Before the Fairfield Lions hosted the East Clinton Astros at Grandle Gymnasium on Friday night in their season-opening contest, there was a moment of silence observed for Chad Hodson, a former coach at a variety of levels within Fairfield athletics.

Before the Fairfield Lions hosted the East Clinton Astros at Grandle Gymnasium on Friday night in their season-opening contest, there was a moment of silence observed for Chad Hodson, a former coach at a variety of levels within Fairfield athletics.

Before the Fairfield Lions hosted the East Clinton Astros at Grandle Gymnasium on Friday night in their season-opening contest, there was a moment of silence observed for Chad Hodson, a former coach at a variety of levels within Fairfield athletics.

Before the Fairfield Lions hosted the East Clinton Astros at Grandle Gymnasium on Friday night in their season-opening contest, there was a moment of silence observed for Chad Hodson, a former coach at a variety of levels within Fairfield athletics.

Before the Fairfield Lions hosted the East Clinton Astros at Grandle Gymnasium on Friday night in their season-opening contest, there was a moment of silence observed for Chad Hodson, a former coach at a variety of levels within Fairfield athletics.

Before the Fairfield Lions hosted the East Clinton Astros at Grandle Gymnasium on Friday night in their season-opening contest, there was a moment of silence observed for Chad Hodson, a former coach at a variety of levels within Fairfield athletics.

Before the Fairfield Lions hosted the East Clinton Astros at Grandle Gymnasium on Friday night in their season-opening contest, there was a moment of silence observed for Chad Hodson, a former coach at a variety of levels within Fairfield athletics.

On a night where there were roughly 23 lead changes — excluding tied scores — between the road team Fairfield Lady Lions and the host Washington Blue Lions, it was the blue-and-white Lions from Fayette County who gained the close win on Tuesday night, defeating Fairfield by a 49-45 score.

On a night where there were roughly 23 lead changes — excluding tied scores — between the road team Fairfield Lady Lions and the host Washington Blue Lions, it was the blue-and-white Lions from Fayette County who gained the close win on Tuesday night, defeating Fairfield by a 49-45 score.

On a night where there were roughly 23 lead changes — excluding tied scores — between the road team Fairfield Lady Lions and the host Washington Blue Lions, it was the blue-and-white Lions from Fayette County who gained the close win on Tuesday night, defeating Fairfield by a 49-45 score.

On a night where there were roughly 23 lead changes — excluding tied scores — between the road team Fairfield Lady Lions and the host Washington Blue Lions, it was the blue-and-white Lions from Fayette County who gained the close win on Tuesday night, defeating Fairfield by a 49-45 score.

On a night where there were roughly 23 lead changes — excluding tied scores — between the road team Fairfield Lady Lions and the host Washington Blue Lions, it was the blue-and-white Lions from Fayette County who gained the close win on Tuesday night, defeating Fairfield by a 49-45 score.

On a night where there were roughly 23 lead changes — excluding tied scores — between the road team Fairfield Lady Lions and the host Washington Blue Lions, it was the blue-and-white Lions from Fayette County who gained the close win on Tuesday night, defeating Fairfield by a 49-45 score.

On a night where there were roughly 23 lead changes — excluding tied scores — between the road team Fairfield Lady Lions and the host Washington Blue Lions, it was the blue-and-white Lions from Fayette County who gained the close win on Tuesday night, defeating Fairfield by a 49-45 score.

Following a first quarter where the scoring differential was only two points, the Fairfield Lady Lions broke away from the Portsmouth West Lady Senators by a score of 65-38 at the Manchester Tip-Off Classic on Saturday in the season-opening event.