Jim Walker
jim.walker@irontontribune.com

CHESAPEAKE — As they like to say, let’s ugly it up and see what happens.
In a game that had 49 fouls called and the teams combined to shoot 54 free throws, the Ironton Lady Fighting Tigers got a 44-34 win over the Chesapeake Lady Panthers in an Ohio Valley Conference game on Monday.
The difference was Ironton connected on 22-of-41 at the line while Chesapeake was 5-of-13 as the game lacked any flow or allowed teams to get into any rhythm.
The Lady Fighting Tigers (4-0, 3-0) had eight different players score as Samantha LaFon led with 12 points including 8-of-14 at the line. Lexie Arden scored 9.
Maddie Ward had 14 points and Blake Anderson 10 for Chesapeake (2-1, 2-1).
LaFon was 5-of-6 at the line and Ellie Williams hit a pair of baskets as Ironton took a 13-3 first quarter lead.
Ironton was just 3-of-9 from the foul line in the second quarter as Chesapeake cut the deficit to 22-16.
Ward scored 7 points including 5-of-7 at the line while Taylor Hicks hit a 3-pointer and Anderson was 2-of-6 at the line.
Arden knocked down three baskets in the third quarter and Ironton was 5-of-9 at the foul line as the lead went to 35-27.
Anderson and Sammie McComas combined for 7 points.
Poor foul shooting plagued the Lady Fighting Tigers in the fourth quarter as they converted just 6-of-14.
Chesapeake only managed 8 points in the quarter — Ward scored 4 — and the Lady Panthers were 4-of-7 at the line.
On Thursday, Ironton host South Point and Chesapeake entertains Coal Grove.
Ironton 13 9 13 9 = 44
Chesapeake 3 13 11 8 = 34
IRONTON (4-0, 3-0): Riley Schreck 0 0 1-2 1, Samantha LaFon 2 0 8-14 12, Lydia Hannan 1 0 3-4 5, Elli Williams 2 0 3-6 7, Kameren Arden 0 0 1-3 1, Kirtsen Williams 0 0 0-0 0, Evan Williams 1 0 3-6 5, Abbie Patterson 2 0 0-0 4, Lexie Arden 3 0 3-6 9. Totals: 11 0 22-41 44. Fouls: 23. Fouled out: El. Williams.
CHESAPEAKE (2-1, 2-1): Kandace Pauley 0 0 0-0 0, Taylor Hicks 1 1 0-0 5, Blake Anderson 3 0 4-10 10, Sammie McComas 2 0 1-2 5, Robin Isaacs 0 0 0-0 0, Maddie Ward 3 0 8-11 14, Emily Duncan 0 0 0-1 0. Totals: 9 1 5-13 34. Fouls: 26. Fouled out: Pauley, Anderson.