UPDATE: DETAILS ABOUT Point Boro Girls Basketball Winning 74-57

Junior guard Kelly Hughes scored 22 points and freshman guard Lindsey Havens added 20 points as the Point Borough girls basketball team defeated top-seeded Governor Livingston 74-57 in the semifinals of the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group 2 Tournament Saturday night.

Borough was up 46-30 with one minute in the third at 8 p.m. at Livingston in Berkeley Heights in the NJSIAA Tournament and maintained their lead.

Point Borough (21-8) will take on Summit in the sectional final Monday night at Summit High School.

The Borough girls are going for their third straight sectional championship, having won crowns in South Jersey Group 3 in 2010 and South Jersey Group 2 in 2011. 

Governor Livingston, which recently captured the Union County Tournament Championship, finished the season at 26-2.

The Panthers - who were seeded #4 in the Central Jersey Group 2 section - led Saturday night's game from start to finish, racing out to a 29-15 lead at the half. 

In addition to the combined 42 points from Kelly Hughes and Havens, the Borough's other three starters also finished in double figures as Kerry Malleck and Jess Macchi scored 11 points apiece and Lauren Hughes pitched in with 10. 

Point Borough, which has obviously benefited from the rigors of playing a highly-competitive schedule both inside and outside the Shore Conference, controlled the game thanks to effective three-point shooting and transition offense.

The Panthers' trademark full-court pressure defense also forced the Highlanders into several turnovers that led to easy Borough baskets.