In a loaded District with 10 of the 13 teams with at least a .500 record and 4 teams ranked in the top 11 in Division IV there were some interesting placemenst. With only 3 byes in the district, the top three seeded teams all choose to play in the sectional semifinals. Leaving the byes to #4 seeded Wayne Trace (Wayne Trace is #10 in the state in Division IV), #7 seeded Delphos St John’s , and #10 seeded Pandora Gilboa. #1 seeded (#2 in the state) Arlington will take on Cory-Rawson in one sectional semifinal. #2 seeded (#7 in the state) Ottoville will take on Continental in another sectional semifinal. #3 seeded (#11 in the state) North Baltimore will take on Fort Jennings in another sectional semifinal. Top four seed in the Ottaw Glandorf District thave a combined record of 67-5! Seeds 5-7 (Kalida, Delphos St John’s, and McComb) are no cupcakes with a combined record of 40-15.
Sectionals at Bluffton High School:
#1 seed Arlington (17-0) vs #13 seed Cory Rawson (0-19) 2/16 @ 6:15 pm
Winner plays #10 Pandora-Gilboa (9-9) 2/20 @ 6:15
#3 seed North Baltimore (18-1) vs #11 seed Fort Jennings 2/16 @ 8:00 pm
Winner plays #7 seed Delphos St John’s (14-6) 2/20 @ 8:00
Sectionals at Findlay High School:
#5 seed Kalida (12-4) vs #8 seed Leipsic (11-7) 2/16 @ 7:00 pm
Winner plays #4 seed Wayne Trace (16-2) 2/20 @ 6:15 pm
#2 seed Ottoville (16-2) vs #12 seed Continental (1-17) 2/17 @ 6:15 pm
#6 seed McComb (14-4) vs #9 seed Miller City (9-9) 2/17 @ 8:00 pm
Winners of Findlay 2/17 games meet on 2/20 at @ 8:00 pm
District Semifinals at Ottawa Glandorf:
Game 1
Winners of Bluffton sectional matchup on 2/25 @ 6:00
Game 2
Winners of Findlay sectional match up on 2/25 @ 8:00
District finals at Ottawa Glandorf:
District Semifinal winners match up on 2/27 @ 4:00
District Champion moves onto the Elida Regional to face the Gibsonburg District winner on March 3 @ 8:00.
–Mike Jones, Sportswriter
