Delphos St. John’s To Play Kalida For 2026 D VII State Title

(3-20-26) It will be a Northwest Ohio match-up tomorrow in the Ohio D VII Boys State Basketball Championship game when Delphos St. John’s takes on Kalida. It will be a rematch from the opening game of the season when the Blue Jays beat the Wildcats 45-30.

The Blue Jays advanced with a 61-32 win over Malvern, while Kalida beat Hillsdale 58-46.

Delphos St. John's remains undefeated with a convincing 61-32 victory over Malvern in the D7 State Semifinals at the Nutter Center in Dayton.

The #1 Blue Jays (28-0) led wire-to-wire, receiving a game-high 18 pts from Cameron Elwer, while four other Delphos players scored at… pic.twitter.com/pUHp9AMCxO

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Delphos St Johns press conference following their 61-32 State Semifinal victory over Malvern. https://t.co/yDy5AECAAK

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Game – STATS

Hope the last ones out of town turned the lights off! #WildcatPRIDE pic.twitter.com/0Mef0voYcI

— Kalida Wildcats (@KalidaAD) March 20, 2026

Kalida press conference after their 58-46 State Semifinal victory over Hillsdale this afternoon. https://t.co/qW94ZHYp4S

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The Blue Jays will play Kalida (17-11) who beat Jeromesville Hillsdale (20-8) 58-46 in the other semi-final game on Saturday, March 21 at UD Arena at 4:15 p.m.

A look back….

1949 Class B State championship basketball game

Delphos St John’s High School

8mm film of the 1949 Class B State championship basketball game. Delphos St. John vs. Lockland Wayne. Played at the Ohio State Fairgrounds Colosseum on March 26, 1949 St. John won 47-43.