COLUMBUS, Ohio -- LeBron James has a few talented teammates at Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary.

"They're a great team without Mr. James,'' Canton South coach Henry Cobb said after James' top-ranked team rolled to a 71-46 win in Friday's semifinals of the Ohio state boys high school tournament.

As good as the Fighting Irish (24-1) are, though, there's still no disputing James makes them extraordinary.

"The problem -- and it's a good problem -- is when you're playing in the shadow of the greatest player in Ohio high school history, people tend to overlook some of the other talented guys we have,'' St. Vincent-St. Mary coach Dru Joyce said. "That's something our guys have had to deal with for a long time. Could we do it with without LeBron? Of course I believe that we could. But right now I don't have to worry about that.''

James, the 6-foot-8 senior expected to be the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft, had 19 points, nine rebounds and six assists against Canton South, with Romeo Travis adding 16 points, including a several dunks. Dru Joyce III, the coach's son, added 15 points on five 3-pointers.

"Anybody who has seen most of our games knows I'm not afraid to pass,'' James said. "They played a matchup zone. Me being 6-8, I could see over the defenders and get the ball to my teammates.''

A sellout crowd of 18,409 watched the game, and tickets were being scalped for $50 -- more than seven times face value.

James closes out his high school career Saturday, when he leads his team in the final against Kettering Alter, a team St. Vincent-St. Mary beat by 33 points earlier this season.

James' every move has been well documented all year. After he admitted accepting two sports jerseys for free from a Cleveland sports-apparel store, James was ruled ineligible in January by the state's high school athletic association. He ended up missing two games late in the regular season, but an appeal has allowed him to continue playing.