OHSAA basketball scores I Hoban vs. Garfield Heights high school regional final recap

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MEDINA — The Archbishop Hoban and Garfield Heights high school boys basketball teams meet again today in a tournament rematch. The Knights and Bulldogs are playing in an OHSAA Division III regional semifinal at Medina High School. Tipoff is at 7 p.m.

A year ago, Garfield Heights beat Hoban 52-43 in a Division I regional semifinal at the University of Akron. OHSAA’s expansion of divisions from four to seven place the two programs in Division III this year.

Return here throughout the evening for live updates on the game.

Garfield Heights tops Hoban in OHSAA boys basketball regional final

Garfield Heights wins 58-45.

Garfield Heights maintains lead over Hoban in fourth quarter of OHSAA boys basketball regional final

Garfield Heights leads Hoban 56-45 with 40.9 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter.

Marcus Johnson has 26 points for the Bulldogs.

Garfield Heights extends lead over Hoban in fourth quarter of OHSAA boys basketball regional final

Garfield Heights leads Hoban 54-41 with 2:26 remaining in the fourth quarter after a Nasir Hines two-hand slam dunk and a Marcus Johnson layup.

Johnson has 24 points for the Bulldogs.

Sam Greer makes a layup for Hoban and Garfield Heights is up 54-43 with under two minutes to go.

Garfield Heights leads Hoban in fourth quarter of OHSAA boys basketball regional final

Garfield Heights leads Hoban 50-41 with 3:32 remaining in the fourth quarter.

Marcus Johnson has 22 points for Garfield Heights and Sam Greer has 14 points for Hoban.

Garfield Heights leads Hoban through three quarters in a OHSAA boys basketball regional final

Garfield Heights leads Hoban 41-34 through three quarters. The Bulldogs outscore the Knights 16-8 in the quarter.

Marcus Johnson has 20 points for Garfield Heights. Braylin Sullivan and Ari Jones each have seven points for the Bulldogs.

Kenny Scott and Sam Greer have 10 points apiece for Hoban.

Garfield Heights extends lead over Hoban in third quarter of OHSAA boys basketball regional final

Garfield Heights leads Hoban 39-28 with 2:53 to go in the third quarter.

Braylin Sullivan with a layup to give the Bulldogs an 11-point lead. Garfield Heights is on a 14-2 run to open the third quarter. Sullivan has seven points in the quarter.

Garfield Heights leads Hoban in third quarter of OHSAA boys basketball regional final

Garfield Heights leads Hoban 33-26 with 5:44 to go in the third quarter. Timeout Hoban.

The Bulldogs have scored the first eight points of the third quarter. DeVaughn Jackson made a 3-pointer, Ari Jones made two free throws and Braylin Sullivan made a 3-pointer with 5:47 on the clock.

Marcus Johnson with a bucket and Garfield Heights leads 35-26 with less than five minutes to go in the third quarter. A 10-0 run for the Bulldogs.

Hoban leads Garfield Heights at halftime in a OHSAA boys basketball regional final

Hoban leads Garfield Heights 26-25 at halftime.

Kenny Scott has 12 points for Hoban and Sam Greer has 10 points.

Marcus Johnson has 16 points for Garfield Heights and Ari Jones has five points.

Garfield Heights leads Hoban in second quarter in OHSAA boys basketball regional final

Garfield Heights leads Hoban 26-24 with 1:54 to go in the second quarter after a Marcus Johnson two-hand slam dunk.

Johnson has 16 points for Garfield Heights and Ari Jones has five points.

Sam Greer and Kenny Scott have 10 points for Hoban.

Hoban leads Garfield Heights at end of first quarter in OHSAA boys basketball regional

Hoban leads Garfield Heights 14-13 at the end of the first quarter.

Kenny Scott has eight points for Hoban and Sam Greer has six points.

Marcus Johnson has six points for Garfield Heights and Ari Jones has five points.

Hoban boys basketball OHSAA tournament scores

Garfield Heights boys basketball OHSAA tournament scores

What to know about Hoban boys basketball

What to know about Garfield Heights boys basketball

Garfield Heights (23-2) entered this postseason as Northeast Ohio’s No. 1 seed overall in Division III.
The Bulldogs are coached by Sonny Johnson. They feature Johnson’s son, Marcus Johnson, a junior guard and an Ohio State University recruit. The Bulldogs other top players are seniors DeVaughn Jackson, Ari Jones, Braylin Sullivan and Nasir Hines and junior Dontez Jones.