Tigers get HCC split with Brownsburg

Hamilton County Reporter

Fishers split its Hoosier Crossroads Conference doubleheader with Brownsburg Friday night at the Tiger Den.

The Fishers girls won 52-43, keeping their HCC record unbeaten at 5-0.

The game was tied at 15-15 after the first quarter, but the Tigers dominated in the
second period, outscoring the Bulldogs 20-4 to take a 35-19 halftime lead. Audra Emmerson scored nine points in the second quarter, and 11 in the first half,
including two 3-pointers and 5-of-5 free throws.

Brownsburg chipped away at Fishers’ lead in the third quarter, getting within
43-33 by the end of the period. But the Tigers held on in the fourth, helped out by
six points from freshman Hailey Smith.

Smith led the Fishers scoring with 14 points, while Emmerson added 11 points.

Katie Burton collected 10 rebounds, with Lydia Stullken pulling eight rebounds
and also blocking two shots. Smith had five rebounds.

The Tigers boys lost to Brownsburg 61-45. The Bulldogs slowly added to their lead throughout the game, outscoring Fishers in each period. Brownsburg led 17-13 after the first quarter and 24-17 at halftime, then added 20 more points in the third period.

Alex Szilagyi made three 3-pointers to score nine points for the Tigers, with Jeffrey Simmons also adding nine points.

Isaac Farah scored eight points.

The Fishers girls are 17-1 overall and host Carmel on Tuesday. The Tigers boys
are 2-1 in the conference and 13-3 overall; they play another HCC game next
Friday at Avon.