The Sheridan boys soccer team won the Hoosier Heartland Conference championship Thursday night after defeating Eastern 2-0.
The Blackhawks scored both of their goals in the second half. Will Zachery got the first goal with 12:24 left in the game, as he kicked the ball to the top of the goal and it bounced back, hitting an Eastern player’s leg as it rolled in. Junior Caleb Duke scored the second goal with 4:19 remaining on a fast break.
Sophomore goalkeeper Nick Roberts made 26 saves in the game.
Sheridan finished HHC play with a 4-1 record.
Noblesville lost a tough one at Lawrence Central 3-2 on Thursday.
The Millers scored first, with Joe Lang finding the back of the net eight minutes into the game. The Bears scored right back, but Josh Lovett converted a header off a Tommy Gregory kick right before halftime to put Noblesville ahead 2-1.
Lawrence Central tied the game with 20 minutes to go, then managed to score with 10 seconds left to get the win.
Hamilton Southeastern was also in Lawrence Thursday, beating Lawrence North 5-1.
Jimmy Maulucci scored his first-ever varsity goal in the first 10 minutes of the game to get the Class 3A No. 2 Royals on the board. Darian Ghaffari also would score, and Chayton Davidson added two goals, to give HSE a 4-1 lead.
Matt Kuster found the back of the net in the second half. Kuster is within two goals of breaking the all-time scoring record at Southeastern.
The Royals are now 12-1-2. Southeastern will play at Noblesville on Tuesday.
Carmel, ranked No. 16 in Class 3A, beat Cathedral 3-1 in a Thursday home game.
Tommy Abbenhaus, Jack Muller and Ben Godden all scored goals for the Greyhounds. Riley Shives and Alex Cline both made one assist.
“Tonight was Senior Night and I thought that everyone played very well,” said Carmel coach Shane Schdmit. “It was definitely crazy hot and humid for a game this late in September. We have a quick turnaround and have to head up to Fort Wayne to play Homestead tomorrow evening.”
Hamilton Heights lost to Western 6-4 in another humid Thursday game.
The 2A No. 20 Huskies fell behind 2-0 after the first 12 minutes, but scored two quick goals to tie it at 2-2. The Panthers scored in the last minute of the first half to lead 3-2.
In the second half, Heights would continue to come back to tie each time Western scored, but with the score 4-4, Western scored the game’s last two goals.
Drew Tomaszewski scored two goals, with Josh Thorpe and Donovan Trew getting a goal and an assist each.
“Player of the game goes to Donovan Trew for a great effort and hard work while still working on his team strategy,” said Huskies coach Derrick Dean.