COLUMBUS (AP) — Anton Grady had 15 points in the third quarter to rally Cleveland Central Catholic into a lead it never relinquished for a 58-47 win against Portsmouth in an Ohio Division III boys semifinal on Friday.
Grady, the Associated Press co-player of the year for Division III who committed to Cleveland State, had 26 points, 22 rebounds and seven blocks.
Grady capped the scoring with a thunderous dunk with seven seconds left to outscore Portsmouth 23-19 in the second half.
The Trojans had a 28-20 halftime lead, but Grady scored 11 points to put the Ironmen ahead 31-30 midway through the third quarter, and they extended it to 39-36 entering the fourth.
Marcus Jones added 14 for the Ironmen while Andrew Bendolph scored 15 for Portsmouth (21-5).