OCC Ohio Honors:
1st Team:
Sean Jones (POY)
Maceo Williams
2nd Team:
Jarius Jones
Special Mention:
Nate Staib
Honorable Mention:
Zane Leitwein
Scholar Athlete:
Jaiden Davis
Coach of the Year:
Tony Staib
Congratulations on a great season! Keep pushing in the tourney!
Lions battle but come up short 52-47 to Walnut Ridge. Season comes to an end with a final record of 24-2. Outright OCC champs and District Runner-up. Thank you seniors. Thank you
@LIONSDEN2020
and the rest of the Gahanna community for the support all season!
OCC-Ohio Honors
OCC player of the year:
Sean Jones
1st team: Sean Jones, Javan Simmons
2nd team: Eljae Deas, Josh Whiteside
Honorable Mention and Scholar Athlete: Cam Johnson
Congratulations!
Gahanna is District Champs after knocking off Reynoldsburg 77-41. They will play the winner of the Newark/Olentangy Liberty game in a Regional Semi-Final this Thursday.
Congratulations for OCC honors to our Lions!
1st Team:
Sean Jones and Maceo Williams
2nd Team:
Javan Simmons and Jarius Jones
Honorable Mention:
Eljae Deas
Lions beat Pick Central 59-56 in the Freshmen Tournament Champiohsip and bring home the hardware! Freshmen avenge their only loss of the season and finish 19-1!
Congratulations to the All-Central District honorees:
1st Team:
Sean Jones
Honorable Mention:
Maceo Williams
Jarius Jones
Nate Staib
Coach of the Year:
Tony Staib
Thanks to
@LIONSDEN2020
and the entire Gahanna community for the support last night. The adversity will make this team stronger and hungrier. We’re ready to get the taste out of our mouth and we get that chance Tue in a home game vs Zane Trace. JV tips at 6 and Varsity at 7:30.
Gahanna advances to Regional finals after beating Olentangy Liberty 47-39. Will play the winner of Bradley/Westerville Central game which tips tonight at 8:00.
District 10 Honors
District 10 Player of the Year:
Sean Jones
District 10 Super Team:
Sean Jones
Javan Simmons
District 10/City League All-Star Game:
Josh Whiteside
Congratulations!
Lions advance to the Regional Finals after beating a talented and undefeated Westerville South squad 64-48. Gahanna will have a rematch with Pickerington Central on Saturday at 7:00 with a trip to State on the line.
Gahanna drops a heartbreaker to Westerville Central on a half court buzzer beater, 44-45. Thank you to seniors Caleb McClesky, Jarius Jones, and Maceo Williams for an incredible season.
Gahanna repeats as District Champs after topping St. Charles 66-39. Lions will face the winner of tonight’s matchup between Westerville South and Dublin Jerome in a Regional Semi game on Wednesday at 8:00.
Lions are outright OCC champs after a hard-fought 52-41 win at Pick North.
Any fans and family who want to join, we will be cutting down the nets to celebrate as soon as we get back to the high school!
Great weekend at the Cedar Point Invitational. Huge shout out to Jeff Murry and Brian Scott for covering our overnight stay with “lodging” as the lodge was a fantastic bonding opportunity for the team!
Gahanna knocks off Pick. North 44-42. Clurch free throws and defensive stops throughout the 4th sealed the victory. Huge shoutout to the student section
@LIONSDEN2020
Next up is a home OCC matchup with Grove City on Friday. Need everybody there!
Lions win their first round tournament game!!!
Gahanna Lincoln 62
Dublin Scioto 53
Round 2 will be Friday March 1st at 7:00 at home against Big Walnut.
Lions move on from Sectionals with a 79-35 victory over Independence. Next up is a matchup with Whitehall on Wednesday. 7:00 tip at a neutral site yet to be determined.
Lions have a strong second half and beat a solid Westerville Central team tonight 62-52. We’ve really missed out on the energy from
@LIONSDEN2020
but we appreciate the students who did come tonight, especially the elementary student section. We heard you!
Lions came up short last night against Newark, 38-41. Thanks to the Gahanna fans who made the trip.
Gahanna finished 20-5.
Undefeated at home.
OCC Champs.
Thank you seniors:
Brandon Ivery
Luke Murry
Mo Charlton
Dylan Scott
Incredible team win today at Capital. Great game by Walnut Ridge as well.
Scoring for the Lions:
Zane Leitwein - 16
Sean Jones - 15
Nate Staib - 8
Jarius Jones - 6
Maceo Williams - 6
Javan Simmons - 2
Gahanna clinched at least a share of the OCC title with a 68-50 win at Lancaster. Will have a chance to wrap up an outright title a week from tonight in the regular season finale when Pick. Central comes to town. Get tickets early. See you there
@LIONSDEN2020
Lions clinched the outright title after knocking off Pick North tonight, 53-51. Gahanna finishes the regular season 18-4 and 9-1 in league play. Sectional play starts this Tuesday at home versus Canal Winchester at 7:00.
With Gahanna’s 58-30 win over Olentangy Berlin yesterday, the Lions move on to the Sectional Finals this Friday, the 28th.
Gahanna vs. Independence
Tip: 7:00
Not a single person who knows Evan White is surprised by this.
It’s just one of the many things that makes it so easy to root for him.
Jarod and Kendall would do the same thing.
Well done Joe & Erin White!
Gahanna bounces back tonight with a 57-41 win over New Albany. Proud of our seniors and excited to send them off with a win. Thank you Jarius Jones, Maceo Williams, and Caleb McClesky! We’re not done yet.
Gahanna advances to the District Finals after beating a solid Hilliard Darby squad 57-40. Lions will play the winner of Grove City/St. Charles at ODU this Saturday at 11 AM.
Final
Gahanna Lincoln 52
Big Walnut 59
This young Lion squad battled all year long. The future is bright. Thank You & Good Luck Seniors
@ElijahTho1
and
@jdc_00
Scoring
Maceo Williams 11
Sean Jones 19
Elijah Thomas 10
Phillip Pontious 3
Nate Staib 6
Josh Whiteside 3
Here is the 2021 OHSAA Boys Division I Central District Bracket.
Your Lions will face Whetstone at home in the first round at 7:30PM on Tuesday February 23rd.
Congratulations to Branden Ivery on being named to the District 10 Super Team and on being selected to play in the District 10 All Star game!
The District 10 All Star game will be played March 23 at Africentric HS. Tip is 7:15.
Lions knocked off New Albany 68-49 tonight and Sean Jones had a historic night breaking Gahanna’s all-time scoring record previously held by Stevie Taylor.
Congratulations
@Sean_jones5
An amazing career and a great role model for every kid. Work ethic got him to that point. Every opportunity he had, he was in the gym honing his craft. An incredible young man.
Division I and II all-state honors have just been released.
@PCTigersHoops
' Devin Royal is first-team all-state in D-I, and
@GLHSBasketball
's Sean Jones and
@Elk_Basketball
's Gabe Cupps share state Player of the Year honors. (more ...)
Congratulations to our guys, Josh Corbin (1st team), Chase Rankin (2nd team), Elijah Thomas (3rd team), Mike Reeves (Hon. mention) on their end of season rewards! Super proud of these guys!
Scoring for the Lions in the WIN over Mifflin:
Jaiden Davis 2
Elijah Thomas 22
Zane Leitwein 11
Sean Jones 9
Phillip Pontious 8
Nate Staib 5
Travis Whitaker 4
Maceo Williams 2
Jarious Jones 2
Josh Whiteside 4
Jamal Williams 4
WHAT A GAME! Went down to the wire tonight as we beat
@ReynoldsburgBB
60-58. With a team effort and everyone playing for each other the Lions complete a season sweep over the Raiders.
Gahanna used a suffocating defense to defeat New Albany 63-28. Next up is another league showdown with Westerville Central-a rematch from last year’s Regional Final. Need everybody to show up and show out.
The lions are now 9-0 after a 90-45 win over Westland. Big non-conference showdown at Thomas Worthington tomorrow. Triple header with Freshmen tipping at 3, JV 4:30, and Varsity at 6.
Scoring for the Lions in the 60-57 win over Linden McKinley
Sean Jones 21
Nate Staib 7
Elijah Thomas 9
Jarius Jones 2
Zane Leitwein 10
Maceo Williams 4
Travis Whitaker 6
Jayden Davis 1
Great win tonight over Reynoldsburg! 67-59 Everyone had their own contribution. Most importantly we played as a TEAM! Back at it tomorrow, as we host Mifflin @ 7:30
#GoLions
Here is the complete Division 1 Central District bracket. Your
#15
seed Lions will play at home on Saturday February 23rd at 7:00pm vs
#30
seed Dublin Scioto.
#surviveandadvance