Florida high school girls basketball Class 2A Semifinal: Evangelical Christian vs Miami Country Day live updates

The Class 2A girls' basketball semifinals get underway. High School on SI will be bringing you full coverage between Evangelical Christian and Miami Country Day. Winner advances to Saturday afternoon's state championship game

Maddie O'Berski of ECS takes a shot over Sophia McCartney of St. John Neumann in the Private 8 Girls Basketball Championship game on Friday, Jan. 19, 2024, at Evangelical Christian School in Fort Myers. / Amanda Inscore/The News-Press USA Today Network-Florida / USA TODAY NETWORK

The Florida High School Athletic Association's (FHSAA) high school girls basketball state championships resume with the Evangelical Christian Sentinels taking on the Miami Country Day Spartans

Follow along at High School On SI for live updates throughout the afternoon to see who will be representing in the Class 2A championship game on Saturday.

Evangelical Christian is making their third consecutive Final Four appearance.

Miami Country Day is a regular here in Lakeland, as this will be their 12th appearance in the last 13 years.

(Keep refreshing page for live game updates)

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	OT
Evangelical Christian	14	5	7	9
Miami Country Day	5	7	17	8

PREGAME

The Class 2A Semifinal between Evangelical Christian and Miami Country Day will tip-off at 1:02 p.m.

Evangelical Christian Starting Lineup: Arielle Marc, Maddie O'Berski, Moriah Walker, Nalah Smith, Kellisia Grant

Miami Country Day Starting Lineup: Kamie Ellis, Jada Johnson, Rachael Luis, Jalynn Belton, Kennedy Deal

1ST QUARTER

We are underway... Evangelical Christian will start with possession

Maddie O'Berski (Evangelical Christian) begins the scoring in this one, knocking down a pair of free throws

Kamie Ellis (Miami Country Day) gets the Spartans on the board... 2-2

Five minutes left in the first quarter... 7-2 Sentinels

Two minutes left in the first quarter... 9-2 Sentinels

Timeout Miami Country Day... 14-2 Evangelical Christian with 1:07 left in the opening quarter

End of 1st Quarter: Evangelical Christian 14, Miami Country Day 5

2ND QUARTER

Six minutes left in the half... Evangelical Christian leading 14-7

Midway through the second quarter... 14-10 Sentinels

Timeout Evangelical Christian... 16-10 Sentinels with 2:40 remaining in the half

Two minutes remaining in the half... 16-10 Evangelical Christian

Halftime: Evangelical Christian 19, Miami Country Day 12

HALFTIME

Arielle Marc (Evangelical Christian) leads all scorers with eight points

Jalynn Belton (Miami Country Day) leads the Spartans with 7 points.

3RD QUARTER

2nd half is underway

Miami Country Day begins the second half on a 8-0 run... 20-19 Spartans with 6:13 left in third quarter

Midway through the 3rd quarter... Miami Country Day leading 27-20

Two minutes left in the 3rd quarter... Miami Country Day leading 29-24

End of 3rd Quarter: Miami Country Day 29, Evangelical Christian 26

4TH QUARTER

Timeout Miami Country Day... 32-29 Spartans with 5:32 remaining

Midway through the 4th quarter... Miami Country Day leading 32-31

Two minutes remaining... Evangelical Christian leading 33-32

Rachael Luis (Miami Country Day) fouls out with 1:15 remaining... Still 33-32 Evangelical Christian

Kamie Ellis (Miami Country Day) with a corner 3... 35-33 Miami Country Day with 49 seconds remaining

Timeout Evangelical Christian... 37-35 Miami Country Day with 5 seconds remaining.

Final Score: Miami Country Day 37, Evangelical Christian 35: Miami Country Day will face Providence in the Class 2A Championship Game on Saturday at 1:00 p.m.

FINAL SCORE

Kamie Ellis (Miami Country Day) led the way with 14 points

Nalah Smith (Evangelical Christian) finishes with 13 points