South/Central Groups 2 & 4 Sectional Semis Roundup

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The sectional semifinals are complete. Here's a full roundup of the Central/South games.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Central, Group 2</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Manasquan 59, Delaware Valley 33.</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Top-seeded Manasquan led a balanced scoring attack to defeat fifth-seeded Delaware Valley, 59-33. [player_tooltip player_id='333318' first='Shea' last='Donnelly'] tallied a game-high 13 points and [player_tooltip player_id='333337' first='Grace' last='Love'] added 11 points for the Warriors. [player_tooltip player_id='525478' first='Elana' last='Falkenstein'] paced Delaware Valley with 11 points in the losing effort.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Rumson-Fair Haven 49, Wall 27.</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='414238' first='Sylvie' last='Notine'] scored 19 points and [player_tooltip player_id='559133' first='Erin' last='Reid'] added 14 for second-seeded Rumson-Fair Haven to power the Bulldogs to a 49-27 victory over 11th-seeded Wall.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Central, Group 4</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Monroe 53, Hightstown 30.</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='525414' first='Evangelina' last='Francisco'] tallied 19 points as second-seeded Monroe scored a 53-30 victory over third-seeded Hightstown. [player_tooltip player_id='1157850' first='Kiera' last='Longo'] added 16 points for the Falcons in the feat.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Hillsborough 68, Franklin 55.</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='583701' first='Francesca' last='Schiro'] exploded for 29 points, knocking down 14 of 30 free-throw attempts and three three-pointers to power top-seeded Hillsborough past fifth-seeded Franklin, 68-55. [player_tooltip player_id='651500' first='Isabella' last='Ruh'] recorded 18 points and [player_tooltip player_id='333349' first='Mya' last='Loniewski'] added 14 more for the Raiders.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/thesjibt/status/1897459820556378170">https://twitter.com/thesjibt/status/1897459820556378170</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">South, Group 2</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Middle Township 59, Barnegat 45.</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Reagen Powell (17), [player_tooltip player_id='669303' first='Abbey' last='Cappelletti'] (13), [player_tooltip player_id='583712' first='McKenzie' last='Palek'] (13), and [player_tooltip player_id='871258' first='Sarah' last='Farrow'] (12) each reached double digits for top-seeded Middle Township as the Panthers defeated fourth-seeded Barnegat, 59-45. Farrow also recorded 17 rebounds.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Haddon Heights 55, Manchester Township 53.</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='835864' first='Emma' last='Harris'] scored a career-high 38 points to lead third-seeded Haddon Heights to a 55-53 narrow victory over seventh-seeded Manchester Township. [player_tooltip player_id='583452' first='Sami' last='Szabo'] and Serenity Matthews each tallied six for the Garnets. [player_tooltip player_id='668417' first='Madeline' last='Nolan'] scored a team-high 16 points and Savannah Jackson added 12 for Manchester Township in the losing effort.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/ladychiefsbskt/status/1897454788981236052">https://twitter.com/ladychiefsbskt/status/1897454788981236052</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">South, Group 4</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Cherokee 39, Howell 22.</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='559132' first='Brielle' last='Alaba'] had herself quite the night, scoring 11 points and reaching the 1,000 career points milestone as second-seeded Cherokee played a gritty defensive effort in a 39-22 victory over third-seeded Howell. [player_tooltip player_id='583702' first='Olivia' last='Selverian'] also scored 11 points for the Chiefs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Lenape 41, Eastern 35.</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Trailing by a point at halftime, top-seeded Lenape outscored fifth-seeded Eastern 26-19 over the final 16 minutes to come out on top with the 41-35 feat. [player_tooltip player_id='835906' first='El-Anita' last='Joe-Samuel'] and Lauren Caulden each scored 16 points for the Indians. [player_tooltip player_id='879631' first='Madison' last='Stuart'] recorded 13 for the Vikings.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->