WADSWORTH — The high school girls basketball season has reached the regional bracket.
Wadsworth High School is hosting a Division II, Region 5 doubleheader Tuesday, March 3 with Archbishop Hoban (18-4) and Nordonia (9-15) scheduled to tip off at 6 p.m. and Massillon (15-7) and Twinsburg (20-5) set to meet at around 8 p.m.
The winning teams return to Wadsworth to play in a regional final at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 5.
Follow along here for in-game updates, highlights and analysis:
Twinsburg tops Massillon 63-57
Twinsburg earns a 63-57 win over Massillon. Kayla Cellura make a layup and time expires.
Cellura finishes with 27 points.
Massillon’s Delaney Pierce scores 32 points.
Twinsburg leads Massillon 61-57 with 10.5 seconds to go in the fourth quarter
Taylor Dye makes two free throws to give Twinsburg a 61-57 lead over Massillon with 10.5 seconds to go in the fourth quarter. That came after a missed Massillon shot.
Massillon then turns the ball over. Credit Dye with the steal.
Twinsburg leads Massillon 59-57 with 25.8 seconds to go in the fourth quarter
Kayla Cellura makes two free throws coming out of a timeout to give Twinsburg a 59-57 lead over Massillon with 25.8 seconds to go in the fourth quarter.
Cellura has 25 points.
Twinsburg and Massillon tied 57-57 with 25.8 seconds to go in the fourth quarter
Twinsburg and Massillon tied 57-57 with 25.8 seconds to go in the fourth quarter. Twinsburg with Kayla Cellura set to shoot free throws after the a timeout.
Massillon’s Delaney Pierce has 32 points.
Twinsburg’s Taylor Dye recorded a steal and a layup with about 45 seconds on the clock to tie the score at 57-57.
Massillon leads Twinsburg 53-50 with 3:38 to go in the fourth quarter
Massillon’s Delaney Pierce swishes a 3-point shot to give Massillon a 53-50 lead over Twinsburg with 3:38 to go in the fourth quarter. Timeout Twinsburg with 3:35 on the clock.
Massillon and Twinsburg are tied 50-50 with 4:35 to go in the fourth quarter
Massillon’s Delaney Pierce with a three-point play (layup and free throw). Massillon and Twinsburg are tied 50-50 with 4:35 to go in the fourth quarter.
Twinsburg leads Massillon 44-42 through three quarters
Twinsburg leads Massillon 44-42 through three quarters.
Twinsburg’s Kayla Cellura has 22 points and Christian Fletcher is up to 12 points. Mackenzie Sweeney made a 3-pointer in the final two minutes of the third quarter.
Delaney Pierce has 21 points for Massillon and Hannah Nicola is at eight points.
Twinsburg leads Massillon 41-35 with 2:11 to go in the third quarter
Twinsburg leads Massillon 41-35 with 2:11 to go in the third quarter.
Twinsburg’s Kayla Cellura has 22 points and Christian Fletcher is up to 12 points.
Delaney Pierce has 19 points for Massillon and Hannah Nicola is at six points.
Twinsburg leads Massillon 35-34 with 4:25 to go in the third quarter
Twinsburg leads Massillon 35-34 with 4:25 to go in the third quarter. Massillon is on a 9-0 run after Twinsburg was up 35-25.
Delaney Pierce has 19 points for Massillon and Hannah Nicola is at six points.
Twinsburg’s Kayla Cellura is at 18 points and Christian Fletcher is up to 10 points.
Twinsburg leads Massillon 27-23 at halftime
Twinsburg leads Massillon 27-23 at halftime.
Kayla Cellura leads Twinsburg with 16 points. Giana Taylor and Christian Fletcher each have four points.
Delaney Pierce has 12 points for Massillon. Hannah Nicola and Rylee Adams each have four points.
Twinsburg leads Massillon 16-12 at the end of the first quarter
Twinsburg leads Massillon 16-12 at the end of the first quarter.
Kayla Cellura has 12 points for Twinsburg and Giana Taylor has four points.
Delaney Pierce has six points for Massillon and Rylee Adams has four points.
Twinsburg leads Massillon 13-9 with 2:51 to go in the first quarter
Twinsburg leads Massillon 13-9 with 2:51 to go in the first quarter.
Senior Kayla Cellura has scored nine points for Twinsburg. Her eighth and ninth points came on a layup that gave her exactly 1,000 career points. Twinsburg coach Spencer Genos called a timeout after the layup with 2:51 to go in the first quarter. Cellura hugged her teammates and coaches to celebrate the feat.
Twinsburg senior Taylor Dye surpassed 1,000 career points in a district final last week.
Hoban tops Nordonia 80-42
Hoban gets an 80-42 win over Nordonia.
Niera Stevens led Hoban with 18 points. MaKenzie Grant scored 13 points, Amariya Davis had 10 points, Ella Bockmore finished with nine points and Zoey Hodge added eight points.
Haydn Paul scored 20 points for Nordonia and Taylor Morgan had 13 points.
Hoban leads Nordonia 75-34 at the end of the third quarter
Hoban leads Nordonia 75-34 at the end of the third quarter.
Hoban leads Nordonia 66-27 with 5:00 remaining in the third quarter
Hoban leads Nordonia 66-27 with 5:00 remaining in the third quarter.
Hoban’s Niera Stevens has 18 points, MaKenzie Grant has 11 points, Ella Bockmore has nine points and Zoey Hodge is at eight points.
Haydn Paul has 12 points for Nordonia and Taylor Morgan has 11 points.
Hoban leads Nordonia 51-24 at halftime
Hoban leads Nordonia 51-24 at halftime.
Hoban’s Niera Stevens has 16 points at halftime.Amariya Davis has 10 points, MaKenzie Grant and Ella Bockmore have nine points for Hoban, and Amariya Davis has five points.
Haydn Paul has 12 points for Nordonia and Taylor Morgan has eight points.
Hoban leads Nordonia 34-12 at the end of the first quarter
Hoban leads Nordonia 34-12 at the end of the first quarter.
Hoban’s Niera Stevvens made a 3-pointer from mid-court as the buzzer sounded to end the quarter. Stevens finished the first quarter with 12 points. MaKenzie Grant is at nine points for Hoban, Amariya Davis has five points and Ella Bockmore has four points.
Haydn Paul has six points for Nordonia and Taylor Morgan has four points.
What to know about the Hoban Knights girls basketball team
Hoban defeated North Royalton 66-38 in the Division II, Northeast 3 district final on Saturday, Feb. 28 at Canfield.
No. 1 seed Hoban jumped out to a 24-7 first-quarter lead and never looked back against No. 23 North Royalton (8-16). Knights senior Niera Stevens scored 18 points, senior Amariya Davis made five 3-pointers and contributed 17 points and sophomore Ella Bockmore added 10 points. Hoban’s pressure forced North Royalton into 27 turnovers.
Stevens averages 17.0 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.0 steals per game and is a Mercyhurst College recruit. Stevens 17 points to surpass 1,000 career points in a 72-17 win over Garfield in a district semifinal game. Stevens scored 33 points in a loss against South Fayette, a two-time defending 5A PIAA state champion. She also scored 27 points in a win over Padua.
The Knights are coached by Pamela Davis. Davis and MaKenzie Grant averaged around 11 points apiece.
What to know about the Nordonia Knights girls basketball team
Nordonia topped Perry 61-55 in overtime in the Division II, Northeast 1 district final on Saturday, Feb. 28 at Canfield.
Senior Haydn Paul scored 34 points to lead the 20th-seeded Knights to a win over the 14th-seeded Panthers (12-12). Paul made a 3-pointer in the final minute of regulation to tie the score and force overtime. Paul then went 6 of 6 from the free-throw line and scored eight of Nordonia’s 12 points in overtime to help the Knights earn their first district title in girls basketball. She also finished with 10 rebounds, three steals and a block.
Paul averaged 16.8 points, 7.1 rebounds, 2.1 steals and 1.2 assists per game. She is 1,000-point career scorer.
Paul set a school record with 40 points in a game vs. Solon on Dec. 6, 2025 and has signed to play basketball at John Carroll University.
Freshman Chyanne Williams added 11 points, four rebounds and four steals for the Knights, who trailed the Panthers by 10 points on two occasions.
Nordonia is coached by Ryan Wolfgang. Taylor Morgan and Savaya Woody are key defenders. Morgan averages 12.1 points, 4.4 rebounds, 3.4 steals and 2.0 assists. Nordonia’s roster features eight freshmen and just two seniors. The Knights started the season 1-10 and are playing in March.
What to know about the Twinsburg Tigers girls basketball team
Twinsburg defeated Wooster 62-34 in Division II, Northeast 2 district final at Medina on Saturday, Feb. 28.
Kayla Cellura, Taylor Dye and Jaci Hutton are players to watch for the third-seeded Tigers, rolled past the 21st-seeded Generals (12-12).
Cellura made five 3s and finished with 26 points and Dye had 17 points and had eight assists. Dye scored her 1,000th point in the fourth quarter.
Dye averages 11.3 points, 4.6 assists, 3.4 rebounds and 2.6 steals per game. She made six 3-pointers and finished with 21 points in Twinsburg’s 57-18 win over Green in a district semifinal.
Cellura averages 11.2 points, 1.8 assists and 1.8 steals. Hutton averages 10.7 points, 2.5 steals and 1.8 assists.
Twinsburg coached by Spencer Genos.
What to know about the Massillon Tigers girls basketball team
Delaney Pierce scored a game-high 29 points in Massillon’s 75-50 win over Avon in the Division II, Northeast 4 district championship game at Medina on Saturday, Feb. 28.
Pierce is averaging 26.7 points, 9.3 rebounds, 4.3 assists, 3.5 steals and 1.4 blocks per game.
Pierce has surpassed 1,000 career points as a sophomore, and has led Massillon to the regional tournament two straight seasons after the program hadn’t been there since 1994.
Massillon’s Rylee Adams and Hannah Nicola finished with 17 apiece against Avon. The Tigers are coached by Joe Pierce.
Akron Beacon Journal sports writer Michael Beaven can be reached by email at mbeaven@thebeaconjournal.
This article originally appeared on Akron Beacon Journal: Hoban, Twinsburg advance to OHSAA girls basketball regional final
Reporting by Michael Beaven, Akron Beacon Journal / Akron Beacon Journal
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