CORNERSTONE VS. BUCKEYE CENTRAL

What: Division IV regional championship game

When: 7:30 p.m., March 7

Where: Massillon Perry High School, 3737 13th St. NW, Massillon

Records: Cornerstone 22-5, Buckeye Central 21-5

On deck: Winner advances to a Division IV state semifinal to play the winner of Fort Loramie and Cincinnati Country Day at 6 p.m. on March 12

Cornerstone’s path: Defeated St. John, 91-26; def. Brookfield, 63-31; def. Bristol, 54-29; def. Dalton, 33-29

Dalton’s path: Defeated Hillsdale, 70-30; def. Cuyahoga Heights, 33-7; def. East Canton, 49-34; def. McDonald, 44-39 For the record: This is a rematch of last year’s regional semifinal game, won by Cornerstone, 49-32. The teams also met in the regional final in 2018, with Buckeye Central winning, 57-53 . ... The Buckettes have won six in a row since a 52-40 loss

to Cardington-Lincoln on Feb. 11. Claudia Pifher (a 5-7 guard) leads the team at 15.1 points per game, though junior Taylor Ratliff ( 5-4 guard) is an all-around threat with 11.8 points per game. She also averages 6.0rebounds and 3.8assists. Her two free throws with 1.7seconds left iced her team’s 44-39 win over McDonald in the regional semifinal - the team’s fourthstraight regional appearance. Lexi Evak (6-2) averages 9.7rebounds . ... Cornerstone had a miserable shooting night (11 of 37) in its regional semifinal win, but relied on a myriad of defenses to keep Dalton off balance. Kailey Tyna, held to two points in the regional semi, leads the team at 14.1 points per game. Michaela Cloonan (11.2 points, 7.1assists, 5.8rebounds, 5.1steals) had 13 in the regional win, while Madison Cloonan (13.5 points, 7.1 rebounds) had eight. Riley Stopp is a lockdown defender and doubledigit scorer . ... Can Buckeye Central deal with Cornerstone’s height and length advantage? If the Patriots get their offense back on track, Buckeye Central might be in trouble.

Kampf’s pick: Cornerstone

Kampf’s March 5 record: 1-0

Kampf’s season record: 39-8