Fairland#8217;s slow start gives Greenup win

Published 12:00 am Tuesday, April 3, 2007

PROCTORVILLE — Can somebody get the Fairland Lady Dragons a jump start?

Fairland managed only 4 points in the first quarter and couldn’t recover as they lost 62-50 to the Greenup County (Ky.) Lady Musketeers Thursday.

Greenup County (7-5) took a 12-4 lead at the end of the first quarter maintained its lead the rest of the way.

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The Lady Musketeers outscored Fairland by one in the second quarter to take a 27-18 halftime lead.

Fairland got 8 points from Megan Auxier including a pair of trifectas in the third quarter but Greenup used 6 points by Megan Issac and 5 from Bridget Gibson to extend the lead to 44-31.

The Lady Dragons (4-7) refused to quit.

Shea Berry had 6 points and Destinee Spears 5 more as Fairland tried to rally in the fourth quarter.

But the Lady Musketeers converted 11 of 16 from the line — Gibson was 7 of 10 — to preserve the lead.

Auxier had 10 points to lead a balance Fairland offense. Spears scored 9, Berry 8 while Molly Bumgardner and Erika Smoot had 7 each.

Spears pulled down 12 rebounds and Bumgardner 11.

Gibson scored 22, Cari Berry 17 and Issac 11 for Greenup County.

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GREENUP COUNTY (7-5): Cari Berry 4 1 6-11 17, Megan Issac 5 0 1-2 11, Bridget Gibson 2 3 9-12 22, Megan Boggs 1 0 0-0 2, Amanda Hamilton 3 0 2-2 8, Erica Pope 0 0 0-0 0, Erica Troxler 1 0 0-0 2, Chelsea Fox 0 0 0-0 0. Totals: 20-57

18-27

62. 3-point goals: 4-11. Fouls: 25. Fouled out: Issac. Rebounds: 31 (Carry 13, Gibson 4, Troxler 4, Hamilton 4). Assists: 7 (Issac 2, Gibson 2, Berry 2). Turnovers: 20.

FAIRLAND (4-7): Megan Auxier 1 2 2-2 10, Shea Berry 1 1 3-8 8, Christin Capper 1 0 0-0 2, Molly Bumgardner 1 0 5-8 , Erika Smoot 3 0 1-2 7, Destinee Spears 3 0 3-4 9, Beth Schlegel 0 0 0-0 0, Lauren Phillipos 0 0 0-0 0, MacKenzie Rucker 1 0 1-2 3, Emily McMaster 0 0 4-6 4. Totals: 14-67

19-32

50. 3-point goals: 3-12. Fouls: 18. Fouled out: Berry. Rebounds: 42 (Spears 12, Bumgardner 11, Capper 7, Auxier 5). Assists: 5 (Phillips 2). Turnovers: 22.