Hartville used a dominant second quarter to beat defending Class 2 state champion Norwood 53-33 in the Class 2 District 10 title game.
The Eagles trailed 6-5 after one quarter. Hartville turned it around in the second quarter keeping Norwood off the scoreboard while scoring 14 points to turn a one-point deficit into a 19-6 lead at the half. The two teams played even at 13-13 in the third quarter before Hartville put the game away with a 21-14 advantage in the fourth quarter.
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Jalon Cryer (15 points), Haylon Bel (14 points) and Grant Culver (11 points) all scored in double figures for Hartville. Cooper Vaughan led Norwood with 11 points.
Hartville (23-5) advances to face Eugene (22-6) in the Class 2 state sectional round at 6 pm on Monday in Lebanon.
Norwood – 6-0-13-14 — 33
Hartville – 5-14-13-21 — 53
N: Cooper Vaughan 11, Peyton McDaris 6, R. Stidham 6, Noah Drake 5, Dillon Bennett 3, G. Bradshaw 2
H: Jalon Cryer 15, Haylon Bel 14, Grant Culver 11, Jackson Ward 7, Mason Cogdill 2, Payton Cogdill 2, Logan Simpson 2
