Aquinas 28, Christian Heritage 27

Aquinas 28, Christian Heritage 27

How the game was won: Aquinas took the lead on a Chris Gates 5-yard touchdown run with 7:28 left to play and held on as Christian Heritage missed a 40-yard field goal as time expired. Will Evans of Aquinas blocked a Lions extra point with 10:13 remaining which proved to be the difference.

Top Performers: D'Angelo Durham rushed for three touchdowns to lead the way for the Fightin' Irish. Scores of eight, six and three yards all came in the first half for Durham. …Chris Gates scored the go-ahead touchdown on a 5-yard run. …Christian Heritage received three rushing touchdowns of its own via the legs of Tyson Cooper.