Reghi says the team needs to put an emphasis on keeping its own players. Watch video

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Browns have a number of key pieces set to hit free agency this offseason. Travis Benjamin, Mitchell Schwartz, Tashaun Gipson and, if he chooses to opt out, Alex Mack, among others.

Michael Reghi says it's been a disturbing trend seeing the Browns allow players they've invested time to develop walk. He believes they need to make an effort to keep their own talent first. Watch his full Riled Up segment in the video above.

Beachwood moved up to No. 4 in Division III for the final state boys basketball poll.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Here's how a state panel of sports writers and broadcasters rates Ohio high school boys basketball teams in the sixth weekly Associated Press poll of 2015-16. With won-lost record and total points (first-place votes in parentheses).

DIVISION I

1. Huber Hts. Wayne (12) 22-0 199

2. Lima Sr. (8) 20-0 194

3. Wilmington 21-1 159

4. Cin. Elder 19-3 107

5. Cin. Moeller 19-3 91

6. Gahanna Lincoln 20-2 80

7. Cols. Northland 19-2 61

8. Warren Harding 18-2 55

9. Garfield Heights 17-4 40

10. Westerville S. 18-4 34

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11. Tol. St. John's 19, 12. Cols. St. Charles 18, 12. Can. McKinley (1) 18, 12. Mason 18, 15. Pickerington Cent. 16.

DIVISION II

1. New Concord John Glenn (16) 21-1 204

2. Upper Sandusky (2) 21-0 153

3. St. Vincent-St. Mary (1) 17-3 150

4. Trotwood-Madison 20-2 108

5. Chillicothe Unioto (1) 20-1 96

6. Lexington 19-2 86

7. Defiance 17-3 78

8. Alliance 20-1 65

9. Poland Seminary (1) 16-4 39

10. Napoleon 16-4 26

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11. Wauseon 23, 12. Canfield 16, 12. East Tech 16, 14. Johnstown-Monroe 15, 15. Benedictine 12.

DIVISION III

1. Lima Cent. Cath. (14) 19-1 194

2. Massillon Tuslaw (6) 21-0 189

3. Cin. Purcell Marian  (1) 18-3 132

4. Beachwood 19-2 127

5. Day. Northridge 20-2 104

6. Berlin Hiland 18-4 86

7. Milan Edison 19-2 81

8. Villa Angela-St. Joseph 15-5 53

9. Worthington Christian 18-4 28

10. Proctorville Fairland 18-4 26

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11. Swanton 19, 12. Leavittsburg Labrae 15, 13. Spencerville 12.

DIVISION IV

1. Van Wert Lincolnview (18) 20-1 195

2. Mogadore 18-1 163

3. Gorham Fayette (1) 20-1 148

4. Defiance Ayersville 19-2 130

5. New Madison Tri-Village 19-3 106

6. Russia 19-3 80

7. Glouster Trimble 17-3 67

8. Sandusky St. Mary 18-3 52

9. Lisbon David Anderson (1) 20-1 35

10. Jackson Center 18-4 31

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11. McDonald (1) 23, 12. Bristol 22, 13. Cols. Africentric 19, 14. Waterford 16, 14. S. Charleston SE 16.  

Marreon Jackson has three boys basketball teammates at Garfield Heights who signed with Division I college. It was only a matter of time he took the same path.

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Marreon Jackson has three boys basketball teammates at Garfield Heights who signed with Division I colleges. It was only a matter of time he took the same path.

A 6-foot junior point guard for the Bulldogs, Jackson verbally committed Monday to the University of Toledo.

“It was building up to Toledo for a while now,” Jackson said. “I just wanted to make it final.”

Other interested schools included Kent State, Cleveland State, Buffalo and Eastern Kentucky. Bigger schools, such as DePaul and Michigan, began to show interest, Garfield Heights coach Sonny Johnson said.

“But you want to go where you’re wanted,” Johnson said.

Jackson visited Toledo last month and noticed coach Tod Kowalczyk’s rotations. Freshmen entered the game early and down the stretch.

That told Jackson he could play immediately.

The Rockets have seven freshmen this season on their 13-man roster. They began the week 16-9 with a 7-5 Mid-American Conference record, which is tied for first in the West Division. Jackson is leading a 17-4 Garfield Heights team that is ranked fourth in the cleveland.com Top 25 and closes its regular season Wednesday at home vs. No. 6 St. Ignatius.

After that, the Bulldogs open the postseason as the top seed in the Division I Solon District. They reached last year's state semifinals, and Jackson said he wanted to make his decision before the stretch run.

Colleges began to offer scholarships when senior teammates Willie Jackson (Missouri), Frankie Hughes (Louisville) and Braun Hartfield (Youngstown State) announced their commitments.

“When they committed, I was happy for them,” Jackson said. “At the same time it made me want to go harder.”

Each teammate offered advice. Hartfield told Jackson to worry more about a school’s fit than prestige.

Toledo happens to offer a curriculum that suits his desire to major in accounting.

“I’m real good with numbers,” Jackson said.

He calculates he will be one of five family members playing in college in the next few years. Older brother Marquis Jackson, who played on Garfield Heights through 2012, is a junior guard at Ohio Christian University. They have a cousin, Denzel Carter, at Martin Luther King with aspirations of walking on to a college basketball program.

And there’s an Ohio State football-bound cousin on the side of their mother, Lawanda Jackson.

That’s North Ridgeville running back Demario McCall, a second cousin who earlier this month signed his National Letter of Intent.

Marreon Jackson began as a football player, too, but quickly took to basketball. His father, Herman Jackson, took him on daily trips to the gym to improve his game.

A lifelong friend of Herman Jackson, Sonny Johnson remembers dad’s influence.

“I knew he was going to be special because his dad always kept him in the gym,” Johnson said.

“Toledo is going to get a hard worker and unbelievable leader with a high basketball IQ. He’s somebody who is mentally tough because of what his father put into him.”

When Jackson tried AAU basketball, his father made him play up two grade levels. Jackson credits that experience and trips to the Lonnie Burten Recreation Center for molding his future.

He still stops by now.

Contact sports reporter Matt Goul on Twitter (@mgoul) or email (mgoul@cleveland.com). Or log in and leave a message below in the comments section.

See Ohio high school boys basketball statewide scores for Monday, Feb. 15, 2016.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Here are Ohio high school boys basketball statewide scores for Monday, Feb. 15, 2016.

Bellefontaine 50, Vandalia Butler 42

Botkins 65, New Bremen 64

Cin. Taft 79, Cin. Woodward 46

Circleville Logan Elm 73, Amanda-Clearcreek 43

Coldwater 78, Kenton 46

Day. Miami Valley 73, Day. Christian 51

Franklin Middletown Christian 77, Yellow Springs 67

Hicksville 67, Defiance Tinora 61

Metamora Evergreen 60, Stryker 29

Monroe 71, Clarksville Clinton-Massie 47

Oak Glen, W.Va. 54, Richmond Edison 47

Spring. NW 64, Mechanicsburg 49

Van Wert 53, Ottoville 37

Zanesville 76, Wheeling Park, W.Va. 41

Division II

Greenfield McClain 46, Gallipolis Gallia 27

Hillsboro 42, Jackson 41

Marietta 81, New Lexington 47

Division III

Frankfort Adena 52, Piketon 51

Oak Hill 63, S. Point 47

Southeastern 64, Chillicothe Zane Trace 61

Wellston 52, Coal Grove Dawson-Bryant 44

Williamsport Westfall 70, Chillicothe Huntington 27

OVAC Tournament

Consolation

Belmont Union Local 76, Linsly, W.Va. 65

POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS

Wahama, W.Va. vs. Crown City S. Gallia, ppd. to Feb 20.

See Ohio high school girls basketball statewide scores for Monday, Feb. 15, 2016.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Here are Ohio high school girls basketball statewide scores for Monday, Feb. 15, 2016.

Day. Miami Valley 47, Middletown Fenwick 39

Lucas 45, Mansfield Temple Christian 42, OT

Orwell Grand Valley 43, Bristol 39, 2OT

Warren Howland 38, Geneva 23

Division I

Cin. Walnut Hills 69, Fairfield 55

Mt. Notre Dame 73, Harrison 21

Tol. Whitmer 87, Tol. Waite 11

Division II

Cols. Eastmoor 51, Cols. Marion-Franklin 8

Cols. Independence 60, Cols. Beechcroft 22

Day. Carroll 80, Day. Belmont 8

Delaware Buckeye Valley 49, Cols. Bexley 38

London 45, Cols. East 22

Plain City Jonathan Alder 66, Newark Licking Valley 31

Spring. Shawnee 46, Urbana 44

Division IV

Danville 76, Morral Ridgedale 34

Fairfield Christian 80, Gahanna Christian 9

Sugar Grove Berne Union 50, Millersport 14

POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS

Division II

New Concord John Glenn vs. Millersburg W. Holmes, ppd. to Feb 17.

Division IV

Beallsville vs. Hannibal River, ppd. to Feb 17.

Sarahsville Shenandoah vs. Beverly Ft. Frye, ppd. to Feb 17.

Jared Goff told Monday Morning Quarterback he believes he's the best quarterback in the draft and would "be excited'' to land with the Browns at No. 2.

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Cal quarterback Jared Goff, who's on the Browns' radar with their No. 2 pick in the draft, said recently he's the top quarterback of the 2016 class and that he'd be thrilled to land in Cleveland.

"I think my accuracy is as good as it gets at this level," Goff told Peter King of The Monday Morning Quarterback. "I think my pocket presence and my ability to extend plays speak for themselves. I'm confident I'll be the best quarterback in the draft."

King asked Goff about the specter of going to Cleveland, 'where quarterbacks go to die.'

But Goff (6-4, 215), who's already familiar with Browns coach Hue Jackson, the former Cal assistant in 1996, has no qualms about landing in Cleveland.

"I'm not worried about it," he said. "I'm excited about it. Whatever team I go to, I'll be excited to go. I want to be the future of a franchise. I think I can be a guy who can make an impact right away."

Goff's two biggest competitors for the No. 1 quarterback spot are North Dakota State's Carson Wentz and Memphis' Paxton Lynch. The three quarterbacks will be on display at the NFL Combine in Indianapolis beginning next week.

Jackson met with Wentz at the Senior Bowl three weeks ago and was impressed, and he chatted with Paxton Lynch at a Super Bowl party hosted by Lynch's agent, Leigh Steinberg the day before the game.

Jackson was tentatively scheduled to attend a Super Bowl party with Goff hosted by NFL Network's Mike Silver, a Cal alum and a mutual friend of the coach and quarterback. But Jackson got in a day later and wasn't able to catch up with Goff during Super Bowl festivities.

"I have never met Jared, but I'm sure that will happen at some point soon,'' Jackson told cleveland.com at the Super Bowl. "There are some things I've heard and some things that I know. Again, I coached at Cal, so I do know quite a few people that are still there and again the guy's been a sensational player at Cal. But just like all the rest of the guys in this process, we'll evaluate them all and see how it turns out.''

Related: Hue Jackson enjoyed his meeting with Paxton Lynch at the Super Bowl

Lynch (6-7, 245), passed Jackson's muster as "the face of a franchise'' during their meeting at the party.

"He's tall,'' Jackson said. "He's a tall young man. He looks like Man Mountain Dean standing up there. But what a nice kid, a personable kid with great parents. He carries himself extremely well, as I expected that he would.''

Like Goff, Lynch isn't hurting for confidence heading into the pre-draft process. During Super Bowl week, he told nj.com that he compares himself to Super Bowl participant Cam Newton.

Goff and Lynch have already said they will throw at the Combine, and Wentz -- who dazzled scouts and coaches during three days of practices at the Senior Bowl in Mobile, Ala., will likely do so as well.

"That's the only time you're going to be around all those GMs and coaches," Lynch told 97.5 The Game in San Francisco. "They get to watch you throw head to head against the guys you're being compared to, so that's a good time to compete, in my opinion."

NFL Network's Mike Mayock recently ranked Wentz ahead of Goff and Lynch in his top five rankings at each position on nfl.com, but those rankings sometimes change after the Combine when coaches get their eyes on the prospects. But he still really likes the Cal signal-caller, despite the fact he played in a spread offense, which is sometimes hard to project.

"Jared Goff makes every throw,'' Mayock recently told the The College Draft podcast. "Everybody criticizes the system he's in, but if you really watch enough of his tape, you can find him scanning the field, doing full-field reads, climbing the pocket, making the correct reads and checkdown throws. I really like Jared Goff."

Goff, a junior, threw 43 touchdown passes against only 13 interceptions in 2015. Despite playing in the spread, scouts believe his skills will translate to the NFL.

And in time, he'll find out if the Browns agree he's the best in the draft.

NASCAR drivers get back on the track at Daytona International Speedway on Wednesday for practice, then the Can-Am Duels on Thursday to prep for Sunday's Daytona 500.

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Daytona 500 on Sunday (1 p.m., Fox) kicks off the 2016 racing season for NASCAR's Sprint Cup Series.

Rookie Chase Elliott, the son of former NASCAR driver Bill Elliott, won the pole in qualifying over the weekend. Drivers get back on the track Wednesday for practice, then the field will be filled and ordered from Thursday's twin Can-Am Duels (7 p.m., FS1).

It's also the opening event for NASCAR's Camping World Truck Series and XFINITY Series.

Here's a schedule of track activity the remainder of the week:

Wednesday:
5-5:45 p.m. -- NASCAR Sprint Cup Series practice, FS1
6:10-6:55 p.m. -- NASCAR Sprint Cup Series practice, FS1

Thursday:
Noon-12:55 p.m. -- NASCAR Sprint Cup Series final practice, FS1
1:30-2:55 p.m. -- NASCAR Camping World Truck Series practice, FS1
4-4:55 p.m. -- NASCAR Camping World Truck Series final practice, FS1
7 p.m. -- NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Can-Am Duel #1, (60 laps, 150 miles), FS1
9 p.m. (approx.) -- NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Can-Am Duel #2, (60 laps, 150 miles), FS1

Friday:
10:30-11:55 a.m. -- NASCAR XFINITY Series practice, FS1
Noon-12:55 p.m. -- NASCAR Sprint Cup Series practice, FS1
1-1:55 p.m. -- NASCAR XFINITY Series practice, FS1
2-2:55 p.m. -- NASCAR Sprint Cup Series practice, FS1
3-3:55 p.m. -- NASCAR XFINITY Series final practice, FS1
4:30 p.m. -- NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Keystone Light pole qualifying, FS1
7:30 p.m. -- NASCAR Camping World Truck Series NextEra Energy Resources 250 (100 laps, 250 miles), FS1

Saturday:
10 a.m. -- NASCAR XFINITY Series Coors Light pole qualifying, FS1
12:15-1:55 p.m. -- NASCAR Sprint Cup Series final practice, FS1
3:30 p.m. -- NASCAR XFINITY Series PowerShares QQQ 300 (120 laps, 300 miles), FS1

Sunday:
1 p.m. -- NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500 (200 laps, 500 miles), Fox

We got an answer to a betting line question.

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Last week on our B.A.D podcast, we discussed whether Ohio State should be the early favorite in the Big Ten and where the Buckeyes should land in early preseason rankings.

Big Ten favorite? Our consensus was maybe. Early top 25 spot? Maybe around No. 8 or so.

This week, odds came out that have Ohio State listed -- the Ohio State that lost 16 starters -- as the favorite to win the National Championship.

How is that possible? We asked and got an answer.

But first, a disclaimer.

Lots and lots of sportswriters, especially college football writers, publicize odds from oddsmaker Bovada because Bovada makes it easy. Odds about various things -- Heisman favorite, conference titles, national championship contenders -- regularly land in our email inboxes and we spit them back to you.

It's simple and it adds a little context to the discussion. But we aren't gambling experts. 

The email that landed Monday made you wonder, though. It listed Ohio State at 6-1 to win the national title, now ahead of defending national champion Alabama at 7-1, Michigan and Clemson at 15-2 and LSU, Oklahoma and Tennessee at 14-1.

That was a big move from the odds on Jan. 13, when Ohio State was tied for the third favorite at Bovada at 12-1 with Michigan and Baylor, with Alabama at 7-1 and Clemson at 15-2.

Did National Signing Day on Feb. 3 change things that much? No.

Money changed the guess.

Here's the statement from Bovada Sports Book manager Kevin Bradley, as provided by the public relations contact that sends out the odds emails. This came in response to our question as to how Ohio State, with just three starters back on each side of the ball and a more difficult schedule than a year ago, could be on top.

"When we offer futures for the NCAA that much in advance, often we are playing a guessing game based on who is leaving, who is coming in, who is staying and general expectations," Bradley said in the statement. "Ohio State has taken three times more money than Alabama and that is the main reason we have dropped them and the Buckeyes are now the favorites. We have to respect the money coming in to an extent."

It's not the recruiting class. It's those Ohio State fans putting their money where their hopes are.

See photos and videos of East Tech students seeing trailer of movie Race. Graduates speak about impact of Jesse Owens. Watch video

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Focus Features is helping to send 300 students at East Technical School to see its latest movie Race on Thursday at Tower City Cinemas.

The announcement was made on Wednesday during a screening of the movie trailer featuring the story East Tech graduate James Cleveland "Jessie" Owens.

"We would definitely like to thank Focus Features for the tickets and hopefully we can empower students to do more and be like Jesse," said program director Sharon Kidd, of DoMore4:Good.

As part of the non-profit organization's mission to encourage volunteering, tickets were offered as rewards for the students at East Tech. Kidd said some of the projects included making blankets for the homeless, stuffed animals for children and creating Valentine's Day cards for senior citizens.

One of the most recent projects was repainting the indoor track inside the school, which will be rededicated in the name of Jesse Owens and Harrison Dillard.

The East Tech Indoor Track will soon be named after Jesse Owens/Harrison Dillard. #RaceMovie pic.twitter.com/b1YF84Knsu

-- Nathaniel Cline (@nathanielcline) February 16, 2016

East Tech graduate and second-year athletic director Leroy Carter gave a tour of the track where an image of Owens is printed on a mural. Carter coached the girls high school team for 20 years after graduating from East Tech in 1988 and becoming a three-time all-American at Central State University.

"There was no pressure on me, but the legacy that they won state championships was something that was expected from the East Tech athletes year after year," Carter said. "It's to be in contention and win a state championship every year."

Three-time All-American Aki Bradley, who graduated from East Tech in 1990, is familiar with the story of Dillard, Owens and the history that comes with being a track athlete at East Tech. It was motivation for joining the ranks of Carl Lewis, Floyd Heard and Mark Witherspoon, qualifying twice for the Olympic Trails in 1992 and 1996, and becoming a member of the Mississippi State Hall of Fame.

He spoke to the students in the absence of Dillard.

"I have a great pride in East Tech High School. East Tech is not just known just in Cleveland and the state of Ohio, but throughout the whole United States," Bradley said. "What he did opened doors for me and for you."

The students will see the the film a day before it is released on Friday nationwide. The movie stars Stephan James as Owens, a runner at Ohio State, in the middle of the 1936 Olympics and Adolf Hitler's vision of the Aryan supremacy.

Harrison Dillard enjoys depiction of Jesse Owens in 'Race' (video)

Contact Nathaniel Cline via email (ncline@cleveland.com) and Twitter (@nathanielcline).

See the final AP state girls basketball poll for the 2015-16 season, including where teams from Northeast Ohio are ranked.

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Here's how a state panel of sports writers and broadcasters rates Ohio high school girls basketball teams in the final weekly Associated Press poll of 2015-16. With won-lost record and total points (first-place votes in parentheses).

DIVISION I

1, Wadsworth (12)             21-1  153

2, Sidney (3)                 23-0  139

3, W. Chester Lakota W. (1)   21-1  132

4, Huber Hts. Wayne (1)       22-1  117

5, Mason                      20-2  110

6, Pickerington Cent.         20-3   69

7, Powell Olentangy Liberty   20-3   65

8, Canton McKinley            18-3   50

9, N. Can. Hoover             19-3   35

10, Louisville                19-4   12

Others receiving 12 or more points: None.

DIVISION II

1, Kettering Alter (10)         22-2 154

2, Oak Harbor (2)               22- 141

3, Bellbrook (3)                24-0 131

4, Zanesville Maysville         20-2 92

5, Ottawa-Glandorf              20-2 88

6, Millersburg W. Holmes        19-3 81

7, Circleville                  22-2 73

8, Clarksville Clinton-Massie   19-4 44

9, Tol. Rogers (1)              17-5 34

10, Warren Howland              17-5 18

 (tie) Cortland Lakeview (1)    20-2 18              

Others receiving 12 or more points: 12, Cambridge 13.

DIVISION III

1, Ashland Crestview (15)    20- 158

2, Lynchburg-Clay (1)        22-1 125

3, Sugarcreek Garaway        16-2 104

4, Columbus Grove            20-2 94

5, Anna                      20-3 80

6, Metamora Evergreen        19-2 58

7, Cin. Summit Country Day   20-3 56

8, Archbold                  18-3 49

9, Ironton                   23-0 46

10, Marion Pleasant          20-2 45             

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Doylestown Chippewa 33. 12, N. Lima S. Range (1) 25. 13, W. Liberty-Salem 12.

DIVISION IV

1, Arlington (11)            21-1 146

2, Waterford (1)             22-1 118

3, Berlin Hiland             21-3 105

4, Carey (1)                 21-1 100

5, Ottoville (1)             20-2 92

6, New Madison Tri-Village   20-3 85

7, Ft. Loramie               19-4 55

8, Gorham Fayette            22-1 54

9, Minster (1)               18-4 53

10, Fairfield Christian      17-3 21     

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, N. Jackson Jackson-Milton (1) 18. 12, N. Baltimore (1) 15. 12, Defiance Ayersville 15. 14, McDonald 14.

Jason Giambi, who provided the Indians with power on the field and leadership in the clubhouse in 2013 and 2014, will be in camp as a spring-training guest instructor next week.

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Baseball people and fans alike have been wondering when Jason Giambi would resurface. Perhaps this is the beginning of it.

Giambi, 45, will serve as a guest instructor for the Indians from Monday through Thursday next week in Goodyear, Arizona. The first full squad workout will be Tuesday so Giambi has arrived at the right time.

The Indians signed Giambi to a minor-league deal before the 2013 season. He made the club as part player, part clubhouse Yoda in manager Terry Francona's first year. The former AL MVP paid benefits in both occupations as the Indians won the first wild-card spot in the postseason.

Giambi, 42 at the time, hit just .183, but it included eight doubles, nine homers and 31 RBI in 71 games. He probably hit the biggest home run of the season on Sept. 24 to beat the White Sox and keep the Tribe's drive to the wild card going.

After closer Chris Perez allowed consecutive homers in the ninth inning to turn a 3-2 lead into a 4-3 deficit, Giambi came off the bench to hit a two-out, two-run game-winning homer in the bottom of the ninth off closer Addison Reed. It was the fifth straight win for the Indians in what turned out to be a 10-game winning streak to end the regular season.

Turner had his No. 21 Ohio State jersey hung in the rafters at Value City Arena on Tuesday. Watch video

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Evan Turner is now one of five former Ohio State basketball players to have his jersey number hanging from the rafters of Value City Arena.

Turner had his No. 21 Buckeyes jersey officially enshrined during a halftime ceremony at Ohio State's game against Michigan on Tuesday night. Turner's No. 21 isn't officially retired, because the university doesn't do that anymore, but it will hang in the rafters along with other Ohio State greats.

You can see the video of the ceremony above, and a video of Turner's speech below.

The Akron Zips (21-5, 10-3) are fine-tuning down the stretch with quality shooting, building a comfortable lead over the Mid-American Conference field with the MAC Tournament looming ahead.

AKRON, Ohio -- Live by the three, die by the three. This season the Akron Zips are living large as their 80-70 victory over Buffalo proved once again Tuesday night in Rhodes Arena.

After a cold first half with just four 3-pointers, the Zips (21-5, 10-3) hit their first five of the second half and finished the game 13-of-32 behind the arc, one over their average 3-point makes on the season.

Guards Antino Jackson and Noah Robotham led Akron with 20 and 16 points, including 6-of-12 on 3-pointers on a night when 6-11 senior Pat Forsythe sat with a shoulder injury.

"We shoot the ball as well as anybody in the country,'' Akron head coach Keith Dambrot said. "The numbers don't lie."

Buffalo (14-12, 7-6) had the formula -- driving the ball relentlessly to the rack against Akron's smaller backcourt, and rebounding with a vengence. But no perimeter firepower (3-of-16) was the ultimate difference.

"That was our thing,'' Buffalo head coach Nate Oats said. "But at the end of the first half they went to the free-throw line a bunch. They're shooting threes and we're going to the rim, but they're going to the line."

Akron was in a 36-33 hole at halftime as poor shooting (9-of-26, 4-of-13 from the arc) played right into Buffalo's strength. The Bulls rebounded, picked up steals, and blazed to the hoop.

At one point the Bulls, shooting 53.6 percent for the half, had a 34-23 lead that led to a timeout by Dambrot.

The Zips answered with an immediate turnover the Bulls used for their 26th point in the paint for a 36-23 lead with four minutes to play in the half. At that point Akron regrouped with a 10-0 run, then started the second half with a pair of free throws as UB head coach Nate Oats was whistled for a technical at halftime.

The Zips tied the game at 38 with their first 3-pointer of the second half. The game was tied at 64-64 with 6:48 to play when another technical on Buffalo helped fuel a 9-0 Akron run.

"They have championship toughness," Dambrot said of Buffalo. "We survived poor rebounding and poor loose ball efforts. I'm happy to have survived it."

The Zips' next challenge is Friday, 6 p.m. at Kent State where a win would clinch a tiebreaker advantage against every team in the division.

BUFFALO (14-12)

Hamilton 2-8 2-3 6, Conner 3-7 2-4 9, Massinburg 7-12 7-9 21, Skeete 3-10 0-0 8, Smart 1-2 2-2 4, Kadiri 4-5 2-2 10, Wigginton 3-4 1-1 7, Perkins 2-9 1-2 5. Totals 25-57 17-23 70.

AKRON (21-5)

Cheatham Jr. 1-3 0-0 2, Robotham 5-12 2-4 16, Kretzer 2-5 0-0 5, McAdams 4-10 1-2 13, An. Jackson 7-13 4-4 20, Ivey 0-2 0-0 0, Williams 1-4 2-3 5, Aa. Jackson 2-4 0-0 5, Johnson 4-10 6-8 14. Totals 26-63 15-21 80.

Halftime_Buffalo 36-33. 3-Point Goals_Buffalo 3-16 (Skeete 2-5, Conner 1-4, Perkins 0-2, Massinburg 0-2, Hamilton 0-3), Akron 13-32 (Robotham 4-6, McAdams 4-9, An. Jackson 2-6, Williams 1-2, Kretzer 1-3, Aa. Jackson 1-3, Ivey 0-1, Cheatham Jr. 0-2). Fouled Out_None. Rebounds_Buffalo 40 (Hamilton 8), Akron 29 (Johnson 11). Assists_Buffalo 6 (Hamilton 3), Akron 14 (Robotham 6). Total Fouls_Buffalo 21, Akron 17. Technical_Perkins. A_3,069.

Jim Brown's 80th birthday Wednesday is commemorated in an NFL Network special: Jim Brown: 80 Years and Running.

CLEVELAND, Ohio --  Hall of Fame running back Marcus Allen had Jim Brown highlights etched in his brain when he began his own Canton-bound NFL career.

"My dad always told me about him,'' Allen says on "Jim Brown: 80 Years and Running," a one-hour special debuting Wednesday night at 8 p.m. on NFL Network to commemorate Brown's 80th birthday. "I grew up looking at television. I saw highlights of him and how impressive he was, but then I kept hearing that not only were running backs measured to him, the entire league was.

"It was like, 'forget about running backs, it's like every player is measured to Jim Brown.' Because he was the touchdown. He was the measuring stick. He was the best player that ever lived.''

Allen is part of a round-table discussion featuring Brown and Hall of Fame backs Marshall Faulk, Curtis Martin, Marcus Allen, Franco Harris and Eric Dickerson. The players share their memories of Brown and the impact he had on their lives and careers.

"I'm sitting here looking at all of the highlights and these are the highlights that I saw when I was young,'' said Dickerson, gesturing toward No. 32 plowing through defenders on the big screens before him. "It's almost like it's just Jim on the screen. All of a sudden here comes a guy coming out of nowhere and it's like 'get away, get away.' When you see Jim Brown play and you think about Jim Brown as a player, that's what I picture.''

Related: Hue Jackson plans to rely on Jim Brown's expertise

But the football legend-turned-actor and the others also tackle tougher subjects, including Brown playing during the height of racial tension and the civil rights movement.

"The hardest part (of his career) was life in America during that time because racism was the first thing I faced when I woke up in the morning, and struggling to maintain my dignity and still be commercial enough to play the game, it was very difficult," Brown said.

The special highlights key moments of Brown's legacy, including how he inspired others such as Michael Irvin, Deion Sanders and Michael Strahan to pursue careers in front of the camera after football.

The still-outspoken Brown, a special advisor to the Browns, also presents his views on a number of topics, including philanthropy, the current state of the NFL and the Cleveland Browns.

The show will re-air Wednesday night at midnight and Sunday at 11:30 p.m.

Also, Brown will be featured in an episode of NFL Network's Emmy-nominated series A Football Life, which will air during the 2016 season.

The Buckeyes won their third straight on Tuesday night, getting their best Big Ten win in the process.

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Evan Turner was in Value City Arena for Ohio State's game on Tuesday night against Michigan, but the Buckeyes didn't need any Turner-like heroics.

Instead the Buckeyes turned in probably their most balanced game of the season, getting five players in double-figures and beating the Wolverines 76-66.

The win was the third straight for Ohio State, its longest such streak since it put together a seven-game streak in late December and early January.

Marc Loving had 13 points, 10 rebounds and five assists in a bounce-back game from a scoreless outing against Rutgers over the weekend. It was his fifth double-double of the season.

Jae'Sean Tate had 13 points, while Trevor Thompson added 12. JaQuan Lyle had 12 points and two assists, while Kam Williams added 10 off the bench.

On a team devoid of a player capable of being the go-to guy on a nightly basis, Ohio State (17-10, 9-5 Big Ten) showed they can win with balance and defense, and picked up their best Big Ten win.

The Buckeyes shot 55 percent from the field for the game, and were even better in the second half, shooting 13 for 23 (57 percent). Ohio State held Michigan to a 39 percent night from the floor.

Ohio State got much of its work done down low, with 38 points in the paint.

The Buckeyes led 36-28 at the half after Tate made an aggressive drive to the basket, got the bucket and the foul. Tate was Ohio State's best player for large stretches of the game, but picked up his fourth foul with 7:44 left in the second half.

Ohio State was forced to defend its lead without Tate for a long stretch, but held on.

When it was over

When the Buckeyes made nine field goals in a row during a second half stretch in which their lead grew to as much as 14.

What it means

Ohio State entered Tuesday night with slim hopes of making the NCAA Tournament. First they needed to get another good win, which had eluded the Buckeyes since December.

Count this is a good win, even though Michigan didn't have leading scorer Caris LeVert. It's step one of a long five-game process that needs to end with some signature wins for the Buckeyes to have a shot at making the tournament.

This win counts as Ohio State's second RPI top 50 win, joining a win over Kentucky in December.

Turner goes to the rafters

Turner became the fifth Ohio State player to have his number hung in the rafters at Value City Arena. See video of the ceremony here.

What's next?

Ohio State goes on the road, taking on Nebraska (14-12, 6-7) on Saturday at 7 p.m.

Cleveland State was stopped cold on offense Tuesday, falling to visiting Valparaiso, 66-43.

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Cleveland State was no match for Valparaiso in a Horizon League men's basketball game Tuesday, dropping a 66-43 decision at The Q.

Valparaiso improved to 22-5 overall and 12-2 in the league. Cleveland State drops to 8-19, 3-11.

The Crusaders were especially tough on Demonte Flannigan, who was coming off a career-high 30-point effort in a win over Youngstown State on Saturday. Flanningan had scored in double figures in six consecutive games, average 18.8 points in that stretch.

But against Valparaiso, Flannigan made just 3 of 10 shots from the field and was 0 for 3 at the foul line. He finished with six points and five rebounds.

The Vikings did fare any better as a team, making just 14 of 49 shots for 28.6 percent. The Vikings were also outrebounded, 41-31.

Rob Edwards was the only Viking in double figures with 11 points.

Alec Peters led Valpo with 15 points and Tevonn Walker had 13. Peters also had 10 rebounds.

Valparaiso built a 29-17 halftime lead behind 10 points by Peters and nine by Walker. CSU shot just 25 percent from the field (7 of 28) in the half.

Up next: CSU hits the road for games at Milwaukee on Saturday at 4 and at Green Bay on Monday at 8. ... Valparaiso is home to Oakland on Friday and Detroit on Saturday.

Peters 6-10 2-2 15, Fernandez 2-5 0-0 4, Carter 3-8 1-4 7, T. Walker 5-10 1-2 13, Hammink 1-4 0-0 2, Joseph 2-4 0-0 4, D. Walker 1-6 1-2 3, Skara 3-5 1-1 9, Williams 0-0 0-0 0, Davidson 0-0 0-0 0, Adekoya 4-7 0-0 9, Levingston Simon 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 27-59 6-11 66.

Sloan 2-7 3-4 7, Flannigan 3-10 0-3 6, Yates 2-10 0-0 5, Edwards 3-7 4-4 11, Hales 0-1 0-0 0, Carpenter 2-7 0-0 6, Janssen 0-0 0-0 0, Hasbargen 1-1 2-2 5, Maxwell 1-2 0-0 3, Scales 0-3 0-0 0, Rogers 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 14-49 9-13 43.

Halftime_Valparaiso 29-17. 3-Point Goals_Valparaiso 6-18 (Skara 2-3, T. Walker 2-4, Adekoya 1-3, Peters 1-3, Joseph 0-1, D. Walker 0-1, Hammink 0-1, Carter 0-2), Cleveland St. 6-13 (Carpenter 2-5, Maxwell 1-1, Hasbargen 1-1, Yates 1-2, Edwards 1-3, Flannigan 0-1). Fouled Out_None. Rebounds_Valparaiso 41 (Peters 10), Cleveland St. 31 (Carpenter, Flannigan 5). Assists_Valparaiso 16 (Carter 4), Cleveland St. 8 (Flannigan 3). Total Fouls_Valparaiso 19, Cleveland St. 16. A_1,545.

Kent State remained in the mix in the Mid-American Conference with an 85-78 overtime win over visiting Western Michigan on Tuesday.

KENT, Ohio -- Kent State lost a second-half lead but rallied to defeat Western Michigan in overtime, 85-78, in a Mid-American Conference men's basketball game Tuesday at the M.A.C. Center.

Kent State improved to 16-9 and 8-5 in the MAC, still just two games behind first place Akron. Kent will play Akron on Friday. Western Michigan fell to 10-16, 4-9.

Kent State won an 87-84 overtime thriller against WMU in Kalamazoo last month.

Jimmy Hall scored five early points in the overtime to give KSU the lead and they were able to hold Western off at the foul line. Deon Edwin and Kellon Thomas each hit a pair of free throws in the final 16 seconds to secure the win.

KSU led at the half, 42-36, and then scored the first six points of the second half. Western Michigan cut it to 51-48 with 12:18 remaining, but again the Flashes scored six straight.

Kent led, 63-55, on two free throws by Chris Ortiz with 6:37 left, but WMU got to 63-62 on a jumper by Anthony Avery, then took a 64-63 lead on a layup by Thomas Wilder with 3:40 remaining.

Khaliq Spicer hit a jumper to put KSU ahead, 72-70, with 24 seconds left, but Wilder scored on a jumper with one second remaining to tie it and force the overtime.

Galal Cancer led the Flashes with 24 points, making 8 of 13 field goals, including 6 of 10 from the 3-point line. Thomas and Hall finished with 15 points apiece, and Edwin had 13. Spicer, Edwin and Hall each had six rebounds.

Wilder finished with 24 to lead WMU.

Up next: Kent State will play host to Akron on Friday at 6 p.m., the first meeting between the two rivals this season. The Flashes are on the road next week, at Buffalo on Tuesday and at Miami on Feb. 27. ... Western Michigan will host Central Michigan on Saturday at 2, then go on the road at Eastern Michigan on Tuesday and at Northern Illinois on Feb. 27.

Avery 6-9 0-0 12, Lamont 3-8 0-1 6, Moore 2-5 4-5 8, Haymond 5-16 1-2 11, Wilder 8-15 6-9 24, Davis 0-2 0-0 0, Klein 0-0 0-0 0, Perry 1-1 0-0 2, McCormick 3-6 2-2 11, Dugan 2-4 0-0 4. Totals 30-66 13-19 78.<

Hall 5-13 5-6 15, Spicer 1-4 1-2 3, Thomas 4-13 4-4 15, Cancer 8-13 2-2 24, Edwin 4-6 2-2 13, Avery 0-2 0-0 0, Jones 1-3 0-0 2, Ortiz 4-5 4-5 13, Davis 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 27-59 18-21 85.

Halftime_Kent St. 42-36. End Of Regulation_Tied 72. 3-Point Goals_W. Michigan 5-17 (McCormick 3-6, Wilder 2-3, Avery 0-1, Davis 0-1, Moore 0-1, Haymond 0-5), Kent St. 13-26 (Cancer 6-10, Edwin 3-4, Thomas 3-7, Ortiz 1-1, Jones 0-2, Avery 0-2). Fouled Out_Moore. Rebounds_W. Michigan 38 (Avery 9), Kent St. 37 (Edwin, Hall, Spicer 6). Assists_W. Michigan 13 (Haymond, Moore 4), Kent St. 17 (Thomas 5). Total Fouls_W. Michigan 22, Kent St. 19. A_3,035.

The Buckeyes got their best Big Ten win on Tuesday night, beating Michigan 76-66. Watch video

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Thad Matta was waiting for the "pow!"

So many times this season, Matta has seen his Ohio State basketball team let up and watch a lead slip away. Sometimes that led to losses, other times it just made wins more difficult than they needed to be.

So Tuesday night against Michigan, with his Buckeyes in the midst of a stretch where they made nine field goals in a row and opened up a 14-point lead, Matta was waiting for it. That moment in which Ohio State does something to make its life more difficult had to be coming.

It didn't come. In perhaps its most complete performance of the season, certainly its best game in Big Ten play, Ohio State looked like the better team from start to finish and got the signature conference win it's been looking for since the end of December. 

"The second half, I don't know what happened, but everybody was feeling good. I said in the timeout, 'When we feel good we -- pow! --  shoot ourselves in the foot. So nobody is feeling good until this game is over,'" Matta said after the Buckeyes beat Michigan 76-66.

The win doesn't guarantee anything, except a momentary spot at sixth place in the Big Ten standings. But in a logjam of five teams with eight or nine conference wins, that doesn't mean much right now.

What's more important is the kind of game Ohio State (17-10, 9-5 Big Ten) has been trying to put together since it beat Kentucky in Brooklyn in December came at a pretty good time.

It might have been too late, the last four games will decided that. This is a final stretch with high-implication games. Michigan was the first step in a long road that may or may not end with a berth in the NCAA Tournament. The Buckeyes created that uncertainty themselves with bad nonconference losses and chances at better Big Ten wins that slipped away.

This win matters, though. Michigan was a team in RPI top 50, a projected tournament team by everyone, and Ohio State got its first win against a team ranked ahead of it in the Big Ten standings.

Was it enough to make you think the Buckeyes can make these last four games interesting?

"Really a talented team that if you follow their scores is really coming together," Michigan coach John Beilein said of the Buckeyes. "They've been through a transition from last year's team to this year's team, and they played great."

At the very least, Ohio State gave you a glimpse of what this team could be.

They were defense-first, and balanced on offense. Without a marquee scorer, that's the recipe that's going to lead to wins the rest of this year and with this group in the future.

The Buckeyes need to hope that's the formula to beat teams like Iowa and Michigan State, because without those any fleeting tournament dream dies.

For the first time in a long time, though, Matta got what he wanted and needed from his team on a big night. That is progress.

"We're making progress," forward Jae'Sean Tate said. "We can't rest on this win, we've got four big ones coming."

Tate has been the emotional leader even through Ohio State's roughest stretches. The difference on Tuesday night was that he actually had some company.

Coming off his worst game of the season, and mired in a seemingly unending stretch of lethargy, Marc Loving was the most active he's been all season. He finished with 13 points, 10 rebounds and five assists.

Five players all told finished in double figures. That's not the first time that's happened, but it's the first time something like that has happened in a meaningful game since -- you guessed it, the Kentucky game.

That win had been hanging out there like some kind of aberration. That was a high-level Ohio State team that day in Brooklyn, and the Buckeyes could never completely replicate it.

Against a less-talented team in Michigan, but in a much more important game, Ohio State found it again. If they can keep it, get ready for an interesting final four games.

"I thought the cohesiveness that this team has to play with was evident out there," Matta said. "Everybody embraced their time on the floor. I thought we had an active bench, guys were into the game. I'd like to bottle this up and continue to move forward."

 

Here are Tuesday's boys basketball scores from around Ohio.

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Here are Tuesday's boys basketball scores from around Ohio.

Ada 63, Lima Temple Christian 38

Adrian Lenawee Christian, Mich. 52, Tol. Christian 40

Akr. Manchester 61, Akr. Springfield 57

Akr. SVSM 72, N. Can. Hoover 58

Bascom Hopewell-Loudon 54, Kansas Lakota 44

Bay Village Bay 101, Elyria Cath. 85

Beloit W. Branch 71, Mogadore Field 65

Berea-Midpark 46, Westlake 42

Can. Cent. Cath. 61, Massillon Perry 54

Centerburg 84, Bellville Clear Fork 49

Cin. Summit Country Day 73, Hamilton Badin 42

Cle. E. Tech 75, Cle. Hts. Lutheran E. 63

Clyde 51, Oak Harbor 36

Cortland Lakeview 42, Campbell Memorial 32

Cory-Rawson 78, Ridgeway Ridgemont 68

Creston Norwayne 75, Ashland Mapleton 45

Cuyahoga Hts. 58, Fuchs Mizrachi 46

Dalton 75, Mansfield Temple Christian 51

Defiance Ayersville 58, Liberty Center 44

Elyria Open Door 68, Sheffield Brookside 64

Fairborn 69, Springboro 59

Findlay Liberty-Benton 62, Hamler Patrick Henry 54

Girard 60, New Middletown Spring. 57

Glouster Trimble 87, Belpre 83, 3OT

Hartville Lake Center Christian 74, Can. Heritage Christian 39

Holgate 52, Delta 32

Hudson 50, Wadsworth 37

Kettering Alter 57, Urbana 50

Lakewood St. Edward 99, Cle. Benedictine 77

Lewis Center Olentangy 79, Marysville 59

Loudonville 66, Howard E. Knox 55

Louisville 62, Uniontown Lake 59, OT

Macedonia Nordonia 70, Twinsburg 54

Mansfield Christian 56, Fredericktown 38

Mansfield St. Peter's 73, Lucas 45

Marion Harding 50, Delaware Hayes 45

Massillon Tuslaw 56, Akr. Hoban 36

Medina Buckeye 66, Lodi Cloverleaf 48

Medina Highland 48, Barberton 44

Mogadore 67, Windham 47

Mt. Gilead 59, Bucyrus 43

N. Olmsted 61, Avon Lake 34

Navarre Fairless 55, Millersburg W. Holmes 49

New Riegel 53, Tiffin Calvert 43

New Washington Buckeye Cent. 54, Mt. Blanchard Riverdale 32

Old Fort 63, Carey 54

Ontario 43, Norwalk 39

Parma 61, Brooklyn 44

Parma Hts. Holy Name 71, Parma Hts. Valley Forge 58

Pemberville Eastwood 60, Tol. Ottawa Hills 57

Plain City Jonathan Alder 63, Delaware Buckeye Valley 52

Rocky River 55, Parma Normandy 48

Rossford 66, Maumee 44

Sandusky 62, Tiffin Columbian 35

Shelby 71, Bellevue 63

Streetsboro 57, Canfield 55

Tol. Cent. Cath. 45, Sylvania Northview 31

Upper Sandusky 61, Galion 55

Vermilion 66, Columbia Station Columbia 60

Wooster 89, Massillon Washington 85

Wooster Triway 74, Smithville 60

Chillicothe 47, Circleville 45

McArthur Vinton County 61, Thornville Sheridan 52

Minerva 57, Rayland Buckeye 47

Vincent Warren 66, Athens 33

Washington C.H. Miami Trace 43, Waverly 36

Albany Alexander 68, Bidwell River Valley 32

Lynchburg-Clay 56, McDermott Scioto NW 36

Minford 75, Crooksville 60

Seaman N. Adams 64, Portsmouth W. 53

Woodsfield Monroe Cent. 56, Steubenville Cath. Cent. 49

Ironton St. Joseph 63, Stewart Federal Hocking 50

Leesburg Fairfield 70, Manchester 69

Christian Community School vs. Kingsway Christian, ccd.

Akr. Kenmore vs. Can. Glenoak, ppd. to Feb 18.

Ravenna vs. Canal Fulton Northwest, ppd.

Richmond Hts. vs. Massillon Jackson, ppd.

Alliance vs. Akr. Coventry, ppd. to Feb 17.

Green vs. Akr. Firestone, ppd. to Feb 17.

Kirtland vs. Aurora, ppd. to Feb 20.

Akr. Garfield vs. Cuyahoga Falls CVCA, ppd.

Copley vs. Kent Roosevelt, ppd. to Feb 17.

Madison vs. Mayfield, ppd. to Feb 17.

Warren Lordstown vs. Orwell Grand Valley, ppd.

Burton Berkshire vs. Perry, ppd. to Feb 17.

Berlin Center Western Reserve vs. Rootstown, ppd. to Feb 17.

Newton Falls vs. Mantua Crestwood, ppd. to Feb 18.

New Albany vs. Westerville Cent., ppd. to Feb 17.

Magnolia, W.Va. vs. Hannibal River, ppd. to Feb 17.

Toronto vs. Oak Glen, W.Va., ppd. to Feb 17.

Coal Grove Dawson-Bryant vs. East Carter, Ky., ccd.

See Ohio high school girls basketball statewide scores for Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2016.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Here are Ohio high school girls basketball statewide scores for Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2016.

Kings Mills Kings 52, Cin. Mercy 46

Liberty Twp. Lakota E. 50, Cin. Glen Este 49

Lima Sr. 63, Fremont Ross 53

Loveland 42, Seton 29

Mason 70, Cin. Winton Woods 17

New Albany vs. Cols. Centennial, ppd. to Feb 17.

New Carlisle Tecumseh 74, Kettering Fairmont 33

Perrysburg 46, Whitehouse Anthony Wayne 39

Pickerington Cent. vs. Groveport-Madison, ppd. to Feb 17.

Sylvania Northview 48, Oregon Clay 45

Tol. Start 66, Sylvania Southview 44

Ursuline Academy 67, Cin. Colerain 32

W. Chester Lakota W. 91, Cin. Princeton 42

Bellefontaine Benjamin Logan 67, Trotwood-Madison 60, OT

Cin. Hughes 48, Batavia 43

Cin. Indian Hill 39, Goshen 37

Clarksville Clinton-Massie 47, Day. Oakwood 30

Day. Chaminade Julienne 59, Day. Thurgood Marshall 48

Elida 49, Bryan 46

Kenton 50, Lima Shawnee 37

Napoleon 38, Defiance 34

Port Clinton 42, Bowling Green 41

Spring. Kenton Ridge 86, St. Paris Graham 47

St. Marys Memorial 48, Van Wert 27

Tol. Scott 52, Maumee 45

Attica Seneca E. 50, Sycamore Mohawk 38

Bloomdale Elmwood 54, Northwood 53

Coldwater 59, Hamler Patrick Henry 46

Delphos Jefferson 53, Paulding 39

Jamestown Greeneview 65, Williamsburg 48

Rockford Parkway 58, Van Buren 51

Spring. NW 49, Arcanum 42

W. Liberty-Salem 61, Brookville 17

Waynesville 55, Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington 42

Willard 72, Huron 32

Ada 60, Ridgeway Ridgemont 35

Arcadia 55, Kansas Lakota 35

Arlington 83, Cory-Rawson 23

Cedarville 69, Miami Valley Christian Academy 31

Fostoria St. Wendelin 58, Tol. Emmanuel Baptist 23

Franklin Middletown Christian 82, Felicity-Franklin 60

Gorham Fayette 50, Pioneer N. Central 27

Houston 56, Mechanicsburg 49

Jackson Center 58, Sidney Lehman 50

Leipsic 43, Kalida 39

N. Baltimore 63, Ft. Jennings 18

New Bremen 69, Lima Perry 22

New Madison Tri-Village 60, Yellow Springs 39

Newton Local 57, W. Alexandria Twin Valley S. 26

Plymouth 47, Lucas 44

Vanlue 47, Tol. Maumee Valley 29

Kingsway Christian vs. Christian Community School, ccd.