November begins with girls’ sectional semifinal action on the public side. Enjoy the highlights!
Westfield 0(4) Hunterdon Central 0(2) Shootout | Girls | North 2 Group 4 Semifinal
The Blue Devils are headed back to the sectional finals after a marathon win and a stellar performance from their senior goalkeeper. Sutton Factor made a number of saves in regulation and then stopped an additional two shots in a shootout win for third-seeded Westfield (15-0-3). The Blue Devils are now riding a 43-match unbeaten streak. Second seed Hunterdon Central (14-3-1) played a tough 100 minutes of soccer in their season-ending loss.
JSZ’s Jay Cook has highlights and reaction from Flemington:
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Middletown South 4 Allentown 2 | Girls | Central Group 3 Semifinal
(3) Middletown South advanced to the Central Jersey, Group 3 Final following a 4-2 victory over (2) Allentown. After a scoreless first half, the second was much different as the first 11 minutes saw both teams exchange goals. The game was tied 2-2 in the closing seven minutes of regulation when freshman Bea Tinoco scored her third and fourth goal of the game. The Eagles will take on (5) Brick Memorial in the Championship.
JSZ’s Nery Rodriguez has the highlights and postgame reaction from Allentown:
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Freehold Township 2 Rancocas Valley | Girls | Central Group 4 Semifinal
Kayla Wong converted a penalty kick in the second minute and sophomore Sophie Tonino added a late first-half goal to give the Patriots (18-2) a spot in the Central Jersey Group 4 semifinals and a matchup with Shore Conference rival Manalapan. Ashley Moore recorded her 15th shutout in net for Freehold.
JSZ’s Rich Chrampanis has the highlights from the Manalapan Rec. Center:
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Williamstown 2 Washington Twp. 0 | Girls | South Group 4 Semifinal
The third-seeded Braves blanked the seventh-seeded Minutemaids to advance to the South Jersey Group 4 final. Angela Oliveto and Sarah Nasatka scored the goals for Williamstown (15-4), while Madison Schill earned the clean sheet in net. Washington Township finishes the season with a record of (9-8-1).
JSZ’s Mike Frankel has the highlights:
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Eastern 3 Central Regional 0 | Girls | South Group 4 Semifinal
The top-seeded Vikings picked up their seventh-straight shutout to punch their ticket to the South Group 4 final. Jolie Brancaccio, Izzy Benfield, and Emily Stewart each scored in the victory. Ava Clark finished with four goals on the afternoon, surpassing 100 saves for the season for Eastern (21-1-2). Erika Kangas collected five saves in the loss for fifth-seeded Central Regional (13-5-1). Eastern will face third-seeded Williamstown for the South Group 4 championship on Saturday.
JSZ’s James Mooney has the highlights from Voorhees:
JSZ’s coverage of Eastern is brought to you by Cooper University Health Care.
