Girls basketball tournament capsules

NORTH VS. SOLON

What: Division I regional girls basketball tournament When: 6:15 p.m., March 5 Where: Canton Memorial Civic Center, 1101 Market Ave. N, Canton Records: North 24-1, Solon 21-4 On deck: Winner advances to the regional championship game on March 8 to play the winner of Aurora (24-1) and Canton Glenoak (18-1)

North’s path: Defeated South, 55-24, def. Chardon, 43-39, def. Euclid, 65-57

Solon’s path: Defeated Maple Heights, 64-45, def. Twinsburg, 59-45, def. Cleveland Heights, 59-42

For the record: The Rangers are in the regional tournament for the first time since 1999 after their 65-57 win over Euclid in the Perry District championship game last week. Solon is back in the regionals, where it was last year as well with a much-different cast, following a 59-42 win over Cleveland Heights . ... North junior Destiny Leo is a premier player in northeastern Ohio. She had 36 points (including 12-for-13 from the line) against Euclid. She also averages 8.8 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 2.2 steals per game. Sophomore Abby Carter had 18 against Euclid and is also a strong defender and rebounder . ... This is Solon’s eighth year in a row at the regionals. Coach Trish Kruse (Chagrin Falls graduate) guided the team to the state title game last year. The Comets graduated seven seniors, so this is a different team - but still very dangerous. Solon plays fast and scores a lot of points thanks to a full-court defense with a lot of trapping. Six-foot sophomore Hailey Weaver (16.6), shooting guard Riyah Ali (13.1) and wing Sammi Rinicella (11.6) all score in double figures. Kampf’s pick: Solon

PERRY VS. AKRON SVSM

What: Division II regional girls basketball tournament When: 6:15 p.m., March 5 Where: Barberton High School, 555 Barber Road, Barberton Records: Perry 21-4, Akron SVSM 16-9 On deck: Winner advances to the regional championship game on March 8 to play the winner of Poland (23-0) and Akron Buchtel (19-5) Perry’s path: Defeated Hawken, 62-28, def. NDCL, 48-44, def. Gilmour, 47-44 Akron SVSM’s path:

Defeated Cleveland Central Catholic, 63-29, def. Beaumont, 63-33, def. Laurel, 64-53

For the record: Perry is back in the regional tournament for the second time in three years, while SVSM made it two in a row with a win over Laurel in its district final . ... Perry has been spectacular on defense throughout the tournament, particularly in the district final when the Pirates limited defending Lakeside District champion Gilmour to 44 points (19 at halftime). Offensively, Lauren Sutyak’s 10 points led the Pirates in the title game. However, it’s usually sophomore guards Elle Infalvi and Madyson Hacking leading the way as the team’s only two double-digit scorers. Senior guard Anna Sorine is a heady leader and strong defender. Senior post Makenzie Hacking played well in the district final . ... The Irish have nine losses, but have played a very difficult schedule. Four of their losses are to regional-qualifying Cornerstone (D4), Elyria Catholic (D3), Canton McKinley (D1) and Canton Glenoak (D1). The Irish are led by 6-2 freshman Lanae Riley (14.0) and 5-8 senior Maria Dobson (12.0). Kampf’s pick: Akron SVSM Kampf’s record: 47-5