• The Gilmour Academy varsity boys basketball team won a second straight District title this past weekend
• The Lancers used an 84-70 win over Buchtel High School to win the North Ridgeville District
• The Griffins came into the game as the seventh-ranked team in the state in Division II
• With the win, Gilmour advances to the Regional round of the OHSAA Tournament, the state's "Sweet 16"
• Gilmour will face Toledo Central Catholic High School in a Regional semifinal Thursday, March 10, at the Stroh Center on the campus of Bowling Green State University
• This is believed to be the first time in program history that Gilmour has won District titles in back-to-back seasons
• Brandon Rose '23 scored a team-high 26 points against Buchtel on 8-of-12 shooting from the floor and a 10-of-14 mark from the line
• Rose added nine rebounds, four assists and a game-high three blocks
• Ryan Mueller '22 was on fire from distance against the Griffins as he drained 7-of-8 from international waters
• Mueller finished with 24 points and five boards
• Nathan Nootbaar '22 came up with one his biggest games of the season when his team needed him the most
• Nootbaar notched a double-double of 14 points and a game-high 10 rebounds while also adding five assists
• Adisa Molton II '23 finished with eight points and a team-high six assists for Gilmour
• Lucas Grover '22 finished with eight points while making his first-ever varsity start
• Gilmour led 36-30 at the half and slowly expanded its lead as the second half wore on
• Gilmour shot an astounding 57.8 percent from the field as a team while holding Buchtel to a 42.6 percent mark
• The Lancers had advanced to the District final with a 64-48 win against Shaw High School
• Gilmour led by just one at the half (33-32) but tightened up defensively in the second half to prevail
• The Lancers allowed just 16 second-half points in the victory
• Rose led the way with a double-double, tallying game highs in both points (25) and rebounds (10)
• Mueller just missed a double-double, notching 12 points and nine rebounds
• Molton added seven points, five rebounds and five assists
• Dorjan Flowers '23 posted nine rebounds and five assists along with four points
• Grover and Nootbaar contributed eight points each as neither missed a shot all night
• Gilmour held Shaw to 36.5 percent shooting from the field
• The Lancers outrebounded the Cardinals 39-20 and did not allow a single second-chance point

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