Lady Dragons win to remain unbeaten

Published 12:42 am Tuesday, December 12, 2023


Ironton Lady Fighting Tigers’ Chasity Cecil (10) and Lola Hankins (3) sandwich Fairland Lady Dragons Bree Allen during Monday’s game. (Tim Gearhart Sports Photos/For The Ironton Tribune)

By Jim Walker

jim.walker@irontontribune.com

The Fairland Lady Dragons just keep on rolling.

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The Lady Dragons remained unbeaten with a 75-23 rout of the Ironton Lady Fighting Tigers on Monday in an Ohio Valley Conference game.

Bailey Russell scored 20 points to lead 4 players in double figures. Kamryn Barnitz scored 11 points while Bree Allen and Addison Godby had 10 each for Fairland (5-0, 3-0).

Lola Hankins hit a pair of 3-pointers and scored 13 points to pace Ironton (2-3, 1-2)

Russell had 8 points, Allen had 6 points and Godby hit a 3-pointer and also scored 6 points as Fairland raced to a 28-8 first quarter lead.

Hankins nailed a 3-pointer and scored all of Ironton’s points.

Russell hit a trey and had 7 points and Kamryn Barnitz scored 6 points as Fairland extended its lead to 47-14 at the half.

Five different players scored for Fairland led by Kylee Bruce with 5 points including a 3-pointer as the lead went to 61-19 after 3 quarters.

Russell, Isa Taliaferro and Teagan Leep all hit 3-pointers in the fourth quarter for the Lady Dragons.

Emerson White scored all 4 Ironton points.

On Thursday, Ironton goes to Rock Hill and Fairland hosts South Point.

Fairland    28 19 14 14 = 75

Ironton     8 6 5 4 = 23

FAIRLAND (5-0, 2-0): Teagan Leep 1 1 0-0 5, Isa Taliaferro 1 1 0-0 5, Addison Godby 3 1 1-2 10, Siera Pemberton 0 0 0-0 0, Bree Allen 5 0 0-0 10, Kamryn Barnitz 4 1 0-0 11, Bailey Russell 7 2 20, Avery Byers 1 0 0-0 2, Hannah Taylor 1 0 1-2 3, Kylee Bruce 3 1 0-0 9. Totals: 26 7 2-4 75. Fouls: 10. Fouled out: None.

IRONTON (2-3, 1-2): Peyton Deer 0 0 0-0 0, Lola Hankins 3 2 1-1 13, Addison Neal 1 0 0-0 2, Lexi McCall 0 0 0-2 0, Chasity Cecil 0 0 0-0 0, Ariyah Freeman 0 0 0-0 0, Emily Litton 0 0 0-0 0, Addison Murray 1 0 0-0 2, Emerson White 2 0 2-2 6. Totals: 7 2 3-5 23. Fouls: 8. Fouled out: None.