Fishers picked up its first Hoosier Crossroads Conference victory of the season on Friday, as the Tigers beat new HCC opponent Franklin Central 17-12 at the Flashes’ field.
The Tigers got on the board first, when Jack Phillips hit a 25-yard field goal at the 7:30 mark of the first quarter. FC took the lead later in the period on a 3-yard touchdown run, but Fishers took it back at the start of the second quarter when HL Lewis ran the ball in from the 2-yard line. Lewis would lead the Tigers’ rushing with 90 yards in 21 carries.
The Flashes scored with 14 seconds left in the half on a short touchdown pass to lead 12-10 at halftime. But the Tigers got the lead back for good when Roman Molden intercepted a Franklin Central pass and ran 79 yards for a touchdown. Phillips kicked the extra point on both TDs.
Fishers’ defense took over in the fourth quarter, forcing an FC turnover after a drive that lasted nearly six minutes. The Flashes had one more chance, but Josh Ibey and Geoffrey Brown made sacks and Alex Lemaich made a quarterback-pressure play to force a turnover on downs.
The Tigers are 2-5 overall and will host Westfield next Friday.
