The REPORTER
The Fishers basketball teams swept a Hoosier Crossroads Conference doubleheader with Brownsburg Friday at the Tiger Den.
The Tigers girls went first, and won a hard-fought game 40-38 over the Bulldogs. Fishers led 19-7 after one quarter; five different players scored. That included six points each for Talia Harris and Allison Scheu, who made two 3-pointers.
Fishers led 25-13 at halftime and withstood a second-half comeback by Brownsburg. The Bulldogs got within 34-29 after three quarters, but the Tigers held on for the win.
Harris finished the game with 20 points.
In the boys game, Fishers cruised past Brownsburg 60-45. The Bulldogs had the Class 4A No. 1 Tigers down 12-10 in the first quarter, but Fishers blasted back in the second period, outscoring Brownsburg 16-3 for a 26-15 halftime lead. Keenan Garner had 13 points in the first half.
The Tigers held a 40-31 advantage after three periods, with six different players scoring. Fishers added 20 points in the fourth, including a 6-of-6 effort from the free-throw line by Justin Kirby.
Garner scored 21 points, while Kirby had 10 points.
Fishers’ girls are 3-2 in conference play and 13-5 overall and host Carmel on Tuesday. The Tigers’ boys team is 3-0 in the HCC and still perfect for the season at 12-0, playing another conference game next Friday at Avon.
GIRLS GAME
FISHERS 40, BROWNSBURG 38
Fishers FG FT TP PF
Talia Harris 7 5-8 20 2
Morgan Roberts 2 0-0 4 0
Kate Thomas 2 1-2 5 2
Nevaeh Dickman 2 1-1 5 2
Allison Scheu 2 0-0 6 4
Alanna Anthony 0 0-0 0 1
Olivia Brookshire 0 0-0 0 1
Natalie Thomas 0 0-0 0 0
Totals 15 7-11 40 12
Score by Quarters
Brownsburg 7 6 16 9 – 38
Fishers 19 6 9 6 – 40
Fishers 3-pointers (3) Scheu 2, Harris.
BOYS GAME
FISHERS 60, BROWNSBURG 45
Fishers FG FT TP PF
Taden Metzger 2 2-2 8 2
Millen McCartney 0 0-0 0 0
Cooper Zachary 3 1-1 7 2
JonAnthony Hall 3 0-0 6 5
Keenan Garner 9 3-3 21 3
Jason Gardner Jr. 1 2-4 4 3
Justin Kirby 2 6-6 10 1
Parker Perdue 0 0-0 0 1
Nathan Baker 1 2-2 4 1
Logan Sigler 0 0-0 0 0
Totals 21 16-18 60 18
Score by Quarters
Brownsburg 12 3 16 14 – 45
Fishers 10 16 14 20 – 60
Fishers 3-pointers (2) Metzger 2.