Behind The Box Score

To be in the list, I had to watch them play, so basically the last 10 years, any player counts.

5.Jay Bruce

I know it may be a little early to put him on the list, but so far he has been pretty awesome to watch. I followed him up from when he was hitting like crazy at AAA-Louisville, and then one of the most famous opening week and a half as a rookie, when he batted .432 with 3 home runs, and 7 RBIs in his first ten games.

4.Adam Dunn

He could be one the other side of this, as one of the five most hated Reds. But the game winning shots he’s had in the past put him on the list. Watching the GW shots against the Indians made him one of my favorites. I still have the radio call of his shot against the Tribe when we came back from down 8-1 in the 8th inning to win on his grand slam.

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I didn’t get a chance to watch the NCAA Division II title all the way through yesterday since I was at the state tourney, but I had it DVR’ed and watched it in its entirety today. I knew Findlay (36-0) had won, but I had not seen the Oilers play yet this year, and heard it was a great finish. I know one of Findlay’s players personally, Read the rest of this entry »

The year has just concluded for OHSAA boys basketball, with Northland defeating Cincinnati Princeton 60-58, to win the Division I crown. Northland (27-1) survived a vicious rally by Princeton (23-2), which spanned the fourth quarter. Princeton outscored Northland 28-20 in the final frame, but it wasn’t enough. Jared Sullinger’s two of three FTs with 2.7 seconds left gave the Vikings the lead for good. Ohio State recruit Jordan Siebert was the leading scorer for Princeton with 21 points.

I’m happy for Northland. Maybe a little regional bias goes into that–more than a little. But, this team fought off alot of great teams, every challenge they got in the last month or so was every team’s best effort. I was at the Coliseum to watch the heartbreak last year against Westerville South, and it was tough to see a team go through something like that. But Jared was an emotional and mental leader for this team this year, and they came out as state champions, a set of words that had never been heard by Northland until now.

The game before that, Akron St. V-St. M (22-4) held off Thurgood Marshall (22-5) for their fifth state title, but also with the help of the

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Logan Elm blows 10 point lead, loses in OT- Logan Elm held off Dayton Thurgood Marshall, just not long enough. Elm lead by as many as Read the rest of this entry »

This concludes another great year of basketball in the Central District. A lot of great games were played this year, some shocking upsets also. Delaware beating Dublin Coffman, Gahanna beating Grove City, and Thomas Worthington hanging losses on both Dublin Coffman and Upper Arlington were just some of the few that occured this year. Being a fan and a part of the OCC, I tried to digest just about every game that was played this year, and some teams suprised me, and some were dissapointing.

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Dublin Scioto 11  12 11 11 8 — 53

Northland      10   9  12 14 9 — 54

Weird title, huh? But tonight, Northland (25-1) is reaching their first state appearance ever, by beating Dublin Scioto (24-2) in overtime, 54-53. The win ended the ugly streak of… Read the rest of this entry »