PICKERINGTON, Ohio (AP) -- Tyeasha Moss scored 24 points and defending state champion Columbus Africentric beat Waterford 71-44 on Saturday to win a Division IV regional title and earn a shot at a repeat.

Alecia Howard added 11 points and Ashar Harris 10 for the top-ranked Nubians (24-1).

They move on to play in a state semifinal at 8 p.m. Thursday at Ohio State's Value City Arena.

Waterford (22-3), ranked 11th in the last regular-season Associated Press poll, was led by Sina King's 18 points. Jessi Drayer added 11.