The Blessed Trinity Titans are minutes away from taking the court as they break the huddle at Druids Hills’ gymnasium on Jan. 29, a place where Blessed Trinity is winless. They had to use three different zone defenses to keep a quick, 3-point shooting Druid Hills team off balance. It also took clutch free throw shooting from senior forward Ryan Aquino with 7.8 seconds left in the game to seal a 52-48 victory, and the team’s 21st consecutive win. Photo By Michael Alexander
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A Championship Deferred: Tale Of The BT Titans
By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer | Published March 13, 2008
The Blessed Trinity High School varsity boys basketball team won 22 consecutive games during their 2007-2008 season before they lost their first game. It’s the basketball program’s longest winning streak and the second longest in school history behind softball. In the photos that follow, The Georgia Bulletin chronicles the team in its final month of the season from the end of the regular season to the region tournament and finally the state playoffs. Blessed Trinity took on the likes of Dunwoody, Clarkston, Towers, South Atlanta, Chestatee and Hart County. They were two games away from the Final Four when their quest for the state championship ended Feb. 26 in Hartwell during the second-round Sweet 16 game at the Hart County High School gymnasium. While the team fell short of the state title for Class AAA, it did not tarnish this special season that took the program to new heights and rallied a community behind it in the process. Blessed Trinity finished the season with the most wins and best record in school history at 27-4.
‘Extremely hard work, unity and prayer will take you a long way in basketball, but more importantly in life.’ – Head Coach Brian Marks