Blackhawks hunker down early & shut out Tri-Central

The REPORTER

Sheridan traveled to Tri-Central for its Hoosier Heartland Conference opener on Friday, and came home with a 28-0 victory.

The Blackhawks took care of this one early, leading 14-0 just two minutes into the game. Eli Kolb and Nolan Page both scored on short runs, with Owen Bell making both extra-point kicks.

The 14-0 margin would stay in place until the fourth quarter, when Sheridan added two more touchdowns, both courtesy of Zach Bales. The first was a punch-in from the one-yard line, then Bales took the ball in from 10 yards a minute and a half later.

Bell made the extra-point kicks after those scores as well. Bell has been perfect this season, making all 11 extra point attempts.

The Blackhawks are 2-1 and return to Bud Wright Stadium next week to host old rival Clinton Central.

 

SHERIDAN 28, TRI-CENTRAL 0

Score by Quarters

Sheridan                                              14                           0                              0                              14 – 28

Tri-Central                                           0                              0                              0                              0 – 0

Team Stats                                     SH                          TC

First Downs                                        10                           6

By Rush                                                10                           2

By Pass                                                 0                              3

By Penalty                                           0                              1

Rushes-Yards                                     40-168                   36-69

Yards Passing                                     9                              70

Comp-Att-Int-TD                              1-7-0-0                  3-14-2-0

Fumbles-Lost                                     4-1                          2-1

Penalties-Yards                                 4-31                       4-40

Punts-Average                                  4-40.0                    7-224.3

Sheridan Scoring

First Quarter

11:02 – Kolb 4-yard run (Owen Bell kick)

10:14 – Nolan Page 7-yard run (Bell kick)

Fourth Quarter

9:17 – Zach Bales 1-yard run (Bell kick)

7:43 – Bales 10-yard run (Bell kick)

Sheridan individual stats

Rushing: Kolb 11-54, Bales 11-51, Jonathan Barnes 5-26, Parker Williams 5-19, Page 5-15, Alexander 3-3.

Passing: Bales 1-7-9.

Receiving: Trent DeCraene 1-9.