SJ1/3 First Round Playoff Roundup

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Check out our list of the top performers in the first round of the South Jersey Groups 1 and 3 playoffs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Group 1</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Lucy Matthews, Gateway: </em></strong>The freshman guard scored a game-high 13 points to lead the seventh-seeded Gators past 10th-seeded Schalick 43-21.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>[player_tooltip player_id='831439' first='Kezia' last='Brackett'], Glassboro:</em></strong> The junior guard scored a game-high 26 points as the fourth-seeded Bulldogs rolled 13th-seeded Cape May Tech 60-15.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>[player_tooltip player_id='600910' first='Emma' last='Speyerer'], Audubon:</em></strong> The senior point guard scored a game-high 22 points to power the third-seeded Green Wave to a 54-35 victory over 14th-seeded Salem.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Lauren Hengel, Woodstown: </em></strong>The senior shooting guard recorded a team-high 15 points to lead the 11th-seeded Wolverines to a 51-47 upset triumph over sixth-seeded divisional rival Pennsville, avenging two prior losses this winter.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Group 3</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>[player_tooltip player_id='835898' first='Kirsten' last='Gibson'], Cherry Hill West: </em></strong>The senior point guard dropped a game-high 24 points as the top-seeded Lions romped 16th-seeded Cumberland 49-16.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>[player_tooltip player_id='827087' first='Juliette' last='Mirigliani'], Clearview:</em></strong> The senior combo guard recorded a game-high 23 points and knocked down three three-pointers as the ninth-seeded Pioneers defeated eighth-seeded Delsea 46-36.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>[player_tooltip player_id='835901' first='Jenna' last='Vivadelli'], Hammonton: </em></strong>The junior point guard scored a game-high 20 points to power the fifth-seeded Blue Devils to a 50-25 victory over 12th-seeded Absegami.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Marley Ostrander, Ocean City: </em></strong>The junior point guard scored a game-high 13 points as the 13th-seeded Red Raiders earned a 42-39 upset over fourth-seeded Shawnee.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>[player_tooltip player_id='835903' first='Linsey' last='Cribbin'], Toms River South:</em></strong> The junior point guard reached 1,000 career points as the seventh-seeded Indians earned a 60-51 victory over 10th-seeded Timber Creek.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>[player_tooltip player_id='601276' first='Analyse' last='Intenzo'], Moorestown:</em></strong> The senior point guard scored a game-high 18 points and knocked down four three-pointers to power second-seeded Moorestown to a 49-10 victory over 15th-seeded Seneca.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>NOTE:</em></strong> Most second-round games will be played on Saturday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->