Fishers received a tough test from one of Class 2A’s toughest teams Friday at the Tiger Den.
The Tigers held on to beat 2A No. 2 Shenandoah 50-48. The Raiders slowly built a halftime lead, going up 9-8 after one quarter and then leading 25-20 at the break.
Fishers came back to go up 38-35 after three quarters. Jeffrey Simmons helped out with eight points in that period. The Tigers then hung on during the fourth quarter, with Charlie Smith scoring seven.
Simmons led the Fishers scoring with 16 points, while Smith contributed 14.
The Tigers remain perfect at 5-0 and host Columbus North tonight.
FISHERS 50, SHENANDOAH 48
Fishers FG FT TP PF
Dominic Castellani 0 0-1 0 1
Justin Long 3 1-4 7 3
Charlie Smith 5 3-4 14 4
Jeffrey Simmons 7 2-5 16 0
Isaac Farah 3 0-3 7 3
Drew Turner 2 0-0 4 2
Bryce Williams 0 0-0 0 0
Geoffrey Brown 1 0-4 2 4
Totals 21 6-21 50 17
Score by Quarters
Shenandoah 9 16 10 13 – 48
Fishers 8 12 18 12 – 50
Fishers 3-pointers (2) Smith 1, Farah 1.