Tiger girls win hard-fought game with Millers

Hamilton County Reporter

Fishers and Noblesville played a hardfought Hoosier Crossroads Conference game at The Mill on Friday night, and the Tigers were the winners 58-50.

It was the Millers’ Pink Out night, where they honored those who are fighting cancer.

Fishers took an early 6-2 lead, but Noblesville came back to tie the game at 12-12
by the end of the first quarter.

The Millers then took the lead going into halftime, as Ashlynn Shade hit two free
throws to send Noblesville into the locker room up 28-27. The Tigers went on an 8-0 run
during the third quarter to lead 40-32, but the Millers were able to cut that lead to 41-39
after three quarters.

The game was tied at 47-47 in the fourth quarter, but Fishers finished the contest with an 11-3 run, starting with six unanswered points. Katie Burton led the Tigers with 20 points, including a 10-of11 effort from the free-throw line. Lydia Stullken collected 10 rebounds and also blocked three shots.

Shade scored 18 points to lead Noblesville and reached double-double status by pulling 11 rebounds. Emily Wood added 11 points.

The Tigers are 3-0 in the conference and still perfect for the season at 12-0.

They host Pendleton Heights on Thursday. The Millers dropped to 0-3 in the
HCC and 3-8 overall and host Anderson on Tuesday.

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