Fishers got a bounce-back victory on Friday, taking care of Franklin Central 23-0 in a Hoosier Crossroads Conference game at Clarian Field.
It was a nice win for the Tigers after two straight losses, and also marked their first shutout of the season. Fishers was led defensively by Geoffrey Brown, who made nine tackles (six solo, three assists), with Grant Whetsel next in line with five stops (four solo, one assist). As a team, the Tigers had six tackles for a loss and four sacks.
Fishers’ offense did its job as well, and did it quickly. The Tigers got on the board just 23 seconds into the first quarter, when Marcus Roux threw a pass to Reggie Cook-Graham, who took it 67 yards into the end zone. Jack Phillips made the extra-point kick.
Roux struck again just minutes later, tossing a 37-yard touchdown pass to Jeffrey Simmons. Phillips again kicked the extra point, and Fishers had a 14-0 lead after the first quarter.
Phillips converted a 35-yard field goal attempt in the second period, putting the Tigers up 17-0 at halftime. Fishers got one more touchdown in the third quarter: Roux threw to Boland for a 14-yard score, giving Roux three touchdown passes for the game.
Roux had an outstanding game, going 18-for-30 and totaling 274 yards. Simmons, Boland and Nick Leath all made four receptions. Dylan Scally led the rushing with 41 yards.
The Tigers are 3-2 in HCC play, placing them in a tie with Hamilton Southeastern for third place. Fishers is 5-2 overall and plays at Westfield next Friday.
FISHERS 23, FRANKLIN CENTRAL 0
Score by Quarters
Franklin Central 0 0 0 0 – 0
Fishers 14 3 6 0 – 23
Team Stats FC FHS
First Downs 11 18
By Rush 4 7
By Pass 6 11
By Penalty 1 0
Rushes-Yards 28-35 28-92
Yards Passing 121 282
Comp-Att-Int-TD 15-20-1-0 19-31-0-3
Fumbles-Lost 2-2 1-1
Penalties-Yards 2-10 3-35
Punts-Average 5-33.0 1-44.0
Fishers Scoring
First Quarter
11:37 – Reggie Cook-Graham 67-yard
pass from Marcus Roux (Jack Phillips kick)
8:13 – Jeffrey Simmons 37-yard pass from Roux (Phillips kick)
Second Quarter
0:21 – Phillips 35-yard field goal
Third Quarter
2:58 – Reece Boland 14-yard pass from Marcus Roux (kick failed)
Fishers individual stats
Rushing: Dylan Scally 12-41, Matt Noble 8-25, Roux 3-10, Cook-Graham 1-7, Shaun Kim 2-5, Dominic Oliverio 1-4, team 1-0.
Passing: Roux 18-30-274, Lucas Prewitt 1-1-8.
Receiving: Simmons 4-63, Nick Leath 4-48, Boland 4-43, Cook-Graham 2-72, Caleb Gates 2-29, Scally 2-15, Silas Martin 1-12.
ABOVE: Fishers Geoffrey Brown (right) assists with a tackle during the Tigers’ shutout win over Franklin Central Friday at Clarian Field. Brown led the Fishers defense with nine tackles. At left is Billy Reiter.
BELOW: It was the Tigers’ Senior Night, and the senior cheerleaders were honored during the game. (Kirk Green)
