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<description>Description: Who&apos;s in, who&apos;s out and what&apos;s going on in area high school sports.</description>
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<title>Springfield lands girls hoop regionals</title>

    

    


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<description>Springfield High School is in and Vandalia Butler is out as a girls postseason tournament site. Vandalia&amp;#8217;s Student Activities Center and its 4,000-plus seating capacity has been a fixture for the girls postseason, and often hosts the Divisions II, III...</description>
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Springfield High School is in and Vandalia Butler is out as a girls postseason tournament site.

Vandalia&amp;#8217;s Student Activities Center and its 4,000-plus seating capacity has been a fixture for the girls postseason, and often hosts the Divisions II, III and IV regionals. However, construction of a new high school on the same site at VB will begin after spring break.

Already in place at Butler are temporary trailers that will house faculty and students through the 2010-11 school year and possibly beyond. The SAC is one of the few facilities that will not undergo renovation or a complete rebuild. Even Butler&amp;#8217;s stadium will be rebuilt.

That means a new location for those regionals formerly hosted by Vandalia had to be found. Hello Springfield and its new gymnasium, which opened during the 2008-09 school year and seats a capacity 2,100.

Vandalia will not host postseason games this season or next.

&amp;#8220;That will be a little bit different,&amp;#8221; said Alter coach Chris Hart, whose Knights drew the No. 1 seed in the Springboro sectional.

&amp;#8220;We certainly haven&amp;#8217;t played there, but that&amp;#8217;ll be the case for all four teams.&amp;#8221;

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<title>Saturday&apos;s high school basketball cancellations</title>

    

    


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<description>BOYS BASKETBALL Toledo Woodward at Meadowdale, ppd. Marshall at Lima Senior, ppd. Belmont at Yellow Springs, ppd. Greenville at Piqua, ppd. Wilmington at Walnut Hills, ppd. Miami East at Troy, ppd. Covington at Tri-County North, ppd. Greeneview at Dayton Christian,...</description>
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BOYS BASKETBALL

Toledo Woodward at Meadowdale, ppd.

Marshall at Lima Senior, ppd.

Belmont at Yellow Springs, ppd.

Greenville at Piqua, ppd.

Wilmington at Walnut Hills, ppd.

Miami East at Troy, ppd.

Covington at Tri-County North, ppd.

Greeneview at Dayton Christian, ppd. to Feb. 20

Eaton at Arcanum, ppd.

New Miami at Temple Christian, ppd.

National Trail at Preble Shawnee, ppd. to Feb. 17, 7:30 p.m.

Newton at Milton-Union, ppd.

Fairlawn at Waynesfield-Goshen, ppd.

Shawnee at Vandalia, ppd.

Xenia at Beavercreek, ppd.

Springboro at West Carrollton, ppd.

Valley View at Miamisburg, ppd.

Anna at West Liberty-Salem, ppd.

New Bremen at Botkins, ppd.

Brookville at Versailles, ppd.

Greenon at Bethel, ppd.

Marion Local at Fort Loramie, ppd.

Ansonia at Houston, ppd.

St. Henry at Mississinawa Valley, ppd.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Ohio/Kentucky Classic canceled (five games)

Highlands (Ky.) vs. Chaminade Julienne

Boone County (Ky.) vs. Fairmont

Louisville Assumption vs. Beavercreek

Holy Cross at Centerville

Scott County vs. Alter 

Other games

Meadowdale at Riverview East Academy

Wilmington at Walnut Hills, ppd.

Emmanuel Christian at Temple Christian, ppd.

Cedarville at Greeneview, ppd. to Feb. 18, 1:30 p.m.

Covington at New Bremen, ppd. to Feb. 13, 2:30 p.m.

Ft. Recovery at Miss. Valley, ppd.

Franklin at Oakwood, ppd. to Feb. 8, 7:30 p.m.

Graham at Urbana, ppd. to Feb. 8, 7:30 p.m.

Greenon at Northwestern, ppd.

Mechanicsburg at Southeastern, ppd. to Feb. 8, 7:30 p.m.

Northeastern at WL-Salem, ppd. to Feb. 8, 7:30 p.m.

Tecumseh at Shawnee, ppd. to Feb. 11, 7:30 p.m.

Triad at Spg. Cath., ppd. to Feb. 8, 7:30 p.m.

Fort Loramie at Fairlawn, ppd.

Greenon at Northwestern, ppd.

Fort Recovery at Mississinawa Valley, ppd.

Northmont at Trotwood-Madison, ppd. to Feb. 8

New Knoxville at Lehman Catholic, ppd.

Valley View at Brookville, ppd.

Fairborn at Xenia, ppd.

Jackson Center at Russia, ppd.

Bellefontaine at Stebbins, ppd.

Piqua at St. Marys Memorial, ppd.

Tippecanoe at Kenton Ridge, ppd.

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<title>Girls basketball event at Centerville canceled</title>

    

    


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<description>The five-game Ohio/Kentucky Classic at Centerville High School, which was set to feature some of the area&amp;#8217;s best girls basketball teams in one spot, has been canceled because of the weather, Centerville coach Adam Priefer said Saturday morning, Feb. 6....</description>
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The five-game Ohio/Kentucky Classic at Centerville High School, which was set to feature some of the area&amp;#8217;s best girls basketball teams in one spot, has been canceled because of the weather, Centerville coach Adam Priefer said Saturday morning, Feb. 6.

The event, scheduled for Saturday, was set to pit Chamainde Julienne, Fairmont, Beavercreek, Centerville and Alter against teams from Kentucky.

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<![CDATA[If your boys or girls high school basketball game has been postponed/rescheduled, contact the DDN asap at sports@DaytonDailyNews.com.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Here are some boys basketball games that have been postponed on Friday, Feb. 5, with makeup date if available:

Bellefontaine at Tecumseh, ppd. to Feb. 16, 7:30 p.m.

Ben Logan at Northwestern, ppd.

Brookville at Bellbrook, ppd.

Cedarville at WL-Salem, ppd. to Feb. 10, 7:30 p.m.

Delphos SJ&#8217;s at New Bremen, ppd. to Feb. 16, 7:30 p.m.

Dixie at Monroe, ppd. to Feb. 20, 7:30 p.m.

Dunbar at Ponitz, ppd.

Emmanuel Chr. at Middletown Chr., ppd. to Feb. 22, 7:30 p.m.

Fairborn at Springboro, ppd.

Fairlawn at Anna, ppd. to Feb. 13, 7:30 p.m.

Fairmont at Centerville, ppd. to Feb. 7, 2:30 p.m.

Fenwick at Alter, ppd.

Ft. Loramie at Lehman Cath., ppd.

Franklin at Eaton, ppd. to Feb. 13, 7:30 p.m.

Graham at Indian Lake, ppd. to Feb. 8, 7:30 p.m.

Greeneview at Spg. Cath., ppd. to Feb. 10, 7:30 p.m.

Greenon at Urbana, ppd. to Feb. 16, 7:30 p.m.

Houston at Jackson Center, ppd. to Freb. 9, 7:30 p.m.

Lebanon at Miamisburg, ppd. to Feb. 16, 7:30 p.m.

Madison at Preble Shawnee, ppd. to Feb. 8, 7:30 p.m.

Marion Local at Parkway, ppd. to Feb. 7, 3:30 p.m.

Marshall at Stivers, ppd.

Meadowdale at Belmont, ppd.

Mechanicsburg at Northeastern, ppd.

Milton-Union at Oakwood, ppd. to Feb. 23, 7:30 p.m.

Minster at Versailles, ppd. to Feb. 8, 7:30 p.m.

National Trail at TV South, ppd. to Feb. 8, 7 p.m.

New Knoxville at Coldwater, ppd. to Feb. 8, 6:30 p.m.

Northmont at Beavercreek, ppd. to Feb. 16, 7:30 p.m.

Northridge at Waynesville, ppd. to Feb. 20, 7:30 p.m.

Piqua at Sidney, ppd. to Feb. 13, 7:30 p.m.

Russia at Botkins, ppd. to Feb. 22, 7:30 p.m.

Shawnee at Tippecanoe, ppd. to Feb. 14, 6:30 p.m.

Springfield at Wayne, ppd. to Feb. 16, 7:30 p.m.

St. Henry at Ft. Recovery, ppd. to Feb. 8, 6 p.m.

Stebbins at Kenton Ridge, ppd. to Feb. 16, 7:30 p.m.

TC North at Carlisle, ppd.

Triad at Southeastern, ppd. to Feb. 17, 7:30 p.m.

Trotwood at Vandalia, ppd.

Troy at Xenia, ppd. to Feb. 13, 7:30 p.m.

Wilmington at Kings, ppd.

Xenia Chr. at Dayton Chr., ppd. to Feb. 11, 6 p.m.

Games that are on Friday, Feb. 5:

CJ at Carroll varsity game has been moved up to 6:30 p.m.

Boys games that have been postponed for Saturday, Feb. 6:

National Trail at Preble Shawnee, ppd. to Feb. 17, 7:30 p.m.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Saturday&#8217;s Ohio vs. Kentucky Classic at Centerville H.S. is still a go. The event will feature five games:

CJ vs. Highlands (Ky.), 12:30 p.m.

Fairmont vs. Boone County (Ky.), 2:15 p.m.

Beavercreek vs. Louisville (Ky.) Assumption, 4 p.m.

Centerville vs. Covington Holy Cross (Ky.), 5:45 p.m.

Alter vs. Scott County (Ky.), 7:30 p.m.

Saturday&#8217;s postponed/rescheduled girls games:

Cedarville at Greeneview, ppd. to Feb. 18, 1:30 p.m.

Covington at New Bremen, ppd. to Feb. 13, 2:30 p.m.

Ft. Recovery at Miss. Valley, ppd.

Franklin at Oakwood, ppd. to Feb. 8, 7:30 p.m.

Graham at Urbana, ppd. to Feb. 8, 7:30 p.m.

Greenon at Northwestern, ppd.

Mechanicsburg at Southeastern, ppd. to Feb. 8, 7:30 p.m.

Northeastern at WL-Salem, ppd. to Feb. 8, 7:30 p.m.

Tecumseh at Shawnee, ppd. to Feb. 11, 7:30 p.m.

Triad at Spg. Cath., ppd. to Feb. 8, 7:30 p.m.

WRESTLING

The GWOC meet at Fairmont has been postponed until Saturday-Sunday. Saturday&#8217;s wrestling begins at 4 p.m. and Sunday&#8217;s wrestling will begin at 11 a.m. Sunday&#8217;s finals will start about 45 minutes after the final consolation bouts, approximately at 5 p.m.

Graham&#8217;s Best of the Southwester tournament has been postponed with no make-up date. 

SWIMMING &amp; DIVING

The SWBL meet has been postponed from Saturday until 6 p.m. Monday, Feb. 8 at Trotwood-Madison.
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<title>Notre Dame coach seeks out area star on signing day</title>

    

    


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<description>On arguably the most important day for Notre Dame football coach Brian Kelly since taking the job in South Bend, he&amp;#8217;s seeking out one of the area&amp;#8217;s top football talents. Maneuvering through his first signing day as coach, Kelly found...</description>
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On arguably the most important day for Notre Dame football coach Brian Kelly since taking the job in South Bend, he&amp;#8217;s seeking out one of the area&amp;#8217;s top football talents.

Maneuvering through his first signing day as coach, Kelly found time to schedule a phone conversation with Wayne High School junior quarterback Braxton Miller today, Feb. 3, said Wayne coach Jay Minton. Miller is considered by many to be the state&amp;#8217;s top recruit in the Class of 2011.

Miller was supposed to make contact with Kelly today as many of the country&amp;#8217;s top programs continue to come after him.

Kelly is busy enough trying to impress Notre Dame fans and media with his first recruiting class as head coach, but that doesn&amp;#8217;t mean he&amp;#8217;s not looking toward the future. Miller seems to be on Kelly&amp;#8217;s mind as a possibility for that future.

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To put it plainly, Trotwood-Madison defensive back Jordon Paschal is fast.

&amp;#8220;He&amp;#8217;s like a heat-seeking missile,&amp;#8221; said Trotwood football coach Maurice Douglass.

A member of the Rams&amp;#8217; consecutive state record-setting 1,600-meter relay teams, Paschal will take that significant speed to the University of Louisville football team, where he&amp;#8217;s expected to sign his national letter of intent today. He&amp;#8217;s one of four Trotwood players who will play for Division I colleges, including linebacker Willie Ballard (Buffalo), lineman Darion Delaney (Bowling Green) and tight end Justin Favors (Colorado).

Now that he&amp;#8217;s already helped Trotwood advance to the Division II regional final and finished his football recruiting, Paschal can look forward to the track season, where he&amp;#8217;s also made his mark.

In 2008, Paschal was part of the Trotwood 1,600-meter relay team that set a state record and won the title in a time of 3:13.46.

Last year, with two new members of the relay team, Trotwood broke its own state record and won the championship again, this time in 3:13.32. The 800-meter relay team, of which Paschal was a member, also made the state final and finished third.

&amp;#8220;He has that closing speed,&amp;#8221; Douglass said. &amp;#8220;He&amp;#8217;s a low 4.4 guy.&amp;#8221;

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A tight end for much of his Xenia High School career, Dakota Anderson made a transition to playing more offensive line this season.

That caused a problem for coach Bob DeLong, who sometimes needed Anderson - like his teammate Michael Vollmer - to switch between positions in the same game. That required different jersey numbers.

Turns out that DeLong&amp;#8217;s mother is crafty, and she created Velcro-on jerseys that the players could quickly put on or take off to change numbers during a game.

Not only that, but the 6-5 Anderson was one of the best punters in the area this season, and he&amp;#8217;s also a member of the Buccaneers&amp;#8217; basketball team.

With that versatility, one could expect Anderson to find a way to contribute quickly to the Ball State football team, to which he&amp;#8217;ll officially bind himself today by signing a letter of intent. Anderson is one of three local players, along with Coldwater quarterback Keith Wenning and Northmont defensive back Quintin Cooper, expected to sign with Ball State.

That means that BSU, despite the departure last year of coach Brady Hoke (a Kettering native) to San Diego State, is still collecting talent from the Miami Valley. The Cardinals&amp;#8217; roster includes seven players from the area: Tight end Ryan Hartke (St. Henry), safety Kyle Kuntz (Vandalia Butler), long snapper Cody Muhlenkamp (Coldwater), defensive tackle Jafe Pitcock (Piqua), defensive end Andrew Puthoff (St. Henry), defensive tackle Pete Rolf (Piqua) and linebacker Lorren Womack (Wayne).

Anderson, Wenning and Cooper will add to that line.

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Cody Byers, the Alter High School safety, isn&amp;#8217;t focusing solely on binding himself to the Wisconsin football team today. He&amp;#8217;ll spend a majority of the school day on a senior retreat instead.

Then, Byers will sign his letter of intent and continue Alter&amp;#8217;s line of Badgers recruits. The senior will give the Knights two consecutive years with a Wisconsin recruit, as he&amp;#8217;ll join Chris Borland in Madison.

Wisconsin fans might be pleased to see Alter listed again among the team&amp;#8217;s recruits. Well-known by now, Borland became a starter part way through his freshman season and was named the Big Ten&amp;#8217;s freshman of the year after he finished fifth on the team with 54 tackles and collected five sacks and 10.5 tackles for loss. He also caused five fumbles, recovered three and grabbed an interception.

Byers, at 6-3, was the tallest player on a Knights defense that was one of the best in recent area memory. That defense required versatility, so Byers learned to play in multiple places.

There could be even another Alter player in Madison. Knights coach Ed Domsitz said the Badgers have invited receiver Connor Cummins to be a &amp;#8220;preferred walk-on&amp;#8221; with the program, and Cummins is weighing his options.

Two other Alter players - running back Cody Taulbee (Brown) and offensive lineman Ryan Cronin (Dayton) - are expected to play in college after helping the Knights to two consecutive Division IV state championships.

The Knights have done it the same way they play games, without much drama. That&amp;#8217;s how Borland remembers his recruiting process:

&amp;#8220;I&amp;#8217;m sure like a lot of guys here, my recruiting process was a lot more low-key with not as much publicity, but it worked out and I&amp;#8217;m really glad it did.&amp;#8221; 

If Byers produces, Wisconsin fans might demand an Alter player each season.

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Terry Talbott, the Wayne High School defensive lineman rated as the area&amp;#8217;s top senior recruit, signed his national letter of intent with Michigan this morning, ending a few weeks of indecision that followed a late visit to the University of North Carolina.

Talbott, rated No. 16 in the state by Rivals.com, committed to Michigan before his senior season along with brother Terrence, a cornerback.

Last month, he visited North Carolina and coach Butch Davis and began considering both schools. Wayne coach Jay Minton said he didn&amp;#8217;t even know which Talbott would choose when he arrived at the school this morning for the 8 a.m. ceremony.

&amp;#8220;Sure didn&amp;#8217;t,&amp;#8221; Minton said.

Minton then proceeded to the rest of his phone messages, many from reporters who were wondering what Talbott would do. Earlier in the week, Minton described what makes Talbott such a desired recruit.

&amp;#8220;He&amp;#8217;s very explosive,&amp;#8221; Minton said. &amp;#8220;That D-lineman position is one of the toughest to find, which got him a lot of interest. He has good size (6-3, 255) and good speed, so he has that combination.&amp;#8221;

Talbott will have a chance to explain the reasons for his decision later today when the Greater Western Ohio Conference holds a ceremony for its signees.

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Fairmont coach Brian Blevins joked that the only real problem with his massive tackles who will both play Division I college football is that they were almost too tall.

&amp;#8220;The tough thing was they&amp;#8217;re both 6-4, and our quarterback was 5-11,&amp;#8221; Blevins said of right tackle Jordan Erbes and left tackle Michael Shope. &amp;#8220;It was tough for him to see over them sometimes.&amp;#8221;

Varsity teammates since coaches elevated them from the JV squad during their freshman seasons, Erbes (6-4, 280, Eastern Michigan) and Shope (6-4, 270, Youngstown State) are expected to sign letters of intent to their respective college choices today, the first day allowed for senior football recruits.

They nearly remained teammates. Eastern Michigan also offered Shope a scholarship, and he gained some interest from Northwestern and Stanford because of his impressive academics, but Shope chose Youngstown State instead.

Blevins said that Youngstown State could make a stronger push into the area in coming years, with a young and energetic coaching staff. That staff includes Shane Montgomery, the former Miami University head coach, who is YSU&amp;#8217;s offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach.

&amp;#8220;They were really key players for us,&amp;#8221; Blevins said. &amp;#8220;They led us to the playoffs as juniors, and they&amp;#8217;re both outstanding players and outstanding students.&amp;#8221;

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From 2007 until 2009, the Lebanon High School football offense improved from 13th in the GWOC at 255.1 yards per game (&amp;#8216;07) to first at 417.1 yards per game (&amp;#8216;09).

Several key components of that success will continue their careers at college programs, and another had the opportunity even though he chose a different path.

Today, receiver Chase Cochran (Ohio University) and lineman Elias Sayre (Kent State) are expected to sign letters of intent to play for Division I colleges. Cochran led the GWOC with 39 catches for 1,070 yards, and Sayre helped the Lebanon running game rank fourth in the conference at 215.2 rushing yards per game.

&amp;#8220;He has a great ability to accelerate and go to catch passes,&amp;#8221; Lebanon coach Shawn Lamb said of Cochran. &amp;#8220;You&amp;#8217;re not going to overthrow Chase.&amp;#8221;

Trey Bonny, the Lebanon running back who gained 1,341 yards, is expected to play at Georgetown College in Georgetown, Ky., after closing his senior season with 677 yards in his final four games, Lamb said.

The league&amp;#8217;s leading passer, quarterback Dusty Isaacs, gained some interest from recruiters after throwing for 2,019 yards and rushing for 521 last season. Lamb said Cincinnati and Minnesota showed interest in Isaacs, but he had already committed to play baseball for Georgia Tech as a pitcher with a fastball at better than 90 mph.

The recruiting interest is a nod to Lebanon&amp;#8217;s offensive strength, which helped the Warriors finish 8-2 and 4-0 in the GWOC South. Now those players will get their chance at the next level.

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Michael Bennett, a 6-foot-3, 275-pound Centerville High School junior offensive and defensive lineman, received a scholarship offer from Ohio State over the weekend, adding to his already hefty recruiting attention.

Centerville coach Ron Ullery said OSU extended the offer on Sunday, Jan. 31, and that Bennett already has offers from UAB, Ball State, Duke, Cincinnati, North Carolina State, Indiana, Wake Forest and Northwestern.

&amp;#8220;I think it&amp;#8217;ll keep on growing,&amp;#8221; Ullery said. &amp;#8220;He&amp;#8217;s that impressive on film.&amp;#8221;

Ullery said the colleges are recruiting Bennett as either an offensive or defensive lineman, because he&amp;#8217;s athleticism is impressive in both spots.

&amp;#8220;His explosion off the ball is pretty special,&amp;#8221; Ullery said.

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Terry Talbott, the Wayne High School defensive lineman rated as the top area senior football recruit, is rethinking his commitment to Michigan and could instead sign with North Carolina on Wednesday, Feb. 3.

Talbott had committed to Michigan in August, before his senior season, along with brother Terrence, a Wayne senior defensive back. The commitment was firm until just the past few weeks, when Terry took a visit to North Carolina and coach Butch Davis, said Wayne coach Jay Minton.

&amp;#8220;His head is kind of spinning right now,&amp;#8221; Minton said.

Minton said Talbott will likely sign a letter of intent on Wednesday, the first day allowed for senior football recruits. He&amp;#8217;s just not sure which school will be on the letter.

Talbott is ranked the No. 16 recruit in Ohio by Rivals.com, tops in the area.

Other area players in the Rivals Ohio rankings are: Terrence Talbott at No. 47, Alter safety Cody Byers (Wisconsin) at No. 50, Northmont defensive back Quintin Cooper (Ball State) at No. 56, Wayne linebacker Josh Harrison (Wisconsin) at No. 57, Coldwater quarterback Keith Wenning (Ball State) at No. 58, Eaton offensive lineman Clint Shepherd (Cincinnati) at No. 65 and Trotwood-Madison defensive back Jordan Paschal (Louisville) at No. 72.

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Willie Ballard, a Trotwood-Madison linebacker, has chosen Buffalo for his college football future as one of 12 Rams who will play football for four-year or two-year colleges next season, coach Maurice Douglass said.

Two Trotwood players &amp;#8212; cornerback Jordon Paschal (Louisville) and tight end Justin Favors (Colorado) &amp;#8212; will attend schools in Bowl Championship Series conferences, and two others &amp;#8212; Ballard and offensive lineman Darion Delaney (Bowling Green) &amp;#8212; will accept Division I scholarships.

Cornerback Hank Benton (Ashland), free safety Sean Freeman (Tiffin) and defensive lineman Derrick Stark (Tiffin) will play for D-II colleges, and defensive tackle Anthony Render (Mount Union) and receiver Ralph Allen (College of Mount St. Joseph) will play in D-III.

Cornerback Thailand Pierce, offensive lineman Deshawn Byrd and defensive end Chris Townsend will play for junior colleges, Douglass said.

Wednesday, Feb. 3, is the first day football recruits can sign their letters of intent for next season.

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The Bellbrook girls basketball team might not have seemed like a pick as one of the best in the area when the Golden Eagles started the season 2-3. That is, if you were only looking at the record.

But consider the losses. The defeats came against Fairmont, Vandalia Butler and Xenia, three of the best big-school teams in the area that now have a combined record of 35-10.

Since the loss to Xenia on Dec. 7, Bellbrook is undefeated. The Golden Eagles (11-3) have won nine straight, including tonight&amp;#8217;s 44-43 win against Brookville, the second key defeat of the SWBL Southwestern Division rival this season. Brookville dropped to 13-3, and two of those losses have come against Bellbrook.

Brookville scoring machine Courtney Boyd put up 16 points against Bellbrook, but the Golden Eagles&amp;#8217; Leisha Crawford led a balanced scoring attack with 12 points as three teammates each scored eight points.

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