Fishers rolled to the championship game at the Huntington North Tournament on Wednesday with two lopsided wins.
In their first game, the Class 4A No. 4 Tigers beat New Haven 82-49. Fishers outscored the Bulldogs in each quarter, leading 18-13 after one period and 36-22 at halftime. Jalen Haralson scored eight points in the first half.
The Tigers took their offense up another notch in the second half, pouring in 46 points. Jeffrey Simmons got going, scoring 15 points. He would lead all scorers with 21 points, one of four Fishers players in double figures. Haralson had 14 points, Aidan Zimmer threw in four 3-pointers (three in the third quarter) for 12 points and Matt Brewer added 11 points.
The win sent the Tigers to the semi-finals, where they cruised past Merrillville 74-28. Fishers held a 20-5 lead after one quarter and were up 39-14 at halftime, then put in 27 points in the third.
Haralson dominated that third period, scoring 13 points. He finished as the scoring leader with 27 points Charlie Smith was next in line with 13 points.
The Tigers are 10-1 and play Fort Wayne Snider at 4 p.m. today in the championship game.
FISHERS 82, NEW HAVEN 49
Fishers FG FT TP PF
Myles Stringer 1 2-2 4 3
Jalen Haralson 5 4-4 14 0
Bryce Williams 2 0-0 5 0
Charlie Smith 3 0-0 7 0
Jeffrey Simmons 8 4-4 21 0
Sean Millsaps 2 0-0 5 0
Josh Forbes 0 0-0 0 2
Aidan Zimmer 4 0-0 12 1
Matt Brewer 5 1-2 11 4
Payton Weemer 1 0-0 3 0
JonAnthony Hall 0 0-0 0 0
Carter Jones 0 0-0 0 0
Grant Haworth 0 0-0 0 0
Totals 31 11-12 82 10
Score by Quarters
Fishers 18 18 24 22 – 82
New Haven 13 9 15 12 – 49
Fishers 3-pointers (9) Zimmer 4, Millsaps 1, Williams 1, Smith 1, Simmons 1, Weemer 1.
FISHERS 74, MERRILLVILLE 28
Fishers FG FT TP PF
Myles Stringer 0 0-0 0 0
Jalen Haralson 11 4-7 27 2
Bryce Williams 2 0-0 4 1
Charlie Smith 6 0-0 13 0
Jeffrey Simmons 2 0-0 4 0
Sean Millsaps 3 0-0 9 0
Josh Forbes 2 0-0 4 0
Aidan Zimmer 0 0-0 0 1
Matt Brewer 2 0-0 4 2
Payton Weemer 4 0-0 9 1
JonAnthony Hall 0 0-0 0 0
Carter Jones 0 0-0 0 0
Grant Haworth 0 0-0 0 0
Totals 32 4-7 74 7
Score by Quarters
Fishers 20 19 27 8 – 74
Merrillville 5 9 8 6 – 28
Fishers 3-pointers (6) Millsaps 3, Haralson 1, Smith 1, Weemer 1.