Apple Valley sophomore guard Gary Trent Jr. can finally move on.

A year after falling in double overtime to Cretin-Derham Hall in the section final, the Eagles got their revenge. They defeated the Raiders 74-50 at Farmington High on Thursday in the Class 4A, Section 3 final.

“That’s been sitting on me for a year now,” Trent said. “Every time we’ve been on the AAU bus, they talk about, ‘Y’all couldn’t beat [Cretin]. Y’all not going to beat them next year.’ Well, here we are now.”

The Eagles will advance to the state tournament for the second time in three years after failing to defend their state championship last season.

Trent had only two points in this game last year but vowed to be more aggressive rather than settling for three-­pointers. He finished with a game-high 29 points and 11 rebounds.

“The kids were so focused and so confident this week that they wanted this game back,” Eagles coach Zach Goring said. “They wanted to play Cretin again.”

Apple Valley led 36-34 at halftime after 14 ties and lead changes in the first half. The Eagles started the second half on a 17-5 run and held a double-digit lead for the remainder of the game.

They also picked up their intensity on defense, holding Cretin to only 16 second-half points and 20.7 percent shooting from the field.

Freshman guard Tre Jones, brother of former Apple Valley star and current Duke guard Tyus Jones, held senior guard Joe Rosga to only 10 points on 2-for-12 shooting.

“I thought he was great tonight with his defense,” Goring said. “I think he stepped out of Tyus’ shadow tonight.”

Jones was perfect from the field as well, scoring 14 points on 6-for-6 shooting with three assists.

Apple Valley got its revenge.

A year after falling in double overtime to Cretin-Derham Hall last year in the section final, the Eagles defeated the Raiders 74-50 at Farmington High on Thursday in the Class 4A, Section 3 final.

The Eagles will advance to the state tournament for the second time in three years after failing to defend their state championship last season.

Apple Valley led 36-34 at halftime with sophomore guard Gary Trent Jr. and freshman guard Tre Jones accounting for 23 of Apple Valley’s points. There were 14 ties and lead changes in the first half. Apple Valley took the lead with 2:20 left before halftime in what was an 8-0 run spurred by Trent and Jones.

The second half wasn’t as close. The Raiders were held to just 16 points, shooting 20.7 percent from the floor in the final half. The Eagles led by doubles figures for the majority of the second half due to a 17-5 run to start the final half. Apple Valley was capable of getting easy looks in the post with junior center Brock Bertram that prompted two Cretin-Derham timeouts. Bertram finished with 10 points and eight rebounds.

Trent finished with a game-high 29 points and 11 rebounds, while Jones contributed with 14 points on 6 of 6 shooting.

Raiders senior forward Sam Neumann led his team with 14 points. Senior guard Donnell Gresham had a double double with 13 points and 10 rebounds.