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Ocean City High School Girls Basketball Team Advances to Playoff Semifinals

The girls defeated Absegami in the quarterfinals.

The Ocean City High School girls basketball team is two wins away from a South Jersey title.

The top-seeded Red Raiders advanced to the semifinals of the NJSIAA South Jersey Group 3 championship with a 49-34 win over No. 9 Absegami, according to nj.com.

Ocean City will face No. 4 Winslow in the semifinals on Friday, 6 p.m.

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Rosalia Daddi led the way with 13 points, followed by Nicole Piergross with 11 points. Ocean City jumped out to a seven-point lead after the first quarter and never looked back.

Ocean City defeated No. 16 Central Regional, 48-36, in the first round.

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To view the full bracket, visit nj.com.

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