Fishers engaged in a back-and-forth game with Roncalli on Friday before the Rebels took over in the fourth quarter and won 28-17 at Reynolds Tigers Stadium.
Roncalli, the No. 1-ranked team in Class 5A, led by 14-0 in the second quarter, but the Tigers worked their way back to within 14-10 by halftime. Emmanuel Davis took a kickoff return to the Tigers’ 44-yard line, then Ben Norton got Fishers on the board with a 48-yard field goal.
On the next drive, Seth Sontich forced a fumble, which gave the Tigers good field position. Fishers took advantage, as Matt Wolff ran the ball in from six yards to score.
Fishers got its next score in the third quarter to take a 17-14 lead. HL Lewis made a 50-yard run to get the Tigers inside the Roncalli five, but a fumble gave the Rebels the ball back. Luke Uribe made two tackles to force a punt. Lewis took over again, making a long run to get the ball inside the red zone, then scoring from the eight-yard line.
Roncalli scored early in the fourth quarter to take back the lead, then the Rebels intercepted a Fishers pass to get the ball back. Roncalli scored on a long drive with under four minutes left in the game.
With the loss, Fishers dropped to 3-4 on the season. The Tigers will go on the road to Riverview Health Stadium in Westfield next week to face the Shamrocks in a Hoosier Crossroads Conference game.
Stats for this game were not reported by press time.
The Fishers football team wore pink jerseys as part of the school’s Pink Week for breast cancer awareness. (Kirk Green)
Fishers’ Ben Norton kicked a 48-yard field goal to get the Tigers on the board during their Friday game with Roncalli at Reynolds Tigers Stadium. (Kirk Green)