Jim Walker
jim.walker@irontontribune.com

COLUMBUS — The Fairland Dragons took care of business early.
The Dragons built a 21-point halftime lead as they cruised past the Columbus East Tigers 57-37 in the Russ Gregg Classic at Whitehall-Yearling High School on Saturday.
Fairland (8-1) went ahead 20-8 in the first quarter as Aiden Porter hit a pair of 3-pointers and scored 9 points while Gavin Hunt added 6 more points.
Cedric Norvette had 6 of East’s points.
The lead went to 35-14 at the half as Clayton Thomas, Tevin Taylor and Porter all hit 3-pointers in the second quarter. Taylor and Porter scored 5 points each in the stanza.
Thomas knocked down a pair of triples and Hunt had a 3-pointer to offset 8 points by East’s Kawlee Woods-Lane as Fairland extended its lead to 50-27.
Thomas and Mason Manns hit 3-pointers in the fourth quarter for Fairland.
Porter had 16 points and 3 assists to pace the Dragons while Thomas got 15 points and 7 assists. Jacob Polcyn grabbed 7 rebounds.
Woods-Lane had 10 points for East (0-8).
Fairland host Gallipolis on Friday.
Fairland 20 15 15 7 = 57
Col. East 8 6 13 10 = 37
FAIRLAND (8-1): Jacob Polcyn 2-3 0-0 0-0 4, Aiden Porter 3-6 3-7 1-3 16, Gavin Hunt 3-7 1-1 0-1 9, Clayton Thomas 0-1 5-9 0-0 15, Jordan Williams 0-3 0-0 0-0 -, Zander Schmidt 1-1 0-2 0-0 2, Tevin Taylor 1-3 1-1 0-0 5, Mason Manns 1-1 1-2 1-3 6, Nate Thacker 0-0 0-0 0-0. Totals: 22-47 2-9 57. 3-pt goals: 11-22. Rebounds: 19 (Polcyn 7). Assists: 15 (Thomas 7, Porter 3). Steals: 6 (Hunt 3). Turnovers: 7. Fouls: 8. Fouled out: None.
COLUMBUS EAST (0-8): Cedric Norvette 4-8 0-2 0-0 8, Conquista Preston 0-2 0-0 0-0 0, Xzayvier Anderson 0-1 1-2 0-0 3, Andre Wilson 0-0 2-3 0-0 6, Antonio Smith 2-3 0-0 0-0 4, Kevin Brunston 1-4 0-1 0-0 2, T.J. Washington 0-1 0-0 2-6 2, Kawlee Woods-Lane 2-4 2-3 0-2 10, Alonzo Thorpe 1-3 0-1 0-0 2, Xayvian Brooks 0-0 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 15-38 2-8 37. 3-pt goals: 5-12. Rebounds: 24 (Anderson 5, Woods-Lane 4). Assists: 1. Steals: 2. Turnovers: 12. Fouls 12. Fouled out: None.