The Mansfield Senior boys basketball team's incredible tournament run came to an end on Saturday in the Division III Regional Championship game, 81-61, falling to Toledo Central Catholic (23-3).
Senior High and the Fighting Irish were tied, 16-16, after the 1st quarter and the TYgers lead by 3 points early in the 2nd quarter. DJ Corbin picked up 2 fouls early in the game, actually less than a minute into the fist quarter and played limited minutes in the 1st half. TCC outscored Mansfield Senior 20-11 in the 2nd quarter to take a 36-27 lead at the half. The Irish had a big 3rd quarter, where every time Senior High would score, they would answer with a big basket and took a 61-41 lead into the 4th quarter.
Mansfield Senior (19-8) got 22 points from Kaylen Brooks, who is only a sophomore and is such a great shooter, Davion Mack 10 points ( and another thunderous dunk), 9 points each for DJ Corbin and D'Vontae Johnson, while Andrew Brooks chipped in 7.
Senior High is a regional runner-up for the 1st time since 2014 and TCC won their 3rd regional championship in school history in basketball. Central Catholic was led by Manny Johnson with 24 points and Cayden Kynard with 20. Jordan Langford was big off the bench with 11 points, which included three 3's at key times in the game.
The future is bright for Mansfield with several key guys coming back next year: Kaylen Brooks, Andrew Brooks, Davion Mack and Sammie Likely.