Class 4-A No. 3 Fort Wayne South outscored Mishawaka 23-9 in the first quarter and 21-7 in the third to advance 73-50 at the Subway/Columbus North Invitational.

IPFW recruit Ariana Simmons racked up a game-high 29 points to lead South, who will square off with Norwell in Saturday’s semifinals at 11:45 a.m. DeJoyah Johnson chipped in 13 points and Lakyn Gulley 12 for the winners, now 8-1.

Mishawaka used a 21-6 second-quarter edge to rally for a 30-29 halftime lead. The Cavemen, which will meet Notre Dame Academy (Ky.) in a fifth-place bracket semifinal on Saturday at 10 a.m., were led by Taylor Parmley‘s 21 points.

Box score

Fort Wayne South — 23 – 6 – 21 – 23 — 73
Mishawaka — 9 – 21 – 7 -13 — 50

Fort Wayne South (8-1-) — Lakyn Gulley 12, Lynnia Noel 1, Maria Moore 3, Ariana Simmons 29, Brittni Clopton 6, DeJoyah Johnson 13, Chelsea Rogers 5.
Mishawaka (7-2-) — Paige Avery 10, Lauren Grewe 8, Taylor Parmley 21, Shelby Nelson 8, Kaitlin Elsasser 3.
3-point goals — Gulley 3, Johnson; Avery, Grewe 2.