Solon Basketball In State Semifinals, Will Play Friday

SOLON, OH — Hope springs eternal in Solon. While the Lady Comets fell just a little short, in heartbreaking fashion, in the state championship game this weekend, the boys basketball team is getting ready for its own shot at the state title.

The Solon Comets are in the state seminfinals on Friday, where they will play Pickerington Central (18-8). Should Solon win that game, they'll move on to the state championship game for Division I boys basketball.

Solon wailed on Copley High School to punch their ticket to state competition, winning 81-60 on Saturday. The Comets are the number one ranked team and the highest seed left in the state tournament. They'll be favored to win against Pickerington Central.

Pickerington is looking for a shot at redemption. Last year, they were favored to head to the state finals but instead fell to Archbishop Moeller in the semis. With Archbishop Moeller playing in the other state semifinals, there's a chance the two teams could meet up with the state title on the line.

Solon will be looking to prevent any such redemption story. The Comets will play Pickerington Friday at 8:30 p.m. at the Jerome Schottenstein Center in Columbus, Ohio, on the campus of Ohio State University.

The winner of that semifinal game will play the winner of No. 2 Cin. Archbishop Moeller (25-3) vs. Lorain (22-5). The championship game will then be played at 8:30 p.m. on Saturday.

Spectrum Sports will be broadcasting all of the OHSAA boys playoff basketball on channel 311, or channel 511 in former Insight areas. The OHSAA Radio Network is available at http://www.ohsaa.org/news/radio with 36 affiliates carrying selected games.

Ticket information for the weekend's games is below.

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