Chesapeake Lady Panthers’ Kate Ball (22) drives for a basket that gave her 1,000 career points. (Tim Gearhart Sports Photos/For The Ironton Tribune)

By Jim Walker

jim.walker@irontontribune.com

It was a trade-off the Ironton Lady Fighting Tigers would be glad to take any day.

Chesapeake senior guard Kate Ball reached a milestone as she scored the 1,000th point of her career on Saturday, but the Lady Fighting Tigers still got the win as they edged the Lady Panthers 40-35 in an Ohio Valley Conference game.

Ball needed 4 points entering the game and hit a 3-pointer midway through the first quarter. She followed that with a layup at 1:43 mark on the clock that gave her 1,001 career points.

Lola Hankins scored 6 points and Peyton Deer got all 5 of her points including a 3-pointer as Ironton grabbed a 15-9 first quarter lead.

Ball had 5 points with her 3-pointer and basket and Abbey Isaacs got the other 4 points for Chesapeake in the quarter.

The Lady Panthers cut the deficit to 21-17 at the half as Isaacs scored 6 points and Ball added a basket.

Addison Neal, Jolee Hankins and Emerson White all had baskets for Ironton’s total.

The Lady Panthers cut the lead to just 28-27 at the end of the third quarter as Ball hit another 3-pointer and 2 for shots while Clairynn Romans and Isaacs had baskets and Erin Hicks sank a foul shot.

Lola Hankins hit a triple and scored 5 points and sister Jolee Hankins added a basket for the Lady Tigers in the quarter.

Ironton outscored Chesapeake 12-8 in the fourth quarter to hang on for the win.

White drilled a 3-pointer and sank a free throw, Jolee Hankins had 4 points and Lola Hankins got 4 points including 2-of-4 at the foul line.

Isaacs scored 4 points with Chloe Parrott and Sara Dillon getting baskets to account for Chesapeake’s scoring in the quarter.

Lola Hankins led Ironton (4-5, 2-3) with 15 points. White and Jolee Hankins netted 8 each.

Isaacs had a game-high 16 points for Chesapeake (5–3, 2-3) while Ball finished the game with 12 points.

Chesapeake 9 8 10 8 = 35

Ironton      15 6 7 12 = 40

CHESAPEAKE (5-3, 2-3): Sara Dillon 1 0 0-0 2, Erin Hicks 0 0 1-2 1, Chloe Parrott 1 0 0-0 2, Abbey Isaacs 6 0 4-6 16, Clairynn Romans 1 0 0-0 2, Kate Ball 2 2 2-2 12, Ciera Nichols 0 0 0-0 0, Abby Mitchell 0 0 0-0 0. Totals: 11 2 7-10 35. Fouls: 11. Fouled out: None.

IRONTON (4-5, 2-3): Peyton Deer 0 1 2-2 5, Lola Hankins 5 1 2-4 15, Addison Neal 1 0 0-0 2, Lexi McCall 1 0 0-0 2, Jolee Hankins 4 0 0-0 8, Emerson White 2 1 1-4 8. Totals: 13 3 4-10 40. Fouls: 12. Fouls: None