Jim Walker
jim.walker@irontontribune.com

GALLIPOLIS — It wasn’t hard to award a game ball.
Natalee Hall turned in possibly her best all-around performance as she led the Chesapeake Lady Panthers to a 62-37 Ohio Valley Conference win over the Gallipolis Blue Angels on Monday.
Hall had a career-high 27 points to go with 8 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals as Chesapeake improved to 2-0 overall and 1-0 in the OVC.
Karli Davis added 11 points and 5 rebounds for the Lady Panthers while Brooke Webb had 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 5 steals.
Hunter Corey scored 12 points for Gallipolis (2-1, 0-1).
Chesapeake was down 9-7 early but scored 7 straight points to close the first quarter and take a 14-9 lead.
Webb scored all 7 of her points in the second quarter while Hall — who scored 7 points in the first quarter — and Davis had 5 points each and the Lady Panthers outscored Gallipolis 23-9 to take a 37-18 halftime cushion.
Corey and Kimberly Edelmann scored 5 points each in the third quarter as Gallipolis cut the deficit to 48-34. Hall had 8 points in the third quarter.
But Hall scored 7 points in the fourth quarter and the defense held the Blue Angels to a mere 3 points.
On Thursday, Chesapeake hosts South Point and Gallipolis entertains Rock Hill.
Chesapeake    14    23    11    14    =    62
Gallipolis    9    9    16    3    =    37
CHESAPEAKE (2-0, 1-0): Chloe Handley 0 0 0-1 0, Karli Davis 3 1 2-5 11, Haley Stapleton 1 0 0-0 2, Brooke Webb 3 0 1-3 7, Corrine Ferguson 0 0 0-0 0, Jozy Jones 4 0 0-0 8, Natalee Hall 10 1 4-5 27, Dominque Murphy 0 2 2-2 8. Totals: 21 4 9-16 62. Fouls: 14. Fouled out: Murphy. Rebounds: 14-O, 18-D = 32 (Hall 8, Webb 8, Davis 5). Assists: 13 (Hall 5, Webb 4). Steals: 13 (Webb 5, Hall 4). Blocked shots: 6 (Webb 3, Murphy 2). Turnovers: 21.
GALLIPOLIS (2-1, 0-1): Abby Cremeans 0 0 1-2 1, Aubrey Unroe 0 0 0-0 0, Alex Barnes 1 0 0-2 2, Jennelle Stevens 0 0 0-0 0, Hunter Corey 2 1 5-6 12, Carly Shriver 1 1 0-0 5, Katie Carpenter 0 0 0-0 0, Adrienne Jenkins 3 1 0-0 9, Kimberly Edelmann 2 1 1-5 8, Macey Stiders 0 0 -0 0. Totals: 9 4 7-15 37. Fouls: 12. Fouled out: None.