Prep girls basketball: Fairland plays zone; Portsmouth gets in the zone in rout

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Prep girls basketball: Fairland plays zone; Portsmouth gets in the zone in rout

Fairland, which was out of contention early in a 67-49 loss to the Trojans on Dec. 21 in Rome Township, switched up its defense before a Feb. 3 rematch in Portsmouth. It worked well enough that the Dragons led the Trojans in the second half before falling, 47-35. So Fairland tried that tactic again in a rematch with Portsmouth in an all-Ohio Valley Conference OHSAA Division V state semifinal on Saturday afternoon. The strategy may have been soun…