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DAYTON -- The Steubenville boys basketball team is a game away from its first state title.
Big Red held Akron Hoban to three points in the final 3:45 and advanced to the Division III state championship game with a 60-58 win Thursday night at University of Dayton Arena.
The only other time Steubenville reached the state tournament was 1952 when Big Red was state runner-up.
Steubenville (26-1) carries a 21-game winning streak into the state final against Trotwood-Madison (22-4) at 7:30 p.m. today.
Trotwood-Madison rallied from a 10-point fourth-quarter deficit to beat Toledo Central Catholic, 55-53, in overtime in Thursday's first semifinal. The Rams have won their last four tournament games by 11 total points.
A tip-in by senior Josiah Rea gave Steubenville a 60-56 lead with 3:30 remaining Thursday. Big Red didn't score the rest of the game, but held Hoban to just a basket with 1:27 to play.
Sophomore Landon Bowers led Big Red with 14 points on 7-of-9 shooting. Junior Santino Haney collected 13 points along with eight rebounds and eight assists --both team highs. Senior Tre'Von Wiggins added 11 points
Steubenville played twice in Columbiana County this season -- winning the season opener at East Liverpool, 99-68, and then at Beaver local, 75-58, on Jan. 30. Big Red also beat Minerva, 75-46, on Dec. 23 and East Liverpool again, 73-39, on Feb. 6.
Glenville wins
DAYTON -- Cleveland Glenville has a championship pedigree.
The Glenville boys basketball team advanced to the Division IV state championship game for the second straight year by downing Cincinnati Wyoming, 48-36, in Thursday's semifinal at Wright State's Nutter Center.
The Tarbloodeers (19-9)-- who took a 23-4 lead into the second quarter-- will play Cincinnati Wyoming (26-2) in the championship game at 4:15 p.m. today at University of Dayton Arena.
Both teams lost to eventual state champion Zanesville Maysville at the state tournament last year.
Glenville is seeking its first basketball state title, but has won three of the last four Division IV state titles in football and added Division II boys track titles in 2022 and 2023 along with state runner-up finishes the last two years.
Glenville defeated West Branch, 60-45, in the district final.
Wyoming outscored Maysville 22-11 in the fourth quarter and pulled away for a 68-51 in Thursday's second semifinal.
Maysville had its 26-game winning streak snapped to finish the season with a 26-2 record. The Panthers beat East Liverpool, 78-32, in a district semifinal.