Solon Girls Set To Play In State Championship Semifinals

SOLON, OH — Two wins. Two wins are all that separate the Solon Lady Comets basketball team from a Division I state championship in 2018.

The sixth ranked team in the state with a 25-2 record, Solon is set to play Friday in the state championship semifinals. The Lady Comets will take on ninth ranked Wadsworth (24-3) at 6 p.m. in Columbus.

The two teams will play at Ohio State's Jerome Schottenstein Center. Whoever wins will play the winner of Mason vs number one ranked Pickerington Central. Those two teams will play Friday at 8 p.m.

The state championship game for Division I girls basketball will be played Saturday, at the Schottenstein Center, at 8:30 p.m. All of Ohio's regional and state championship playoff basketball games will be broadcast on Spectrum Sports (channel 311, or channel 510 for former Insight areas). The games will also be broadcast on the OHSAA Radio Network. The games can be listened to by clicking here.

The Solon boys basketball team has advanced to the regional playoffs, where they're set to take on Shaker Heights. Those two teams will play Wednesday, at 8 p.m., at the Wolstein Center in Cleveland. The winner will play either Copley or Massillon Jackson for the regional championship and a ticket to the state championship playoffs.

Solon's boys are currently ranked number one in the state with a 24-1 record. Shaker Heights has a record of 17-8.

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