Fishers dropped its season-opening football game on Friday, falling to North Central 40-20.
The Class 6A No. 9 Panthers jumped out to a 14-0 lead by the end of the first quarter. The Tigers got on the board early in the second when Landon Morris caught a three-yard pass from Lucas Prewitt. But North Central scored again later, giving it a 20-6 halftime advantage.
Fishers began the second half with a bang, as Dominic Oliverio took a kickoff return 90 yards into the end zone. The Panthers answered by scoring after a seven-play, 80-yard drive. But the Tigers kept things interesting: Carson Dunn caught a long screen pass to get Fishers to the North Central four-yard line, then a couple plays later, Prewitt scrambled in to the end zone from six yards.
Wayne Christian made both extra-point kicks for Fishers after its two third-quarter touchdowns. The Panthers got one more score in the third quarter, then added another touchdown in the fourth while holding Fishers scoreless in that period.
Prewitt finished the game with 141 yards on 11-of-24 passing. Morris caught four of those throws. Dunn led the rushing with 35 yards. On defense, Evan Miller led with eight tackles, while Tyler Green, Curtis Kearshner and Billy Reiter all had six stops. Kearshner made two sacks, while Joel Coston had one. Green and Kearshner both had two tackles for a loss.
The Tigers will play their home opener next Friday, welcoming Pike for a 7 p.m. kickoff.
NORTH CENTRAL 40, FISHERS 20
Score by Quarters
Fishers 0 6 14 0 – 20
North Central 14 6 13 7 – 40
Team Stats FHS NC
Rushes-Yards 25-58 38-159
Yards Passing 141 384
Comp-Att-Int-TD 11-24-1-1 21-31-0-5
Punts-Average 5-34.4 1-29.0
Fishers Scoring
Second Quarter
9:50 – Landon Morris 3-yard pass from Lucas Prewitt (run failed)
Third Quarter
11:45 – Dominic Oliverio 90-yard kickoff return (Wayne Christian kick)
5:47 – Prewitt 6-yard run (Christian kick)Fishers individual stats
Rushing: Carson Dunn 7-35, Prewitt 5-17, Oliverio 6-7, Reggie Cook-Graham 1-2, Shaun Kim 6-minus 3.
Passing: Prewitt 11-24-141.
Receiving: Morris 4-27, Cook-Graham 2-28, Jeffrey Simmons 2-6, Dunn 1-49, Oliverio 1-27, Silas Martin 1-4.