Fishers looks to make history in state tournament

By JOSH BODE

WISH-TV | wishtv.com

Fishers won its first state championship in boys basketball program history in 2024, and they’re well positioned to go back-to-back.

The Tigers are undefeated in the 2024-25 season and have an average margin of victory of over 25 points.

They’ve only played six games all season with a single-digit scoring margin. One of those teams was Westfield, who Fishers played in the first round of the Carmel sectional on Tuesday and won 54-47.

It’s a huge matchup between two top five teams in the state. Fishers only beat the Shamrocks by three points at Westfield in early February.

“Our sectional is sold out,” Winegar said. “It’s loud.”

Fishers returns a lot of its team from that state title. Prior to last season, the Tigers had never won the sectional. Now, they’re the favorite to win their second straight state title.

“Now we got seven guys who play a lot now who played last year who have experienced that, so have the experience in the big games in the pressure moments,” Winegar said. “To have that experience coming back, I think it just gives them a quiet confidence that no matter the situation that they’re in the game, that they can make the plays to make it happen.”

If Fishers is able to win the state title again this season, they’ll be the third school to win state championships in consecutive years in 4A since Indiana implemented classes for high school basketball in the 1997-98 season.

• Lawrence North in 2004-2006
• Carmel in 2012 and 2013
• Carmel in 2019 and 2021 (the 2020 state tournament was canceled due to COVID-19)

Fishers would be the 15th undefeated state champion in IHSAA history. The last team to accomplish the feat was Ben Davis in 2022-23. There have been four teams in Class 4A to finish the season undefeated and win the state championship.

Fishers and Westfield are Zionsville to tip off at 7:30 p.m. on Friday at Noblesville in the semifinals of the Carmel sectional.

This story originally appeared on WISH-TV at wishtv.com/sports/high-school-the-zone/fishers-boys-basketball-state-title/ and has been updated.