ANGOLA — Senior Garrett Scott scored 13 points and teammate Josh Stephens added 11, as Fairfield pulled away in the second half to beat Angola, 45-35, in Northeast Corner Conference boys basketball action on Saturday.

The Falcons, now 9-10 overall and 5-3 in the NECC, led by just two at halftime, before outscoring Angola 10-5 in the third quarter to take a seven point advantage in the final eight minutes.

Marcus Rodes chipped in 10 points for the Falcons, while Brad Lantz had nine points and eight rebounds. Simon Brown’s 12 points topped Angola.



fairfield 45, Angola 36

Fairfield — Garett Scott 13, Josh Stephens 11, Marcus Rodes 10, Brad Lantz 9 John Stack 2, Mitch DeWitt 0, Thomas Martin 0, Clay Bontrager 0, Brock Geoglein 0 . Totals: 16 9-12 45.

Angola — Simon Brown 12, Justin Davis 11, Craig Notzinger 7, Ryan Gaff 4, Simon Gardner 2, Robby Honer 0, Sam Gardner 0, Spencer Bledsoe 0 Totals: 13 6-14 36.

Scoring By Quarters

Fairfield 7 15 10 13 — 45

Angola 10 10 5 11 — 36

3-point goals: Fairfield (4) — Stephens 2, Rodes 2; Angola (4) — Brown 3, Nofzinger.

Rebounds: Fairfield (25) — Lantz 8; Angola (29) — Davis 11.

Assists: Fairfield (8) — Rodes 3; Angola (3) — Nofzinger 2.

Steals: Fairfield (11) — Stack 3, DeWitt 3; Angola (8) — Gaff 4.

Turnovers: Fairfield 13, Angola 14.

Total fouls: Fairfield 13, Angola 15.

Records: Fairfield 9-10 (5-3 NECC), Angola 6-10 (2-5).

Next: Churubusco at Fairfield, Friday.

JV: Fairfield 41, Angola 35. Top scorers: Fairfield — Thomas Martin 12.