Portsmouth Lady Trojans 2024-25

[trojandave]

The Lady Trojans won their 2nd consecutive district championship on Saturday as they easily defeated the Alexander Spartans 58-24. Alexander had come into the game with a 7 game winning streak, but PHS took command early as JR Sienna Allen hit three 3 balls and had 13 first quarter points. Allen finished the game with 17 points, while SO KeKe Woods chipped in 16. The Lady Trojans pushed their record to 23-1, which ties the best mark in PHS girls basketball history which was set by the 1984 team which finished 23-1. One more win will set the record, and will tie the 1990 and 2012 boys team with 24 wins.

Portsmouth moves on regional play and will face Zoarville Tusky Valley (19-5) on Wednesday at 8:00 @Logan HS. The other semifinal will pit Minford vs. Belmont Union Local, the #1 seed in the East district. The 2 winners will meet on Saturday at 4:00 @ Logan for the regional championship and a trip to the Final 4.

Sienna Allen now has around 20 D1 offers, and she could end up the all time leading scorer in Trojans basketball history. Currently, Kyre Allison it the all time leader with 1,688 points, but Allen has already passed the 1,000 point mark along with teammate SR Daysha Reid. The all time girls leader is Peighton Williams with 1,589 points.

[trojandave]

GAMEDAY FOR OUR LADY TROJANS!! BEAT TUSKY VALLEY!!

How tough was Portsmouth's schedule? Here are the teams on the Lady Trojans' schedule and are playing in the regional:

Kettering Fairmont D1 PHS won 48-45 in 2 OT
Cincinnati Mt.Notre Dame D1 PHS lost 54-47 @Mt.Notre Dame
Shaker Heights Laurel D4 PHS won 45-40
Fairland D5 PHS won both games 66-49 and 47-35

In Kentucky, George Rogers Clark is the unanimous pick of the media (dated 2/23/25) to represent the 11th region the girls Sweet Sixteen state tournament. Ashland is the favorite of the media to represent the 16th region the girls Sweet Sixteen state tournament.

PHS beat GRC 42-41, and beat Ashland twice, 58-29 and 52-39 @Ashland.

6-1 vs. these teams!! Outstanding!!

[trojandave]

The Lady Trojans advanced to the D5 regional final as they defeated the Tusky Valley Trojans 48-35 last night @Logan HS. With the win, the Lady Trojans eclipsed a 41 year record by winning their 24th game (24-1), which topped the 1984 Lady Trojans who won 23 games en route to a 23-1 record. The 1985 team went 22-2. One more win will give the Lady Trojans the 2nd highest win total in PHS boys or girls history. The 2012 and 1990 boys teams won 24 games each, while the 1988 boys D2 state championship team holds the top mark with a 27-1 record.

JR Sienna Allen scored 20 points to lead PHS, while Daysha Reid and KeKe Woods chipped in 8 apiece. PHS started out fast, opening up a 10-2 lead, but TV fought back and with a half court made shot at the 2nd quarter buzzer, pulled to within 22-17. In the 3rd quarter, PHS opened up a double digit lead with their trademark defense, and by early in the 4th quarter had expanded the lead to as much as 17. Coach Amy Hughes emptied the bench in the final minutes.

Portsmouth moves on to play Minford Saturday at 4 PM @Logan HS. The Falcons defeated Belmont Union Local 47-30 in the other semifinal. PHS defeated Minford in the District Championship last season. If the Lady Trojans can win this game, they will advance to the Final 4 to face either Fairland or Versailles.

[Prime Time]

TrojanDave, I got the winner of Portsmouth vs Minford goes against Canton South vs Norwayne. Fairland vs Versailles goes against Ottawa-Glandorf vs Afrincetric. Portsmouth is the favorite, smothering Defense,overall quickness and speed, Div 1 prospects thru out lineup. Plus the top 2 bench Coachs in the State. Plus1-9 players can go with the best in the State no matter the Division, as Portsmouth has shown, Basketball IQs of each player is outstanding. Go Lady Trojans.

[FIDO]

Hoping for another Trojan win! They've been on a mission since the ending of last season

[trojandave]

PrimeTime: The OHSAA tournament program that was put out at Logan HS had the Region 19 winner vs. the Region 20 winner. I initially thought that the semifinal matchups were going to be as you suggested. Portsmouth and Minford are in Region 19, while Fairland and Versailles are in Region 20. Fairland, because of their high seed, chose to go to a different region to avoid playing the Lady Trojans before the Final 4.

Also I heard today that the D5 state semifinals will be at the Convo on March 8. Time TBD.

[Tri-StateYouthSports]

from the Regional Draw document.
https://ohsaaweb.blob.core.windows.net/ ... raws25.pdf

"The Executive Director will determine semi-final pairings after the regional championship games are completed to minimize travel"

[dantargaryen]

Congratulations to the Lady Trojans on their repeat trip to the Final 4! Wishing you the best of luck in Dayton next weekend and really hoping to see an all-OVC state championship game!

[Sidethrower]

The OHSAA determines the pairings of state semifinal games by travel. This is why Portsmouth will be playing Fairland in a final four matchup.

[FIDO]

Congrats Trojans!!

[noreply66]

congrats

[biggdowgg]

Congrats to the lady trojans on a hard fought win against minford and congrats to Minford on a great season !

Trojans will be heading to the convo next Saturday, not determined on time or opponent. We was thinking Fairland and still might be ,but seems to be some confusion with ohsaa on that. But, I'm really exited to see our girls playing on the CONVO floor!.

Not done yet!!!

[trojandave]

I echo the sentiments of biggdowgg......so proud of our Lady Trojans for going to back to back Final 4's. A salute to the Minford Falcons for making PHS really work for the regional championship. Hoping our girls can bring their suffocating defense to Athens.

With the win last Saturday, the Lady Trojans (25-1) are now the 2nd winningest team in Portsmouth basketball history, boys or girls. The record is 27-1 set by the 1988 D2 boys state champions. Also this will be Coach Amy Hughes third trip to the state. She coached Ironton to the Final 4 in 2005.

[trojandave]

Here's a few facts about the Lady Trojans over these last 2 Final 4 seasons:

Division 5 has 128 schools
Overall record: 47-7
Tournament record: 9-1
OVC record: 27-1
OVC titles: 2024 co-championship (13-1) and 2025 outright championship (14-0)
1,000 point scorers: Daysha Reid and Sienna Allen
1 of 11 schools out of 28 to make the 2024 and 2025 state tournament
1 of only 11 schools that made permanent history by being the only schools to make the state tournament in the 4 division system and the 7 division system in back to back years
2025 Poll Champions 1st in Lady Trojans history
Record at Logan HS in regional play: 4-0
College signee: Daysha Reid......Georgetown (KY)

Also to add........in the new 7 division system, there were 8 first timers to make the 2025 state tournament. The new format will allow more schools the opportunity to make the Final 4. There are approximately 133 schools in divisions 3 through 7, while there's about 64 in divisions 1 and 2.

[trojandave]

Summary of the Lady Trojans season thus far:

Record: 25-1......2nd most wins in PHS basketball history, boys or girls
OVC Record: 14-0; 27-1 last 2 seasons
Back to back Final 4's for only the 2nd time in school history; 2011 and 2012 boys made the D3 state tournament

Leading Scorers in Tournament Play:

Piketon: Hayven Carter 19
Alexander: Sienna Allen 17
Tusky Valley: Sienna Allen 20
Minford: Daysha Reid 27

High Game Regular Season: Daysha Reid 27 vs. Rock Hill

Leading Scorer in 2024 State Tournament: Sienna Allen 12

Notable Regular Season Wins:

George Rogers Clark KY 42-41
Kettering Fairmont......48-45 2 OT
Lakota West..............51-42
Fairland...................66-49 and 47-35
Ashland KY................58-29 and 52-39
Shaker Heights Laurel..45-40.......SHL made the 2025 state tournament in D4

Portsmouth held Fairland to its lowest point total of the season in the 47-35 win; PHS 3-1 in the last 4 vs. the Lady Dragons
Portsmouth held Minford to 10 points in the 2nd half of the regional championship

[14U]

Wow! Holding a regional team to 10 points in a half is unbelievable. Good Luck Lady Trojans at the Convo

[trojandave]

The Lady Trojans took control early in their 63-40 win over the Fairland Lady Dragons last Saturday at the Convo. PHS raced out to a 22-8 lead at the end of the 1st quarter, with Daysha Reid setting the tone with three 3 balls. Then the rest of the 26-1 Lady Trojans joined in the fun, and the margin was an amazing 40-15 at the half against a very good Lady Dragon team. The PHS defense completely stymied the FHS offense, and the Lady Trojans bumped the lead to 60-30 before the bench was emptied. The win was a nice birthday present for Coach Amy Hughes.

Daysha Reid and Sienna Allen tallied 20 points apiece, while KeKe Woods had 10. PHS is now 26-1 on the season, and could tie the 1988 D2 boys state champions, who went 27-1. One more win will give Portsmouth HS it's 5th state title in school history, with the boys winning in 1931, 1961, 1978, and 1988.

With the win, PHS advances to the state championship game vs. Creston Norwayne, who dispatched defending state champion Africentric in the other semifinal. The game will tip at 10:45 on Saturday at UD Arena.