Fairfield overruns Prairie Heights girls

Prairie Heights gave Fairfield all it wanted for four quarters before falling to the Lady Falcons, 42-36 in NECC girls basketball play Saturday night in Brushy Prairie.

Trailing by eight points (32-24) heading into the final frame, the Lady Panthers rallied to cut the difference to three with just under a minute left. However, a big three-point play by Haley Brown sealed the Fairfield win.

Jenna Kieper fired in 17 points to lead the Lady Falcons, now 3-1 in the NECC standings.

Shawna Carbone had 17 points and 10 rebounds for the Lady Panthers, who were playing their third game without standout guard Tressa Terry, still bothered by an Achilles ailment. Senior leader Kayla Feeney also missed the tilt due to injury.

GAME SUMMARY

Fairfield 42

Prairie Heights 36

Scoring by quarters

      FF    12    14     6    10    -42

      PH     8      9     7    12    -36

Fairfield

Brooke Mast 3, 0-0, 6; Katie Yates 1, 1-2, 3; Haley Brown 2, 1-1, 5; Destiny Setterberg 2, 0-0, 4; Taylor Stidham 0, 0-0, 0; Jenna Kieper 7, 1-2, 17; Alexis Zook 1, 0-0, 2; Brittany Kitson 0, 0-1, 0; Madison Riley 1, 3-4, 5; Totals 17, 6-10, 42

Three-point field goals 2 (Kieper 2); Team Fouls 15 (Fouled Out: None)

Prairie Heights

Rebekah Frey 1, 2-2, 4; Shawna Carbone 7, 3-7, 17; McKenzie Kain 3, 2-2, 9; Allison Young 0, 3-7, 3; Haley Kleeberg 0, 0-0, 0; Saige Dunafin 1, 0-0, 3; Totals 12, 10-18, 36

Three-point field goals 2 (Kain 1, Dunafin 1); Rebounds 25 (Carbone 10, Frey 6); Steals 4 (Dunafin 2); Assists 10 (Young 5); Team Fouls 13 (Fouled Out: None)