The No. 2 seed Gainesville Hurricanes defeated the No. 3 seed Buchholz Bobcats, 45-30, in the 6A-District 2 girls basketball tournament semifinal Wednesday at the Purple Palace.
Gainesville (9-12) entered this must-win game against Buchholz (11-9) having lost six of its last seven games, putting a significant dent into its record.
Give and Go
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The score was 17-16 Bobcats in the second quarter when Jayden Terry scored a layup with 2.3 seconds to go, giving the Hurricanes a one-point lead (18-17) entering the halftime break.
‘Canes Break Through
At first, the second half was looking to be more of a defensive battle, with neither team scoring a point in the first minutes of the third quarter.
Wallace finally broke through with a layup on a Bobcats turnover, and after that, it was all Gainesville. The ‘Canes outscored the Bobcats 14-4 in the third quarter, and continued to dominate in the fourth behind great performances from Wallace, Terry and Taylor Mullins.
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Looking Ahead
Gainesville plays in the district championship game against the No. 1 seed Tallahassee Lincoln Trojans (20-4) in Tallahassee on Friday.
Lincoln defeated five seed Tallahassee Chiles (10-12) in Wednesday’s other semifinal, 58-31.