COLUMBUS — Heading into the 2019 state tournament, Carey junior Tanner May’s goal was to finish higher than the fifth-place finish he had last season. He is already one step closer to achieving that goal.

COLUMBUS — Mohawk wrestling coach Nate Lofay said Morgan Price’s Division III consolations match against Greeneview’s Devan Hendricks was one of the best matches Price has ever wrestled. It still wasn’t enough to continue his stay at the 2019 state tournament Thursday at the Schottenstein Center.

Mohawk’s Zach Hayman and Wynford’s Josh Crall earned first-team All-Northwest District boys basketball honors Thursday evening. Crall was selected in Division III, while Hayman was an honoree in Division IV. A 6-foot junior guard, Crall finished the season as not only the Northern 10 Athletic Conference’s leading scorer but the top scorer across all of Division III in northwest Ohio at 26.5 points per game.

Wynford’s Olivia Grove was a second-team selection in Division IV, while Upper Sandusky’s Alexis Fogle was a third-team pick in Division II to lead area All-Northwest District girls basketball picks Thursday. Grove, a 5-foot-10 senior forward, led the Northern 10 Athletic Conference in blocks at 1.6 per game, was second in rebounds at 9.7 per game and also ranked among the league leaders in points (11.3), steals (3.0) and field goal percentage (43.0).

NORWALK — Throughout the 2018-19 season, Upper Sandusky’s Trevor Clifford had not scored 20 or more points in a game. He picked the ideal time to do so. Scoring inside early and often, Clifford scored 23 points and Cameron McCreary added 23 points of his own as the Upper Sandusky boys basketball team overwhelmed Western Reserve 66-53 in the Division III district semifinals on Wednesday at Norwalk.

NORWALK — Trailing throughout the game, Carey made a run in the third quarter, but it came to a screeching halt as foul trouble mounted. Willard was able to steal back the momentum in the fourth quarter and took a 69-54 victory in a Division III district semifinal Wednesday night at Norwalk. The Blue Devils trailed by 11 in the second quarter and by nine midway through the third, but led by Griffin Summit and Hayden Stone, rallied to within two.

Upper Sandusky is selling tickets for its district final game from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. today and Friday and 4-6 p.m. Friday in the high school athletic office. Pre-sale tickets are $6 for adults and $4 for students.

FOSTORIA — Slowing a future Big Ten basketball player was a tough enough task facing Mohawk on Tuesday night. Also trying to stop his teammates in the Division IV district semifinal was more than the Warriors could handle. Maumee Valley Country Day star junior Zeb Jackson, already committed to play at the University of Michigan, scored 25 points, but it was the 3-point shooting support of Parker Chatman and Lucas Fankhauser and the inside presence of J.R. Lumsden that proved to be too much in the Hawks’ 94-78 victory at Fostoria.

CAREY — Carey junior Tanner May is already the youngest Carey wrestler to win 100 matches. He also is the first district champion, two-time state placer and three-time state qualifier in the coaching tenure of Carey wrestling coach Ryan Pratt.

FINDLAY — Arlington took control of the paint on both ends of the floor from the opening tip and Riverdale’s outside shooting was not on target often enough to keep pace as the Red Devils pulled away for a 58-35 victory in a Division IV district semifinal game Tuesday night at Findlay.