A "Tradition
of Success On the Court & In the Classroom"-- that is what Berlin Hiland head coach Dave Schlabach and his coaching staff
have developed over the last seventeen years. Considered
one of the most accomplished coaches in the state of
Ohio, Schlabach enters his 18th season...
COLUMBUS -- Through 2 1/2 quarters, Hiland was in firm control and on its way to winning back-to-back Division IV girls' state basketball titles and the fifth championship of this decade.
But over the final quarter-and-a-half, things went south fast for the Hawks as Columbus Africentric rallied to wrestle the potential title away and claim its second championship in the past three seasons.
The Nubians used a stifling defense and fierce rebounding in the second half en route to a 55-46 come-from-behind win over the defending state champions ...