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Avon, Walsh meet after Hoban streak snapped, ranked as Ohio's best teams in OHSAA state semifinal

Sometimes, the two best teams in the state meet before the championship game.

That looks to be the case in OHSAA's Division II, when Avon and Walsh Jesuit will clash in a state semifinal on Friday night at the University of Akron.

In fact, these aren't just the two best teams in D-II.

Drew Pasteur's Fantastic 50 ranks Avon and Walsh as the Nos. 1 and 2 teams in the state for any division (for reference, D-III Toledo Central Catholic is No. 3, followed by D-I's St. Edwards at No. 4).

It's a matchup with great narratives, too.

Avon is the defending Division II state champion. They made school history last December on a snowy day in Canton.

Walsh hadn't been here i

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