OHSAA Region 10 (NW D3) Playoff Preview

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The OHSAA playoffs have begun in some parts of the state and are about to tip off in others. To get our subscribers ready for the action we're previewing every region ahead of the state tournament. In this article we'll break down Division III Region 10 which features three NW districts and one NE district.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2>Northwest 1</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Division III and IV is always stacked in northwest Ohio and this year is no different. Cardinal Stritch is the district title favorite as they are led by a talented group of upperclassmen, most notably [player_tooltip player_id='1605202' first='Breon' last='Hicks'] and Christian Burton. Ashland Crestview has had an impressive season and comes in as the number two seed, they'll likely play [player_tooltip player_id='1225055' first='Dylan' last='Hohler'] and Huron in the district semis. This district also has talented underclassmen in Genoa freshman [player_tooltip player_id='1708687' first='Ryan' last='Plantz'] and Oak Harbor sophomore [player_tooltip player_id='1432044' first='Ethan' last='Stokes'].</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>District title prediction: Cardinal Stritch over Huron</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2>Northwest 2</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Emmanuel Christian headlines this district with a star team featuring guys like [player_tooltip player_id='1432014' first='Jerry' last='Easter II'], [player_tooltip player_id='1705961' first='Nate' last='Miles'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1467905' first='Jamie' last='Rivers Jr']. They have an easy route to the district finals as the next top three seeds took the bottom half of the district bracket. Those teams are Swanton, Delta and Wayne Trace. 2024 guard [player_tooltip player_id='1421141' first='Brooks' last='Laukhuf'] has the talent to take over a game and carry his team to the district finals.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>District title prediction: Emmanuel Christian over Wayne Trace</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2>Northwest 3</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Another tough district where the number 1 seed gets a relatively easy path to the district finals as the next top three seeds went to the bottom half of the region. [player_tooltip player_id='1222349' first='Colin' last='White'] and Ottawa Glandorf got the respect that they've earned over the past few seasons with runs to Dayton. Spencerville, Carey and Liberty Benton will battle it out to likely face the Titans in the district. [player_tooltip player_id='976072' first='Josh' last='Henline'] has had a great senior season at Spencerville, going 19-2 this season with a NWC crown. Lima Central Catholic is the sleeper in this district, they have caught fire recently and would be seeded much higher if the brackets came out after the regular season was complete.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>District title prediction: Ottawa Glandorf over Spencerville</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2>Northeast 5</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>There's one northeast district that comes over to the NW region in Division III and this extra northeast district will square off with the winner of the northwest 2 district in the regional semis. Creston Norwayne was voted the top seed and opted to head west and avoid Lutheran East in the regional part of the tournament if they make it there once again. They'll likely face either Canton Central Catholic or Garfield Heights Trinity in the district title game.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>District title prediction: Creston Norwayne over Canton Central Catholic</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->