The REPORTER
Fishers scored a huge victory at Lawrence North on Tuesday, as the Tigers beat the Class 4A No. 8 Wildcats 63-57 in an overtime game.
Fishers, ranked No. 15 in the IBCA one-class poll, got off to a good start, leading 15-6 after one quarter. Talia Harris had six points, with Allison Scheu scoring five. The Tigers then led 31-21 at halftime, with Nevaeh Dickman adding six points.
Lawrence North came back in the second half, scoring 16 points to cut Fishers’ lead to 41-37 by the end of the third quarter. The Wildcats forced overtime with another 16 points in the fourth period, which finished with the teams tied 53-53. The Tigers outscored LN 10-4 in the extra period, Talia Harris made 6 of 8 free throws to clinch the game.
Scheu finished with 16 points, followed by Dickman with 15 and Harris with 14. Joirdyn Smith made her return to Fishers after an injury; she made a 3-pointer in the fourth quarter.
The Tigers are 16-5 and finish regular season and Hoosier Crossroads Conference play Friday at Franklin Central.
FISHERS 63, LAWRENCE NORTH 57
(overtime)
Fishers FG FT TP PF
Talia Harris 4 6-10 14 2
Morgan Roberts 1 2-2 5 0
Kate Thomas 3 2-2 8 3
Nevaeh Dickman 7 1-3 15 2
Allison Scheu 3 9-12 16 3
Joirdyn Smith 1 0-0 3 0
Alanna Anthony 0 0-0 0 1
Natalie Thomas 1 0-0 2 0
Totals 20 20-29 63 11
Score by Quarters
Fishers 15 16 10 12 10 – 63
Lawrence North 6 15 16 16 4 – 57
Fishers 3-pointers (3) Smith, Roberts, Scheu.