At Elkhart, Fishers moved to 29-0 on the season with a dominant 82-46 win over South Bend Riley. Miami of Ohio signee Justin Kirby showed his immense potential by recording 21 points and seven rebounds in under 20 minutes of playing time. The Tigers improved their winning streak to 42 games, dating back to last season. Fishers will play the winner of Crown Point/Homestead tonight.

 

Fishers jumped out to a 7-0 lead and never looked back. Riley played behind the eight-ball from the start as Tyrese Jones committed two early fouls. The junior guard returned to the game in the first quarter only to pick up his third foul.

 

Kirby made an impact from the start, and Logan Sigler came off the bench to score four points in the first quarter. Fishers had four players—Kirby, JonAnthony Hall, Sigler, and Cooper Zachary—score more points in the first period than Riley. Fishers held a commanding 20-3 lead after the first eight minutes.

 

Riley found some positivity to begin the second quarter. The Wildcats posted the first eight points of the stanza to make it a game. Isaiah Packer provided Riley with the boost with six points.

 

However, Kirby showed the potential I've been talking about for three years. His size, athleticism, and body control allowed him to score at will, going to the basket. By halftime, Kirby had 17 points and five rebounds.

 

Fishers pushed the lead to 30 in the third quarter after Kirby had a breakaway dunk, and Zachary quickly followed it with a transition three.

 

Sigler continued to play well for Fishers. He had 12 points and five rebounds through three quarters.

 

Jones scored 45 points for Riley against Warsaw last weekend. Today, the junior did not score until the 7:47 mark of the fourth quarter on a pull-up jumper. Those were his only two points of the game.

 

For IHSAA games, there is a running clock after a team achieves a 35-point advantage, and Fishers reached that late in the third quarter.

 

With the clock running, Torey Breland scored seven points while Fishers tried to get to the end of the game.

 

Sigler finished with 14 points and six rebounds. Jason Gardner Jr. and Hall each scored ten points. Zachary finished with nine.

 

Marvin Schindler led Riley with 13 points in his last high school game. Packer ended the game with ten points.

 

Riley finishes the year 22-5 with two losses coming at the hands of Fishers.