Mary Ferrito of Jonathan Alder goes up for a shot in this file photo. Ferrito tallied 24 points during a win over Tecumseh. She is 14 points shy of reaching the 1,000 mark for her career.
(Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)
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Macy Miller and Elaina Lahmers combined for 30 points on Saturday as the Lady Panthers rolled to a 55-38 verdict over Greeneview.
Fairbanks led 12-11 at the end of the opening period and took a 24-14 margin at halftime.
FHS (which will host Southeastern on Wednesday) climbed to a 39-21 advantage by the end of the third quarter.
Miller scored her 18 points by hitting nine-of-14 field goals.
Lahmers was five-of-11 from the floor en route to her 12 points.
Carly Lehman finished with nine points, followed by Ellie Carter-eight, Liz Reinhard-three, Reese Poling-three and Lindsey Smith-two.
Fairbanks is now 12-2 overall for the season.
The Lady Panthers are 8-1 in the Ohio Heritage Conference North Division.
JA triumphs
Jonathan Alder’s girls hoopsters reached the double-digit win mark with Saturday’s triumph over Tecumseh.
The Lady Pioneers are now 10-3 overall and 5-0 in the Central Buckeye Conference Kenton Trail Division with their 53-39 verdict.
Tecumseh (8-4) is currently a game back of JA in the division with a 4-1 mark.
The battle was tied at 16-all by the conclusion of the opening period.
Alder limited Tecumseh to just four points during the ensuing quarter.
As a result, the Lady Pioneers took a 28-20 lead into the halftime break.
Alder held a 36-23 margin going into the final eight minutes of action.
Mary Ferrito poured in 24 points to lead Jonathan Alder.
The senior is now just 14 shy of hitting the 1,000-point mark for her career.
She was joined in double figures by Evan Platfoot, who tallied 14.
Avery Murdock scored seven, followed by Katie Hooley-five, Reegan Gray-two and Nora Sheridan-one.
JA will play at Urbana on Wednesday.
Lady Cardinals fall
Triad’s varsity girls dropped a 66-16 verdict against Springfield Catholic Central on Saturday.
Madi Cox led the Lady Cardinals with seven points.
Ashlyn McCoy finished with six rebounds and Abbey Overfield added five points.
The Lady Cardinals slipped to 0-13 overall and 0-9 in the Ohio Heritage Conference.