Mostly cloudy early with scattered thunderstorms developing this afternoon. High 86F. Winds WSW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50%..
Tonight
Partly cloudy this evening, then becoming foggy and damp after midnight. A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible. Low 72F. Winds light and variable.
Mostly cloudy early with scattered thunderstorms developing this afternoon. High 86F. Winds WSW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50%..
Tonight
Partly cloudy this evening, then becoming foggy and damp after midnight. A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible. Low 72F. Winds light and variable.
Chesapeake head coach Ryan Davis directs his team during a high school boys basketball game against Fairland on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020, at Fairland High School.
Chesapeake head coach Ryan Davis directs his team during a high school boys basketball game against Fairland on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020, at Fairland High School.
CHESAPEAKE, Ohio Ƶ That the Chesapeake High School boys basketball team won 20 games this season astonished some people. Those who give one of the stateƵs more prestigious coaching awards were among them.
The Ohio High School Basketball Coaches Ƶsociation named Panthers coach Ryan Davis the stateƵs Division III coach of the year.
ƵItƵs a nice compliment,Ƶ Davis said, adding that the award means more coming from fellow coaches. ƵTo me, itƵs a reflection of how hard our kids worked and the way they played.Ƶ
Chesapeake went 20-4 this season, despite being beset by transferring of two starters and injuries that left the squad with six players by seasonƵs end. Still. the Panthers made it to the district finals.
ƵItƵs nice recognition of the work the kids put in,Ƶ Davis said.
Davis was named District 13 coach of the year after leading the Panthers to a 12-2 record and a runner-up finish in the rugged Ohio Valley Conference, from which three of the four teams in the district semifinals came.
Chesapeake loses two seniors, both starters, to graduation in Josh Cox and Austin Jackson.
The OHSBCA also honored coaches of the year Tony Staib of Gahanna Lincoln in Division I, Mark Triplett of Lima Shawnee in Division II and Chris Sautter of Columbus Grove in Division IV.
ƵIƵd have just as soon they kept it quiet,Ƶ Davis said humbly.
The girls coaches of the year were Kettering FairmontƵs Jeremey Finn in Division I, CirclevilleƵs Steve Kalinoski in Division II, Elyria CatholicƵs Eric Rothgery in Division III and Cornerstone Christian AcademyƵs Lisa Stopp in Division IV.
