Big plays, defense lead Tigers past Pike

Fishers' Grady Stanley (48) and Brady Wolf (94) move in on a Pike runner during the Tigers-Red Devils game on Friday. Fishers won 14-0. (Joshua Herd)

Two big plays and solid defense gave Fishers a win at Pike on Friday night.
The Tigers took care of the Red Devils 14-0, which improved Fishers’ record to 2-0 for the season. The Tigers scored their first of two touchdowns early in the first quarter, when Luke Valerio took a 49-yard run into the end zone. Dominic Oliverio then made a two-point conversion run.
Fishers added another touchdown in the third period, with Lucas Minns sending a 60-yard pass to Jeffrey Simmons, who took it in for the score. Simmons had three catches on the night totaling 104 yards.
The Tigers totaled 124 yards on the ground, with Valerio gaining 55 yards and Carson Dunn adding 47 yards. Meanwhile, Fishers’ defense did its job, not allowing Pike any points.
The Tigers will play at Noblesville next Friday to begin Hoosier Crossroads Conference play.

FISHERS 14, PIKE 0

Score by Quarters
Fishers 8 0 6 0 – 14
Pike 0 0 0 0 – 0

Team Stats FISH PIKE
First Downs 9 19
By Rush 6 10
By Pass 3 7
By Penalty 0 2
Rushes-Yards 34-124 41-159
Yards Passing 141 111
Comp-Att-Int-TD 8-13-1-1 14-34-2-0
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-1
Penalties-Yards 3-35 5-38
Punts-Average 5-39.6 5-24.8

Fishers Scoring
First Quarter
10:51 – Luke Valerio 49-yard run (Dominic Oliverio run)
Third Quarter
4:38 – Jeffrey Simmons 60-yard pass from Lucas Minns (pass failed)

Fishers individual stats
Rushing: Valerio 3-55, Carson Dunn 21-47, Khobie Martin 1-13, Oliverio 5-11, Minns 3-minus 2, team 1-0.
Passing: Minns 8-13-141.
Receiving: Simmons 3-104, Aidan Zimmer 2-25, Dunn 2-11, Hunter Strole 1-1.