Glenville grinds into boys basketball (video) for the first state final (video)

Canton, Ohio – Glenville goes for the first time in school history to the final of the OHSAA boy basketball.

The 62-42 victory of the Tarbloders against Hawken in the Canton Memorial Field House made it possible.

Senior striker Xavier Vickerstaff Led Glenville (20-7) with 17 points and seven rebounds. Freshman Guard Garry Pritchett Jr. added 16 points with four templates, while the Junior Point Guard Theo Castro excluded five assists with eight points.

Glenville was never on an 8-2 run of the State semi-final, including two 3-point by Arvell Nelson Jr.

Hawken Freshman Point Guard Ice Taylor pulled the falcons after successive baskets in the second quarter within three points, but Glenville replied with seven episodes and a 10: 2 run. The Tarblododers went into half 30-21. Hawken cut it to five in the third, but a 10-0 run followed and put the game away.

Taylor scored 10 points with five assists for Hawken (20-8), which appeared for his first semi-finals, while Junior Da'ron Hill had 15 points. Junior Guard Greg Price added seven points.

See how the game unfolds and heard of Vickerstaff, Castro, Pritchett and Senior Guard Braylyn Irby with Glenville trainer Bryon Ottrix in the video above.

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