J-Shun Harris, Class of 2014, Future Tiger Hall of Famer

J-Shun Harris is one of the classiest young men the Tiger program has had the honor of nurturing into a top-level athlete and individual.  His impact on the program can’t be understated as his measure will be one that many receivers and playmakers strive to emulate in years to come.

J-Shun wearing the IU arm sleave at FHS

In 2013, J-Shun Harris put up 3 games that put his name on the top10 FHS receiving yards records list with 189 against Carmel in sectionals, 144 against Noblesville and 131 against Westfield.  His senior season put him on top of the FHS record book with 12 receptions in the Carmel sectional game showing that J-Shun is a big game player.  J-Shun’s 1,027 receiving yards and 62 receptions in his senior season put him at the top single season mark for a Tiger.  J-Shun finished his Tiger career as the program leader in receptions (133) and yards receiving (2,032) and TD receptions (17).

The depth of the position in the state of Indiana during J-Shun’s senior year meant he was unfairly overlooked for many post-season honors by those that come from more traditional programs but the Tiger family knows that he was #1 in the state at the position and deservedly takes his game to the Big 10.

One of the blessings of J-Shun’s impact on the Tiger program is that his influence on the program will be ongoing as his collegiate career is expected to provide even greater influence on younger Tigers.    J-Shun is heading to Indiana University to continue his career and will add to the explosive offense that has become a trademark of Coach Kevin Wilson’s Big10 offense in recent seasons.  There is no doubt to many Tiger fans that J-Shun will be shredding opponents as a receiver and possibly a kick returner.  J-Shun is most likely to be red-shirted in his first season at IU.

Join me in wishing J-Shun Harris all the best as he heads to Bloomington and achieves all that he wishes.  We thank you for your leadership and example while at FHS.

Summer Season

     The summer season is approaching and the Tiger football team is already getting serious about the season to come.  We see off some great players from the class of 2014 but can see the hunger in those that remain.  Over the next couple of months, we will feature some of the players that will be playing a key part in the Tigers quest for glory and also doing some special features on the Tigers that are going to the next level.

     Go Tigers!!!  Reach for the top!

Vince Lombardi Said it Best: The Winning Speech

"Winning is not a sometime thing; it's an all the time thing. You don't win
once in a while; you don't do things right once in a while; you do them
right all the time. Winning is a habit. Unfortunately, so is losing.

There is no room for second place. There is only one place in my game, and
that's first place. I have finished second twice in my time at Green Bay,
and I don't ever want to finish second again. There is a second place bowl
game, but it is a game for losers played by losers. It is and always has
been an American zeal to be first in anything we do, and to win, and to win,
and to win.

Every time a football player goes to ply his trade he's got to play from the
ground up - from the soles of his feet right up to his head. Every inch of
him has to play. Some guys play with their heads. That's O.K. You've got to
be smart to be number one in any business. But more importantly, you've got
to play with your heart, with every fiber of your body. If you're lucky
enough to find a guy with a lot of head and a lot of heart, he's never going
to come off the field second.

Running a football team is no different than running any other kind of
organization - an army, a political party or a business. The principles are
the same. The object is to win - to beat the other guy. Maybe that sounds
hard or cruel. I don't think it is.

It is a reality of life that men are competitive and the most competitive
games draw the most competitive men. That's why they are there - to compete.
To know the rules and objectives when they get in the game. The object is to
win fairly, squarely, by the rules - but to win.

And in truth, I've never known a man worth his salt who in the long run,
deep down in his heart, didn't appreciate the grind, the discipline. There
is something in good men that really yearns for discipline and the harsh
reality of head to head combat.

I don't say these things because I believe in the "brute" nature of man or
that men must be brutalized to be combative. I believe in God, and I believe
in human decency. But I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the
greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is that moment when he has
worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of
battle - victorious." - Coach Vince Lombardi

Sectional Championship At Carmel, 7pm

The 5th ranked, but underdog, Tigers travel across Hamilton County to 6th ranked Carmel for a rare opportunity to take on one of the most storied high school programs in Indiana.  The 7-3 Carmel Greyhounds come off a 40-7 win against HSE Royals last week on the road.

Carmel brings a number of excellent running backs and a dual-quarterback offense that will try to keep the Tiger offense honest as they can also connect with one of the state's best national recruits in Sr. WR Austin Roberts who will continue his play at the next level at UCLA.

Hamilton County Sports Daily's Sectional Championship Preview:

CLICK HERE 

Mark Morrow with HC Sports Daily also asks the question of when Fishers/Carmel will become a rivalry here:

CLICK HERE

The answer may be answered on friday night!

GAME CAPSULE FROM John Harrell's Indiana High School Football:

SECTIONAL 4

Fishers (9-1) at Carmel (7-3)

GAME TIME: 7:00 pm ET, Greyhound Stadium.

COACHES: Rick Wimmer, 63-30 in 8th year at Fishers, 227-113 in 31st year overall. Kevin Wright, 38-8 in 4th year at Carmel, 172-62 in 20th year overall.

SAGARIN RATINGS: Carmel, 103.1, 2nd overall, 2nd in Class 6A. Fishers, 82.7, 17th overall, 11th in Class 6A.

LAST OUTING: Fishers defeated Noblesville, 17-13. Carmel defeated Hamilton Southeastern, 40-7.

VS. COMMON FOES: Fishers 1-0, Carmel 1-0.

OPPONENTS' RECORDS: Fishers 42-54, Carmel 48-41.

SERIES LAST 15 YEARS: Carmel, 2-1.

LAST MEETING: Fishers, 17-14, sectional, Oct. 29, 2010.

John Harrell picks Carmel to win this game 35-21 and Kyle Neddenriep also chooses Carmel 27-21.

The MIC may get a lot of attention, and it is justified, but MIC teams, the press and the Greyhounds can continue to not give the Fishers Tigers and HCC schools any respect.  That's alright.  Tigers will be ready to play and give it for all 48 minutes.  The Tigers may be coming to Carmel's door saying "trick or treat" but the Tigers aren't going to wait to see what Carmel hands out.  The Tigers will bring all the Halloween to Carmel that they will ever want!

Carmel's Season:

DATE	OPPONENT	SCORE
Aug. 23	at Indianapolis Tech	W   6-  2
Aug. 30	Louisville Trinity (Ky.)	L 35-42
Sept. 6	Center Grove	L 26-35
Sept. 13	(n)Lawrence Central	W 17-  7
Sept. 20	Lawrence North	W 49-  9
Sept. 27	at North Central (Indianapolis)	W 42-  7
Oct. 4	Warren Central	W 21-15
Oct. 11	Pike	W 40-32
Oct. 18	at Ben Davis	L 24-28
Oct. 25	at Hamilton Southeastern	W 40-  7

Sectional Round 1 is a Revenge Game Against Noblesville

@ Noblesville, 7pm

Fishers Tigers travel to Noblesville Millers friday night in the first round of the sectionals.  The game will be a rematch on the same ground that Fishers Tigers lost 27-24 to the Millers in week 1.  Because of the new IHSAA 6A brackets, it will also be a sectional semi-final with the winner to take on the winner of the Carmel/HSE game for the sectional championship.

Noblesville QB TC McKiernan ran for 141 yards and passed for another 229 and 3 TD against the Tigers in week 1.  His performance put him on many pundits' charts as a Mr. Football and All-State candidate.  His performance was electric and he seemed to carve up the Tiger defense at will.  The Tigers defense, having gained much more experience through the season and we believe the Miller QB will have a much tougher time this game doing what he wants.  Unable to find McKiernan's stats from last week's game against Harrison, his total passing yardage through 8 games was 1,273 with a total of 7 TD passes.

Since defeating the Tigers in week 1, Millers ended their regular season 5-4 with losses to Zionsville, HSE, Avon and Westfield.  Indeed, throwing out the Harrison game, the Millers were on a 3-game losing skid toward the end of the season.  They will certainly be gearing up to repeat their week 1 win but they know it won't be given to them.  We can't give this one to them!

Aug. 23	Fishers	W 27-24
Aug. 30	at Brownsburg	W 26-  6
Sept. 6	at Zionsville	L   9-14
Sept. 13	Lafayette Jeff	W 24-13
Sept. 20	at McCutcheon	W 28-20
Sept. 27	Avon	L 11-17
Oct. 4	Hamilton Southeastern	L   9-26
Oct. 11	at Westfield	L 14-17
Oct. 18	Harrison (West Lafayette)	W 35-  0

The following is from John Harrell's Indiana High School Football webpage/capsule:

SECTIONAL 4
Fishers (8-1) at Noblesville (5-4)
GAME TIME: 7:00 pm ET, Swanson Field.
COACHES: Rick Wimmer, 62-30 in 8th year at Fishers, 226-113 in 31st year overall. Lance Scheib, 22-39 in 6th year at Noblesville, 120-105 in 22nd year overall.
SAGARIN RATINGS: Fishers, 90.86, 8th overall, 7th in Class 6A. Noblesville, 82.58, 19th overall, 14th in Class 6A.
LAST OUTING: Fishers defeated Brownsburg, 41-17. Noblesville defeated Harrison (West Lafayette), 35-0.
VS. COMMON FOES: Fishers 8-0, Noblesville 4-4.
OPPONENTS' RECORDS: Fishers 37-44, Noblesville 40-41.
SERIES LAST 15 YEARS: Fishers, 5-3.
LAST MEETING: Noblesville, 27-24, Aug. 23, 2013.

LINK:  Mark Ambrogi's Star News or USA Today article on this game.

LINK:  Hamilton County Sports Daily's Sectional Preview of Hamilton Co Teams.

Go Tigers!!!!! Beat Millers!!!!!

Tigers Wrap Championship Season with 44-17 Victory

Fishers Tigers went up 20-0 and then gave up 17 unanswered points to lead at halftime just 20-17 and gave all Tiger fans some concern.  Halftime speech must have been a pretty good one because the Tigers came out in the second half and put the answer to everyone's question and wrapped up a HCC Championship shared with Westfield and a 44-17 win.  Westfield won as well to secure their share in an incredible season thus for the 5A Shamrocks.  What a game in Lucas Oil we had!

2013 HCC Co-Champions

TEAM	Pts	PF	PA
Fishers	8-  1	333	193
Westfield	8-  1	286	170
Hamilton Southeastern	7-  2	279	158
Avon	6-  3	236	129
Noblesville	5-  4	183	137
Zionsville	4-  5	120	122
Brownsburg	3-  6	156	249
McCutcheon	3-  6	210	279
Lafayette Jeff	1-  8	111	262
Harrison (West Lafayette)	0-  9	77	292

Inspirational Videos

Don't Want to Finish Second!

Remember The Tigers!

Let's go into Sectional rematch with Noblesville as HCC Champs and REVENGE week 1!  Treat this game like you are the UNDERDOG and PROVE TO YOURSELVES that you DESERVE this CHAMPIONSHIP on friday night.

For your BROTHERS!  Go Tigers!

HCC Standings (look elsewhere)

Many have asked why I haven't put up the updated HCC standing for this week.

Well, my reason is, with just one game left on the schedule, the Tigers know where they are and it doesn't matter right now.  What will matter is how the final standings look next week.  All that matters this week in standings for fans, players and coaches, and as much as any other week, is to win THIS FRIDAY NIGHT!  Win friday, win the conference championship.  Only after the game do we hope Jeff can find an unexpected victory over Westfield to give us the conference championship outright but it is all on Tiger Nation to win one more and move to next challenge after securing the conference championship.

Beat Brownsburg!!!