All-Time SEO Boys Basketball Tournament State Champions & Runner Ups

[Chieftain2009]

State Champions:
1931 - Portsmouth (Division A)
1934 - Waterloo (Division B)
1935 - Waterloo (Division B)
1941- Glenford (Division B)
1942 - Somerset (Division B)
1954 - New Lexington St. Aloysius (Division B)
1961 - Portsmouth (Division AAA)
1978 - Portsmouth (Division AA)
1988 - Portsmouth (Division 2)
2006 - South Webster (Division 4)
2008 - Chillicothe (Division 2)
2009 - Oak Hill (Division 4)

State Runner-Ups:
1933 - Marietta (Division A)
1934 - Portsmouth (Division A)
1942 - Bremen (Division B)
1952 - Nelsonville (Division B)
1980 - Portsmouth (Division AA)
1982 - Racine Southern (Division A)
1984 - Wheelersburg (Division AA)
1990 - Portsmouth (Division 2)
1991 - Unioto (Division 3)
1993 - Belpre (Division 3)
1995 - Wheelersburg (Division 3)
2005 - Ironton (Division 3)
2012 - Portsmouth (Division 3)

[Jason Vorhees]

Are we including Hillsboro in SE Ohio? If so and a few more, including Final Four Appearance/State Tournament Appearances;
1923: Nelsonville Class A
1923: Gallipolis Class B
1924: Chillicothe Class A
1924: Proctorville (Fairland) Class B
1925: Portsmouth Class A
1925: Glenford (Sheridan) Class B
1926: Portsmouth Class A
1926: Marietta and Proctorville (Fairland) Class B
1927: Portsmouth Class A
1927: Hillsboro Marshall Class B
1928: Hillsboro Class A
1928: Hillsboro Marshall Class B State Champions
1928: New Concord (John Glenn) Class B
1929: Portsmouth Class A
1929: Pomeroy Class B
1930: Chillicothe Class A
1930: Rome Township (Fairland) Class B State Runner Up
1931: McConellsville (Morgan) Class B
1932: Pomeroy Class A
1932: Stewart (Federal Hocking) Class B
1933: Racine (Southern Meigs) Class B
1935: Greenfield (McClain) Class A
1935: New Matamoras (Frontier) Class B
1936: Marietta Class A
1936: Lucasville (Valley) and Leesburg (Fairfield) Class B
1937: Marietta Class A
1938: Middleport (Meigs), Lucasville (Valley), and New Boston Class B
1939: Portsmouth Class A
1939: Green Township (Franklin Furnace) and Glenford (Sheridan) Class B
1940: Marietta Class A
1940: Glenford (Sheridan) and Kitts Hill (Rock Hill) Class B
1941: Portsmouth Class A
1941: Waterloo Class B
1942: Latham (Western Pike) Class B
1947: Corning (Miller) Class B
1948: Glenford (Sheridan) Class B
1949: New Lexington Class B
1950: Corning (Miller) Class B
1953: Philo Class B State Runner Up
In 1957, the Tournament went from A and B to AA and A
1957: Bethel Township (Monroe Central) Class A
1960: New Boston Class A
1961: Proctorville (Fairland) Class A
1962: Fort Frye Class A
1963: Dresden (Tri-Valley) Class A State Champions
1964: Dresden (Tri-Valley) Class A State Champions
1965: Albany (Alexander) Class A
1966: Southeastern Ross Class A
1967: Southeastern Ross Class A
1968: Western Pike Class A
1969: Portsmouth Clay Class A
1970: Waverly Class AA
1970: Zane Trace Class A
1971: Bishop Rosecrans Division A
1977: Southeastern Ross Division A
1978: Miami Trace Division AAA
1979: Bishop Rosecrans Division A
1980: Southern Meigs Division A
1981: Tri Valley Division AA
1981: Southeastern Ross Division A
1982: Wheelersburg Division AA
1984: Skyvue (Monroe Central) Division A
1985: Skyvue (Monroe Central) Division A State Runner Up
1988: Bishop Rosecrans Division 4
1989: Wheelersburg Division 3
1990: Southeastern Ross Division 3
1993: Lynchburg-Clay Division 4
1994: Ironton Division 2
1996: North Adams Division 3
1997: Belpre Division 3
1997: Bishop Rosecrans Division 4 State Runner Up
1999: Philo Division 2 State Runner Up
1999: Fort Frye Division 3
2001: Belpre Division 3
2001: Eastern Meigs Division 4
2002: Eastern Brown Division 3
2002: Whiteoak Division 4
2004: South Webster Division 4
2006: Wheelersburg Division 3
2007: Wheelersburg Division 3
2009: Piketon Division 3
2010: Chesapeake Division 3
2011: Portsmouth Division 3
2013: Ironton Division 3
2016: Lynchburg-Clay Division 3
2017: Fairland Division 3
2019: Sheridan Division 2

[mattash]

any updates?

[Jason Vorhees]

Yes,
This is the Final Four list. The state tournament used to take 8 and 16 teams in the past but it’s still considered a state tournament appearance.

[Fanatic]

Warren local 2013 final 4.

[The Ghost of Swanker]

2004-2005 South Webster (AP #4) was defeated by Afrocentric (AP #1) in the regional Finals 54-46

Afrocentric went on to vacate all wins and the D4 state title. Had it not been for that, that would be 3 Final fours in a row and every champion either was webster or had to go through us

[LucasDavenport]

Africentric

.

Not Afro.

[trojandave]

Great information, Chieftain2009 and Jason Vorhees. Here is some additional info about Portsmouth's record in state tournament play:

How Portsmouth ranks in the state (all schools....approximately 800)

Appearances: 15.......4th
State Tournament Games Played: 27........Tied for 3rd
State Tournament Games Won: 16.......Tied for 4th (overall record 16-11)
State Championship Games Played: 8.......Tied for 5th
Final 4 Wins: 12.....Tied for 5th
State Titles: 4.......Tied for 7th
Decades Making The State Tournament: 8.......Tied for 2nd

Not all of Portsmouth's state tournament appearances were in the Final 4 format. As was mentioned above, the state tournament in the early days was formatted in an Elite 8 or Sweet 16. The 1925, 1926, 1939, and 1941 state tournament appearances by Portsmouth were not Final 4 appearances but still considered state appearances nonetheless. In each of those years, the Trojans were eliminated before Final 4 play began.

Thanks for your work.....I know how hard it is to compile info like this having done many years of research on Portsmouth's history.

Currently, the SE district is 0-6 in Final 4 games since Portsmouth's win in the 2012 D3 state semifinal vs. Ottawa-Glandorf. Warren in 2013, Ironton in 2013, Lynchburg Clay in 2016, Fairland in 2017, Sheridan in 2019, and New Boston in 2021 have all lost in the state semifinal games.

[The Ghost of Swanker]

Africentric

.

Not Afro.

*columbus D4 All star team

[art_vandelay]

2004-2005 South Webster (AP #4) was defeated by Afrocentric (AP #1) in the regional Finals 54-46

Afrocentric went on to vacate all wins and the D4 state title. Had it not been for that, that would be 3 Final fours in a row and every champion either was webster or had to go through us

I still remember all the Webster people on here and jjhuddle griping about Africentric at the time. My response was "If OHSAA, says they're legit, then nothing Webster can whine about." Well, when OHSAA later ruled that Africentric's team that year wasn't legit, I guess the whining was warranted! The Holgate loss at buzzer in 2004 State semis still bothered me more as a Webster fan for some reason.*

[The Ghost of Swanker]

2004-2005 South Webster (AP #4) was defeated by Afrocentric (AP #1) in the regional Finals 54-46

Afrocentric went on to vacate all wins and the D4 state title. Had it not been for that, that would be 3 Final fours in a row and every champion either was webster or had to go through us

I still remember all the Webster people on here and jjhuddle griping about Africentric at the time. My response was "If OHSAA, says they're legit, then nothing Webster can whine about." Well, when OHSAA later ruled that Africentric's team that year wasn't legit, I guess the whining was warranted! The Holgate loss at buzzer in 2004 State semis still bothered me more as a Webster fan for some reason.*

Yeah the Holegate shot still hurts to this day and it’s been almost 20 years (wow). I was just a little kid but I remember it like it was yesterday. Talk about taking the air out of the ball against a high powered offense. To think how close we came to having 3 state titles in a row. It’ll be a very very very long time before there’s ever another run like that in SEOD4.
And what a year for the SOC2 in 05-06. 2 teams in the final 4. Wheelersburg took an L in the semifinals to some kid named David Lighty

[The Ghost of Swanker]

Ironton 2004-2005 Waginger Vs Mayo.

[Chieftain2009]

any updates?

I'll double check, but no more updates up to the present date.

[Rza1]

That Waterloo squad though, mattash... lol what a story... practiced biddy league in the old gym.. darn shame they tore that place down.

[Gilligan]

Racine was there in 1982 as well. Howie had them rolling.

[DUNK1]

Racine was there in 1982 as well. Howie had them rolling.

We all know Howie was the brains of that operation.

[Gilligan]

Racine was there in 1982 as well. Howie had them rolling.

We all know Howie was the brains of that operation.

Yep, Carl has been lost ever sense him and Howie parted ways.

[greyghost]

Racine was there in 1982 as well. Howie had them rolling.

We all know Howie was the brains of that operation.

Yep, Carl has been lost ever sense him and Howie parted ways.

Who's "Carl"?

[Bird Dog]

We all know Howie was the brains of that operation.

Yep, Carl has been lost ever sense him and Howie parted ways.

Who's "Carl"?

Carl Wolfe

[greyghost]

Yep, Carl has been lost ever sense him and Howie parted ways.

Who's "Carl"?

Carl Wolfe

Who is he?