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3 Reach Double Figures As Dragons Roll Along

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GALLIPOLIS — In the movie Tombstone, Wyatt Earp greets Doc Holliday by saying, “How the heck are you?”


To which Holliday replies, “Wyatt, I’m rolling.”


If you asked the Fairland Dragons how they’re doing, they, too, would say, “We’re rolling.”

The Dragons beat the Gallia Academy Blue Devils 53-44 on Friday and are now 16-1 overall and remain atop the Ohio Valley Conference at 11-0.


Helping the Dragons roll were Cliff Fransen with 16. Points on five 3-point goals to go with 6 rebounds. Brody Buchanan scored 17 points and had 6 assists while Keegan Smith added 13 points.


The Dragons led 14-10 after the first quarter as Fransen drilled a pair of 3-pointers, Smith hit a trey and Buchanan scored 5 points.



Tipp Sola hit a 3-pointer and Macen Meadows scored 4 points for Gallia Academy (6-12, 2-9).


The Blue Devils cut the deficit to 26-23 at the half as Ty Reed hit a 3-pointer and scored 7 points and Gabe Hammons had 4.


Buchanan scored 6 points with Fransen and Smith hitting 3-pointers to account for the Dragons’ 12 points in the quarter.


Fairland opened up a 41-34 lead in the third quarter with Fransen scoring 7 points as he drained a pair of 3-pointers.


Reed hit a trifecta as he scored 5 points with Hammons netting 6 points.


The Dragons outscored the Blue Devils 12-10 in the fourth quarter as Smith hit a 3-pointer and scored 7 points and was 2 of 2 at the foul line. Buchanan was 3 of 4 at the line and Gabe Polcyn was 2 of 2.


Reed scored 15 points, Meadows 14 and Hammons 12 to lead Gallia Academy.


The Blue Devils leading scorer and rebounder Cade Mock did not play due to an injury.


Fairland    14 12 1 5 12 = 53

Gallia Acad. 10 13 11 10 = 44

FAIRLAND (16-1, 11-0): Gabe Polcyn 1 2-2 4, Trevor Lochow 0 1 0-2 3, Jeremiah Fizer 0 0 0-0 0, Cliff Fransen 0 5 1-2 16, Keegan Smith 1 3 2-2 13, Maddox Gue 0 0 0-0 0, Brody Buchanan 5 0 7-9 17. Totals: 16-42 12-17 53. 3-pt goals: 9-23. Rebounds: 22 (Fransen 6, Lüchow 5, Smith 4, Buchanan 4). Assists: 9 (Buchanan 6). Steals: 2 (Polcyn 1, Smith 1). Turnovers: 4. Fouls: 13. Fouled out: None.

GALLIA ACADEMY (6-12, 2-9): Josh Watts 0 0 0-0 0, Ty Reed 4 2 1-2 15, Tripp Sola 0 1 0-0 3, Rees Toler 0 0 0-0 0, Gabe Hammons 5 0 2-6 12, Grant Owens 0 0 0-0 0, Macen Meadows 3 2 2-2 14. Totals: 17-37 5-10 44. 3-pt goals: 5-11. Rebounds: 20 (Hammons 9, Reed 4). Assists: 5 (Reed 3). Turnovers: 8. Fouls: 18. Fouled out: Meadows.

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