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 sixteen years. Considered
one of the most accomplished coaches in the state of
Ohio, Schlabach enters his 17th season...
COLUMBUS -- The girls basketball machine at Hiland High School added another successful chapter to its legend.
The Hawks, ranked No. 2 in the final Associated Press poll, took down No. 1 Columbus Africentric in the Div. IV championship game of the 33rd Annual State Girls Basketball Tournament.
Hiland, fueled by a 24-0 run in the second and third quarters, beat the supposedly unstoppable Nubians to the tune of 44-37.
Although this year's set of players seemed to be just another title team in the basketball-crazy town, they were unique in their own way.
"You can't really replace them," said 17th-year coach Dave Schlabach of his senior class. "They turned into tremendous leaders for us...
