Fishers won its Senior Night game on Friday, beating Franklin Central 60-42 in the Tigers’ Hoosier Crossroads Conference and regular-season finale.
Fishers gained the advantage early, leading 19-6 after the first quarter. While the other quarters were closer, the Tigers outscored the Flashes in all three of them. Fishers led 31-17 at halftime.
Both of the Tigers’ seniors played well: Skylar Fulton had 17 points, including three 3-pointers, and Cierra Tolbert added seven points and collected four rebounds. Sophomore Katie Burton led the scoring with 21 points (including two 3-pointers), and also had four rebounds and three steals. Junior Tamia Perryman had a great all-around game with eight rebounds, three steals, two points and two assists.
Fishers finished fourth in the conference with a 4-3 record, and is 14-9 for the regular season. The Tigers play Anderson Tuesday night in the first round of Sectional 8 at Hamilton Southeastern.
Fishers 60, Franklin Central 42
Fishers FG FT TP PF
Katie Burton 7-12 5-5 21 3
Audra Emmerson 1-2 1-2 3 1
Kaitlynn Feagan 2-3 0-0 5 1
Skylar Fulton 4-10 6-6 17 2
Tamia Perryman 1-3 0-0 2 2
Katie Howard 0-2 0-0 0 0
Lydia Stullken 1-3 2-2 4 2
Regan Newman 0-0 1-2 1 1
Cierra Tolbert 2-4 3-6 7 1
Totals 18-39 18-23 60 13
Score by Quarters
Franklin Central 6 11 11 14 – 42
Fishers 19 12 13 16 – 60
Fishers 3-point shooting (6-20) Fulton 3-9, Burton 2-6, Feagan 1-2, Howard 0-2, Emmerson 0-1.
Fishers rebounds (21) Perryman 8, Burton 4, Tolbert 3, Emmerson 2, Stullken 2, Feagan 1, Fulton 1.
Fishers honored its seniors during its game with Franklin Central Friday at the Tiger Den.
Pictured with their parents are manager Teresa Stein, Cierra Tolbert and Skylar Fulton. (Kirk Green)
Katie Burton scored 21 points for Fishers in its win over Franklin Central on Friday. (Kirk Green)