Geauga County schools will begin tournament play Feb. 15.
In a new wrinkle, the Ohio High School Athletic Association has changed the location of the first two rounds of the state tournament.
No longer will those games be played on a neutral court. Rather the best-seeded team will host either one or two home tournament games. Some of that money will be kept by the home school, but most will be funneled back to the OHSAA.
Only Chagrin Falls and Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin will play guaranteed home games. Other schools, like Berkshire and Newbury, would need significant first-round upsets to host a game.
Below are the Geauga County match ups:
Div. I — Perry High School District
#12 Kenston at #10 Mayfield, 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 15 at Mayfield High School. Perry Bracket
Div. I — Kenston High School District
#11 Chardon vs. winner of #7 Madison/#16 Willoughby-South, 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 20 at better-seeded team’s gym. Kenston Bracket
Div. II — Macedonia High School District
#3 Chagrin Falls vs. winner of #4 Laurel/#10 CVCA, 7 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 20 at Chagrin Falls High School. Macedonia Bracket
Div. II — Lakeside High School District
#10 Clev-St. Martin de Porres at #6 NDCL, 7 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 15 at Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin HIgh School. Lakeside Bracket
#11 West Geauga vs. #7 Jefferson, 7 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 15 at Jefferson High School. Lakeside Bracket
Div. III — Ravenna High School District
#10 Berkshire vs. winner of #11 Waterloo at #1 Pymatuning Valley, 4 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 22 at better-seeded team’s gym. Ravenna Bracket
#7 Cardinal vs. winner of #4 Garrettsville-Garfield/#6 Grand Valley, 4 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 22 at better-seeded team’s gym. Ravenna Bracket
Div. IV — Grand Valley High School District
#5 Newbury vs. winner of #6 Lutheran East/#1 Cuyahoga Hts., 7 p.m., Saturday Feb. 22 at better-seeded team’s gym. Grand Valley Bracket
#4 Ledgemont vs. #2 Villa Angela-St. Joseph, 7 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 19 at VASJ. Grand Valley Bracket
