For the first time in the four-year history of Atholton's Central Maryland Tournament, the Raiders girls can keep the big trophy.
The Raiders (5-2) ran past Pallotti, 69-53, in yesterday's title game and set a record for most points scored in the two-day tournament.
Their 149-point total broke the old record of 123 set in 1991.
RTC Junior guard Aisha Walcott earned Most Valuable Player honors after breaking the tournament's individual scoring record.
Her 23 points yesterday tied the single-game record and brought her total to 40, one better than former Raider Juanita Thompson in 1991.
Also named to the All-Tournament team were Atholton's Lea Nichols, Sara Pierson and Dana Strickland; Pallotti's Rose Ruddy and Damascus' Laura Emery.
For Atholton, winning its own tournament had been a priority since the season began.
"The kids really wanted to win this thing," said Atholton coach Paul Eckert.
"I have some kids who've played in it for three years [Walcott, Nichols and Strickland].
"This was not just a win for them but for the kids who didn't have a chance to enjoy winning a championship but played just as hard in the other years."
The Raiders did not waste any time showing Pallotti how badly they wanted to win, running up a 10-2 lead in a little more than four minutes.
Freshman guard Pierson scored eight of her 13 points in the run.
"We tried to come out strong the first four minutes, because that sets the tone," said Walcott.
"We thought they would give us a pretty good run and they did, but we knew how to take care of it."
Two minutes into the second half, the Raiders extended their lead to 23-10 on a three-point play from Pierson and back-to-back baskets by Strickland.
Despite foul trouble when Nichols and forwards Katie Young and Reagan Kimball all picked up three fouls by the first minute of the second half, the Raiders maintained at least a nine-point lead the rest of the way.
The Panthers (4-7) put together a few mini-rallies, most sparked by some of guard Michele Wood's 18 points, but they could not put together more than a five-point run in the second half.
"Atholton's a tough team," said Panthers coach Bob Daniels.
"They've got some good ball players. Their three guards up front [Walcott, Pierson and Nichols] are tough. Trying to keep up with them up and down the floor has been very difficult."
For the second straight game, the Raiders had four players score in double figures -- Walcott, Pierson, Strickland (12) and Young (10). Young, a 5-10 sophomore, dominated the inside also, grabbing 10 rebounds.
In the consolation game, Damascus beat Chapelgate Christian Academy, 56-20.
The Flames (4-6) got four points each from Melanie Brouillard and Faith Meisinger.
Emery led Damascus with 21, including five three-pointers.
However, Chapelgate did take home a trophy, winning the tournament's V. W. Brown Spirit Award.