MEDINA — The high school boys basketball season has reached the regional bracket.
Archbishop Hoban made sure its season will extend to at least the Elite Eight by knocking off Garfield Heights in a Division III, Region 9 semifinal Tuesday, March 10 at Medina High School.
Hoban returns to Medina to play in a regional final at 7 p.m. Friday, March 13 against Gates Mills Hawken or Youngstown Chaney. Hawken and Chaney play their regional semifinal at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 11 at Medina.
Here’s how Hoban’s win unfolded through our live updates:
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Hoban defeats Garfield Heights 66-51 at Medina High School
Hoban defeats Garfield Heights 66-51 at Medina High School.
John Johnson leads Hoban (19-7) to the win with 31 points. Owen Hamilton scores 16 points for Hoban, Arri Caporaletti contributes eight points, Brady Lucey adds in six points and Nico Caporaletti had five points. Heights finishes its season at 18-7.
Hoban leads Garfield Heights 66-51 with less than a minute to go in the fourth quarter
Hoban leads Garfield Heights 66-51 with less than a minute to go in the fourth quarter after Owen Hamilton makes a 3-pointer.
Hoban leads Garfield Heights 63-51 with 1:07 to go in the fourth quarter
Hoban leads Garfield Heights 63-51 with 1:07 to go in the fourth quarter after King Young makes a layup.
Hoban leads Garfield Heights 63-49 with 1:27 to go in the fourth quarter
Hoban leads Garfield Heights 63-49 with 1:27 to go in the fourth quarter after Brady Lucey makes a layup.
Hoban leads Garfield Heights 58-47 with 1:41 to go in the fourth quarter
Hoban leads Garfield Heights 58-47 with 1:41 to go in the fourth quarter after John Johnson makes two free throws.
John Johnson has 31 points for Hoban.
Hoban leads Garfield Heights 59-49 with 2:06 to go in the fourth quarter
Hoban leads Garfield Heights 56-49 with 2:06 to go in the fourth quarter after John Johnson makes a 3-pointer.
John Johnson has 29 points for Hoban.
Hoban leads Garfield Heights 56-49 with 2:23 to go in the fourth quarter
Hoban leads Garfield Heights 56-49 with 2:23 to go in the fourth quarter after Marcus Johnson makes a layup.
Marcus Johnson has 17 points for Garfield Heights.
Hoban leads Garfield Heights 56-47 with 2:32 to go in the fourth quarter
Hoban leads Garfield Heights 56-47 with 2:32 to go in the fourth quarter after John Johnson makes a 3-pointer.
John Johnson has 26 points for Hoban.
Hoban leads Garfield Heights 53-47 with 3:07 to go in the fourth quarter
Hoban leads Garfield Heights 53-47 with 3:07 to go in the third quarter after a Brady Lucey layup.
Hoban’s John Johnson recorded a steal and made a layup with 3:50 to go in the fourth quarter to make it 51-47.
John Johnson has 23 points.
Hoban leads Garfield Heights 49-47 with 4:13 to go in the fourth quarter
Hoban leads Garfield Heights 49-47 with 4:13 to go in the fourth quarter.
John Johnson has 21 points for Hoban and Owen Hamilton is at 13 points.
King Young has 16 points for Garfield Heights and Marcus Johnson is at 15 points.
Hoban leads Garfield Heights 45-43 at the end of the third quarter
Hoban leads Garfield Heights 45-43 at the end of the third quarter.
Hoban’s John Johnson made a 3-pointer with around 32 second remaining in the third quarter to give Hoban a 45-42 lead. Cornelius Williams made a free throw with less than 10 seconds to go to make it 45-43.
John Johnson leads Hoban with 18 points.
Hoban leads Garfield Heights 42-39 with 1:42 go in the third quarter
Hoban leads Garfield Heights 42-39 with 1:42 go in the third quarter.
Hoban’s John Johnson made a 3-pointer and a layup on recent possessions. Johnson has 15 points for the Knights.
King Young has 14 points and Marcus Johnson has 12 points for the Garfield Heights Bulldogs.
Garfield Heights and Hoban are tied 37-37 with 3:30 remaining in the third quarter
Marcus Johnson assists on two 3-pointers by King Young and then makes a steal and throws down a two-hand slam dunk. Garfield Heights draws even with Hoban at 37-37 with 3:30 remaining in the third quarter.
Hoban leads Garfield Heights 35-26 with 5:36 go in the third quarter
Hoban leads Garfield Heights 35-26 with 5:36 go in the third quarter after Owen Hamilton makes a 3-pointer off of a pass from Nico Caporaletti
Hoban’s John Johnson made a 3-pointer with 6:30 to go in the third quarter off of a pass from Brady Lucey.
Hoban leads Garfield Heights 29-24 at the end of the second quarter
Hoban leads Garfield Heights 29-24 at the end of the second quarter.
Owen Hamilton leads Hoban with 10 points. Arri Caporaletti and John Johnson have seven points apiece.
Hamilton made a 3-pointer with 1:12 on the clock to give Hoban its five-point lead. That 3 concluded the scoring in the second quarter.
Marcus Johnson has seven points for Garfield Heights, King Young has six points and Zachariah Belcher has four points.
Garfield Heights leads Hoban 19-16 with 5:31 to go in the second quarter
Garfield Heights leads Hoban 19-16 with 5:31 to go in the second quarter. The Bulldogs are on a 10-0 run
Marcus Johnson made a 3-pointer with 6:30 on the clock to give Garfield Heights a three-point lead. Jay’Vonte Swift made a 3 and King Young and Zachariah Belcher added two-point field goals.
Hoban leads Garfield Heights 16-9 at the end of the first quarter
Hoban leads Garfield Heights 16-9 at the end of the first quarter. Arri Caporaletti leads Hoban with seven points. His twin brother, Nico Caporaletti, scored Hoban’s final two points of the quarter with a layup.
Hoban led 14-6 with 2:23 to go in the first quarter after John Johnson made two free throws. Arri Caporaletti made a 3-pointer and a layup on possessions prior to Johnson’s free throws.
What to know about the Hoban Knights boys basketball team
Hoban defeated Chagrin Falls Kenston 70-57 in the Division III, Northeast 3 district final on Saturday, March 7 at Cloverleaf.
The Caporaletti twin brothers led Hoban past Kenston. Arri Caporaletti scored 17 points and Nico Caporaletti totaled 15 points, five rebounds and five assists to lead the No. 4 seed Knights (18-7) to a win over the No. 5 Bombers (21-4) at Cloverleaf High School.
The victory gave Hoban its fifth consecutive district title in boys basketball.
Hoban’s Owen Hamilton scored 14 points, Brady Lucey had eight points and John Johnson contributed seven points, eight rebounds and two assists against Kenston.
“We came out with an inspired defensive effort and a relentless desire to get this collective effort,” Hoban coach T.K. Griffith said. “It was a true team effort. The Caporaletti twins and Owen played well. JJ’s defense was solid and Brady’s hustle was impressive.”
The Hoban boys basketball team has won two state championships, the 1989 title in Division III and the 2023 crown in Division I. The Knights were also a Division II state semifinalist in 1998.
Griffith was a reserve player on the 1989 state title team, and coached the 2023 state title and 1998 state semifinalist teams.
What to know about the Garfield Heights Bulldogs boys basketball team
Garfield Heights has ended Hoban’s season in each of the past two years. The Bulldogs topped the Knights 52-43 in a Division I, Region 1 semifinal at the University of Akron’s Rhodes Arena in 2024 and 58-45 in a Division III, Region 9 final at Medina High School in 2025.
Garfield Heights defeated Lyndhurst Brush 70-59 in the Division III, Northeast 1 district final on Saturday, March 7 at Cloverleaf.
Garfield Heights is led by Marcus Johnson, the reigning Mr. Basketball in the state of Ohio and a South Carolina recruit. Johnson is a talented senior guard who helped guide the Bulldogs past the Knights in each of the past two seasons.
His father, Sonny Johnson, is Garfield Heights head coach. The elder Johnson also won Mr. Basketball in the state of Ohio in 1998 before playing collegiately at Cleveland State University and Ohio University.
Garfield Heights has been a state semifinalist in 2025, 2016, 2015, 2011 and 1950.
Akron Beacon Journal sports writer Michael Beaven can be reached by email at mbeaven@thebeaconjournal.
This article originally appeared on Akron Beacon Journal: OHSAA boys basketball tournament scores, Hoban knocks off Garfield Heights
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