I state champion. Western Hills, ranked No.2 in the final poll, brings a 10-game winning streak into the sectional. Due to a request by the players, Western Hills drew into the same bracket with Winton Woods and could play the Warriors for the Oxford upper bracket championship on Friday, March 2. The kids believe in each other and that's where they wanted to play. I gave them the opportunity to pick and that's why we're in with Winton Woods.
Elder is another team that seems to excel at tournament time.
Another contender is Oak Hills, the Greater Miami Conference champion, and runner-up Hamilton. Another question to be answered is how McNicholas will respond in the Division II tournament without veteran coach Jerry Doerger, suspended this season by the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. Traditionally, the Rockets play a schedule filled with Division I opponents, then make a deep postseason run. Although Kettering Alter would appear to be the team to beat in Division II, Roger Bacon, Purcell Marian or Clermont Northeastern could make a run. In Division III at Sycamore, Cincinnati Hills League rivals Madeira, Reading and Mariemont are the teams to beat.