Garfield Heights HS (23‑3)
Garfield Heights, Ohio
Ohio OHSAA Division III state semifinalist
Top Players
- 6-2 SR Marcus Johnson (OHIO STATE) ... ESPN-28, Rivals-83
Bulldogs At A Glance
The suburban Cleveland school, a perennial contender under coach Sonny Johnson, has fallen short of a trip to Dayton, but that might finally change this season. Ohio State pledge 6-2 SR Marcus Johnson (29.7 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 4.7 apg, 2.2 steals) and his father are already the first father-son duo to win Ohio Mr. Basketball awards, but Marcus could join LeBron James, O.J. Mayo, Jared Sullinger and Luke Kennard as the only back-to-back winners. … A pair of talented transfers have been added in 6-9 SR Zachariah Belcher (14.4 ppg, 6.8 rpg, 2.4 blocks at Fort Wayne Southside) and 5-8 JR King Young (17 ppg at Cleveland Central Catholic). … The Bulldogs reached the state semifinals last March, but fell to Louisville 49-48. Johnson scored 25 points before leaving after taking a hard fall with 5:31 left. He is 72-9 during his three-year career.