It was ticket punching time around the Garden State as we bring you four sectional semifinal from the public girls state playoffs. Check back as the highlights are posted throughout the night!
Rumson-Fair Haven 2 Ocean 1 | Girls | Central Jersey Group 2 Semifinal
Lily Halpern had a goal and an assist to lead the 8th seeded Bulldogs past their Shore rival and earn a spot in the CJ Group 2 championship game this Saturday against Point Pleasant Boro. Mia Fiorentino scored her 31st goal to set a school record and give Ocean Township a 1-0 lead. Halpern’s long throw in set up a header by Lily McLaughlin to tie the game 1-1. Halpern scored the game winner :20 into the second hialf with a blast from 35 yards out.
JSZ’s Rich Chrampanis has full coverage from our ACI Medical & Dental School Game of the Week:
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Westfield 4 Bridgewater-Raritan 1 | Girls | North 2 Group 4 Semifinal
No. 4 Westfield girls soccer (16-0-2) advanced to their sixth straight sectional final on Tuesday with a 4-1 win over No. 19 Bridgewater-Raritan (14-5-2) in the North 2, Group 4 semis. Duquesne commit Emilie Cadigan scored two goals on the day, and Mia Zbranak and Gabriella Hollins each had one. Goalie Phoebe Klag also had seven saves, while BR’s Brooke Engstrom had eight. Isabella Kaiser scored the lone goal for the Panthers, the first of the freshman’s career.
The top-seed Blue Devils now advance to Friday’s sectional final against 14-seed Ridge for a chance at their fourth straight sectional title.
JSZ’s Ryan Sudol has the highlights and reaction from Westfield:
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Red Bank Regional 3 Hopewell Valley 0 | Girls | Central Jersey Group 3 Semifinal
JSZ’s Tyler Mroz will have full coverage later tonight!
Egg Harbor Twp. 8 Cherry Hill East 2 | Girls | South Jersey Group 4 Semifinal
South Carolina commit Jackie Brownlee picked up her 12th hat trick of the season while adding a pair of assists to lead the top-seeded Eagles to the program’s first sectional final. Evalyn Brown finished with two goals and two assists in the victory. Brooke Karp scored two late goals, while Sienna Jawoski netted her eighth of the year for Egg Harbor Township (21-1). Ellie Ferdas scored twice in the loss for fourth-seeded Cherry Hill East (14-8), which played with ten players after a red card in the 20th minute. EHT advances and will face third-seeded Eastern for the SJ Group 4 championship on Friday.
JSZ’s James Mooney has the highlights and reaction from Egg Harbor Township:
