Southern Lehigh 54, Northwestern Lehigh 38 – Rapid Recap
On Valentine’s Day, Southern Lehigh High School’s girls basketball team earned another date with Notre Dame.
The top-seeded Spartans dispatched fifth-seeded Northwestern Lehigh 54-38 in the Colonial League semifinals on Tuesday night at Catasauqua High School.
Turning point: Southern Lehigh closed the first half on a 16-1 run and took a 31-13 advantage into halftime.
Northwestern cut the deficit to 13 in both the third and fourth quarters but never got within single digits.
Top performers: Avery Bennett scored a game-high 18 points for Southern Lehigh. Amanda Mobley and Olivia Snyder chipped in 11 and 10 points, respectively.
Leighanna Lister paced Northwestern (16-8) with 18 points.
What it means: Southern Lehigh (22-1) advances to the Colonial League final against Notre Dame 6 p.m. Friday at either Freedom High or Easton Area Middle School (wherever the EPC championship isn’t).
The Spartans are seeking their second straight league title.
Kyle Craig may be reached at kcraig@lehighvalleylive.com. Follow him on Twitter @KyleCraigSports. Find Lehigh Valley high school sports on Facebook.
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