @blakegriffin just dunked on Kendrick Perkins so hard!! Wow!! I guess I'm #2 now. Move over #6

-- LeBron James (@KingJames) January 31, 2012

Perkins, being the fierce competitor that he is, didn't appreciate James' excitement-filled tweet and he let it be known to Marc Spears of Yahoo! Sports.

"You don't see Kobe [Bryant] tweeting," said. "You don't see Michael Jordan tweeting. If you're an elite player, plays like that don't excite you. At the end of the day, the guys who are playing for the right reasons who are trying to win championships are not worrying about one play.

"They also are not tweeting about themselves talking about going down to No. 2. I just feel [James] is always looking for attention and he wants the world to like him."

Fast-forward three years and it's now something Perkins can look back on and chuckle at, being that he's a teammate of James.

"You never know what can happen in the future and in this business but at the time, I didn't know this would ever be possible. But you know, I was probably in my feelings at the time," Perkins said with a snicker to NEOMG regarding his comments to Yahoo!. "Now I'm here to protect James, not attack him."

He said he never addressed the issue with James and added that there wasn't a need to do so.

"When I'm not on your team, we're enemies. That's how I see it, but it's good. It's all good now," Perkins said. "We're all family."

As for that Griffin dunk, Perkins said if he could do it all over again, he wouldn't change a thing.

"What do I look like backing out the way and letting somebody get an easy dunk?" he asked. "How would my teammates view at me? Would my teammates respect me? I'm trying to win, man. That's how I play."

LeBron James ditched his headband and David Blatt kind of liked it. After this latest win, all the Cavaliers clearly need a day off.

CLEVELAND - A major, ground-shaking controversy is brewing at The Q.

It has the chance to rock the Cavaliers to their core, creating an unbridgeable divide between the team's star player and coach.

David Blatt said he doesn't like headbands. Boom.

"I've never been a headband guy, but I'm so old school," Blatt said Saturday night, following the Cavaliers 89-79 triumph over the Phoenix Suns.

So with tongue firmly planted in cheek, let's rewind.

When LeBron James returned from a brief rest late in the second quarter, he took the floor sans headband. No signature, receding-hairline-hiding, crown of elastic cloth. Gone. Poof. It didn't resurface.

As already mentioned, the Cavs had won the game. It wasn't pretty -- a 32-point lead was shaved all the way down to 10 in the fourth quarter. James wasn't supposed to play the fourth, but he was re-inserted when it became clear that no combination of subs was going to keep the Suns at bay.

James scored 18 points and eight assists and tied - but didn't surpass - Mark Price (4,206) for the franchise's record in career assists, even though James had those extra opportunities in a fourth quarter he was supposed to watch from the bench.

He added six rebounds and shot 6-of-16, with just three points at halftime. A three-pointer at 7:05 game him 10 points for the game, extending his streak of consecutive games in double figures to 626 games - third longest in NBA history.

So if you really want to reach, you could make a (flimsy) argument that James' streak was saved by the headband. He only had two points before he tore it off.

James buried another three with 2:04 left in the fourth quarter that sealed the win for the Cavs by pushing their lead to 15. But it was a game that should've been sealed long ago.

It was the Cavs' fourth game in five nights. A rugged four-game road trip lies ahead. A time for a light moment was needed. So Blatt was asked early in his postgame conference if he had noticed James ditched the headband.

"I did and I was wondering myself what happened," Blatt said. "But I did not venture to ask him because it seemed to be inappropriate at the time. But I hope you guys do, I'm going to read about it. I did notice that, actually. Kind of weird."

Also a little weird - neither James nor Kyrie Irving was interested in having much fun with it.

"Just happened, spur (of the moment), just took it off," James said, reminding reporters it was knocked off his head in the 2012-13 Finals and he didn't put it back.

Irving was asked if he noticed James' new look, and he replied: "No."

Oh. Like we said, tired locker room.

Carrying out this obviously meaningless storyline just a little further, Blatt said "I did like the look" of a headbandless James, but that he wasn't one to dictate if players could wear them.

A quick glance at the media notes and it appears James, Brendan Haywood, and the injured Anderson Varejao (promise we'll get to the point) are the Cavs' headband wearers.

"He's had a pretty good career wearing a headband, so I think we'll let him decide when and when not to wear it," Blatt said of James.

So, for a brief recap, James shed his headband against Phoenix, and the Cavs' loss in Phoenix on Jan. 13 was the last time James performed his famed, pre-game chalk toss.

Something about those Suns.

That was the night James returned after two weeks off to rest nagging injuries. The Cavs have never been the same -- in a good way. They're 21-6 since Jan. 13 and have won 13 in a row at The Q.

James said that practice the Cavs held in Phoenix the day before, on Jan. 12, James' first full practice back, played a big role in the turnaround.

"I think so," James said. "It was probably our best practice of the year. We all felt it, it was my first practice of the year coming back and I wanted to set the tone that I was back and this is what I'm about and this is how we're going to play going forward. It was a big step for our team that day."

So many games, so many lessons from the nights since the Cavs were 19-20 and turned themselves into the third seed in the East (as of today). If you prefer to get technical, Saturday's lesson was one of finishing, no matter who is on the floor.

"It's definitely a fine line for sure," James said. "Being up 30 at the end of the third, you kind of get cold and hope the guys can hold the lead or continue to build it or play even basketball. But you know, sometimes teams make run and you've got to come in there and make it happen."

What the Cavs need more than anything right now -- certainly more than a certain accessory or another less -- is a day off.

"That's what we really need," James said.

The Rangers, devastated by injuries last season, could start the 2015 season with ace Yu Darvish sidelined for the season because of a right elbow injury. Watch video

GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- When the 2014 season ended, the Texas Rangers were relieved. Nothing could be worse than what they went through last season.

They used 40 different pitchers, including 14 different starters.

They set a big-league record with the number players used on the 25-man roster.

Their manager, Ron Washington, quit for personal reasons.

Not to mention that they lost 95 games and finished 31 games behind the first-place Angels in the AL West.

So 2015 had to be better, right?

Well, it's not starting that way.

No. 1 starter Yu Darvish is facing season-ending surgery on his right elbow after leaving his Cactus League debut on Thursday after only 12 pitches. Tests on Friday revealed he might need Tommy John surgery.

He will be examined Tuesday in New York by Dr. David Altchek, who specializes in elbow surgery.

Darvish made only 22 starts last year because of pain in the elbow.

"I'm personally not taking the position, 'Here we go again," GM Jon Daniels said told reporters late last week. "Any time you have an injury there is risk for recurrence down the line. What we're seeing is effectively an extension of what he dealt with last summer, at a significantly more severe level."

Earlier this spring, the Rangers lost prospect Jurickson Profar to a shoulder injury after he'd missed all of last season.

AROUND THE MLB

Turn it up: Former Dodger GM Ned Colletti says his song isn't over. (los angeles times).

Bees buzz game: A swarm of bees delayed the start of Sunday's Cactus League game between the Royals and Angels. (mlb.com)

Where does he fit? The Royals signed Chris Young, a starter by trade, to a one-year deal over the weekend and plan to pitch him out of the bullpen. (kansas city star).

Good start: Jon Lester was impressive in his first Cactus League start for the Cubs.(espn.com)

End of the line: GM Brian Cashman says retired Derek Jeter should be the last Yankee captain. (espn.com)

No trade clause: There is no need for Boston to trade Allen Craig, says FOXsports Ken Rosenthal. At least not yet. (foxsports).

Risky business: Cliff Lee's sore left elbow has limited the Phillies ability to trade him, but what about Cole Hamels? (csnphilly.com)

AROUND THE INDIANS

Just do it: Lefty T.J. House knows there are no guarantees when it comes to making the Indians rotation this spring and he likes it that way (video). (cleveland.com).

Too little too late: The Indians tied Texas in the ninth inning Sunday, but lost to the Rangers, 8-7, in the  bottom of the ninth. (cleveland.com).

What about Swish? With Brandon Moss (right hip) scheduled to make his Cactus League debut Monday, here's the latest on Nick Swisher's comeback from double knee surgery in August. (cleveland.com).

Sore shoulder: Josh Tomlin didn't pitch Sunday against Texas because of a sore right shoulder. (cleveland.com).

Baby steps: For the first time in long time Shaun Marcum's comeback is headed in the right direction. (cleveland.com)

The grip of winter is loosening elsewhere. The thaw will come to Cleveland too, right?

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Clumps of grass peek out from under the white blanketing lawns and river banks here. Is that too much to ask for in Cleveland?

We wouldn't cut a blade of it, or chew it, or toss it in the air to determine club selection. We would treasure it for the emerald chip it is on a far nastier sheet of "ice."

We would sing "The Green, Green Grass of Home" and "Foggy Mountain Breakdown" (bluegrass) to it.

It could be the slightest slip of a sprig, and in Northeast Ohio we would nurture it. The problem is that the only greenery we've seen for months is the lettuce in a salad. We need to go green before St. Patrick's Day.

It's not the old baseball metaphor about spring and rebirth, high skies and the lazy, hazy days of summer. Still, a quick peek at the Indians' spring training games on TV last week brought on an irresistible craving for peanuts and Cracker Jack.

We've had it with snow and ice and "zero" in anything but runs allowed by Corey Kluber.

As a boy in Texas, I incurred maternal wrath on a wintry afternoon by pouring a canister of table salt on the driveway around the basketball hoop, figuring it would act the way the road salt did in the Midwest and melt the snow cover. Bad, bad, baaad idea.

But it would have taken an ODOT crew to stage a game of H-O-R-S-E in Cleveland driveways for most of this winter.

There are people who like winter sports. But our streets shouldn't be slalom courses. My driveway shouldn't be a bobsled run as I inch along to the mailbox.  (Did I mention that I went down the Olympic bobsled run in Lillehammer, Norway, before the 1994 Olympics? I did mention it? Several times? Oh, OK.)

We realize we're not alone. Other places, like Boston, have been hit harder. We blame that one on Bill Belichick. The permafrost has simply been here too long, though. This has become an environment only a Green Bay Packer could love.

I'm not saying the blue shadows on a snowfield at dusk didn't look pretty at first.

Ice crystals were winking in roadside trees at sunrise one day last month. It was beautiful. It was as if the frosted trees had been strung with lights for Christmas.

But by now the beauty has faded or has become a trick of the light. On the Ohio Turnpike heading west, I saw what looked like flakes of gold, glittering in the furrows that a snowplow's blade had cut in a snow bank. The "gold" was only windblown grime, frozen in its prison, gleaming deceitfully in the sunlight.

The snow wears a sooty collar now and is crustier than Jim Leyland after a tough loss.

Alabama's defensive coordinator said before Ohio State shocked the Crimson Tide in the national semifinals that the Buckeyes' offense forced opponents to defend "every square inch" of the field. This winter's snows would have had it covered like Norway at Yuletide.

Spring football starts here Tuesday. We can do nothing but trust the forecast of warmer days to come. Ohio State fans try to put aside shivering memories of the snowy game in Minnesota last year or the squalls during the Indiana game at The Horseshoe in 2013.

Indians fans count the days before the summer game begins. But they also remember 2007, when the splendor in the grass was put on hold, and the Indians' "home" opener was played in Milwaukee due to snow.

With apologies to Ernest Lawrence Thayer and "Casey at the Bat," somewhere in this favored land the sun is shining bright. The band is playing somewhere, and somewhere fields aren't white.

Baseball has had its share of stunts including balls dropped from various heights. The 100th anniversary of one of those moments is Friday, March 13. The tale is part baseball, part American history.

View full sizeCleveland Indians' catcher Hank Helf waits for a ball thrown from the Terminal Tower on Aug. 20, 1938. Fred Bottomer, Cleveland Press Archives 

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Stunts have always been part of American society, a leisurely break in our day, be it cat videos on the Internet, streaking in the 1970s or dance and other endurance marathons in the 1920s and '30s.

Baseball has had its share of stunts including, of all things, balls dropped from various heights. The 100^th anniversary of one of those moments is Friday, March 13. The brief moment in time is part baseball and part American history.

On that date in 1915, Wilbert Robinson, a gregarious enough catcher turned manager, was in Daytona Beach, Florida, with his Brooklyn team in the nascent days of spring training. Robinson, a likeable player in his day, said he could catch a ball dropped from a plane.

Arrangements were made. Flying the plane would be Ruth Law, a pioneer in American aviation.

Law owns her page of American history. She had received her pilot's license three years earlier and flew with a resume of firsts. She bought a plane from Orville Wright in 1912 and a year later became the first woman to fly at night. She was the first woman to perform a loop-the-loop. Law also became a non-commissioned Army officer who flew promotional tours for the military.

Law would fly promotional and tourism flights along the Florida beach not far from where the Robins trained. Some of the players not only got to know the aviatrix but also took rides with her, according to Robert W. Creamer's biography, "Stengel."

On a rainy afternoon, Robinson stood near the pitcher's mound while Law prepared to soar to about 500 feet. The story takes the usual apocryphal twists stories can take with decades of seasoning, but Robinson's biographers, Jack Kavanagh and Norman Macht, cover the stunt, which turned into an unintended prank.

It seems Law forgot one thing when she went up: A baseball.

What she did have, though, was lunch, which included a grapefruit that a pal gave her in lieu of a ball.

Law took off, she circled the field, Robinson looked up, she dropped, and ...

Splat.

"Help me, lads," Robinson cried, "I'm covered with my own blood!"

He realized quick enough the "blood" was juice, the ball having caromed off his mitt and into his chest.

Casey Stengel, who played on Robinson's team that year, is said to have been the one to substitute fruit for ball. Not so, the biographers say, despite the fact that Stengel did his part, growing the tale over the years with repeated, animated tellings.

It wasn't the first or last such stunt of its kind:

* Aug. 21, 1908: It took more than a dozen attempts, but Washington Senators catcher Gabby Street snags a ball dropped from journalist Preston Gibson atop the Washington Monument.

* Aug. 24, 1910: Billy Sullivan of the Chicago White Sox catches three baseballs thrown by Ed Walsh from the top of the same monument, more then 500 feet up. After feeling the force the balls gathered in their descent, he reportedly said no to the idea of trying to catch a ball tossed from an airplane. (A couple of footnotes for Sullivan: He played in the American League's first game, on April 24, 1901, when Chicago defeated Cleveland, 8-2. One of his sons, Billy Jr., made it to the majors and, when Detroit reached the 1940 World Series, the two became the first father and son to have been in a World Series.

* July 22, 1926: Babe Ruth catches a baseball dropped from a plane about 200 to 300 feet above Long Island, New York in a promotion for the Army. Capt. Harold McClelland piloted the plane.

* Aug. 20, 1938: About 10,000 people gather in downtown Cleveland to see if Indians Hank Helf and Frankie Pytlak can catch balls dropped from teammate Ken Keltner, perched atop the 708-foot Terminal Tower. After a few misses -- and high bounces -- each player (both were catchers) succeeded.

Finally, an unrelated yet coincidental baseball note, serendipitous to the date: Fewer than 400 miles to the north, on the day of Robinson's baseball-grapefruit-stunt/prank, a man named Buster Clarkson was born in Hopkins, South Carolina. He would go on to attend Wilberforce University in Ohio and become a Negro League ballplayer before reaching the majors in 1952 in his late 30s.

A look at the 2015 OHSAA girls basketball regional brackets.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Here are the 16 statewide, division-by-division girls basketball regional brackets for the 2015 OHSAA tournament.

Click the links below to access the brackets, which are printable. The brackets also are interactive. Click on the game to see more about the matchup, particularly after the game has been played.

These brackets will be updated daily from all the playoff games across the state. Come back often to follow all the postseason action, including new brackets at the regional and state final four levels.  

Click each link below to see a cleveland.com bracket of that regional tournament.

Division I

Canton Regional

Norwalk Regional

Kettering Regional

Westerville Regional

Division II

Springfield Regional

Zanesville Regional

Ontario Regional

Barberton Regional

Division III

Springfield Regional

Cuyahoga Falls Regional

Ada Regional

Logan Regional

Division IV

Elida Regional

Pickerington Regional

Massillon Regional

Tipp City Regional

Watch what Hathaway Brown girls basketball players, coaches speak about the retirement of coach Paul Barlow.

SHAKER HEIGHTS, Ohio -- Paul Barlow has officially retired from coaching girls basketball after 15 years.

As the Hathaway Brown coach for those years, he collected five state titles and always tested his players with challenging schedules.

"I think they see the value of the schedule and they can see the value of hard work," Barlow said after the Blazers lost to Chagrin Falls on Thursday night in the Division II Macedonia District final. "They did a great job for me and to end this way is not the way we may have wanted to, but I'm proud of their effort. I'm proud of where the program is and what it has to look forward to in the way I'm leaving it. I hope they have better things to come in the near future."

Barlow ends his career with a record of 246-127. He has won five state championships at Hathaway Brown, finished as state runner-up twice, made 10 district title appearances, won eight district titles and seven regional titles.

Under the leadership of Barlow, the program won 37 consecutive playoff games between during 2009-14 seasons.

See what his current players and coaches said after the news he would resign after accepting the Athletic Director position at Magnificat. He will start his new position on March 16.

Post season coverage

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