Despite some distracting Rule 52 violations from the Gardner crowd and one of their team members getting asked to Prom by a fan, Aquinas was able to pull off a 27-24 win at Gardner-Edgerton for the Substate Championship.

After the Trailblazers hit the first shot, the Saints tied it up and took the lead.  They were ahead at least one posession for the remainder of the game.  The Saints had their highest lead at nine before the Trailblazers cut the lead down to two.

Sophomore DaShawn Harden it clutch shots all game despite the fans continuing to scream "airball" for the rest of the game after one bad shot in the 1st quarter.  After being fouled, she finished the game with a freethrow to extend the lead to three before Aquinas won.

 The Saints rushed to the locker room before returning to pose with their new substate champion trophy.

Great Job Girls!

Boys play tomorrow at Garner-Edgerton at 5.