 Section 5 Angels basketball has been dominated by Minaga all season long. The Braves a perfect 15 and 0 in section matchups, including a 16 point win back in December over BBE. Well, guess who they've got tonight for a trip to state. Braves the top seed in the north. Jaguars top seed in the south. First half Minaga attacking Tara Hendrick-Cindalia. Schwartz for the bucket. They lead 4-3, but BBE answered. Cassandra Tensen to Morgan Grimley for 3. They lead by 6 at the break. But here comes Minaga's second half Sierra Off. From downtown that drops. Cuts the deficit to 3. Then just moments later, Megan Hendrick-Cindalia off the glass and good. We're all tied at 25. Back and forth they go. Off with the runner here. Gets it to drop there. Firstly the second half and the crowd going wild. Loving every second of it. Then up three closing seconds. Alita Alyssa Peterson. Free throw seals the game here. Minaga's going to state for the first time ever. They hang on to win 56-52 for the section title. Here they were after the game. Feels awesome. The game ups and downs and the girls just never failed to amaze me. The way they fought back and we battled and not a lot of things went our way. And these girls are just proved to be coming together for something bigger than themselves. It's an awesome feeling. Feels pretty amazing. Unbelievable like nothing I've ever felt before. It was intense but we definitely worked hard and I think we deserve this. Yeah, we just kept battling though and I had confidence in my team. I knew we'd pull it out. If you enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland PBS.