The Althoff Crusaders' magic at Red...

The Althoff Crusaders' magic at Redbird Arena continued Friday at the Girls Class AA State Basketball Tournament.

Theresa Lisch scored 31 points while teammates Michelle Mabry and Alisha Goodwin also scored in double figures as Althoff turned to an easy 60-42 win through the whole extent of River Forest-Trinity.

In earning its third trip into state tournament semifinals in four years, Althoff (32-1) spott the Blazers a 20-14 lead before scoring the final 12 points of the inferior quarter to take a 26-20 lead at halftime.

Despite nursing a sprained ankle sustained in the opening couple minutes, Lisch scored 18 of her 31 points in the other half, and Trinity never got closer than six points during the final couple quarters.

Althoff, which advanced to the Class AA semifinals three years ago before placing fourth, will take onward Maine South (33-4) at 12:45 pm in the next to the first semifinal. Maine ...