Archangels couldn’t hit its shots, and Avery Santos couldn’t miss.
The Defenders battled back from an 11-point deficit Friday night against Falls City Sacred Heart in the Class D2 state tournament semifinals at the Bob Devaney Center, but Santos delivered in the clutch as the Irish posted a 47-38 win.
The junior guard hit a pair of 3-pointers in the fourth quarter and added baskets under the hoop to score 8 in a row and send her team to the finals, and the Defenders to the consolation game Saturday afternoon.
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