Who has the edge in girls basketball?

John Kampf looks at each district tournament involving an area team, with the favorites, dark horses and best early round matchups from all four divisions.

scare Perry? Maybe. The Lions play a very tough NCL schedule, and Lexi Hammer is an underrated player . ... There are some good teams here, but the addition of Gilmour heavily tilts the field toward the Lancers.

Gilmour North’s Destiny Leo shoots against Brush’s Taliah Jeter while Brush’s Danajah Sanders looks on, Jan. 29. Leo and the Rangers are the No. 1 seed at the Division I Perry District. Elyria Champion, which shoots the due respect to the rest of ball well . ... Berkshire has a the field, this is a two-horse winnable game, too, playing race, and in our estimation, No. 11 LaBrae. Kayla White there could be a pretty (14.7 ppg) and hot-shooting decent gap between the lead Rachel Breckenridge (arealeading horse (Cornerstone) and No. 55 three-pointers) 2 horse (Cuyahoga Heights). make the Badgers tough to ... Cornerstone has five beat, and an upset over No. losses, but plays a monstersized 3 Garrettsville is not out of schedule, with only the cards should Berkshire one Division IV team on it. win its opener. The Patriots don’t have a big rotation — they go maybe seven deep — but that seven is athletic, fundamentally sound and quick. Sophomores Madison and Micheala Cloonan are the leaders. Junior Lauren Harris can shoot the 3 well. Kailey Tyna and Riley Stopp are both tall and can shoot the ball. ... Cuyahoga Heights plays tremendous defense — likely the best defensive team in the field — but can Coach Al Martin’s team score with the Patriots? ... Upsets happen, but if there’s a other district final than Cornerstone vs. Cuyahoga Heights, it would be a surprise.

(9) Grand Valley at (8) Cardinal

The only local teams here are No. 8 Cardinal and No. 6 Berkshire. Cardinal has a good matchup to start off with against a Grand Valley team that the Huskies have already beaten this year. The advantage goes to the Huskies again mainly because Camille Cummins (11.2 ppg, 13.2 rpg) is just a tough matchup for the Mustangs to overcome. The winner plays Champion

Winner advances to the Massillon Perry Regional to play the winner of the Willard District Cornerstone Christian

No one Cuyahoga Heights

(10) Newbury at (7) Warren JFK

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