Sheridan takes down Monroe Central at home
Sheridan rolled to its 10th straight win by beating Monroe Central 42-26 Friday night at Bud Wright Stadium in the Class 1A Sectional 45 semi-finals.
The No. 5-ranked Blackhawks’ defense was responsible for the first score, as a blocked punt turned into a 40-yard touchdown return by Keegan Hampton. Sheridan’s offense got the next touchdown, on a 17-yard run from Zach Bales.
Jacob Jones caught a 46-yard touchdown pass from Caleb Alexander early in the second quarter, then Peyton Cross added a four-yard scoring run late in the period to give the Hawks’ a 28-6 lead.
Zach Bales scored on a fumble recovery return in the third quarter, and that helped to keep Sheridan ahead 35-13 after three periods. Cross completed the scoring just seconds into the fourth quarter on a short run. He led the Blackhawks’ rushing with 165 yards on 30 carries. Owen Bell made all six extra-point kicks.
Sheridan is now 10-1 for the season and plays at Hagerstown next Friday for the Sectional 45 championship.
SHERIDAN 42, MONROE CENTRAL 26
Score by Quarters
Monroe Central 6 0 7 13 – 26
Sheridan 14 14 7 7 – 42
Team Stats MC SHER
First Downs 14 14
By Rush 3 12
By Pass 9 2
By Penalty 2 0
Rushes-Yards 26-162 47-266
Yards Passing 226 61
Comp-Att-Int-TD 17-30-0-4 2-3-0-1
Fumbles-Lost 3-2 1-0
Penalties-Yards 1-5 5-35
Punts-Average 3-20.3 3-36.0
Sheridan Scoring
First Quarter
8:26 – Keegan Hampton 40-yard blocked punt return (Owen Bell kick)
3:35 – Zach Bales 17-yard run (Bell kick)
Second Quarter
9:37 – Jacob Jones 46-yard pass from Caleb Alexander (Bell kick)
2:37 – Peyton Cross 4-yard run (Bell kick)
Third Quarter
5:09 – Bales 17-yard fumble recovery return (Bell kick)
Fourth Quarter
11:56 – Cross 6-yard run (Bell kick)
Sheridan individual stats
Rushing: Cross 30-165, Bales 8-61, Jones 6-37, Alexander 3-3.
Passing: Alexander 1-2-46, Bales 1-1-15.
Receiving: Jones 2-61.