Oxley High School have advanced to the round of 16 of the Bill Turner Trophy following a 3-0 win over Bellingen High School at Scully Park on Thursday afternoon.
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Oxley High will play Ballina's Xavier College at Leisure Park in Coffs Harbour on August 20.
The winner will play in the northern NSW quarter-final at the same venue the following day.
Against Bellingen, Oxley High led 2-0 at halftime after goals to Emma Allen and Lily Parsons, with Allen scoring again after the break.
Oxley High captain Mila Thompson described the side's performance as "awesome".
We still have a few things to improve on, but we did really well ... We'll get some training sessions in and do some hard work.
- Mila Thompson
She said: "I'm so proud of the girls. We did so well, especially because we generally play them in Futsal all the time and they match us pretty well."
She added: "We still have a few things to improve on, but we did really well ... We'll get some training sessions in and do some hard work. Hopefully it will pay off."
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Oxley High were "pretty keen to go to the next level", Thompson said.
Oxley High coach Darren Desmid commended the teams for playing the match in "good spirits".
"For our girls, they love it - they love the competitive element," he said.
"And to their credit they dominated the first half, got a convincing lead ... I think the second half saw Bellingen come into their own."
