Totino-Grace holds on to beat Columbia Heights to get to state

Taison Chatman helped get Totino-Grace back into the state tournament by leading the Eagles with 17 points on the way to beating previously undefeated Columbia Heights 48-44 in the Section 4AAA finals.

In front of a sellout crowd, The Eagles defense frustrated Columbia Heights whose offense was used to putting up a lot of points. Hylanders Muja Burton who averaged nearly 23 points a game was held to a mere eight points and teammate Terrence Brown finished with 10 points for Columbia Heights.

Totino-Grace finishes the regular season at 23-6. Columbia Heights ends its season at 23-1.