A scout from Minerva High was sitting in the press box at the Division II district final between

A scout from Minerva High was sitting in the press box at the Division II district final between Niles and Poland on March 10, scribbling notes about players to watch.
Minutes into the game, someone turned to the scout and said, "Keep your eye on No. 23 from Poland."
"We know about him," the scout said. "We hear he's 'Mr. Clutch.'"
For the past two years, Jamie Dunn -- the two-time Metro Athletic Conference player of the year and Vindicator boys basketball player of the year -- has been the best player on one of the area's best teams.
He doesn't have gaudy stats -- he averaged 14.2 points and 4.6 assists per game this season -- but was the leader, and the heart, of the Bulldogs.
Before the season, Dunn told his teammates they could make it to Columbus. They thought he was nuts.
"After regionals, the guys came up to me and said, 'You were right,'" Dunn, a three-year starter, said. "I was like, 'I told you guys.'"
Dream come true: Poland advanced to the Division II state semifinal, losing to Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary 76-36. Afterward, the Bulldogs stayed in Columbus to watch the rest of the games.
"It was an awesome year," the Poland senior said. "It was something we worked for all spring, summer and fall and it was the perfect way of ending my career."
Dunn's father, Jamie Dunn, is an attorney and coaches the Poland girls team. In some ways, the son is just like the father.
As a point guard, Dunn is the coach on the floor. And he plays like an attorney -- playing to the crowd, working the officials and doing whatever it takes to win.
"Some of the referees in Mahoning County don't like me because I talk so much," Dunn said with a smile. "But if you're nice, they're usually nice to you."
Setting the standard: Poland advanced to state for the first time since 1972. Poland coach Ken Grisdale won his second district title -- he won it in 1996 -- and was named Vindicator boys basketball coach of the year.
"It's been great playing for him," Dunn said of Grisdale. "Before the past two years, he got criticized a lot. No offense to the players before me, but it's always been about the players.
"The coaches want to win as much as anyone, and he's probably the hardest working coach I know."
Dunn is undecided about college -- he's hoping for a scholarship from Indiana University, a Division II school in Pennsylvania -- but either wants to be an attorney or a sports agent.
"I want to go to a big school," said Dunn, who has garnered interest from a number of small colleges. "I'm kind of worried that if I go to a certain place because of basketball, I won't like it.
"I love basketball, but it's time to make a decision."
Luckily for Dunn, that's what point guards do best.