The Resurrection Phoenix, the top-seeded team in both the D8 junior and senior leagues, advanced in both divisions by posting comfortable wins on Wednesday afternoon.
In fact, the junior Phoenix were all over #4 St. Mary's, jumping out to a 24-0 lead before the Eagles were able to crack the goose egg. RCSS led 30-3 at halftime before cruising to a 57-12 win.
Celia McGlynn (20), Shannon Walls (6) and Patricia Enrique (6) led the way for Resurrection, while Brittany Gulic, Sara Jankovic and Becca Siewert split the 12 Eagle points with 4 apiece.
Resurrection's seniors got past St. Benedict 46-30.
Sarah Schulz netted 22 to lead the way, while Angelika Jarski added 8. Hilary Ferguson (15) and Dana Milani (8) were the top St. Benedict performers on Wednesday.
The other senior game saw St. Mary's handle Woodland Christian by a 36-17 final. Beth Zabib led the Eagles with 8, while Rebekah Oosterhof had 7 for the Cavs.
Meanwhile, back in junior, the other of D8's semifinal games was apparently not without controversy.
The St. Benedict Saints (#2) seed were upset by the #3 St. David Celtics in a 44-43 thriller. According to reports on Twitter, the Saints were shorted two points on the scoreboard as the scoresheet (45-44 SBCSS) did not match-up with the posted score.
Regardless, the Celtics will advance and face the Phoenix in Friday's final. The elimination of the Saints also clinched an "AAAA" CWOSSA berth for Resurrection. Here's a look at the D8 finals schedule:
Friday: D8 Finals
Resurrection will play host to the 2012 D8 finals, which will get underway at 6pm with the junior contest between Resurrection and St. David. Both of those schools will also be advancing to CWOSSA (RCSS - AAAA; SDCSS - AAA).
In senior, the D8 title and AAAA CWOSSA berth will be decided between the top two teams in the D8 league, Resurrection and St. Mary's. That game should get underway around 8pm.
