The Sheridan boys basketball team was on the wrong side of a comeback by South Putnam Saturday afternoon, losing 45-44 at Hobbs Memorial Hall.
The Blackhawks fell behind 7-2 after the first quarter, but cut the Eagles’ lead to 20-19 at halftime. Sheridan then took control in the period to go ahead 34-26, but South Putnam outscored the ‘Hawks 19-10 in the fourth quarter.
Drake Delph scored 13 points for Sheridan, with Caleb Duke adding 10. Nick Burnell pulled 12 rebounds to go with eight points, while Jesse Kolb had five rebounds.
The Blackhawks are 8-6 and play Tuesday at Hamilton Heights.
South Putnam 45, Sheridan 44
Sheridan FG FT TP PF
Kyle Eden 1-3 0-0 2 1
Drake Delph 4-10 5-11 13 2
Walker Casler 0-0 0-0 0 0
Caleb Duke 5-9 0-0 10 2
Nick Burnell 4-6 0-1 8 5
Nolan Buckner 3-4 0-2 7 0
Devin Mitchum 0-1 0-0 0 0
Jesse Kolb 1-4 0-0 2 3
Nick Roberts 1-2 0-0 2 4
Totals 19-39 5-14 44 17
Score by Quarters
South Putnam 7 13 6 19 – 45
Sheridan 2 17 15 10 – 44
Sheridan 3-point shooting (1-8) Buckner 1-1, Delph 0-4, Kolb 0-2, Duke 0-1.
Sheridan rebounds (27) Burnell 12, Kolb 5, Delph 4, Duke 3, Buckner 2, Roberts 1.