By Jim Walker

jim.walker@irontontribune.com

Oh what a quarter.

Fairland only outscored Ironton by 6 points over three quarters. But because of the second quarter those other quarters didn’t really matter to the Lady Dragons.

Fairland outscored the Ironton Lady Fighting Tigers 28-4 in the second quarter en route to a 62-32 Ohio Valley Conference win on Monday.

Fairland (14-3, 10-1) only led 12-11 at the end of the first quarter.

Addison Godby scored 6 points and Ava Layne had 4 points for the Lady Dragons.

Emerson White scored 6 points and Lola Hankins had all 5 of her points for Ironton (6-11, 3-7).

But then came the second quarter.

Ava Layne hit a pair of 3-pointers and scored 10-points, Addison Cornell scored 5 points and Godby 4 as the lead ballooned to 40-14 as Fairland outscored Ironton 28-4 in the quarter.

Peyton Deer and Lexi McCall had the only two Ironton baskets.

Godby hit a 3-pointer and scored 5 points and four other players scored in the third quarter as the lead went to 52-23.

White hit another 3-pointer, Addison Murray had 3 points and Jolee Hankins added a basket for Ironton’s total in the quarter.

Kamryn Barnitz and Siera Pemberton each hit 3-pointers in the fourth quarter for Fairland.

White drained another pair of triples and Chloie Patterson hit a trifecta for Ironton in the quarter.

Layne scored 17 points to lead the Lady Dragons. Godby had 15 points and 4 assists, Isa Taliaferro, Cornell and Barnitz grabbed 9 rebounds each.

The Lady Dragons had 17 steals with Barnitz getting 5, Cornell 4 and Layne 3.

White hit three 3-pointers and scored 15 points to pace Ironton.

Fairland 12 28 12 10 = 62

Ironton 11 4 8 9 = 32

FAIRLAND (14-3, 10-1): Taegan Leep 1 0 0-0 2, Isa Taliaferro 1 0 0-0 2, Ava Layne 4 2 3-4 17, Addison Godby 6 1 0-0 15, Haleigh Miller 0 0 0-0 0, Siera Pemberton 0 1 0-0 3, Addyson Cornell 4 0 1-9 9, Stella Whitley 0 0 0-0 0, Kamryn Barnitz 0 1 5-6 8, Bailey Russell 2 0 2-2 6, 0 0 0-0 0. Totals: 18-43 5-22 11-17 62. 3-pt goals: 5-22. Rebounds: 45 (Taliaferro 9, Cornell 9, Barnitz 9). Assists: 10 (Godby 4). Steals: 17 (Barnitz 5, Cornwell 4, Layne 3). Turnovers: 8. Fouls: xx. Fouled out: None.

IRONTON (6-11, 3-7): Peyton Deer 1 0 0-0 2, Trinity Sharp 0 0 0-0 0, Lola Hankins 1 0 3-3 5, Addison Neal 0 0 0-0 0, Lexi McCall 1 0 0-0 2, Jolee Hankins 1 0 0-2 2, Addison Murray 1 0 1-2 3, Chloie Patterson 0 1 0-0 3, Emerson White 3 3 0-1 15, Lexi Cochran 0 0 0-0 0. Totals: 8 4 4-8 32. Fouls: 16. Fouled out: L. Hankins.