The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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BASKETBALL RECRUITING umph over Hilliard (Ohio) Darby Feb. 23 behind Watson's 17 points. He elevated his game in the district semifinals, scoring 22 in a 51-34 win over Columbus (Ohio) Walnut Ridge March 2 at Ohio Dominican Univer- sity, and he notched 18 in a 60-43 victory over Dublin (Ohio) Coffman in the final. The run came to an end March 9 in a 78-66 regional loss to Westerville (Ohio) South at Ohio Dominican Uni- versity. Watson scored 27 points and made nine free throws, but it wasn't enough to advance. JON TESKE, 7-1 C, Medina (Ohio) High Rivals.com four-star, No. 108 player nationally Second-seeded Medina (Ohio) High (16-6 overall and 10-3 in con- ference play) opened district play against No. 12 Akron (Ohio) North Feb. 24 behind Teske's 16.6 points per game. Teske didn't even play 16 min- utes, but notched five points, eight rebounds and seven blocks in an 88- 38 blowout. Teske was passed over for the Greater Akron Basketball Coaches Association's Player of the Year award, one that went to Kent State recruit and Walsh (Ohio) Jesuit big man Mitch Peterson. The two went head to head with Teske winning the battle and Medina winning the game, 72-57, Feb. 29. "Jon had a chip [on his shoulder], and so did the rest of this team," Medina head coach Chris Hassinger told The Medina Gazette. "He got snubbed a little bit in the Greater Ak- ron Basketball Coaches Association's [GABCA] MVP voting. Peterson got it. Our kids — all week — just kept talking about that and how they wanted to shut him down for Jon, and I think he played with a little extra motivation tonight. I was really proud of him." Teske, a member of the GABCA All-Star team, had team highs of 19 points, 15 rebounds, seven blocks and four assists, while Peterson's line was 11 points on 3-of-14 shooting. "Our defense really changed the game," Teske said. "Our good de- T h e A s s o c i a t e d Pr e s s t a b b e d f u t u r e Wolverine Ibi Watson as an All-Central District selection after he averaged 19.3 points per game for Pickerington (Ohio) Central. PHOTO COURTESY RIVALS.COM