Below are pairings (with state rankings) for this week’s high school girls basketball regional tournaments:
Division I
Region 1 – Canton
Eastlake North (24-1) vs. Solon (21-4) at Canton Memorial Civic Center, Tuesday, 6:15 p.m.
Aurora (24-1) vs. No. 7 Canton GlenOak (18-1) at Canton Memorial Civic Center, Tuesday, 8 p.m.
Regional Final: at Canton Memorial Civic Center, Friday, 7:30 p.m.
Region 2 – Norwalk
Toledo Notre Dame Academy (19-5) vs. Medina (24-2) at Norwalk High School, Tuesday, 6:15 p.m.
Avon Lake (22-3) vs. No. 2 Canton McKinley (22-1) at Norwalk High School, Tuesday, 8 p.m.
Regional Final: at Norwalk High School, Saturday, 12 p.m.
Region 3 – Westerville
Pickerington Central (25-1) vs. Westerville South (20-5) at Otterbein University, Tuesday, 6:15 p.m.
Reynoldsburg (22-7) vs. No. 8 Newark (23-3) at Otterbein University, Tuesday, 8 p.m.
Regional Final: at Otterbein University, Friday, 7:30 p.m.
Region 4 – Kettering
No. 4 Cincinnati Mount Notre Dame (23-2) vs. Cincinnati Mercy McAuley (20-5) at Fairmont High School, Wednesday, 6:15 p.m.
No. 6 Centerville (22-2) vs. No. 5 Cincinnati Walnut Hills (24-1) at Fairmont High School, Wednesday, 8 p.m.
Regional Final: at Fairmont High School, Saturday, 12 p.m.
State Semifinals and Championship
Region 1 vs. Region 4, Fri., March 15 at Jerome Schottenstein Center, 6 p.m.
Region 3 vs. Region 2, Fri., March 15 at Jerome Schottenstein Center, 8 p.m.
State Championship: Sat., March 16 at Jerome Schottenstein Center, 8:30 p.m.
Division II
Region 5 – Barberton
Perry (21-4) vs. Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary (16-9) at Barberton High School, Tuesday, 6:15 p.m.
No. 1-tie Poland Seminary (23-0) vs. Akron Buchtel (19-5) at Barberton High School, Tuesday, 8 p.m.
Regional Final: at Barberton High School, Friday, 7 p.m.
Region 6 – Ada/Mansfield
Napoleon (18-5) vs. No. 4 Toledo Rogers (23-2) at Ohio Northern University, Tuesday, 8 p.m.
Bay Village Bay (19-6) vs. No. 8 Bellevue (23-2) at Mansfield Senior High School, Tuesday, 7 p.m.
Regional Final: at Mansfield Senior High School, Friday, 7:30 p.m.
Region 7 – Zanesville
No. 3 New Philadelphia (25-0) vs. Washington Court House Washington (20-5) at Zanesville High School, Tuesday, 6:15 p.m.
Columbus Eastmoor Academy (20-5) vs. No. 5 Thornville Sheridan (21-2) at Zanesville High School, Tuesday, 8 p.m.
Regional Final: at Zanesville High School, Friday, 7 p.m.
Region 8 – Springfield
Valley View (20-8) vs. Franklin (23-4) at Springfield High School, Tuesday, 6:15 p.m.
Carroll Bloom-Carroll (17-9) vs. No. 1-tie Carroll (23-2) at Springfield High School, Tuesday, 8 p.m.
Regional Final: at Springfield High School, Friday, 7:30 p.m.
State Semifinals and Championship
Region 5 vs. Region 8, Thurs., March 14 at Jerome Schottenstein Center, 6 p.m.
Region 6 vs. Region 7, Thurs., March 14 at Jerome Schottenstein Center, 8 p.m.
State Championship: Sat., March 16 at Jerome Schottenstein Center, 2 p.m.
Division III
Region 9 – Cuyahoga Falls
Warren Champion (20-5) vs. No. 6 Doylestown Chippewa (24-1) at Cuyahoga Falls High School, Wednesday, 6:15 p.m.
Ravenna Southeast (21-3) vs. Elyria Catholic (21-4) at Cuyahoga Falls High School, Wednesday, 8 p.m.
Regional Final: at Cuyahoga Falls High School, Saturday, 1:30 p.m.
Region 10 – Lexington/Ada
No. 1 Columbus Africentric (24-0) vs. No. 8 Castalia Margaretta (24-2) at Lexington High School, Wednesday, 7 p.m.
No. 2 Findlay Liberty-Benton (24-1) vs. Delta (25-3) at Ohio Northern University, Tuesday, 6:15 p.m.
Regional Final: at Lexington High School, Saturday, 6 p.m.
Region 11 – Logan
No. 7 Albany Alexander (23-2) vs. No. 4 Berlin Hiland (26-2) at Logan High School, Wednesday, 6:15 p.m.
McConnelsville Morgan (17-7) vs. Wheelersburg (22-4) at Logan High School, Wednesday, 8 p.m.
Regional Final: at Logan High School, Saturday, 1:30 p.m.
Region 12 – Springfield
No. 3 Waynesville (23-0) vs. Versailles (22-5) at Springfield High School, Wednesday, 6:15 p.m.
Amanda-Clearcreek (18-9) vs. Cincinnati Purcell Marian (22-5) at Springfield High School, Wednesday, 8 p.m.
Regional Final: at Springfield High School, Saturday, 1:30 p.m.
State Semifinals and Championship
Region 11 vs. Region 10, Thurs., March 14 at Jerome Schottenstein Center, 1 p.m.
Region 12 vs. Region 9, Thurs., March 14 at Jerome Schottenstein Center, 3 p.m.
State Championship: Sat., March 16 at Jerome Schottenstein Center, 10:45 a.m.
Division IV
Region 13 – Massillon
Dalton (21-5) vs. No. 7 Berlin Center Western Reserve (22-3) at Massillon Perry High School, Thursday, 6:15 p.m.
No. 9 Willoughby Cornerstone Christian (21-4) vs. New Washington Buckeye Central (22-3) at Massillon Perry High School, Thursday, 8 p.m.
Regional Final: at Massillon Perry High School, Saturday, 7:30 p.m.
Region 14 – Elida
Arlington (21-4) vs. Stryker (20-2) at Elida High School, Thursday, 6:15 p.m.
No. 6 Ottoville (22-4) vs. Bascom Hopewell-Loudon (21-4) at Elida High School, Thursday, 8 p.m.
Regional Final: at Elida High School, Saturday, 7:30 p.m.
Region 15 – Jackson/Pickerington
Peebles (18-7) vs. No. 5 Portsmouth Notre Dame (24-1) at Jackson High School, Thursday, 7 p.m.
Newark Catholic (24-3) vs. Shadyside (22-4) at Pickerington North High School, Thursday, 7 p.m.
Regional Final: at Pickerington North, Saturday, 7:30 p.m.
Region 16 – Vandalia
No. 2 Minster (25-1) vs. No. 3 Tri-Village (24-1) at Butler High School, Thursday, 6:15 p.m.
No. 1 Fort Loramie (24-1) vs. Legacy Christian (25-2) at Butler High School, Thursday, 8 p.m.
Regional Final: at Butler High School, Saturday, 7:30 p.m.
State Semifinals and Championship
Region 13 vs. Region 16, Fri., March 15 at Jerome Schottenstein Center, 1 p.m.
Region 14 vs. Region 15, Fri., March 15 at Jerome Schottenstein Center, 3 p.m.
State Championship: Sat., March 16 at Jerome Schottenstein Center, 5:15 p.m.
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