Mitchell loses in Triple Overtime

Jasmine Gardner walked slowly toward the other end of the floor with the top of her jersey covering her face. The Mitchell High junior standout thought she had done all she could to help salvage what was supposed to have been the most memorable season in recent memory for the Lady Tigers.

Gardner saved her best basketball of the season for the final 16 minutes of Saturday night’s TSSAA Class AA sectional against Martin Westview. She converted turnaround jumpers in the lane. She stuck back missed shots. And when she wasn’t swatting shots, she was pulling down key rebounds on both ends of the floor.

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