02-03-2025
Coleman leads Harding to dominant District Title win
ELYRIA, Ohio (WKBN) – Warren Harding boys basketball put on a dominant performance in a 70-37 win over Hudson in the OHSAA District II Championship game at Elyria Catholic High School, Saturday afternoon.
Watch above for extended highlights including Raider's senior Chaz Coleman's dominant game. After the highlights, watch for interviews with Coleman and Warren Harding head coach Keelyn Franklin.
'Super excited, obviously, my first district championship as a head coach, got one as an assistant over at Canfield so I mean this is everything that we thought it would be, super emotional,' said coach Franklin. 'All the kids worked hard. I'm just glad we were able to come out here, seal the deal.'
Coleman stole the show with multiple highlight-reel dunks on the way to the Raider's title win.
'Good, I'm feeling great actually. It's our first time winning districts since 2016,' said Coleman.
The Harding star scored a game-high 17 points in the victory.
'Keep playing how we played today and play hard, said Coleman. 'Play good defense and better offense.'
Also, Jeremy Sampson scored 12 points off three-point shots all in the second half. Raider's Xavier Clark scored 13 and Davion Herron 11 points in the win.
The victory marks coach Franklin's first district title win as a head coach. He previously won a district title with Canfield when he was an assistant coach.
Harding advances to an overall season record of (19-4).
The Raiders play next in the OHSAA Division II Regional Semifinal on March 6.
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