DIVISION II

Nordonia, 8006 S. Bedford Road, Macedonia 1, Laurel; 2, St. Vincent-St. Mary; 3, Orange; 4, East Tech The winner advances to the Barberton Regional to play the winner of the Austintown District St. Vincent-St. Mary Mary

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Laurel There are only a pair of News-Herald area teams in this district — No. 9 Beaumont faces Revere and No. 5 Chagrin Falls plays Cleveland JFK. The Tigers have a good shot at advancing to the sectional final against No. 4 East Tech . ... Laurel got the No. 1 seed here, but we’re going with Akron St. Vincent St. Mary as the favorite. The Irish boast one of the region’s best players in Faith Williams, who is brilliant in transition and in half-court sets. They’re tall in the paint and handle the ball well . ... Orange is the No. 3 seed and has a good resume, including a win over Geneva. Kaydan Lawson’s return from Hathaway Brown has helped the Lions greatly, and Casey Smith is another goto player. Will it be enough to get them past SVSM?

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