The top four teams are all through to the WCSSAA Junior Girls' semifinals --- barely.The #3 Jacob Hespeler Hawks, who lost to #6 Preston last week, had their hands full with the Panthers again on Tuesday but were able to sneak out a 32-31 overtime victory to secure their spot in the semifinals (and earn themselves an "AAA" CWOSSA berth in the process).
Charlotte Clifford put home 14 points for JHSS there, with Kayla Gallant adding 8. Alayna Johnson (9) and Brooke Davidson (6) were the top Panther scorers.
Also joining the Hawks at "AAA" CWOSSA will be the Waterloo-Oxford Crusaders and the Galt Ghosts, by virtue of their wins on Tuesday.
#4 Galt locked things down defensively in a 30-17 victory over #5 Elmira. Beth Fleming had 11 in the win for the Ghosts, with Juley Dunlop notching 7. Natalie Mayer did most of the Lancer damage, scoring a game-high 13.
#2 Waterloo-Oxford put up 69 points in a 69-33 win over #7 Huron Heights. Madeline Woolvett and Madalyn Davidson each had 14 points for the Crusaders, while Jamila Beckford ended her WCSSAA season with another strong effort, scoring 19 points.
The top-seeded SJAM Highlanders cruised to a 51-23 win over #8 Cameron Heights. Griffin Lack-Shane (13), Emily Domerchi (12), and Kate Moran (12) were the Highlander leaders, while Tamara Grahovac had 7 for Cameron.
In semifinals, which will be played Thursday at the higher-seeded schools, #1 SJAM will host #4 Galt, and #2 WODSS will play #3 Jacob Hespeler.
CWOSSA Qualification
The semifinal results also confirmed all of WCSSAA's Junior CWOSSA berths.
For AAAA, the #1 SJAM Highlanders earned one of the berths with their victory, while #7 Huron Heights will assume the other CWOSSA berth. There were only three "AAAA" schools in the quarterfinals, so the Huskies just needed either a win or a Cameron Heights loss to qualify for CWOSSA.
As previously mentioned, WCSSAA gets three "AAA" berths this year, so the three AAA schools that advanced to the semifinals will assume those --- #2 WODSS, #3 Jacob Hespeler, and #4 Galt.
