Familiar foes will play in the Class 2 District 10 championship game on Saturday in Mansfield, as No. 1 seed Hartville and No. 2 seed Gainesville both won on Thursday.
Hartville beat Bakersfield 65-46 to advance to the program’s 13th consecutive district title game. The Eagles have won 10 district championships in the previous 12 tries.
Mason Cogdill (17 points), Jackson Ward (13 points) and Jalon Cryer (13 points) all scored in double figures for Hartville.
Gainesville needed a fourth-quarter rally to force overtime and ultimately come away with a 66-57 win over Norwood. The Bulldogs trailed Norwood 47-41 entering the final quarter. In the fourth quarter, Gainesville outscored Norwood 14-8 to force overtime. Gainesville outscored Norwood 11-4 in the final frame with nine of the 11 points coming from the free throw line.
Andrew Hambelton scored 25 points to lead Gainesville and all scorers.
Hartville and Gainesville will play in the Class 2 District 10 championship game at 5 pm on Saturday at Mansfield. Hartville won the regular season matchup 64-34 on Feb. 13. The Eagles have beaten Gainesville 11 consecutive times dating back to Mar. 5, 2015.
Hartville 65, Bakersfield 46 – FINAL
Bakersfield – 10-11-12-13 — 46
Hartville – 17-15-13-20 — 65
B: Ethan Cotter 14, Connor Jones 14, Bodie Hardin 6, Ty Cotter 4, Morris Collins 4, Jesse Tackitt 4
H: Mason Cogdill 17, Jackson Ward 13, Jalon Cryer 13, Boone Garrison 8, Grant Culver 7, Mason Cogdill 5, Augustus Sinning 2
Gainesville 66, Norwood 57 – FINAL
Gainesville – 18-13-10-14-11 — 66
Norwood – 18-20-9-8-4 — 59
G: Andrew Hambelton 25, Jace Headrick 13, Easton McGee 11, Harmon Johns 9, Grant Leeker 5, Owen Donley 3
N: Carder Kelly 16, Noah Drake 12, Peyton McDaris 12, Cooper Vaughan 10, Jordan Williams 9
