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Jeff Lindesmith, the head coach of the Canton Central Catholic Crusaders spoke with Sam Bourquin Wednesday ahead of their game against Coldwater in the Division V state championship in Columbus Saturday.

As they continue to move on in the Division V playoffs, Canton Central Catholic will prepare to face Garrettsville Garfield in Lake's Alumni Field on Saturday.

CCC head coach Jeff Lindesmith spoke with Sam Bourquin Monday afternoon.

The Canton Central Catholic Crusaders won in walk-off fashion yesterday, and they're looking to make even more noise in the state baseball tournament in Division III.

They got it done yesterday over Youngstown Cardinal Mooney 3-2, and head coach Doug Miller was certainly proud of his group, although the job is not finished in 2016.

Miller caught up with Sam Bourquin Wednesday to talk about the contest and how the Crusaders are off to the regionals.

"Our senior right-hander Jake Vance, boy what a game," Miller said. "Mooney's a great team, they scored 17 runs the night before against Crestview in the district semis, and he held them to three hits, and it's enough to move on."

CCC won on a walk-off by senior Clay Davies in the bottom of the 7th.

The Crusaders will move on to the Massillon regionals after winning their 12th district title since 1988.

The Canton Central Catholic Crusaders are making progress throughout the season, gutting out wins despite injury and illness.

Coach Matt Creamer joined the Sam Bourquin Show Tuesday to talk about his hoop squad ahead of their matchup tonight against fellow Stark County nemesis Perry. 

"It's going to be an emotional backyard rivalry type game," Creamer said.

He said that if his team plays to their strengths, they can compete against anybody.

"We seem to do things methodically and by design to stay in the game, so if we have quailty ball possessions andget some stops defensively, we can beat a lot of teams."

The Crusaders will play Perry tonight and wrap things up against Northwest for Senior Night.

Two teams from the "PTO" will be making their way down to Columbus to compete for a state championship, bring pride to their respective schools, and to Stark County.

The Perry Panthers led by Keith Wakefield and the Crusaders of Central Catholic coached by Jeff Lindesmith are focused and ready to compete for the final time this season, and both coaches know that they will need maximum effort from their kids if they are to bring it home.

Coach Wakefield joined Sam to talk about the win over Hudson, and as they prepare for Cincinnati LaSalle, who will be their opponent in the Division II State Championship Friday night at 8 p.m.

"We knew it would be a fight," Wakefield said, speaking of Hudson. "We knew we had to be physical,  and limit big plays."

As far as LaSalle, Wakefield knows there's a lot of talent on that side of the ball, and it's going to come down to the trenches.

"It comes down to, can our guys block their guys," he said. "They're real big up front, and their kids defensively aren't as big, but their quick."

 Canton Central Catholic, meanwhile will be taking on Coldwater in the Division V State Title contest, and Jeff Lindesmith says that it's a unique experience to play them once more this year after playing them in 2014. 

"This group has been such an interesting group, and it's been great to see them get better each week," he said.