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Lutheran East leads Columbus Academy 47-41 with 1:50 remaining. After a pair of misses at the free throw line, TJ Crumble grabs a critical offensive rebound and puts it in for two. Crumble has six offensive rebounds today.

Chris Hill has been the scrappiest player on the floor today, as he recovers his own turnover and turns it into a score. Lutheran East leads 51-46 with 24.0 remaining. NEO Sports Insiders

Division V State Championship 🏆 *Final Score* Lutheran East - 53 Columbus Academy - 49 Despite not having a single senior on the roster, Lutheran East has won its third consecutive state title, taking down previously unbeaten Columbus Academy! NEO Sports Insiders

Your 2025 Division V State Champions… The Lutheran East Falcons! 🏆 NEO Sports Insiders

Coming up at 5:15 pm, Ohio’s all-time leading scorer Quinn Kwasniak will look to lead Cornerstone Christian to a D-7 state title against undefeated Russia. Kwasniak (37.1 PPG) is averaging more points this season than Russia gives up as a team (35.0 PPG). NEO Sports Insiders

D-7 Starters 🏆 Cornerstone Christian + Darrien Davis (Jr.) + Hudson Funk (So.) + Asaiah West (Sr.) + Quinn Kwasniak (Sr.) + Kolsen Keeper (So.) Russia + Dominic Francis (Sr.) + Zeb Schulze (Sr.) + Vince Borchers (Sr.) + Ben York (Sr.) + Braylon Cordonnier (Sr.)

Russia has jumped out to a 13-4 lead over Cornerstone Christian with 3:56 to play in the first quarter. Braylon Cordonnier has five points, including this three to start the game. ⬇️ NEO Sports Insiders

Division VII State Championship 🏆 *End of the 1st* Russia - 20 Cornerstone Christian - 14 Cornerstone ends the quarter on a 6-2 run to cut into the deficit. Despite being chased off the 3-point line, Quinn Kwasniak has eight points to lead all scorers. NEO Sports Insiders

That last two minutes by Kwasniak rivals almost anything I've seen in a state finals game.

Quinn Kwasniak is on FIRE!🔥🐢 Ohio’s all-time leading scorers drills three consecutive triples, including two from the logo, to cut the Russia lead to 31-30. Kwasniak has 21 points with 2:35 to play in the second quarter. NEO Sports Insiders

Division VII State Championship 🏆 *Halftime* Russia - 38 Cornerstone Christian - 34 Quinn Kwasniak scores 23 points in the first half, but Russia retakes the lead behind 13 points from Dominic Francis. That wraps up an incredible half of basketball! NEO Sports Insiders

Since Cornerstone took a brief lead late in the second quarter, Russia has gone on a 16-5 run to take a 47-37 lead with 4:09 to play in the third. NEO Sports Insiders

Division VII State Championship 🏆 *End of the 3rd* Russia - 54 Cornerstone Christian - 42 Dominic Francis beats the buzzer to give Russia its largest lead of the game. Francis has 17 points for the Raiders, while Quinn Kwasniak has 29 for Cornerstone. NEO Sports Insiders

Division VII State Championship 🏆 *Final Score* Russia - 74 Cornerstone Christian - 57 Russia overcomes 38 points from Quinn Kwasniak to win its first state title in program history. Braylon Cordonnier and Dominic Francis combined for 43 points in the win. NEO Sports Insiders

2025 Boys Basketball State Championship Results 🏆

Another season is in the books! ✅ Thank you to everyone that has shown support this year. It was a great journey, and I had a blast showcasing all of our great local athletes.