Who: Tallmadge vs Green 

When: Saturday, March 7, 2026

Where: Cleveland Public Hall

Score: Tallmadge – 35 Green - 16

Recap: Tallmadge (18-0) won a third

consecutive state title with surprising

ease, running their winning streak to 

43 in a row. After battling to win both 

regular-season games against Green 

by scores of 27-25 and 35-28, the Blue 

Devils led 27-0 late in the 2nd quarter.

Championship MVP and Athlete of

the Year TaShaun Myers, a junior, led 

the way with 18 points, 12 rebounds, 

and 4 steals, while Blue Devil seniors 

Preston Schrock and Holden Ristau 

each scored 6. Green sophmore star 

Zayne Hammoudeh was held to just 

6 points after a combined 53 over two 

prior playoff games. The Bulldogs (13-3) 

came into the final averaging a league-

leading 40 points per contest. 

All-Ohio with a Disability:

Zayne Hammoudeh (Green)

Ella Wirth (Wooster)

TaShaun Myers (Tallmadge)

Jack Pickett (Green)

Kai Smith (Centerville)

Abby LaPole (Jackson)

Michael Mami (Tallmadge)

All-Ohio Without a Disability: 

Tony Rammel (Wooster)

Holden Ristau (Tallmadge)

K.J. Mack (Wadsworth)

Athlete of the Year: 

TaShaun Myers (Tallmadge)

Athlete of the Year without a Disability: 

Tony Rammel (Wooster)

Coach of the Year: 

Greg Michalec (Tallmadge)

District of the Year: 

Cloverleaf Local Schools

Evan Heller Player of the Game: 

TaShaun Myers (Tallmadge)

Final League Standings*: 

1. Tallmadge 18-0, state champion

2. Green 13-3, runner-up

3. Wooster 12-4 quarterfinal

4. Centerville 8-3, preliminary round

5. Jackson 9-5, semifinal

6. Wadsworth 8-7, semifinal

7. Cloverleaf 8-9, quarterfinal 

8. Plain 6-11, quarterfinal

9. Perry 6-10, quarterfinal

10. Austintown 3-12, preliminary round

11. Beavercreek 0-11, preliminary round

12.Boardman 1-12, preliminary round

13. North Canton 1-7, did not qualify

(* rankings are based on regular-season 

games only but team records include

postseason results)

Tournament results by round, 

with high scorers:

PR: #8 Plain def. #10 Austintown, 

         22-18 (three with 6)

PR: #5 Jackson def. #4 Centerville, 

         28-13 (LaPole 8)

PR: #9 Perry def. #11 Beavercreek, 

         20-10 (Good 12)

PR: #7 Cloverleaf def. #12 Boardman, 

         28-4(Pollock 14)

QF: #5 Jackson def. #3 Wooster, 

         38-23 (LaPole 14)

QF: #2 Green def. #9 Perry, 

          47-10 (Hammoudeh 23)

QF: #6 Wadsworth def. #8 Plain, 

         36-12 (Workman 12)

QF: #1 Tallmadge def. #7 Cloverleaf, 

         52-13 (Myers 28)

SF: #1 Tallmadge def. #6 Wadsworth, 

         32-14 (Myers 12)

SF: #2 Green def. #5 Jackson, 

         44-15 (Hammoudeh 30)

CH: #1 Tallmadge def. #2 Green, 

          35-16 (Myers 18) 

Who: Tallmadge vs Jackson 

When: Saturday, March 1, 2025

Where: MAC Center, Kent State

Score: Tallmadge – 41 Jackson - 29

Recap: Top-seeded Tallmadge (17-0) won

their 2nd consecutive state championship,

behind 25 points and 11 rebounds from

sophomore Ta’Shaun Myers, who won the 

title game MVP award and broke the 

record for total points scored in a 

tournament, with 63 over three games. 

The Blue Devils forced 24 Polar Bear 

turnovers while committing just four. 

Holding a slim 30-26 lead after three 

quarters, Tallmadge pulled away late, 

with Myers scoring all 11 of his team’s 4th 

quarter points. Athlete of the Year Abby 

LaPole kept second-seeded Jackson 

(13-3) in the game with 14 points on 5/13 

shooting, while teammate Lucas Benson 

pulled down 15 rebounds. On a day 

when Myers’ scoring required a high 

volume, shooting just 11/43 from the field, 

his three able-bodied teammates added 

16 points on efficient 8/10 shooting.

All-Ohio with a Disability:

Abby LaPole (Jackson)

Christopher Good (Perry)

Elena Knowles (Plain)

Ella Wirth (Wooster)

Kai Smith (Centerville)

Ta’Shaun Myers (Tallmadge)

Zayne Hammoudeh (Green)

All-Ohio Without a Disability: 

Ben James (Tallmadge)

Evan Mauser (Jackson)

Maddox Ishler (Cloverleaf)

Athlete of the Year: 

Elena Knowles (Plain)

Athlete of the Year without a Disability: 

Benjamin James (Tallmadge) 

Evan Heller Player of the Game: 

TaShaun Myers (Tallmadge)

Coach of the Year: 

Kristin Wellman (Plain)

District of the Year: 

Beavercreek City Schools

Final League Standings*: 

1. Tallmadge 17-0, state champion

2. Jackson 13-3, runner-up

3. Wooster 9-7, quarterfinal

4. Plain 11-6, semifinal

5. Green 7-7, quarterfinal

6. Centerville 5-6, preliminary round

7. Cloverleaf 7-8, quarterfinal

8. Wadsworth 5-9, semifinal

9. Perry 4-10, preliminary round

10. Beavercreek 3-7, quarterfinal

Boardman 2-11, preliminary round 

Austintown 0-4, did not qualify 

North Canton 0-5, did not qualify

(* rankings are based on regular-season 

games only but team records include

postseason results)

Tournament results by round, 

with high scorers:

PR: #4 Plain def. #11 Boardman

        30-6 (Knowles 10)

PR: #5 Green def. #6 Centerville

         20-19 (several with 6)

PR: #10 Beavercreek def. #9 Perry

         16-5 (Drye 6, Flach 6)

QF: #4 Plain def. #3 Wooster

          26-21 (Knowles 10)

QF: #8 Wadsworth def. #7 Cloverleaf

         18-17 (several with 6)

QF: #1 Tallmadge def. #10 Beavercreek

         44-10 (Myers 20)

QF: #2 Jackson def. #5 Green

         38-17 (LaPole 17)

SF: #1 Tallmadge def. #8 Wadsworth

        40-12 (Myers 18)

SF: #2 Jackson def. #4 Plain

         29-21 (LaPole 19)

CH: #1 Tallmadge def. #2 Jackson

          41-29 (Myers 25)

Who: Tallmadge vs Austintown 

When: Saturday, March 9, 2024 

Where: James A. Rhodes Arena, 

The University of Akron

Score: Tallmadge 24, Austintown 16

Recap: In their fourth trip to the state 

title game, Tallmadge (15-2) won their 

first championship in an upset of #1

Austintown (15-1).  Freshman Ta’Shaun 

Myers led the Blue Devils with 16 points, 

while junior Ben James collected 10 

rebounds and made all three of his shot

attempts. However, the Tallmadge 

defense was the big story, holding the 

Falcons’ potent offense to just 19% 

shooting. Austintown senior guard 

Franklin Nicola, who came in averaging 

a league-high 18 points per game, was 

held to just one field goal and 8 points 

total. With a relatively young team, 

Tallmadge broke the league’s season 

record for scoring defense, giving up 

fewer than 12 points per game. While

Austintown’s three All-Ohio seniors 

came up just short of a state 

championship, they took the Falcons to 

the final in back-to-back seasons.

All-Ohio with a Disability 

Leif Dietrich (Austintown)

Zayne Hammoudeh (Green)

Elena Knowles (Plain)

Abby LaPole (Jackson)

Ta’Shaun Myers (Tallmadge)

Franklin Nicola (Austintown)

Evan Wierwille (Centerville)

All-Ohio Without a Disability 

Cerafina Currey (Tallmadge)

Jackson Detchon (Austintown)

Matt Drye (Beavercreek)

Athlete of the Year: 

Abby LaPole (Jackson)

Athlete of the Year without a Disability: 

Cerafina Currey (Tallmadge)

Coach of the Year: 

Blake Dickson (Jackson)

District of the Year: 

Centerville City Schools 

Final League Standings*:

1. Austintown 15-1, runner-up

2. Tallmadge 15-2, state champion

3. Green 10-5, semifinal

4. Wooster 7-6, quarterfinal

5. Jackson 13-5, semifinal

6. Plain 8-7, preliminary round

7. Centerville 6-6, quarterfinal

8. Cloverleaf 4-8, preliminary round

9. Beavercreek 4-8, quarterfinal

10. Perry 4-13, quarterfinal

11. Wadsworth 2-12, preliminary round

12. Boardman 2-11, preliminary round

North Canton 0-6, did not qualify

(* rankings are based on regular-season

games only but team records include

postseason results)

Tournament results by round, 

with high scorers:

PR: #5 Jackson def. #12 Boardman

         32-10 (LaPole 10)

PR: #9 Beavercreek def. #8 Cloverleaf

          24-18 (several with 6)

PR: #7 Centerville def. #6 Plain

          22-12 (Wierwille 14)

PR: #10 Perry def. #11 Wadsworth

          16-10 (Good 8)

QF: #2 Tallmadge def. #9 Beavercreek

          32-10 (Myers 10)

QF: #3 Green def. #7 Centerville 

          30-17 (Hammoudeh 23)

QF: #5 Jackson def. #4 Wooster

          18-10 (LaPole 8)

QF: #1 Austintown def. #10 Perry

          33-6 (Nicola 17)

SF: #2 Tallmadge def. #5 Jackson

         24-23 (Myers 10)

SF: #1 Austintown def #3 Green

         35-20 (Nicola 17)

CH: #2 Tallmadge def. #1 Austintown

          24-16 (Myers 16)

Who: Wooster vs Austintown 

When: Saturday, February 25, 2023

Where: MAC Center, Kent State University

Score: Wooster 18, Austintown 9 

Recap: Wooster used a suffocating full-

court press to win its 5th consecutive 

state title. In a game where both teams 

shot under 20% from the field, Wooster 

(14-0) had more than twice as many field 

goal attempts as Austintown (12-2), 

because of forcing 26 Falcon turnovers, 

most of them in the backcourt. 

Austintown’s tight zone defense forced

Wooster into tough perimeter shots, and 

all the Generals’ points came from their 

three All-Ohio seniors, including 8 by Ryan

Hannan. Wooster went through the 

tournament without allowing a point 

inside the arc, holding the Falcons to three 

3-pointers and Jackson to two in the 

semifinal.

All-Ohio with a Disability:

Franklin Nicola (Austintown)

Ryan Hannan (Wooster)

Colin Harig (Wooster)

Leif Dietrich (Austintown)

Elena Knowles (Plain)

Abby LaPole (Jackson)

David Rutherford (Wadsworth)

All-Ohio Without a Disability: 

Madyson Followay (Wooster)

Jackson Detchon (Austintown)

Benjamin James (Tallmadge)

Athlete of the Year: 

Franklin Nicola (Austintown)

Athlete of the Year without a Disability:

Jackson Detchon (Austintown)

Coach of the Year: 

Brett Followay (Wooster)

District of the Year:

Tallmadge City Schools 

Final League Standings*: 

1. Wooster 14-0, state champion

2. Austintown 12-2, runner-up

3. Tallmadge 6-7, semifinal

4. Jackson 7-8, semifinal

5. Wadsworth 4-9, quarterfinal

6. Plain 0-11, quarterfinal

7. Beavercreek 0-6, quarterfinal

(* rankings are based on regular-season 

games only but team records include

postseason results)

Tournament results by round, 

with high scorers:

QF: #3 Tallmadge def. #5 Wadsworth

          20-16 (Rutherford 8, in a loss)

QF: #2 Austintown def. #7 Beavercreek

          41-8 (Nicola 29)

QF: #4 Jackson def. #6 Plain

          29-6 (LaPole 14)

SF: #1 Wooster def. #4 Jackson

         24-12 (Harig 10)

SF: #2 Austintown def. #3 Tallmadge

         38-24 (Dietrich 16)

CH: #1 Wooster def. #2 Austintown

          18-9 (Hannan 8)

Who: Wooster vs Massillon 

When: Saturday, March 12, 2022

Where: MAC Center, Kent State University

Score: Wooster 23, Massillon 17 

Recap: After Wooster and Massillon split 

their regular-season games, the Generals (13-1) prevailed in the state final over the 

Tigers (13-2) in yet another spirited contest. With freshman Nolan Hendricks’ 11 points providing much of the Tiger 

scoring, Massillon was within one 

possession early in the 4th quarter. Two baskets by Wooster junior Ryan Hannan,

the latter an “and-one” in transition, 

helped the Generals pull away in the final period to win their 4th consecutive state 

championship. Earlier this season, 

Massillon beat Wooster 23-15 to snap the Generals’ 53-game winning streak.

All-Ohio with a Disability: 

Ryan Hannan (Wooster)

Savannah Kennedy (Massillon)

Elena Knowles (Plain)

Cory Michalec (Tallmadge)

Ashton Mohn (Wooster)

Franklin Nicola (Austintown)

All-Ohio Without a Disability: 

Cerafina Currey (Tallmadge)

Jackson Detchon (Austintown)

Dylon Donnell (Tallmadge)

Madyson Followay (Wooster)

Athlete of the Year: 

Ashton Mohn (Wooster)

Athlete of the Year without a Disability:

Madyson Followay (Wooster)

Coach of the Year: 

Cara Hahn (Austintown)

Final League Standings: 

1. Wooster 13-1, state champion

2. Massillon 12-2, runner-up

3. Austintown 8-3, semifinal

4. Tallmadge 4-11, semifinal

5. Jackson 2-11, quarterfinal

6. Plain 0-10

7. Beavercreek 0-2

(*rankings are based on regular-season 

games only but team records include

postseason results) 

Tournament results by round, 

with high scorers:

QF: #4 Tallmadge def. #5 Jackson

         22-14 (several with 6)

SF: #1 Wooster def. #4 Tallmadge

         42-20 (Mohn 20)

SF: #2 Massillon def. #3 Austintown

         29-27 (R. Hendricks 11)

CH: #1 Wooster def. #2 Massillon

          23-17 (Mohn 12)

Who: Wooster vs Tallmadge

When: Saturday, March 7, 2020

Where: Tallmadge High School 

Score: Wooster 45, Tallmadge 26

Recap: Wooster senior Evan Heller scored 

19 of his game-high 27 points before 

halftime, including a pair of early 3s, 

as the Generals (17-0) defeated Tallmadge (13-4) in the state final for the third consecutive year. Sophomore Ashton 

Mohn added 12 for Wooster, while seniors Brennan Heavilin and Isaiah Johnson 

scored 13 and 9 for Tallmadge. The game 

marks the end of an era, with the 

upcoming graduation of the league’s 

two brightest stars, Johnson and Auburn commit Heller, who are comfortably in 

the top two spots on the career scoring list.

Final League Standings*: 

1. Wooster 17-0, state champion

2. Tallmadge 13-4, runner-up

3. Austintown 10-8, 3rd place

4. Plain 8-11, 4th place

5. Massillon 5-13, 5th place

6. Jackson 0-17, 6th place

(* rankings are based on regular-season 

games only but team records include

postseason results)  

Tournament results by round, 

with high scorers:

QF: #4 Plain def. #5 Massillon

          28-24 (E. Knowles 10)

QF: #3 Austintown def. #6 Jackson

          28-6 (Nicola 20)

SF: #1 Wooster def. #4 Plain

         54-19 (Heller 30)

SF: #2 Tallmadge def. #3 Austintown

         42-20 (Heavilin 20)

5th: #5 Massillon def. #6 Jackson

          16-5 (Kennedy 6)

3rd: #3 Austintown def. #4 Plain

          26-17 (Nicola 12)

CH: #1 Wooster def. #2 Tallmadge

          45-26 (Heller 27)

Who: Wooster vs Tallmadge 

When: Saturday, March 9, 2019

Where: Washington High School

Score: Wooster 38, Tallmadge 12

Recap: It was all Evan Heller in a repeat 

state title win for undefeated Wooster,

 as the Generals junior scored 28 points 

in the final, just hours after a 29-point performance in a semifinal victory over 

host Massillon. 8th grader Ryan Hannan 

added 8 points for Wooster, while Sammy 

Blatt led Tallmadge (10-4) with 6.

Final League Standings:

1. Wooster 12-0, state champion

2. Tallmadge 10-4, runner-up

3. Plain 7-7, semifinal

4. Massillon 3-10, semifinal

5. Austintown 0-12, quarterfinal

(* rankings are based on regular-season

games only but team records include

postseason results)  

Tournament results by round, 

with high scorers:

QF: #4 Massillon def. #5 Austintown

          24-12 (Nicola 8, in a loss)

SF: #2 Tallmadge def. #3 Plain

         22-14 (Johnson 14)

SF: #1 Wooster def. #4 Massillon

          49-20 (Heller 29)

Cons: #3 Plain def. #5 Austintown

            24-10 (Bosworth 10)

CH: #1 Wooster def. #2 Tallmadge

          38-12 (Heller 28)

Who: Wooster vs Tallmadge

When: Saturday, March 10, 2018

Where: Wooster High School

Score: Wooster 35, Tallmadge 21

Recap: In a team-oriented contest 

where six players scored 6 or more points, Wooster (14-0) won the state’s first interscholastic basketball championship 

over Tallmadge (10-4). After leading 21-12 

at halftime, Wooster pulled away in the 3rd quarter, when five different Generals 

scored as the lead increased to 17. The 

game’s top scorer was the Generals’ sophomore Evan Heller with 15 points, 

while Blue Devil sophomores Brennan 

Heavilin and Rory Murphy each accounted 

for 6. 

Final League Standings:

1. Wooster 14-0, state champion

2. Tallmadge 10-4, runner-up

3. Massillon 4-9

4. Plain 5-9

5. Austintown 1-12

(* rankings are based on regular-season

games only but team records include

postseason results)  

Tournament results by round,

with high scorers:

QF: #3 Massillon def. #4 Plain

          17-16 (several with 6)

SF: #2 Tallmadge def. #5 Austintown

         31-6 (Johnson 11)

SF: #1 Wooster def. #3 Massillon

         42-12 (Heller 22)

Cons: #4 Plain def. #5 Austintown

         25-18 (E. Knowles 8)

CH: #1 Wooster def. #2 Tallmadge

          37-21 (Heller 15)