`I always thought I was a basketball player`: Massillon`s Jayden Ballard eyes hoops finale
(WorldNews Sport)

MASSILLON Jayden Ballard has gained national attention over the last four years for his exploits on a football field. That culminated in him earning a scholarship to Ohio State. The basketball court, however, has been a happy refuge for the Massillon senior for most of his life. `I`ve been playing basketball since I was a little kid,` Ballard said Thursday afternoon. `So, I always thought I was a basketball player until I started playing football, too. I`m both, but it`s more football now.` More: Massillon puts it together to put away St. Thomas Aquinas That will never be more evident for Ballard than Friday night at 6 when the Tigers play host to Andrews Osborne at Washington High School....