‘Nomad’ Warriors upset by No. 6 Highlands

Highlands’ Shelby Wojcik scores past Elizabeth Forward’s Michelle Jellison.

By Michael Love

Trib Total Media

The Elizabeth Forward girls basketball team averaged 60.5 points during the regular season en route to a Section 3 title, 17 victories and the No. 3 seed for the WPIAL Class 4A playoffs. But No. 6 Highlands limited the potent Warriors offense throughout Friday’s quarter­final matchup at Gateway’s Furrie Sports Complex. The Golden Rams limited EF to 27 points and punched their tickets to the WPIAL semifinals for the first time in program history with a 43-27 victory. 

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