Jim Walker

jim.walker@irontontribune.com

 

PROCTORVILLE — It was a game and half. Literally.

The Alexander Lady Spartans edged the Chesapeake Lady Panthers 70-64 in double overtime Saturday at the Tri-State Hoops Throwdown at Fairland High School.

Alexander (11-4) has won four straight and eight of its last nine games. Chesapeake fell to 6-6.

Chesapeake took a 17-8 first quarter lead and it was 31-17 at the half as the Lady Panthers hit 13 of 18 field goal attempts.

Alexander outscored Chesapeake 20-7 in the third quarter to cut the deficit to 38-37.

The Lady Spartans took advantage of 27 turnovers by the Lady Panthers to take a 54-52 lead. But Chesapeake’s Sydnee Hall scored with 17 seconds left in regulation to tie the game at 54 and force the first overtime.

The Lady Panthers’ Kaylee Curry hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to tie the game at 61 and send the game into a second overtime.

Alexander outscored Chesapeake 9-3 in the second overtime to get the win.

Hall scored 20 points and Curry 19 to lead the Lady Panthers (6-6).

Lala Mace had 19 and Makina Milum 18 for Alexander.

Alexander 8 9 20 17 7 9 = 70

Chesapeake 17 14 7 16 7 3 = 64

ALEXANDER (12-4): Lala Mace 19, Leah Richardson 8, Ally McClain 9, Makina Milum 18, Allyson Malone 10, McKenzie Jones 4, Nicole Hudnall 2.

CHESAPEAKE (6-6): Kelsey Curry 5, Atiya Spaulding 4, Baylee Millers 4, Kelsey Huff 2, Kaylee Curry 19, Brooke Webb 0, Sydnee Hall 20, Natalie Hall 9.

 

Fairland 54

Cabell Midland 39

PROCTORVILLE — The Fairland Lady Dragons were rude hosts as they beat the Cabell Midland Lady Knights 54-39 on Saturday in their Tri-State Hoops Throwdown showcase.

Caitlyn Stone scored 23 points as Fairland improved to 9-3. Kelsey Riley added 9 points.

Haley Haggerty scored 11 points and Summer Stephenson 10 for the Lady Knights (4-3).

Coming off a hard-fought win over Ironton on Thursday, the Lady Dragons were sluggish in the first half.

They led 17-11 at the end of the first quarter and 25-17 at the half.

Fairland picked up their game in the third quarter by pulling away to a 42-31 lead.

Fairland visits Coal Grove on Monday.

Cabell Midland 11 6 14 8 = 39

Fairland 17 8 17 12 = 54

CABELL MIDLAND (4-3): Taylor Adkins 0, Haley Haggerty 11, Morgan Bennett 3, Summer Stephenson 10, Sierra Womack 0, Allie Bennett 2, McKenna Adkins 2, Faith Craddock 2, MacKenzie Dillon 2.

FAIRLAND (9-3): Maddy Kazee 0, Taylor Staten 5, Mackenzie Riley 5, Kelsey Riley 9, Caitlin Stone 23, Jenna Fulks 4, Alesha Simpson 8.