Oh What A Tiger Night!

     Fishers Tigers provided the fans with a night to remember and rejoice in taking back bragging rights in games that matter against rival HSE.  The fans, the players, the media all knew what happened in the previous matchup and how strong the HCC champ Royals had been all season.  The Tigers made sure a repeat collapse would not happen again with a 38-22 knock out to the Royals dreams of making a deep run in the playoffs.

     The Royals turnovers in the early stages of the game turned into 10 Tiger points and the Tigers would turn out an incredible running attack led by the 3-headed squad of Jeremy Chinn (18 for 182 yards), Trevor Newman (17 for 83 yards) and Jermaine Huddleston (9 for 67 yards, 1 TD).  Quarterback Zach Eaton also showed great composure completing 11 out of 21 for 177 yards and 3 TDs.  Offensively, the true stars of the night for the Tigers were the offensive linemen who completely dominated the line of scrimmage and the break away runs by Jeremy Chinn.  The offensive line protected Zach Eaton and continuously disoriented the Royal defense rush and opened up holes for Tigers running backs all night.

     Leading receiver for the Tigers was Keyshawn Burrell (7 catches for 94 yards, 2 TDs).  The play of the night had to be the double lateral from Jermaine Huddleston and Jeremy Chinn that put the ball back in Eaton's hands for a long touchdown pass that dealt a blow to the Royals looking to pick up any momentum.

     Defensively, the Tigers did a great job mitigating big plays outside of a big play to Aaron Matio in the first half.  On the night, the Royals fumbled 3 times losing 2.  Both turnovers were critical allowing the Tigers to control the game and put points on the board.  Taking advantage of the Royal turnovers and controlling the ball, the Tigers were able to possess the ball twice as long as the Royals.  The Tigers controlled the flow of the game immediately after the first possession of the game proved lackluster.  This night, the Tigers woke up early and were committed to the game plan execution and kept the Royals in submission.

Offensive Player of the Game:  share between O Line and Jeremy Chinn
Defensive Player of the Game:  tough one in a quality, balanced effort but I am going to give it to our defensive ends, S. Taylor and J. Winkle.  They pressed all night on the pass and turned away many big play opportunities for the Royals running game.  It is actually hard not to give game balls to both lines tonight.  We can say the big guys on both lines provided the energy for the Tigers to win this big game!

Next Week: @ Carmel

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