Kettering-Fairmont Firebirds girls varsity basketball opens season with two wins

Kettering, Ohio – The Kettering-Fairmont Firebirds girls basketball team opened the 2021-22 basketball season with two straight wins.

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The lady Firebirds played their first game of the year Saturday, November 20, 2021, on the road against the Troy Trojans. Fairmont controlled the first 3 quarters of the game. The Firebirds outscored the Trojans 15-8 in the 1st quarter and 17-7 in the 2nd quarter. After a 32-15 half-time lead, the Firebirds continued to dominate outscoring the Trojans 17-10 in the 3rd quarter. The Firebirds entered the 4th
quarter with a 49-25 lead. Troy tried to fight back outscoring Fairmont 17-15 in the 4th quarter. But the Firebirds had amassed a big enough lead that they were still able to secure a convincing 64-42 opening win.

The lady Firebirds had three players in double figures on the night. Senior Guard #15 Mallory Hullinger lead the scoring with 19 points on the night. Hullinger was 6 for 9 from the field. Hullinger hit 4 of 6 3-point attempts and hit 3 of 4 free-throw attempts. Hullinger also had 2 steals.

Fairmont Senior Forward #21 Peyton Wells contributed 13 points. Wells was 5 for 12 from the floor and hit 3 of 3 3-point attempts. Wells did not have any free throws but had 6 assists and 7 steals on the night. Wells was Fairmont’s leading rebounder on the night with 5. She had 4 rebounds from the offensive side of the floor and 1 from the defensive side.

Firebirds Junior Forward #10 Serena Baker tacked on 12 points for Fairmont. Baker hit 4 of 8 from the field with 2 of 4 3-pointers.

Overall, the lady Firebirds hit 23 of 51 from the floor for a 45.1% field goal percentage. They also hit 11 of 20 of their 3-point attempts for a 55.0% 3-point percentage and they were 7 of 12 from the line for a 58.3% free-throw percentage. Kettering nabbed 25 rebounds, 14 steals, and 1 block.

Two days later, on Monday, November 22, 2021, the Kettering-Fairmont Firebirds played their first home game when they took on the Hamilton Big Blue. Fairmont controlled the game from start to finish. The Firebirds outscored the Big Blue 8-3 in the 1st quarter and 14-3 in the 2nd
quarter for a 22-6 halftime lead. The Firebirds pretty much ended the game in the 3rd quarter when they outscored Hamilton 26-2, taking a 48-6 lead. Fairmont wound down the clock by outscoring the Big Blue 7-5 in the 4th
quarter to wrap up a decisive 55-13 victory.

Hullinger, Baker, and Wells were once again all in double digits and were the lady Firebirds leading scorers. Hullinger led the team with 18 points on the night. She hit 6 of 13 from the floor and converted 3 of 8 3-point attempts. Hullinger also hit 3 of 4 free throws. Hullinger added 1 steal on the defensive side of the game.

Baker shot 6 for 10 from the floor and hit 3 of 6 free-throws for a 15 point total on the night. She did not hit any 3-pointers but did add in 1 steal and 2 assists. Baker was also the Firebirds leading rebounder on the night nabbing 10 off the boards. She had 6 offensive rebounds and 4 defensive rebounds.

Wells tacked on 10 points shooting 5- of 10 from the floor. Wells was 0 for 1 from 3-point land and was 0 for 2 from the free-throw line. She did have 1 assist and was a solid defensive contributor with 7 steals and 1 block.

Overall, the Firebirds shot 38.5% from the field hitting 20 of 52 attempts. They shot 18.2% from 3-point range hitting 4 of 22 attempts and were 11 of 22 from the line for a 50.0% free-throw percentage. Fairmont controlled the floor with 33 rebounds, 20 steals, and 2 blocks.

The lady Firebirds open their Greater Western Ohio Conference season Schedule Wednesday, December 1, 2021, at 7:30 P.M. when they take on the Northmont Thunderbolts at Trent Arean at Kettering-Fairmont High School's Trent Arena, 3301 Shroyer Road, Kettering. Northmont has opened the season 0-2 losing to Butler 53-34 and Carroll 57-38. Tickets for the game are $5.00 for students and seniors and $7 for adults. You can purchase tickets at https://events.ticketspicket.com/agency/5292c4d7-0074-4d06-ad13-6a61389…. In addition to the 7:30 P.M. Varsity game, tickets include admission to the Freshman game at 5:00 P.M. and the Junior Varsity game at 6:15 P.M.