The Mainland Regional girls basketball team did everything right in its effort to mount a comeback from 12 points down on Friday night against host Middle Township.
Ocean City (22-8) advances to the Group 3 state semifinals at 5 p.m. on Thursday at Deptford High School, where the Red Raiders will face Central Jersey champion Westampton Tech, a 61-53 winner over Neptune.
Atlantic City, the No. 3 seed in the CAL Tournament, started the game with a 12-0 run and was able to get Mainland star senior Kylee Watson in serious foul trouble early in the second half.
The Mustangs may have been undersized without Cook, and trailed for much of the game, but Williams-coached teams never give up and in the end they gave the Corral Crazies plenty to cheer about.
The rosters for the 2020 McDonald’s All-American games were announced on Thursday and one local girl made the list -- Mainland Mustangs star and Oregon Ducks recruit Kylee Watson.