Fairmont will play Pickerington Central — which beat New Albany 59-28 in the Region 3 title game — in a D-I state semifinal at 8 p.m. Thursday at University of Dayton Arena.
“I know our fans are excited,” said Firebirds coach Jeremey Finn. “Some of our past kids that have graduated and have their banners up there are really happy for us. So it’s a good community piece for all of us.”
Fairmont senior Kaylah Thornton, an Ohio Ms. Basketball candidate, scored a game-high 22 points and sophomore Janiyah Hargrave added 14 as the Firebirds improved to 26-0.
The Firebirds advanced to the state semifinals for the fifth time in program history and for the first time since 2013. After back-to-back runner-up finishes in 2011 and 2012, the Firebirds won the state championship in 2013, beating Twinsburg 52-48.
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