The Fishers boys volleyball team made history Thursday night by beating No. 1-ranked Roncalli at the Tiger Den.
No. 2-ranked Fishers won in four sets, 25-12, 17-25, 25-19, 25-16. Tigers coach Carlos Capó said his team had never taken a set from the Rebels in prior matches. Roncalli won the Indiana Boys Volleyball Coaches Association state championship last year.
“They have a lot of kids that play club,” said Capó. “Tonight we were very aggressive when it came to serving and hitting. We didn’t take a defensive approach. We wanted to be the aggressors. Our passing was very solid and that led to our offense being pretty hot all night long.”
Capó said Fishers had struggled against Roncalli’s serve receive in the past, so the Tigers focused on that aspect of the game during practices this week.
“I have an assistant coach and myself that can serve a very aggressive float like them, so we were really getting the serve receive guys getting a lot of reps, so that we could control the ball better,” said Capó.
Fishers is 6-1 for the season. The Tigers started with a 3-1 finish at the Bishop Chatard Ides of March tournament on March 9, beating No. 3 Cathedral, No. 4 Carmel and Kouts before falling to Louisville St. Xavier in the final match. This week, Fishers defeated No. 9 Guerin Catholic and Herron, leading up to its big win over Roncalli.
“We play a lot of the top teams in the state,” said Capó. The coach also credited a loud Fishers crowd with doing its part to help the Tigers get the victory.
“The crowd today was awesome, so anytime we have a home game, it really fuels the energy on the team, so we appreciate everyone that came out,” said Capó.
Fishers will host two Louisville teams, Trinity and St. Xavier, at noon Saturday.
Fishers’ Mario Capó (15) and Logan Krehbiel (22) celebrate with their Tigers teammates as they beat Roncalli in three sets Thursday at the Tiger Den. It was No. 2-ranked Fishers’ first-ever win over the No. 1 Rebels. (Kirk Green)