COLUMBUS, Ohio -- With OCC and City League action taking place on Friday, the slate of games is as full as it gets. Let's take a look at our prediction results for Friday.
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#11 Pickerington North 44, #8 Gahanna 41
Pickerington North rode junior forward Jerome Hunter, who scored a game-high 23 points, to take down Gahanna on the road. With the win, North climbs to 1-1 in OCC-Ohio play, while Gahanna falls to 0-2 in the division.
#4 (D2) South 69, #1 (D4) Africentric 55
South delivered a tough blow to Africentric at home, attacking the basket at will in a 69-55 win. Leading by as much as 20 points, South continued to push the pace against the Nubians, punishing the visitors inside. With the win, South is tied atop the City League South with Eastmoor.
#3 (D4) Grove City Christian 79, #4 (D4) Harvest Prep 77
Grove City Christian rallied from a 19-point second half deficit to take down Harvest Prep on the road. The Eagles rode senior guards Brandon Baker and Matt Bailey to a huge MSL win that puts GCC tied atop the Cardinal division with Fairfield Christian. Harvest Prep was led by junior wing CJ Penha, who scored a game-high 29 points.
#10 St. Charles 61, #2 (D3) Ready 44
St. Charles relied on its big three senior duo of Tavon Brown, Nick Muszynski and Braden Budd, who combined for 44 points in the Cardinals' win. Junior guard Brady Thomas led Bishop Ready with 20 points.
#1 Westerville South 69, #14 Olentangy Liberty 43
Outscoring Olentangy Liberty 44-14 in the second half, Westerville South dominated in the final 16 minutes in a win that puts the Wildcats alone atop the OCC-Buckeye. South was led by seniors Kaleb Wesson and Antoine Smith, who combined for 37 points.
#12 Groveport 75, #23 Canal Winchester 39
Groveport remained unbeaten behind a dominant 30-point, 11-rebound performance from senior post Lony Francis in a blowout win on the road over previously undefeated Canal Winchester. Groveport takes its undefeated record on the road against Pickerington Central on Tuesday.
Centennial 63, #2 (D2) Beechcroft 59
UPSET ALERT!
Centennial delivered the upset of the night, taking down Beechcroft on the road to register its first win of the season. After losing to East on Tuesday, Centennial greatly responded against a Beechcroft team that many expected to heavily compete for a City North title. The Stars were led by senior wing forward Kylen Gilbert, who scored 22 points.
#10 (D2) Linden 73, East (2-2) 48
Briggs 77, West 57
#6 Northland 90, Whetstone 54
Mifflin 95, International 35
#5 (D2) Eastmoor 78, Marion-Franklin 59
#18 Walnut Ridge 64, Independence 61
#4 Upper Arlington 44, #17 Hilliard Davidson 36
#21 Westerville Central 45, Olentangy Orange 39
#7 Dublin Jerome 50, #20 Thomas Worthington 47
#2 Pickerington Central 54, Lancaster 35
Marysville 43, Central Crossing 37
#24 Dublin Scioto 40, #19 Delaware Hayes 39
Upset Alert!
#13 Westerville North 60, #25 Olentangy 58
New Albany 53, Big Walnut 41
#5 Reynoldsburg 53, #22 Grove City 34
#16 Dublin Coffman 88, Westland 53
#15 Worthington Kilbourne 60, Hilliard Darby 52
#3 Newark 80, Franklin Heights 35
#3 (D2) Hartley 58, Watterson 52
Cincinnati Moeller 69, #6 (D2) Whitehall 46
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