AUGUSTA — Hebron Academy simply wanted to limit what Saige Weeks was able to do Monday.

If they could keep Greenville’s top scorer in check in a Western D girls’ basketball quarterfinal, Hebron knew it would be in good shape.

“We came in with a goal to hold the Weeks girl to under 10 points, and we did that,” said Hebron coach Heather Ferrenbach. “We thought if we did that, we could win.”

Weeks battled foul trouble and was held to just eight points, but the players around her made the difference in a 52-45 win for the third-ranked Lakers. Guards McKenna Peat and Carli Peat had 15 and 10 points respectively while Gretel Breton added 14 points, 10 coming in the second half.

Though Hebron was able to keep pace with Greenville (15-2), the Lumberjacks weren’t able to overcome foul trouble of their own as the Lakers ran off seven straight points to end the third quarter and open up the lead in the fourth.Greenville advances to Thursday’s semifinal against Vinalhaven, which beat Seacoast Christian on Monday.

“We got into foul trouble,” said Ferrenbach. “We came out on fire in the third quarter, but when we got into foul trouble, it hurt us. When your leading scorer goes out with five fouls, you’re pretty much done by then.”

Emily Powers led Hebron (10-9) with 14 points while Janelle Bradish added 11 before she fouled out. Malorie Johnson chipped in 10.

“They had a great showing,” said Ferrenbach, who has just three seniors on the team. “I’m extremely proud of them. I’ll have both my leading scorers back (Bradish and Johnson) next year. We’ll be back, but I think they’re disappointed because they really knew we could play with this team.”

Down 26-19, Hebron made a run to start the second half. The Lumberjacks handled Greenville’s press more effectively and ran off seven straight points to tie the game. Bradish had five of those and Powers scored off a press breaker. A Johnson hoop and a pair from Powers put Hebron in the lead, 32-28, but Greenville finished the quarter strong.. After a free throw by McKenna Peat, Breton scored twice in the post and Weeks hit a short jumper for a 35-32 lead.

“They were able to pick up the slack,” said Ferrenbach. “I give credit to Breton. I didn’t really expect that out of her. She played great in the second half.”

With Bradish in foul trouble and Hebron struggling from the floor offensively, the Lakers were able to find space in the paint and began to open the lead in the fourth. Greenville ran off 12 straight points to make it 47-33.

It was the third time in four years for Hebron in the tournament and one of its strongest showings yet in Augusta. After playing a schedule full of Class C foes, the Lumberjacks are making great progress.

“We’re building something at Hebron,” said Ferrenbach, whose team doesn’t have much of a feeder system and can’t recruit like the other sports programs at their school. “We’re trying to get our name out there and trying to build a program. The chemistry this year was great. We went from 3-13 last year to being a playoff team this year. So I’m extremely proud of them.”