Hamilton County Reporter
The Fishers boys basketball team played its Senior Night game Thursday, and it was
also trying to play the role of the spoiler.
The Tigers took on Class 4A No. 1 Warren Central, which came into the Tiger
Den looking to complete an undefeated regular season. Fishers gave the Warriors a
battle, but Warren proved to be too much to handle, beating the Tigers 67-39 and
finishing its regular season at 25-0.
The Warriors got off to a fast start, leading 21-14 after the first quarter. Fishers
quickly cut that lead to 21-19 early in the second period, with Terry Hicks hitting a
3-pointer along the way. But Warren reasserted itself by the end of the half, leading
33-22 at the break.
“I don’t think you can win a game in the first half, but I think you can lose a game in
the first half,” said Tigers coach Matt Moore. “We dug too big of a whole early
and then didn’t close the half out well.”
The Warriors rolled through the second half, extending its lead to 20 points (46-26)
midway through the third quarter before Fishers cut it slightly, 47-29 at the close of
the period. Warren kept going in the fourth quarter, outscoring the Tigers 20-10.
“I thought we had a lot of good shots, I thought we got the ball in the basket area,
which is what we wanted to do,” said Moore. But the coach said a physical game
usually goes to the aggressor, and that’s what the Warriors were Thursday night.
“We’re a man or two down with injuries and other things, and so I was proud of our
guys that played, got us back in that game that first half,” said Moore. “Our crowd was awesome and hopefully we can carry that on into next Friday.”
Hicks scored 16 points for the Tigers, while Jeremy Szilagyi added 10 points.
Szilagyi got off to a great start, with seven first-quarter points. Hicks totaled six points in the second period. Josiah Matthews added eight points.
Fishers finished the regular season 11-11 and will await the winner of Tuesday’s
first-round sectional game between host Noblesville and Anderson. The Tigers will
play that winner next Friday, March 2, in the sectional semi-finals.
