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The Gulf Coast High School girls basketball team survived and advanced in the Class 5A-District 15 semifinals on Friday at Cape Coral-Baker.

North Fort Myers missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer in overtime, after the Sharks missed four free throws in the extra session, and Gulf Coast hung on for a 69-67 victory.

Meanwhile, Barron Collier (25-3) cruised to a 58-25 victory over Cape Coral in the other semifinal. So the two Collier County schools will meet tonight at 7 for the district title.

“We were up in the fourth quarter and let it slip away,’’ Gulf Coast coach Pierre Eaton said. “They tied it. We had a last-second shot. We missed it, and then it went into overtime.

“If we would’ve hit foul shots in overtime, we would’ve iced the game.’’

The Sharks (18-8) won with their depth and others picking up after leading scorer Riki Carach and others got into foul trouble.

Molly Lawson had 20 points and 12 rebounds and Amanda Leonard added seven points and 14 boards.

Katie Lyon added 15 points and Kirsten Langdon had 14.

“I was real proud of the kids at the end of the game,’’ Eaton said. “Three starters were sitting halfway through the fourth quarter. We played without them through the end of the fourth quarter and overtime.’’

MacHera Calhoun scored 20 points for the Knights.

In the second game, the Cougars led 15-8 after one quarter, but outscored the Seahawks, 21-3, in the second quarter and never looked back.

“I thought we came out with a lot of good defensive intensity,’’ BC coach Mike Hamburger said. “I thought Erin Zampell did a great job on (Alexiss) Griffin, their leading scorer, holding her to two field goals.’’

Kelsey Assarian scored 17 points to lead BC, and Zampell added 10.

NORTH FORT MYERS (67)

Smith 3 4-6 10, Marshall 4 7-11 16, Roberts 5 1-2 11, Rosario 4 1-2 10, Calhoun 7 3-8 20. Totals 23 16-29 67.

GULF COAST (69)

Mueller 0 0-2 0, Langdon 5 3-4 14, Lyon 6 3-5 15, Lawson 9 2-4 20, Mambuca 2 0-1 4, Carach 3 1-2 7, Priddy 1 0-0 2, Leonard 2 3-4 7. Totals 28 12-22 69.

NFM 22 17 10 12 6 —67

GC 19 16 `15 11 8 —69

3-pointers: North Fort Myers (Mochera 3, Walli, Heather); Gulf Coast (Langdon); Total fouls: NFM 20, GC 27; Fouled out: Langdon, Carach, Leonard, Keniqua; Technicals: None

CAPE CORAL (25)

McCarthy 3 6-6 13, Griffin 2 2-4 10, Freeman 0 0-0 0, Manzo 0 0-0 0, Gaywood 1 0-0 2, Vasquez 1 0-0 2, Sanchez 0 0-0 0. Totals 6 8-10 25.

BARRON COLLIER (58)

Hawley 3 0-0 6, Reid 0 0-0 0, Naretta 0 0-0 0, Byers 1 0-0 2, Jacob 1 1-2 3, Philson 0 0-0 0, Carroll 1 0-0 3, Mansour 2 2-2 6, Alexander 0 0-0 0, Johnson 4 0-0 9, Arnold 0 0-0 0, Zampell 3 3-4 10, Assarian 7 3-4 17, Watts 0 0-0 0. Totals 21 8-10 58.

Cape Coral 8 3 3 12 —25

Barron Collier 15 21 13 7 —58

3-pointers: CC (Griffin 2, McCarthy), BC (Carroll, Johnson, Zampell). Total fouls: CC 9, BC 10; Fouled out: None; Technicals: Cape Coral bench.

ST. JOHN NEUMANN 78, EVANGELICAL CHRISTIAN 40: The Celtics jumped to a 23-6 lead and went on to the semifinal win in the Class 2A-12 tournament at Canterbury.

Neumann’s Sarah Wickham scored 27 points and topped the 2,000-point mark for her career.

“I don’t know if any girl has ever done it,’’ Neumann coach Shannon McFee said. “It is a nice team win.’’

Neumann will meet top-seeded Community School, which beat Moore Haven, for the title tonight at 7.

“We came out real aggressive,’’ McFee said. “We actually had an excellent first quarter, but also had an awful lot of turnovers. We hadn’t played in six days. We played with some energy. But Evangelical battled hard from there on. Give them a lot of credit.’’

EVANGELICAL CHRISTIAN (40)

Bunch 7 1-2 15, Matyas 0 0-0 0, Higgins 1 2-4 4, Youngquist 5 5-6 15, Biltz 0 0-0 0, Holm 1 1-3 3, Schroeder 1 1-2 3, Cassidy 0 0-0 0. Totals 15 10-17 40.

NEUMANN (78)

Philbrick 1 1-4 3, Fernandez 0 0-0 0, Ullrich 5 3-4 13, McFee 0 0-0 0 , Driapsa 6 0-0 12, Kohls 1 2-2 4, Wickham 11 4-4 27, Kobza 1 5-7 7, Gannon 0 0-0 0, Burgess 3 0-0 7, Benson 2 1-2 5. Totals 30 16-23 78.

ECS 6 14 13 7 —40

SJN 23 23 17 15 —78

3-pointers: SJN (Burgess, Wickham); Total fouls: ECS 16, SJN 17; Fouled out: McFee; Technicals: None

LELY 50, IMMOKALEE 25: Jackie Licout and Veronica Perry scored nine points apiece as the Trojans rolled to the semifinal win in Class 4A-12 at Immokalee.

Lely (18-6) will meet Naples, which beat Golden Gate 51-43, for the title tonight at 7.

Licout was 4-for-5 from the line with four rebounds, three steals and one assist.

Perry added five rebounds and five steals. Heather Chairez scored eight points and added three assists, two steals and two rebounds.

“I’m very proud of the sportsmanship and integrity that my girls displayed,’’ Lely coach Brandon Miller said. “We’re looking forward to playing Naples High (tonight) for the district championship.’’

“It was a good game,’’ Immokalee coach John Thomas said. “We just got beat by a good team. We wish them luck in the regionals.’’

IMMOKALEE (25)

Thomas 1 0-1 2, Carzell 2 0-3 5, Croker 1 0-0 2, Milford 1 0-6 2, Hall 2 1-2 5, Freeman 0 0-2 0, Daguerre 4 1-4 9. Totals 11 2-18 25.

LELY (50)

Joseph 3 1-2 7, Licout 2 4-5 9, Petithomme 1 0-0 2, Perry 4 1-2 9, Dangler 2 0-0 5, Chairez 3 0-2 8, Neill 1 1-5 3, Howard 2 1-2 5, Johnson 1 0-0 2. Totals 19 8-18 50.

Immokalee 5 5 9 6 —25

Lely 8 15 13 14 —50

3-pointers: I (Carzell), Lely (Licout, Dangler, Chairez 2); Total fouls: Immokalee 16, Lely 15; Fouled out: Freeman; Technicals: None