Sheridan played a strong first half at Taylor on Friday, and that led the Blackhawks to a 70-51 Hoosier Heartland Conference victory.
Sheridan ran off to a 24-7 lead after the first quarter, then continued to pour it on, leading 46-19 at halftime. The Titans outscored the ‘Hawks in the next two periods, but Sheridan had too big of a lead for Taylor to overcome.
Three Sheridan players hit double figures: Nick Burnell led the way with 18 points, followed by Caleb Duke with 15 (including three 3-pointers) and Drake Delph with 12. Burnell and Jesse Kolb each corralled six rebounds, while Delph had five.
The Blackhawks are 3-2 in the conference and 7-5 overall. Sheridan returns home tonight to host Elwood.
Sheridan 70, Taylor 51
Sheridan FG FT TP PF
Steve Smith 1-3 0-0 2 0
Kyle Eden 2-7 0-0 6 0
Drake Delph 4-4 2-7 12 2
Walker Casler 2-4 1-1 6 2
Caleb Duke 6-11 0-0 15 3
Nick Burnell 8-11 2-6 18 1
Nolan Buckner 1-2 0-0 3 1
Devin Mitchum 1-3 2-2 4 0
Jesse Kolb 1-3 0-1 2 2
Nick Roberts 1-2 0-0 2 1
Will Zachery 0-0 0-0 0 0
Silas DeVaney 0-0 0-0 0 0
Totals 27-50 7-17 70 12
Score by Quarters
Sheridan 24 22 9 15 – 70
Taylor 7 12 14 18 – 51
Sheridan 3-point shooting (9-18) Duke 3-6, Eden 2-3, Delph 2-2, Casler 1-3, Buckner 1-2, Smith 0-1, Kolb 0-1.
Sheridan rebounds (29) Burnell 6, Kolb 6, Delph 5, Duke 4, Buckner 4, Roberts 3, Mitchum 1.