Back in 1963, the Jefferson High School basketball team was the toast of the town. Behind Hall of Fame coach Jack Van Reeth, the Jayhawks rolled off back-to-back state championships. Although they were underdogs going into the state tournament, senior Paul Prince hit a game-winning shot at the buzzer to lift them to their first title in school history.
Saturday night, the Tri-Valley Alumni Association honored the members and coaches of the 1963 and 1964 teams.
Boys Basketball
Division I District Championship @ Fairgrounds Coliseum
Newark 54
Gahanna 64
Girls Basketball
Division IV Regional Final @ Pickerington North
Reedsville Eastern 57
Newark Catholic 56
Division III Regional Final @ Logan High School
Johnstown ...
Girls Basketball
Division IV Regional Semifinal
Newark Catholic 52
Waterford 50
NC: Wollenburg: 18 points, hit two game-winning foul shots
NC: Plays Reedsville Eastern for a state berth at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Pickerington North. Tickets will be sold the next two days from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Newark Catholic High School...
Boys Basketball
Division I District Semifinal at Westerville Central High School
Newark 59
Westerville North 55
N: Metzen: 20 points, 14 in fourth quarter
Newark Advances to Play Gahanna Saturday at 6 p.m. at the Coliseum in District Championship.
Division IV District Final at Ohio Expo Center
Newark Catholic 55
Fairfield Christian 59 OT
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High School Boys Basketball:
Marietta 67 Zanesville 69 2/OT
Zanesville head coach Scott Aronhalt has been fond of the word, "resilient" to describe his team this season. The Blue Devils lived up to the true meaning of that word in their final game of the regular season on Senior Night at Winland Memorial Gymnasium.
While it wasn't the prettiest game by any stretch of the imagination, especially on the defensive end,...
Boys High School Basketball Cancellations:
Sheridan at West Muskingum: Cancelled
Tri-Valley at Maysville: Cancelled
John Glenn at Philo: Cancelled-(Schedule Changes: Philo at John Glenn- Jan 16, John Glenn at Philo-Feb. 19)
New Lexington at Morgan: Postponed until 1/30
Fairfield Christian at Rosecrans: Postponed until 1/23
Coshocton at Cambridge: Postponed until Saturday 1/9
Claymont at River View: Postponed until Saturday 1/9...
Cambridge: 43
Zanesville: 44
Raheem Foreman (Z) 19 pts
Tanner Gibson (Z) 14 pts
Ryan Jamiel (C) 15 pts
Rosecrans: 55
DeSales: 72
Maysville: 62
Crooksville: 47
New Lexington: 35
John Glenn: 51
Sheridan: 36
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