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The Garden State? After looking at the list of former NJ High School Players in the NCAA Women's Tournament, the Guard State might be more appropriate. Here's @TheBballProject rankings of the top players headlined by multiple All-Americans nj.com/highschoolspor…

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Final: Old Tappan survives a scare and holds on to defeat Chatham, 58-51 and advance to the Group 3 final on Sunday @laurenknego @ChrisNalwasky @TheBballProject

Halftime: Old Tappan leads Chatham 30-17 as Nina Caunedo has brought the flame thrower with her from Bergen County, making 5 3-pointers, including three in the final 2:55 of the half @laurenknego @ChrisNalwasky @TheBballProject

Final: Westfield 56, West Orange 52. Onto Rutgers are the Blue Devils. #njgirlshoops @laurenknego @JBernsteinHS @Chattermeister

8.8 left. 54-52 Westfield and they have the ball. #njgirlshoops @laurenknego @JBernsteinHS @Chattermeister

52-49 Westfield :48 left. #njgirlshoops @laurenknego @JBernsteinHS @Chattermeister

233 to go and Westfield leads 50-47. Coming to the wire here. #njgirlshoops @laurenknego @JBernsteinHS @Chattermeister

4:33 left and Westfield is ahead 50-42. #njgirlshoops @laurenknego @JBernsteinHS @Chattermeister

After 3 Westfield leads 40-34. Blue Devils close the quarter on a 10-0 run. #njgirlshoops @laurenknego @JBernsteinHS @Chattermeister

Halftime after a very brisk second quarter. Westfield 28, West Orange 25. #njgirlshoops @laurenknego @JBernsteinHS @Chattermeister

25-24 Westfield 319 to half. Ryan Watt 21 of WO's 25 points. She can't miss right now. #njgirlshoops @laurenknego @JBernsteinHS @Chattermeister

Westfield ahead 16-10 after one. @laurenknego @JBernsteinHS @Chattermeister

One nugget...When I took my car out of ignition earlier, it was 79 degrees. On a related note, I covered a group baseball semifinal in Glen Rock last June 9th. It was 66 degrees with a cool rain that day. @NJ_RecruitWatch @PJ_Potter @JBernsteinHS @Jake_Aferiat

Welcome to the Dunn Center in Elizabeth. West Orange and Westfield coming up in the G4 semis at 7:30. #njgirlshoops @laurenknego @JBernsteinHS @Chattermeister

Saharia Quamina of Bloomfield quickly pins and wraps things all up at 235.

185: Undefeated Emmy Rea Hotz of Del Val stays unbeaten (29-0) after a 3rd period reversal sees her fend off Brianna Sandoval of Bound Brook, 9-7.

Bayasgalan Baatarkhuu of St. Benedict's pins in 1:47. 8 of the 10 finals have been pins so far. #njgirlswrestling @NJ_RecruitWatch

Stella Frigiola of North Hunterdon pins in :59 at 152. #njgirlswrestling

Immaculata's Taylor Thiele pins in 3:47 to win at 145.