Entering the fourth quarter, Thayer had its back against the wall trailing Fatima 35-33.
Out of the third quarter break, the Bobcats came out with a different fire. They tallied up 20 points while holding Fatima to seven in the final quarter to turn a two-point deficit into an 11-point win.
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Aidan Burns was instrumental in the fourth-quarter rally scoring 10 of his game-high 19 points in the final eight minutes. He was six-for-seven from the free throw line in the final quarter. Devin Harrington scored 16 points for Thayer. Fatima was led by 14 points from Levi Robinson.
Thayer (21-8) will go on the road to face Greenwood (25-3) in the state quarterfinal round on Saturday.
Thayer 53, Fatima 42 – FINAL
Fatima – 13-8-14-7 — 42
Thayer – 10-13-10-20 — 53
F: Levi Robinson 14, Easton Haslag 11, Max Stuecken 8, Matthew Robertson 6, Logan Kliethermes 3
T: Aidan Burns 19, Devin Harrington 16, Rowan Spencer 9, Easton Pitts 4, Brandon Prince 3, Cooper Clark 2
