Fishers went 2-0 in pool play Friday at the Bedford North Lawrence Tournament.
In their first game, the Class 4A No. 7 Tigers beat New Palestine 74-55. Fishers outscored the Dragons in each quarter, leading 13-6 after one period and 32-19 at halftime. Justin Long scored seven points in the first, then Jeffrey Simmons added nine points in the second quarter.
Simmons finished the game with 15 points, while Long scored 14. Two other Tigers players reached double figures: Bryce Williams added 13 points and Charlie Smith scored 10. Long and Isaac Farah both made two 3-pointers.
Fishers beat a good Bloomington North team 46-35 in its second game. The Tigers led 12-8 after the first quarter, then went up 20-16 at halftime. After a close third quarter, Fishers pulled away in the fourth period, with six players scoring at least one point.
Simmons again led the way, with 17 points.
The Tigers are still perfect for the season at 9-0 and finish up play in Pool B by taking on Scottsburg at 11:45 a.m. today. Fishers, already the winner of Pool B, will then play either University or the tournament host Stars later that evening for the championship. The Trailblazers and BNL will play each other at 11:45 a.m. to determine the Pool A winner.
FISHERS 74, NEW PALESTINE 55
Fishers FG FT TP PF
Dominic Castellani 2 0-1 4 2
Justin Long 5 2-3 14 1
Charlie Smith 5 0-0 10 1
Jeffrey Simmons 6 2-3 15 0
Isaac Farah 2 2-4 8 2
Drew Turner 0 0-0 0 1
Bryce Williams 5 2-3 13 1
Geoffrey Brown 1 2-3 4 4
Lucas Prewitt 2 0-0 5 0
Josh Forbes 0 1-2 1 1
Totals 28 11-19 74 13
Score by Quarters
Fishers 13 19 14 28 – 74
New Palestine 6 13 9 27 – 55
Fishers 3-pointers (7) Long 2, Farah 2, Williams 1, Simmons 1, Prewitt 1.
FISHERS 46, BLOOMINGTON NORTH 35
Fishers FG FT TP PF
Dominic Castellani 0 0-0 0 4
Justin Long 3 0-0 7 1
Charlie Smith 1 1-3 3 2
Jeffrey Simmons 6 5-5 17 0
Isaac Farah 2 1-2 5 2
Drew Turner 4 0-2 8 0
Bryce Williams 3 0-0 6 2
Geoffrey Brown 0 0-2 0 2
Josh Forbes 0 0-0 0 0
Totals 19 7-14 46 13
Score by Quarters
Fishers 12 8 13 13 – 46
Bloom. North 8 8 12 7 – 35
Fishers 3-pointers (1) Long 1.