Lady Dragons knock off Blue Angels Ahead of OVC Showdown

PROCTORVILLE — Knock knock.Who’s there? Isa. Isa who? Isa Taliaferro the one who had the hot hand?

Isa Taliaferro had the hot hand as she made four 3-point goals and scored 12 points as the Fairland Lady Dragons routed the Gallia Academy Blue Angels 57-31 in an Ohio Valley Conference game on Friday.

Bailey Russell led Fairland with 23 points with Addison Godby getting finished with 10 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists and 6 steals. Besides Taliaferro’s points, she also had 7 rebounds and Stella Whitley had 6 rebounds.

Fairland wasted little time taking charge by outscoring Gallipolis 21-6.

Russell hit a 3-pointer and scored 7 points, Godby had 6 points and Ava Layne scored 5 points as she and Taliaferro each hit 3-pointers.

Kenya Peck scored 4 points for Gallia Academy.

The Lady Dragons continued to keep the offense going in the second quarter by opening up a 39-13 cushion.

Russell scored 10 points and Taliaferro drained a pair of 3-pointers as Fairland outscored the Blue Angels 18-7.

The benches began to empty in the second half and Fairland extended its lead to 50-19 as Russell scored 4 points and Taliaferro hit another trey.

Taylor Barnes hit a pair of 3-pointers for the Blue Angels in the fourth quarter as Gallia outscored Fairland 12-7.

Kamryn Barnitz scored 5 of Fairland’s 7 points.

Fairland visits Portsmouth on Monday in a must-win game to determine if the Lady Dragons share the OVC title or finish second.

Gallia Acad. 6 7 6 12 = 31

Fairland 21 18 11 7 = 57

GALLIA ACADEMY (8-11, 5-8): Ari Rice 1 0 0-0 2, Halli Angel 0 0 0-0 0, Chloe Dement 2 0 0-0 4, Ryen Nunn 0 0 2-2 2, Leah Kingery 0 0 0-0 0, Taylor Barnes 1 2 0-0 8, Mallory Petro 0 1 0-0 3, Aleesha Jordan 1 0 0-1 2, Loulea Walker 2 0 0-0 4, Kenya Peck 2 0 2-2 6. Totals: 9 3 4-5 31. Fouls: 9. Fouled out: None.

FAIRLAND (16-3, 11-1): Taegan Leep 0 0 0-0 0, Isa Taliaferro 0 4 0-0 12, Ava Layne 1 1 0-0 5, Addison Godby 5 0 0-3 10, Haleigh Miller 0 0 0-0 0, Siera Pemberton 0 0 0-0 0, Addyson Cornell 0 0 0-0 0, Stella Whitley 1 0 0-0 2, Kamryn Barnitz 2 0 1-1 5, Bailey Russell 9 1 2-2 23, Khloe Walters 0 0 0-0 0. Totals: 18 6 3-6 57. Rebounds: 35 (Taliaferro 7, Whitley 6, Godby 5). Assists: 15 (Godby 6, Barnitz 4). Steals: 17 (Godby 6, Barnitz 3, Russell 3). Fouls: 7. Fouled out: None.