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Kettering, Ohio – The Kettering Fairmont boys varsity basketball team opened the 2021-22 season Friday, November 26, 2021. Fairmont took on the Westland High School Cougars of Galloway as part of the 2021 Benner Field House Classic in Xenia.
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Fairmont took control of the game in the 1st quarter. By the end of the quarter, the Firebirds had amassed a 25-4 lead over the cougars. The Firebirds went on to control the entire game outscoring the Cougars in every single quarter. The Firebirds won the 2nd quarter 21-12 to take a 46-16 half-time lead. The Cougars’ night didn’t get any better after half-time. Fairmont outscored Westland in the 3rd quarter 23-9. The Firebirds capped off their first win of the year with a 10-2 4th
quarter to make the final 79-12.
Fairmont Senior Guard #12 Anthony Johnson was the Firebirds leading scorer for the night with 24 pts. Johnson was 8 for 15 from the field giving him a 53.3% field goal percentage. Johnson also hit 3 of 9 3-point attempts for a 44.4% 3-point percentage. That gave Johnson 8-points in 2 point baskets, 12 points on 3-pointers, and 4 points from the free-throw line. Johnson also added 3 assists, 2 steals, and was the Firebirds leading rebounder with 6 rebounds.
Fairmont Senior Forward #2 Dasan Doucet tacked on 17 points for the Firebirds. Doucet shot 7 of 11 from the field for a field goal percentage of 63.5%. He hit 1 of 3 from 3-point range for a 33.3% 3-point percentage. Doucet was perfect from the line hitting 2 free throws on the night. Doucet added 3 assists and contributed 2 blocks on the defensive side.
Fairmont had a 3rd player, Junior Guard #11 Tyler Gentile, who contributed double digits in offense. Gentile put 13 points on the board hitting 5 of 7 from the floor for a field goal percentage of 71.4%. Gentile hit 1 of 1 3-point attempts and was 2 of 2 from the free-throw line. Gentile added 1 assist and contributed 2 steals on defense.
Overall, the Firebirds shot 30 of 55 from the field for a field goal percentage of 54.5%. The Firebirds also hit 7 of 18 3-point attempts for a 38.9% 3-point percentage. The Firebirds also nabbed 27 rebounds, 18 steals, and 3 blocks in their rout of the Cougars.
The Kettering-Fairmont Firebirds’ next game is Tuesday, November 30, 2021, when they travel to take on the Middletown Middies. The game is scheduled for 7:15 P.M. at Middletown High School, 601 N. Breiel Blvd., Middletown.
