Davis scores 1,000th career point as Lady Dragons nip Gallipolis
Published 12:00 am Friday, March 3, 2006
PROCTORVILLE — Brianna Davis needed 11 points to reach 1,000 for her career.
Davis got it quickly, but she didn’t stop there.
Davis scored 27 points including some key baskets in the fourth quarter as the Fairland Lady Dragons edged the Gallipolis Blue Angels 70-69 Monday.
Davis also had 10 rebounds and three assists as Fairland evened its record at 5-5.
Erika Smoot added 12 points and six rebounds for the Lady Dragons. Megan Auxier had nine points and three assists while Shea Berry handed out five assists.
Jackie Wamsley scored 22 points and eight rebounds to lead Gallipolis (6-6). Alexis Geiger scored 18 points and Brittany Elliott 16.
Davis had 12 points in the first quarter as Fairland took a 20-15 lead. Elliott scored seven points to keep Gallipolis close.
Smoot had four points as the Lady Dragons extended the lead to 34-27.
Gallipolis cut the deficit to 48-44 in the third quarter as Geiger, Wamsley and Elliott combined 13 points. Destinee Spears and Davis combined for 10 points.
Wamsley had 11 points and Geiger eight in the fourth quarter as Gallipolis attempted a comeback, but Davis — who had nine points in the quarter — and Auxier sank two foul shots each to give Fairland the win.
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GALLIPOLIS (6-6):
Jackie Wamsley 7-15 (2-11) 2-2 22, Brittany Elliott 6-9 (1-4) 1-2 16, Alexis Geiger 5-13 (1-1) 5-7 18, Ryann Leslie 0-3 (0-0) 0-2 0, Lindsey Niday 3-7 (0-0) 5-7 11, Rachel Jones 15 (0-0) 0-0 2. Totals: 26-68
(4-16)
13-20
69. Fouls: 15. Fouled out: Geiger. Rebounds: 31 (Wamsley 8, Niday 6, Jones 6). Assists: 8 (Elliott 3, Wamsley 2). Turnovers: 24.
FAIRLAND (5-5):
Brianna Davis 11-24 (0-1) 5-8 27, Lexy Staten 2-3 (0-0) 0-0 4, Megan Auxier 1-3 (1-3) 0-0 4-5 9, Shea Berry 1-6 (0-0) 1-2 3, Christin Capper 0-4 (0-0) 2-2 2, 2, Molly Bumgardner 3-6 (0-0) 1-2 7, Erika Smoot 5-7 (0-0) 2-3 12, Emma Baker 0-0 (0-0) 0-0 0, Destinee Spears 2-6 (0-0) 2-2 6. Totals: 26-60
(1-4)
13-19
70. Fouls: 16. Fouled out: None. Rebounds: 30 (Davis 10, Smoot 6, Spears 5). Assists: 12 (Berry 5, Auxier 3, Davis 3). Turnovers: 25.