Fishers was dealt a tough loss on Friday, as the Tigers fell to Pike 68-64 in overtime at the Tiger Den.
It was a close game throughout between Fishers, ranked No. 2 in both the Associated Press Class 4A poll and the IBCA one-class poll, and the Red Devils, ranked No. 19 in the IBCA poll. Pike led 16-14 after the first quarter before the Tigers pulled ahead 29-27 at halftime. Jalen Haralson scored 11 points in the first half, while Jeffrey Simmons had nine.
The Red Devils led 45-44 after three quarters, but Fishers got back to even, 59-59, by the end of regulation. Haralson added another nine poins in the fourth period. The game was still tied at 64-64 in the closing seconds, but Pike’s Ryan Conwell hit a late jumper to get his team ahead to stay.
Simmons and Haralson each scored 22 points for the Tigers, while Bryce Williams had 10 points.
Fishers is 12-2 and hosts Brownsburg Friday for a Hoosier Crossroads Conference game.
PIKE 68, FISHERS 64
(overtime)
Fishers FG FT TP PF
Myles Stringer 0 0-0 0 5
Jalen Haralson 8 6-9 22 2
Bryce Williams 4 1-2 10 5
Charlie Smith 3 1-2 8 2
Jeffrey Simmons 9 4-8 22 0
Sean Millsaps 1 0-0 2 0
Aidan Zimmer 0 0-0 0 5
Matt Brewer 0 0-0 0 1
Payton Weemer 0 0-0 0 0
Jones 0 0-0 0 0
Totals 25 12-21 64 23
Score by Quarters
Pike 16 11 18 14 9 – 68
Fishers 14 15 15 15 5 – 64
Fishers 3-pointers (2) Williams 1, Smith 1.