The Lakota West boys’ basketball team has a bye in the postseason tournament this year, but may have to play the GMC’s first-place team in Sycamore in its first game of the Ohio boys’ basketball state tournament. Photo taken by Joseph Fuqua II on Jan. 8, 2013.
First, the last regular season game for each school could help determine who will win the Greater Miami Conference title. Both teams are 8-5 in conference play, a game back from Sycamore (12-8, 9-4 in the GMC) in the GMC standings.
Lakota East (15-6, 8-5) is at Fairfield (13-8, 8-5), while Lakota West (14-7, 8-5) will be at Oak HIlls (8-12, 5-8). Both games are scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m. Friday.
Sycamore’s last conference game is also Friday, at Princeton (10-10, 7-6), at 7:30 p.m.
In postseason play, East will open with a game against Glen Este (4-16, 0-11 in the Eastern Cincinnati Conference) next Friday, Feb. 22, at 6 p.m. at Lakota West High School. If East advances, it will face Oak Hills the following Tuesday, Feb. 26, at 6 p.m. at Lakota West.
Meanwhile, West won’t have its first postseason game until Tuesday, Feb. 26, at 6 p.m. at Hamilton High School. In that game, the Firebirds will face the winner of the Loveland (10-10, 6-5 in ECC) and Sycamore game – which will be played next Friday, Feb. 22, at 6 p.m. at Hamilton.
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