Sheridan finished its regular season on a positive note Thursday, beating Indianapolis Washington 73-27 at Hobbs Memorial Hall.
The Blackhawks took care of the game early, leading 26-7 after the first quarter. Seven different players scored in that period, with Holly Barker pouring in seven points and Lillie Dickerson adding six. Riley Reed helped out in the second quarter by draining two 3-pointers, this after making a triple in the first quarter.
Sheridan led 46-13 at halftime and extended that lead to 63-15 after three quarters. Holly Barker added eight more points in the third and would finish the game with 17 points.
“We actually shot the ball decent tonight, so that was a plus,” said Blackhawks coach Jaidlin Delph. The ‘Hawks were 31 of 57 from the field, making 54.4 percent of their shots.
Three other players reached double figures. Riley Reed scored 15, and made all three of her 3-point attempts. Allie Delph and Dickerson both had 13 points. Taylor Bates collected eight rebounds and Jillian O’Flaherty dished out four assists.
Sheridan finished the regular season 12-10, guaranteeing Jaidlin Delph a winning season in her first year as the Blackhawks’ varsity coach.
“It was good,” said Delph. “There’s obviously always going to be some games that you look back and you wish you would have done things differently. So there’s a couple that we feel like, maybe got away from us a little bit. But for the most part, I’m really proud of the girls and all the hard work and long nights and just all the little things that they’ve done this year to make it a great first year for me.”
Now Sheridan is solely focused on the sectional. The Blackhawks will host Class 2A Sectional 40 this year, and will play the first game, taking on Frankton at 6 p.m. Tuesday. This is the first time Sheridan has ever hosted a girls basketball sectional, and Delph said the team is “really excited about the opportunity” to host.
Frankton is 11-11 for the season and has one more game to play, tonight at Elwood.
Sheridan 73,Indpls. Washington 27
Sheridan FG FT TP PF
Heather Barker 0-2 0-0 0 2
Holly Barker 8-11 1-1 17 1
Olivia Raines 1-3 1-1 3 0
Jillian O’Flaherty 1-2 0-0 3 0
Allie Delph 6-7 0-0 13 1
Lillie Dickerson 5-9 1-1 13 0
Sierra Duke 1-3 0-0 3 1
Taylor Bates 2-5 0-0 4 1
Riley Reed 6-8 0-0 15 1
Berkley Williams 1-7 0-0 2 1
Totals 31-57 3-3 73 8
Score by Quarters
Washington 7 6 2 12 – 27
Sheridan 26 20 17 10 – 73
Sheridan 3-point shooting (8-13) Reed 3-3, Dickerson 2-4, O’Flaherty 1-2, Duke 1-2, Delph 1-1, He. Barker 0-1.
Sheridan rebounds (33) Bates 8, Williams 4, Dickerson 4, Ho. Barker 4, Reed 4, O’Flaherty 2, Delph 2, Raines 2, He. Barker 2, Duke 1.