OHSAA Region 5 (NE D2) Playoff Preview

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The OHSAA playoffs have started in some parts of the state and are about to begin in others. In this article we'll break down the top storylines plus which teams and players will likely make the most noise in a playoff run. In this article we'll be discussing region 5, which has four of the five northeast D2 districts.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2>Northeast 1</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This appears to be a three horse race between Canfield, Alliance and Youngstown Chaney. Those three teams are all seeded highly and could make some interesting district semifinal and final action. A sleeper team to watch is Madison led by Junior [player_tooltip player_id='1477051' first='Jp' last='Dragas'] who is one of the leading scorers in the state. A district semifinal of Alliance Vs Chaney would feature available seniors [player_tooltip player_id='1477061' first='Diego' last='Allen'] against [player_tooltip player_id='1163464' first='Josiah' last='Gonzalez'].</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>District title prediction: Youngstown Chaney over Canfield</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2>Northeast 2</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This district is more too heavy as the top seed Youngstown Ursuline, led by [player_tooltip player_id='976076' first='Terrance' last='Pankey Jr'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1395690' first='Jaden' last='Payne'], caused the next top 3 seeds to go to the northeast 1 district. The biggest hurdle for Ursuline could be Gilmour, the defending state runner up had a tough season but seniors [player_tooltip player_id='1163470' first='Desh' last='Molton'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1163471' first='Brandon' last='Rose'] have shown that they can step up in the bright lights. A young Hawken squad could also be a team to watch, [player_tooltip player_id='1705959' first='Daron' last='Hill'] is one of the top freshman in NEO.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>District title prediction: Youngstown Ursuline over Gilmour Academy</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2>Northeast 3</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Akron Buchtel headlines this district with Division I signees [player_tooltip player_id='867954' first='Khoi' last='Thurmon'] and [player_tooltip player_id='867950' first='Amire' last='Robinson'], they have a trio of conference rivals in Rocky River, Elyria Catholic and Bay as potential roadblocks. A round 1 battle between East Tech and Cleveland Central Catholic could be intriguing as well.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>District title prediction: Akron Buchtel over Elyria Catholic</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2>Northeast 5</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Northeast 4 goes out west so northeast 5 is the fourth and final district in this region. Holy Name is the top seed in the district but five star sophomore [player_tooltip player_id='1432004' first='Darryn' last='Peterson'] and CVCA will get the most headlines. Senate league runner up Glenville is also in this district and could get a playoff rematch with CVCA, a game the Tarblooders won last season. Tallmadge is another team to keep an eye on in this district.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>District title prediction: CVCA over Glenville</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->