The Republic Lady Tigers looked in control of their state quarterfinal game against St. Francis Borgia for most of the afternoon. But the Lady Knights took their first lead in the final minute, and beat Republic 41-38.
Republic led 38-33 with two minutes left, after Alexis Edwards hit two free throws. But Edwards fouled out on Borgia’s next possession, and Republic never scored again.
The Lady Knights hit two free throws, and after Republic missed the front end of a 1-and-1, Borgia scored again to cut the lead to one.
After getting a stop, Borgia hit two more free throws to take their first lead of the game with 30 seconds left. They hit two more free throws on the next possession to lead by three.
Republic had one last shot, and Alice Heinzler got a good look from beyond the arc, but her shot caromed away as the buzzer sounded.
Alexis Edwards led Republic with 17 points. The Lady Tigers end their season with a 21-7 record.
(I’ll have more photos, post-game comments from Kris Flood, and more details later.)
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