Allen sets scoring record as Lady Dragons roll past Lady Titans

PORTSMOUTH — “Celebration — Celebrate Good Times Come On” may have been the appropriate song to sing on Monday by the Fairland Lady Dragons.

Not only did the Lady Dragons end the regular season with a 62-43 win over the Portsmouth Notre Dame Lady Titans, but they had every reason to celebrate more than just a win that gave them a 21-1 record.

Ranked No.2 in the final Associated Press Division 2 high school basketball poll, Lady Dragons senior Bree Allen broke the school’s all-time scoring record and the end result of the win gave 14-year head coach Jon Buchanan career victory No. 300.

Allen made a layup with 6:49 left in the second quarter that put her career total at 1,474, surpassing the old mark of 1,473 set by Julie Curry. Allen finished with 21 points to give her 1,486.

Fairland took a 16-10 first quarter lead as Allen scored 5 points including a 3-pointer and Kylee Bruce added 4 points.

Annabelle Ball had 5 points for the Lady Titans. (17-4).

The Lady Dragons extended the lead to 31-22 at the half as Bailey Russell hit a 3-pointer and scored 7 points with Allen adding 4 including her record-setting basket.

Ella Kirby hit a 3-pointer and scored 5 points, Bri Hicks hit a 3-pointer and Katie Strickland had 4 points for Notre Dame.

The game took a drastic turn in the third quarter as Fairland held the Lady Titans to just 6 points and surged ahead 45-28 as Allen scored 9 points including a 3-pointer.

In the fourth quarter, Kamryn Barnitz scored 6 points, Russell added 5 including a 3-pointer and Allen also hit a trifecta.

Kirby hit three 3-pointers in the quarter for the Lady Titans.

Fairland faces Gallipolis at 6:15 p.m. Thursday in the Division 2 sectional finals at Ironton High School.

Fairland 16 15 14 17 = 62

Notre Dame 10 12 6 15 = 43

FAIRLAND (21-1): Teagan Leep 0 1 0-0 3, Isa Taliaferro 0 0 0-0 0, Addison Godby 1 0 0-0 2, Bree Allen 6 3 0-0 21, Kamryn Barnitz 5 0 0-0 10, Bailey Russell 4 3 3-5 20, Avery Byers 0 0 0-0 0, Hannah Taylor 0 0 0-0 0, Kylee Bruce 3 0 0-0 6. Totals: xx-74 3-5 62. 3-pt goals: 7-30. Rebounds: 36 (Allen 8, Godby 7, Bruce 6, Barnitz 5). Assists: 15 (Godby 7, Barnitz 3, Bruce 3). Steals: 20 (Bruce 5, Godby 4, Russell 4). Fouls: 13. Fouled out: None.

PORTSMOUTH NOTRE DAME (17-4): Jaysa Bryant 1 0 0-0 2, Ella Kirby 1 4 2-2 16, Bri Hicks 0 1 0-2 3, Annabelle Ball 2 0 1-2 5, Keylyn Darden 0 0 0-0 0, Gracie Ashley 3 0 3-4 9, Katie Strickland 4 0 0-1 8. Totals: 11 5 6-10 43. Fouls: 9. Fouled out: None.