Richmond Heights defeated Cornerstone Christian Academy in the Division IV North District championship game on Friday, 83-63.
With the win, the Spartans, ranked fourth in the state, claimed their fourth straight district title and will play No. 10 Castalia Margaretta in a regional semifinal on March 8 at Canton’s Memorial Fieldhouse.
Josiah Harris led the Spartans with a game-high 22 points. Dorian Jones contributed to the win with 16 points and Jaiden Cox-Holloway and London Maiden also scored in double figures with 14 points each.
Defense has been an anchor for @Spartan_Hoop all season and head coach Quentin Rogers knew that they needed it against a strong shooting team like Cornerstone #NHBasketball pic.twitter.com/Hncxv2sh0X
— Ben Hercik (@BHercikNH) March 5, 2022
He didn’t have a ton of looks in the second quarter, but Josiah Harris knew that his teammates were able to get going @Spartan_Hoop #NHBasketball pic.twitter.com/SanIxCV8X3
— Ben Hercik (@BHercikNH) March 5, 2022
It wasn’t a great shooting night for either team, so it was going to come down to who could control the paint the best. Jaiden Cox-Holloway talks about how @Spartan_Hoop was able to do just that #NHBasketball pic.twitter.com/yaN0l6ahbe
— Ben Hercik (@BHercikNH) March 5, 2022
Richmond Heights gets their trophy @Spartan_Hoop #NHBasketball pic.twitter.com/arpOm3jHLe
— Ben Hercik (@BHercikNH) March 5, 2022
