Fishers won a back-and-forth game with Zionsville 42-35 Friday at Clarian Field at Reynolds Tigers Stadium, finishing up Hoosier Crossroads Conference and regular-season play.
The Class 6A No. 9 Tigers got on the board first, with Nick Leath catching a 19-yard touchdown pass from Marcus Roux in the first quarter. The Eagles would score the next two touchdowns on runs by Colin Price, and that led Zionsville to a 14-7 advantage in the second quarter.
Leath and Roux teamed up for a 27-yard pass play score to tie the game, but the Eagles got their own passing touchdown, and went ahead 21-14 at halftime. Dylan Scally opened the second half with a 33-yard rushing touchdown, and Jack Phillips’ extra-point kick tied the game again at 21-21.
The pattern continued as the third quarter went on, with Zionsville scoring on another passing touchdown, and the Tigers answering with a running score. Roux punched it in from the one-yard line, and the game was tied 28-28 after three quarters.
Fishers finally took control in the fourth period, with Dominic Oliverio and Scally making short runs to get the Tigers ahead 42-28. The Eagles made one more pass play touchdown, but Fishers was able to hold them off for the win.
Scally had an outstanding game, with 196 yards in 20 carries. Roux was also great, completing 11 of 19 throws for 192 yards. Leath had five receptions. Phillips kicked all six of his extra-point attempts.
With the win, Fishers finished in a tie for second place in the HCC with Brownsburg; both schools have 5-2 conference records. The Tigers are 7-2 overall. They will be off next week, then travel to Westfield in Sectional 4 play on Nov. 1.
FISHERS 42, ZIONSVILLE 35
Score by Quarters
Zionsville 7 14 7 7 – 35
Fishers 7 7 14 14 – 42
Team Stats ZHS FHS
First Downs 27 14
Rushes-Yards 38-153 32-219
Yards Passing 244 192
Comp-Att-Int-TD 22-30-0-3 11-19-1-2
Penalties-Yards 10-137 1-5
Punts-Average 1-40.0 2-41.0
Fishers Scoring
First Quarter
Nick Leath 19-yard pass from Marcus Roux (Jack Phillips kick)
Second Quarter
Leath 27-yard pass from Roux (Phillips kick)
Third Quarter
Dylan Scally 33-yard run (Phillips kick)
Roux 1-yard run (Phillips kick)
Fourth Quarter
Dominic Oliverio 1-yard run (Phillips kick)
Scally 6-yard run (Phillips kick)
Fishers individual stats
Rushing: Dylan Scally 20-196, Roux 4-10, Matt Noble 4-9, Oliverio 2-3, Reggie Cook-Graham 1-1, Shaun Kim 1-0.
Passing: Roux 11-19-192.
Receiving: Leath 5-77, Jeffrey Simmons 3-61, Cook-Graham 1-56, Noble 1-2, Kyler Kohl 1-minus 4.
Fishers quarterback Marcus Roux passed for two first-half touchdowns during the Tigers’ game with Zionsville on Friday. Fishers won 42-35 and clinched a tie for second place in the Hoosier Crossroads Conference. (Kirk Green)