ALBION —Joseph Line had 15 points and 12 rebounds Friday night, as Fairfield knocked off Central Noble 53-37 in Northeast Corner Conference boys basketball action on Friday, Feb. 22.

Josh Stephens hit four 3-point shots and backed Line with 14 points, while Garrett Scott added 10 points and nine rebounds for the Falcons, who finish 7-3 in the NECC (11-11 overall).

Alex Vice scored a game-high 27 points for Central Noble.

Fairfield 53, Central Noble 37

Fairfield — Joseph Line 15, Josh Stephens 14, Garrett Scott 10, Brad Lantz 3, Nate Miller 3, Alex Miller 2, Mitch DeWitt 2, Marcus Rodes 2, Brock Geoglein 2, Jake Blackburn 0, John Stack 0, Clay Bontrager 0. Totals: 19 9-11 53.

Central Noble — Alex Vice 27, E.J. Andrews 7, Kevin Kennedy 2, Sam Jank 1, Tanner Likes 0, Joel Cochard 0, Brock Noe 0, Connor McCoy 0, Jared Estep 0. Totals: 13 9-15 37.

Scoring By Quarters

Fairfield 16 13 13 11 — 53

Central Noble 4 9 5 19 — 37

3-point goals: Fairfield (6) — Stephens 4, N. Miller, Line; Central Noble (2) — Vice 2.

Rebounds: Fairfield (37) — Line 12, Scott 9 ; Central Noble (20) — Vice 6.

Assists: Fairfield (12) — Stack 3; Central Noble (5) — McCoy 2.

Steals: Fairfield (6) — DeWitt 3; Central Noble (6) — Vice 3.

Turnovers: Fairfield 15, Central Noble 13.

Total fouls: Fairfield 13, Central Noble 14. Fouled out — .

Records: Fairfield 11-11 (7-3 in NECC), Central Noble 5-15 (1-9).

Next: Fairfield vs. NorthWood/West Noble winner Friday, March 1 in semfinals of Class 3A Wawasee Sectional, 6 p.m.; Central Noble vs. Bremen/Westview winner Friday, March 1 in semifinals of Class 2A Westview Sectional, 6 p.m.

JV: Fairfield 39, Central Noble 30. Top scorers: Fairfield — Brock Goeglein 16.