Fishers fell to Elkhart Central 64-53 in a Saturday afternoon game that was played at the New Castle Fieldhouse.
The score was tied at 13-13 after the first quarter, and the Blue Blazers led 24-23 at halftime. Elkhart Central pulled away in the second half; the Blue Blazers had 30 points in the paint compared to the Tigers’ 10.
Katie Burton scored 15 points, with Kaitlynn Feagan and Katie Howard both adding nine. Feagan and Howard both made three 3-pointers, while Skylar Fulton had two 3s. Tamia Perryman led the rebounding with eight; she also handed out five assists and made four steals. Cierra Tolbert pulled seven rebounds.
Fishers is 6-2 and hosts Bishop Chatard on Thursday.
Elkhart Central 64, Fishers 53
Fishers FG FT TP PF
Katie Burton 5-12 4-4 15 3
Audra Emmerson 1-5 1-3 3 2
Kaitlynn Feagan 3-7 0-0 9 2
Skylar Fulton 3-9 0-0 8 4
Tamia Perryman 1-7 1-4 3 4
Katie Howard 3-5 0-0 9 0
Lydia Stullken 1-3 0-0 2 4
Regan Newman 0-2 0-0 0 1
Cierra Tolbert 0-1 4-8 4 0
Totals 17-51 10-19 53 20
Score by Quarters
Fishers 13 10 14 16 – 53
Elkhart Central 13 11 17 23 – 64
Fishers 3-point shooting (9-33) Feagan 3-7, Howard 3-5, Fulton 2-8, Burton 1-5, Emmerson 0-4, Perryman 0-2, Newman 0-2.
Fishers rebounds (28) Perryman 8, Tolbert 7, Burton 4, Stullken 4, Feagan 2, Emmerson 1, Fulton 1, Newman 1.