The REPORTER
The Fishers basketball teams cruised to a Hoosier Crossroads Conference doubleheader sweep Friday at Avon.
The Tigers girls used a strong start to beat the Orioles 66-50. Fishers jumped out to a 22-12 lead by the end of the first quarter; Talia Harris scored eight points and Nevaeh Dickman had seven. The Tigers led 36-21 at halftime and 58-34 after the third quarter, during which Harris scored another eight points.
Harris finished with 20 points while Dickman contributed 17 points. Allison Scheu had 16 points and joined Harris and Dickman in scoring in each quarter.
Fishers’ boys, the No. 1 team in Class 4A, had an equally easy time, as they took care of Avon 70-38. The Tigers outscored the Orioles in each period, leading 18-12 after one and 32-22 at halftime. Keenan Garner scored 15 points in the first half.
Fishers rocketed through the third quarter, pouring in 22 points and leading 54-29 at the end of the period. Millen McCartney provided the finishing touches in the fourth quarter with eight points, including two 3-pointers.
Garner totaled 22 points, scoring in each quarter. Justin Kirby came off the bench to add 11 points and McCartney finished with 10 for the Tigers.
The Fishers girls are 4-2 in the conference and 15-5 overall and play Tuesday at Lawrence North. The Fishers boys are unbeaten at 14-0 overall (4-0 HCC) and host Fort Wayne Carroll this afternoon.
GIRLS GAME
FISHERS 66, AVON 50
Fishers FG FT TP PF
Talia Harris 9 2-2 20 2
Morgan Roberts 1 1-2 3 1
Kate Thomas 4 0-0 8 1
Nevaeh Dickman 7 3-5 17 2
Allison Scheu 6 3-5 16 2
Alanna Anthony 0 0-0 0 0
Olivia Brookshire 0 0-0 0 0
Natalie Thomas 1 0-0 2 2
MaKayla Triplett 0 0-0 0 0
Totals 28 9-14 66 10
Score by Quarters
Fishers 22 14 22 8 – 66
Avon 12 9 13 16 – 50
Fishers 3-pointer: Scheu.
BOYS GAME
FISHERS 70, AVON 38
Fishers FG FT TP PF
Taden Metzger 3 2-2 8 2
Millen McCartney 3 2-2 10 0
Cooper Zachary 1 1-2 3 0
JonAnthony Hall 4 1-2 9 2
Keenan Garner 8 6-8 22 4
Jason Gardner Jr. 2 1-4 5 1
Justin Kirby 5 1-2 11 3
Parker Perdue 0 0-0 0 2
Nathan Baker 1 0-0 2 4
Bryson Seymour 0 0-0 0 1
Logan Sigler 0 0-0 0 0
Torey Breland 0 0-0 0 0
Totals 27 14-22 70 19
Score by Quarters
Fishers 18 14 22 16 – 70
Avon 12 10 7 9 – 38
Fishers 3-pointers (2) McCartney 2.