Tecumseh advances to D-I sectional final

The Tecumseh Arrows don’t take the court again until Monday. They’ll gladly take that break to rest up from Tuesday’s Division I sectional tournament victory, a 64-58 upset over Lebanon.

Lebanon (18-5) led 53-48 with 3:45 left for its largest lead. And just when it appeared the momentum was swinging the Warriors’ way, Tecumseh junior Corinne Thomas dropped in a 3-pointer to halt Lebanon’s rally.

A minute later Arrows junior Presley Griffitts calmly sank another 3-pointer from the top of the key to tie it at 54 with 2:43 left.

Tecumseh (19-5) plays No. 6 Fairmont (16-8) at 6 p.m. Monday at Troy for a Division I sectional championship. The winner advances to the district championship. Fairmont beat No. 9 Vandalia Butler 45-31 in Monday’s second game.

“It was really good to see everyone contributing and playing as a team,” said Corinne Thomas, who finished with a game-high 29 points. “It couldn’t take two people. It had to take all five no matter who was on the floor.”

D-II girls at Lebanon: Southwestern Buckeye League rivals Franklin (17-6) and Monroe (17-6) will play for a sectional title at 6 p.m. Monday at Lebanon after posting semifinal wins Tuesday. Layne Ferrell scored 20 points as Franklin eliminated Badin 49-37. Monroe defeated Oakwood 55-33 to push its win streak to four games.

D-II girls at Tecumseh: Kenton Ridge (13-10) and Shawnee (17-6) will have Round 3 of their girls basketball series at 7:30 p.m. in today’s D-II sectional semifinals at Tecumseh. Shawnee swept both regular-season games.

Northwestern (8-14) faces a mighty challenge against top-seeded Tippecanoe (21-2) in the upper bracket of the D-II sectional at Tecumseh at 6 p.m. The winners return to Tecumseh for Tuesday’s D-II sectional final.

D-III girls at Trotwood: Ohio Heritage Conference rivals Greeneview (21-2) and West Liberty-Salem (18-5) posted tourney wins Tuesday and will play for a D-III sectional title this Tuesday. Greeneview defeated Urbana 72-32 and WL-Salem topped Indian Lake 55-24.

D-IV girls at Brookville: Cross County Conference rivals Covington (18-6) and Franklin Monroe (21-3) will play in a sectional final Tuesday after both posted semifinal wins. A No. 3 seed, Covington defeated Twin Valley South 44-24. Franklin Monroe, a No. 2 seed, stopped Bradford 50-29. Franklin Monroe defeated Covington 51-35 in the regular season.

D-IV girls at Sidney: Shelby County League rivals Russia (19-5) and Botkins (15-9) are paired in Saturday’s sectional final at noon. On Tuesday, Russia defeated Mississinawa Valley 77-23 and Botkins edged Riverside 30-28. Botkins swept both games against Russia in the regular season.