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<p>The playoffs are heating up as we near Sectional Finals! Tuesday saw upsets (and narrow escape) across the state in Groups 1 & 3 with some head-turning performances. Let's dive in and recap the madness March is bringing!</p>
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<p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>South Jersey, Group 1</strong></p>
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<p>Top-seed Haddon Township overcame a 25-18 first half deficit and withstood and furious surge from Woodstown in the 4th quarter to squeak by 46-44 and land in the Sectional Chip once again. Sophomore Abby Wiedeman had one of the best games of her young career, sinking four triples en-route to a game-high 17 points. She was a difference-maker on the glass as well, pulling down a game-high 8 boards and securing crucial rebounds down the stretch. Junior [player_tooltip player_id='600906' first='Kiersten' last='Callahan'] tallied 13 points and the two combined for over half of Haddon Township's total. They will host 3rd seeded (and defending champ) Wildwood in the Sectional title game on Friday.</p>
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<p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>Central Jersey, Group 1</strong></p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='601332' first='Annie' last='Conover'] was a woman possessed yesterday! She WENT OFF and had herself a career day against #4 Middlesex, dropping a 26-point, 16-rebound double-double to lead #1 New Providence to the Sectional final on Friday [vs #2 Thrive Charter]. She also distributed the ball equally as good, dishing out a game-best 5 assists! The Pioneers used a huge 3rd quarter to distance themselves and withstood a valiant effort in the 4th that saw star senior [player_tooltip player_id='414402' first='Jessica' last='Devine'] catch fire. Devine would finish with a game-high 30 points in the loss.</p>
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<p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>Central Jersey, Group 3</strong></p>
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<p>Down goes #1! [player_tooltip player_id='913916' first='Tyeera' last='Howard'] has been on an absolute TEAR through the postseason and last night's game vs #1 Westampton Tech was no exception. She put forth a stellar performance, recording team-best totals of 19 points, 9 rebounds and 3 steals to help #5 Neptune seal the deal in OT, 55-54. Senior back court duo [player_tooltip player_id='414290' first='Christa' last='Ramos'] and [player_tooltip player_id='879070' first='Bre' last='Evans'] combined for 30 points, played lockdown defense and made tremendous hustle plays. The Scarlet Fliers will take on #2 Red Bank Regional in the Sectional final on Friday.</p>
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<p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>North Jersey, Section 1, Group 3</strong></p>
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<p>In a game that just didn't want to end, top-seeded Demarest withstood four quarters of regulation and some extra playing time... double overtime to be exact... to dispatch #5 West Essex 67-62 in the semis. [player_tooltip player_id='600897' first='Gabriella' last='Mittelman'] accounted for more than half of their total scoring, recording a career-high 39 points to lead the Norsemen. Efforts by [player_tooltip player_id='651513' first='Deana' last='Finkelstein'] should be noted, doing a great job on the glass and on defense. It was an arduous task, however, trying to contain [player_tooltip player_id='879566' first='Sasha' last='Resnick'], who had a career day of her own, recording a ferocious 24-point, 27-rebound double-double. The 1 & 2 will clash for the Sectional chip, as Demarest takes on #2 Morris Knolls on Friday.</p>
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<p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>North Jersey, Section 2, Group 3</strong></p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='414349' first='Bella' last='Curanovic'] put #6 Cranford on her back and led them to a stunning 52-46 upset of #2 Somerville. She took initiative from the jump and went on to record on of the best performances of her career, a monster 24-point, 16-rebound double-double. Junior Brooke Bentrewicz was the ying to Bella's yang, tallying 15 points to tie a career-high set in February vs Union Catholic. Her three triples also tied a career-high! Cranford meets defending champ and top seed Chatham in the Sectional final on Friday. </p>
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The playoffs are heating up as we near Sectional Finals! Tuesday saw upsets (and narrow escape) across the state in Groups 1 & 3 with some head-turning performances. Let's dive in and recap the madness March is bringing!
South Jersey, Group 1 Top-seed Haddon Township overcame a 25-18 first half deficit and withstood and furious surge from Woodstown in the 4th quarter to squeak by 46-44 and land in the Sectional Chip once again. Sophomore Abby Wiedeman had one of the best games of her young career, sinking four triples en-route to a game-high 17 points. She was a difference-maker on the glass as well, pulling down a game-high 8 boards and securing crucial rebounds down the stretch. Junior [player_tooltip player_id='600906' first='Kiersten' last='Callahan'] tallied 13 points and the two combined for over half of Haddon Township's total. They will host 3rd seeded (and defending champ) Wildwood in the Sectional title game on Friday. Central Jersey, Group 1 [player_tooltip player_id='601332' first='Annie' last='Conover'] was a woman possessed yesterday! She WENT…
