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Grosse Pointe South, University Liggett Advance to State Girls Basketball Semifinals
Grosse Pointe South and University Liggett both win state quarterfinal games in the girls basketball tournament.
The girls basketball teams from and both celebrated big victories Tuesday night in the state playoffs—and both are headed to the state semifinals later this week in East Lansing.
Grosse Pointe South defeated Waterford Kettering 58-54 in a Class A state quarterfinal game at Detroit Mercy on Tuesday.
Caitlin Moore scored 19 points for South, according to a column by Terry Foster of the Detroit News.
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With the victory, Grosse Pointe South improved its overall record to 22-3. The Blue Devils will play Ann Arbor Huron in a Class A state semifinal game on Friday at 2:50 p.m.
In the Class C tournament, University Liggett defeated Riverview Gabriel Richard 65-29 on Tuesday at Milford.
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scored 20 points, and Haleigh Ristovski had 19 points, according to the Detroit Free Press.
The Knights, , will take on undefeated Concord in a Class C state semifinal game on Thursday at 1 p.m.
Coaches, athletic directors and parents may submit results, highlights and photos by emailing sara.martin@patch.com.
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