Dragons rout Rebels

Published 12:13 am Sunday, February 8, 2009

Once the Fairland Dragons got turned, there was no going back.

After struggling in the first quarter, Fairland used its press to force turnovers and rolled past the Tolsia (W.Va.) Rebels 66-48 Saturday.

“We got off to a bad start, but in the second quarter we started pressing more and turned them over. We got the tempo going our way. We got out on the break a little more,” said Fairland coach John McClung.

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Fairland (10-5) suffered somewhat from the effects of a 66-65 win over South Point on Friday. The Dragons were 26-of-64 from the field and 4-of-13 from 3-point range.

Cole Hatfield had 19 points and five assists for the Dragons. Adam Berry added 10 poins and 10 rebounds while Tyler Godby had 11 rebounds.

Hatfield scored five and Berry four in the first quarter as Fairland took a 15-13 lead.

Hatfield had seven more and Evan Salyers four as the Dragons raced to a 35-20 halftime cushion.

The lead was 52-32 after three quarters and Hatfield and Godby combined for eight points in the fourth quarter before McClung emptied his bench.

Tolsia 13 7 12 16 = 48

Fairland 15 20 17 14 = 66

TOLSIA (7-8): Brandon Maynard 1 0 0-0 2, Jacob Copley 0 2 0-0 6, Dustin Cyrus 1 0 0-0 2, Derek Robertson 2 2 3-3 13, Austin Richardson 3 0 3-4 9, Heath Stroud 0 1 0-0 3, Virgil Salmons 4 0 2-2 10, John-John Salmons 0 1 0-0 3. Totals: 17-50 8-9 48. Fouls: 10. Fouled out: None. 3-point goals: 6-9. Rebounds: 29. Assists: 3. Turnovers: 14.

FAIRLAND (10-5): Don Ntontolo 1 0 0-0 2, Zach Jordan 0 1 0-0 3, Matt Bloomfield 1 0 0-0 2, Chris Ward 1 1 0-0 5, Chad Fisher 1 0 0-0 2, Cody Staton 1 0 0-0 2, Cole Hatfield 5 3 0-0 19, Tyler Godby 4 0 1-2 9, Adam Berry 4 0 2-4 10, Michael Doerr 2 0 2-2 6, Evan Salyers 2 0 2-2 6. Totals: 26-64 7-10 66. Fouls: 10. Fouled out: None. 3-point goals: 4-13. Rebounds: 45 (Berry 11, Godby 10, Bloomfield 7). Assists: 17 (Hatfield 5). Turnovers: 10.