After trailing at halftime, the Fishers girls basketball team ran through the second half and picked up a 55-43 win over Avon Friday night at the Tiger Den.
The game was to be played at the Orioles’ gym, but was moved to Fishers to accommodate Avon’s hosting of the Hoosier Crossroads Conference wrestling meet. With the victory, the Tigers improved to 3-3 in conference play. It was Military Appreciation Night, and the Fishers team wore special uniforms honoring the Indiana National Guard.
The Orioles led 12-8 after the first quarter and maintained a 24-20 lead at halftime. But Fishers’ offense got going in the second period, with Tamia Perryman scoring six points. The Tigers moved ahead by the end of the third period to lead 35-33; Audra Emmerson and Katie Howard each hit a 3-pointer during the quarter.
Fishers outscored Avon 20-10 in the fourth to clinch the win. Katie Burton took over in that period, scoring 11 points. Burton wound up the leading scorer with 15 points, while Perryman added 13.
“I think we did a lot better job on the boards in the second half,” said Tigers coach Lauren Vail. “When we were able to rebound, we were able to get out and run a little bit. We shot the ball really well and that never hurts when that happens, either.”
Fishers is 12-9 overall and will play two more home games next week as it finishes up the regular season. The Tigers take on Class 4A No. 10 Lawrence North on Tuesday and will play Franklin Central next Friday to wrap up HCC play.
Fishers 55, Avon 43
Fishers FG FT TP PF
Katie Burton 5 4-7 15 3
Audra Emmerson 3 0-0 8 1
Tamia Perryman 4 5-5 13 2
Skylar Fulton 2 0-0 6 3
Lydia Stullken 1 1-2 3 1
Kaitlynn Feagan 0 0-0 0 2
Katie Howard 3 0-0 8 2
Cierra Tolbert 1 0-0 0 2
Regan Newman 0 0-0 0 0
Totals 19 10-14 53 16
Score by Quarters
Avon 12 12 9 10 – 43
Fishers 8 12 15 20 – 55
Fishers 3-pointers (7) Emmerson 2, Howard 2, Fulton 2, Burton 1.