Girls Basketball: Brotherly guidance secret to Fisher’s success at Strath Haven

RIDLEY TWP. >> Katie Fisher remembers attending Strath Haven boys basketball home games to watch her three older brothers play the sport. Pat (Class of 2009), Will (‘13) and Mike (‘14) all were role models to Katie, who would become one of the best female athletes in school history. Fisher used to stare at the gymnasium banner with the names of Strath Haven’s 1,000-point scorers. She dreamed that one day her name would be on that banner, too. When the senior reached the big milestone in a win over Chester at the Ridley Holiday Tournament Tuesday, she let the moment sink in as she thought of the ones who inspired her to play basketball in the first place.

“My older brothers have guided me so much and helped me so much, I pretty much owed it to them as a way to show them all they have done for me,” Fisher said Wednesday following a 47-34 victory over Simon Gratz, one day after becoming the eighth girls basketball player at Strath Haven to reach the 1,000-point mark. “I put in the hard work to get there.”

A four-year starter, Fisher is the shining star for a Panthers team (3-5) that has won three straight games after a slow start to the season. Fisher led all players with 22 points Wednesday on the heels of pouring in a game-high 28 points in Tuesday’s rout of Chester.

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One day after recording her 1,000th point, Strath Haven senior Katie Fisher scored 22 points to lead the Panthers to a 47-34 win over Simon Gratz at the Ridley Holiday Tournament.
(ROBERT J. GURECKI – DAILY TIMES)