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Division I and II District Semifinal Recap

By Zach Fleer, 03/01/23, 9:00PM EST

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A look at the district semifinal action in the area on Wednesday

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- District semifinal Wednesday is always one of the craziest nights of the high school basketball season. Let's take a look at Wednesday's action in Central Ohio.

Division I

#3 Olentangy Orange 64, #18 Grove City 54

Olentangy Orange advances to the district finals to take on No. 10 Delaware Hayes on Saturday at 11 a.m. at Ohio Dominican.

#10 Delaware Hayes 44, #7 Pickerington North 40

Delaware Hayes advances to the district finals to take on No. 3 Olentangy Orange on Saturday at 11 a.m. at Ohio Dominican.

#11 Newark 41, #6 Gahanna Lincoln 38

Newark advances to the district finals to take on No. 2 Olentangy Liberty on Saturday at 2 p.m. at Ohio Dominican.

#2 Olentangy Liberty 35, #17 Dublin Coffman 33

Olentangy Liberty advances to the district finals to take on No. 11 Newark on Saturday at 2 p.m. at Ohio Dominican.

#1 Pickerington Central 71, #12 Olentangy Berlin 39

Pickerington Central advances to the district finals to take on No. 8 Hilliard Bradley on Saturday at 5 p.m. at Ohio Dominican.

#8 Hilliard Bradley 45, #13 St. Charles 41

Hilliard Bradley overcame a double digit third quarter deficit to hold off St. Charles in the district semifinals. The Jaguars got major contribution from junior guards Cade Norris and Jeb Bischoff, who combined for 27 points in the win. 

St. Charles held a 23-11 lead at halftime, as Hilliard Bradley was in a major funk offensively, while the Jags had no match for Cardinals senior big man Chase Walker.

Hilliard Bradley's offensive efficiency in the second half was too much to overcome, as Bischoff and Norris came up with big bucket after big bucket to power the Jags to the district finals for the first time since 2021, after losing in the sectionals to Grove City last season.

Walker finishes his amazing high school career with 15 points. 

Hilliard Bradley advances to the district finals to take on top-seeded Pickerington Central on Saturday at 5 p.m. at Ohio Dominican. The Jaguars are the last team to knock off Pickerington Central in the postseason, defeating the Tigers in the 2021 district finals which were hosted at Hilliard Bradley due to the funky COVID-19 policies of that year's tournament. 

#9 Westerville South 60, #4 Westerville North 55

In the rubber match of the rivalry series, Westerville South finally got over the hump and knocked off Westerville North after getting swept in the regular season. Wednesday's matchup was the third year in a row that these teams met in the tournament, with Westerville South coming out on top every single time. The Wildcats advance to the district finals to take No. 5 Dublin Jerome on Saturday at 8 p.m..

A matchup against Jerome would mark the second year in a row that these teams met in the district final finale at Ohio Dominican. Westerville South won that matchup in a double overtime thriller, which could make Saturday's game one for the ages.

#5 Dublin Jerome 68, #24 Hilliard Davidson 44 

Dublin Jerome gets its rematch against No. 9 Westerville South in the district finals on Saturday at 8 p.m. at Ohio Dominican. 

Division II

#2 River Valley 58, #7 Granville 54

River Valley advances to the district finals to take on No. 3 Bishop Watterson on Saturday at 1 p.m. at Central Crossing.

#3 Bishop Watterson 55, #11 London 29

Bishop Watterson advances to the district finals to take on No. 2 River Valley on Saturday at 1 p.m. at Central Crossing.

#1 Bishop Ready 79, #16 Beechcroft 59

Bishop Ready improves to 25-0 and advances to the district finals to take on No. 15 Eastmoor Academy on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. at Central Crossing. 

#15 Eastmoor Academy 51, #4 Bexley 43

Eastmoor Academy will take on No. 1 Bishop Ready on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. at Central Crossing.

These teams met up on Jan. 23 when Bishop Ready knocked off the Warriors, 55-46. With two top five tournament wins in the last two games, Eastmoor Academy could complete the upset of the decade if they can take down unbeaten Ready. 

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