SWEET SPRINGS — Sacred Heart trailed Santa Fe by seven midway through the fourth quarter but made its last eight shots from the field to win 71-65 and claim the Class 2, District 14 title on Saturday at Sweet Springs.
The district title is the Gremlins’ fifth in the last six years and marks a return to the sectional after falling to Tipton in the district final a year ago.
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