Ohio’s Division IV All-State Team

<p>With the abrupt halt to the 2019-20 season, it’s time to take a look at some of the state’s best players in division IV. </p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="917445" first="Zach" last="Rasile"], McDonald</strong></p> <p>The division IV player of the year, [player_tooltip player_id="917445" first="Zach" last="Rasile"]’s remarkable high school career comes to an end. He averaged 38.3 points, 3.9 assists and 3.7 rebounds per game to help lead McDonald to a record of 22-4 with an appearance in the Division IV Regional Semifinals. Rasile will play at West Liberty University in the fall. </p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="800887" first="Brian" last="Collier"], Grandview Heights</strong></p> <p>The 5-foot-10 senior guard ended his season averaging 21 points per game en route to being named the Division IV district player of the year. The unsigned senior can shoot the lights out and picked up an offer from Concord University on March 11. </p> <p><b>Lukas Swartz, Mogadore</b></p> <p>Mogadore’s all-time leading scorer, senior guard Lukas Swartz averaged 25 points per game this season for the Wildcats. The sharp-shooter finished his career knocking down 284 3-pointers, ranking sixth all-time in the state of Ohio. </p> <p><b>[player_tooltip player_id="917427" first="Gbolahan" last="Adio"], Richmond Heights</b></p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="917427" first="Gbolahan" last="Adio"] helped lead the Spartans to another regional championship game after finishing his senior year averaging just above 17 points per game. The 6-foot-3 senior has become a more well-rounded scorer this season for Richmond Heights and was one of the best players in Division IV this season. </p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="917441" first="Simon" last="Blair"], Greenwich South Central</strong></p> <p>Back in December, [player_tooltip player_id="917441" first="Simon" last="Blair"] became the school’s all-time leading scorer. The senior guard finished the season averaging 20.9 points per game and will continue his basketball career at Malone University in the fall. Blair was the Division IV District 6 player of the year. </p> <p><strong>Logan Niswander, Lucas</strong></p> <p>The division IV Northwest District co-Players of the Year, Logan Niswander enjoyed a historic season for the Cubs. He became the school's all-time leading scorer this season after averaging just under 20 points per game to help lead Lucas to a 21-1 regular-season record. </p> <p><b>[player_tooltip player_id="809590" first="Josiah" last="Harris"], Richmond Heights</b></p> <p>The 6-foot-7 forward put together an impressive sophomore season, averaging 20 points per game for Richmond Heights. In what would be his final game of the season, he led the Spartans with 24 points and nine rebounds in the regional semifinal game against Warren JFK. Harris has picked up a slew of Division I offers throughout the season and expect more to come in the next two years as he continues to lead Richmond Heights.  </p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="714519" first="Aidan" last="Reichert"], Jackson Center</strong></p> <p>A strongly built player, Aiden Reichert enjoyed a junior year averaging 18.6 points per game for Jackson Center this season. He helped lead his team to the regional championship game following a 40-30 win over Cincy Christian. The 6-foot-5 junior will be depended on heavily next season for the Tigers. </p> <p>Honorable Mention:</p> <p id="5MRT3CNSANHXPJSYLT7W6QEGAQ" class="article__paragraph article__paragraph--left">[player_tooltip player_id="805176" first="Blake" last="Reynolds"] (Columbus Grove), [player_tooltip player_id="917472" first="Colby" last="Cross"] (Cedarville), Luke Lachey (Grandview Heights), Elijah Meredith(Columbus Wellington), Weston Browning (Peebles), Blake Guffey (Glouster Trimble), Kelly Hendershot (Shadyside), Weston Nern (Zanesville Bishop Rosecrans), [player_tooltip player_id="805122" first="Kalen" last="Etzler"] (Convoy Crestview), [player_tooltip player_id="809640" first="Jagger" last="Landers"] (Antwerp), Deanza Duncan (New Miami), Ashton Piper (Fairlawn), Delavontae Jackson, (Liberty Christian), Mason Purvis (Millersport), Bede Lori, (Caldwell), Johnny Browning, (Malvern), Kendal Sherman, (Sarahsville Shenandoah)</p>