Friday’s N.J. Sectional Finals Roundup

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Check the roundup below to see which teams across the Garden state were crowned sectional champions on Friday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Group 1</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Mountain Lakes 56, Park Ridge 45.</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Abigail Hawes scored 20 points to lead second-seeded Mountain Lakes to a 56- 45 upset victory over top-seeded Park Ridge in the final round of the <strong><em>North Jersey Section 1</em></strong>, Group 1 playoffs. [player_tooltip player_id='832357' first='Shea' last='Sutter'] added 16 points and 12 rebounds for the Lakers. [player_tooltip player_id='414430' first='Allie' last='Shenloogian'] paced Park Ridge with 30 points. It's the Lakers' first sectional title since 2006.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Glen Ridge 50, University 44.</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Top-seeded Glen Ridge defeated second-seeded University 50-44 to capture its first <strong><em>North Jersey Section 2</em></strong>, Group 1 title in program history. [player_tooltip player_id='583763' first='Riley' last='O'Sullivan'] led the Ridgers with 17 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Haddon Township 42, Wildwood 32.</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='583462' first='Alli' last='Kamulda'] continued her excellent senior campaign with a game-high 16 points to power top-seeded Haddon Township to a 42-32 feat over third-seeded Wildwood in the final round of the <strong><em>South Jersey </em></strong>Group 1 playoffs. [player_tooltip player_id='600906' first='Kiersten' last='Callahan'] added 14 points for the Hawks. [player_tooltip player_id='414340' first='Macie' last='McCracken'] paced Wildwood with 15 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Group 3</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Morris Knolls 64, Demarest 62.</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Second-seeded Morris Knolls defeated top-seeded Demarest, 64-62 in the final round of the <strong><em>North Jersey Section 1</em></strong>, Group 3 playoffs in overtime. [player_tooltip player_id='879858' first='Charlee' last='Perna'] scored 23 points and [player_tooltip player_id='1157956' first='Tessa' last='Simone'] added 14 for the Golden Eagles.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Chatham 41, Cranford 33.</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='333348' first='Ella' last='Kreuzer'] scored 19 points to power top-seeded Chatham to a 41-33 victory over sixth-seeded Cranford in the final round of the <strong><em>North Jersey Section 2</em></strong>, Group 3 playoffs. [player_tooltip player_id='414422' first='Mia' last='Semioli'] added seven points for the Cougars. [player_tooltip player_id='414349' first='Bella' last='Curanovic'] scored a game-high 21 points for Cranford.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Neptune 55, Red Bank Regional 50.</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='913916' first='Tyeera' last='Howard'] (20) and [player_tooltip player_id='879070' first='Bre' last='Evans'] (16) combined for 26 points to power fifth-seeded Neptune to a 55-50 victory over Red Bank Regional in the final round of the <strong><em>Central Jersey</em></strong> Group 3 playoffs. [player_tooltip player_id='414290' first='Christa' last='Ramos'] added 14 points for the Scarlet Fliers. [player_tooltip player_id='333332' first='Caroline' last='Polloway'] paced Red Bank Regional with 19 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Cherry Hill West 50, Moorestown 43.</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='835898' first='Kirsten' last='Gibson'] tallied 17 points and [player_tooltip player_id='583706' first='Molly' last='Bovell'] added 16 to lead top-seeded Cherry Hill West to a 50-43 win over second-seeded Moorestown in the final round of the <strong><em>South Jersey </em></strong>Group 3 playoffs. It was the Lions' third victory over their Olympic Conference Patriot division rival this season and their first sectional title in program history.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->