Sheridan dropped its semi-final game at the Class 2A Sectional 40 at Frankton Friday night to No. 3-ranked Monroe Central 67-37.
The Golden Bears, who are undefeated at 25-0, led 16-8 after the first quarter and 31-14. The Blackhawks hung tough in the third period, scoring 19 points, but Monroe Central wouldn’t allow them to get any closer, outscoring Sheridan 17-4 in the fourth.
Senior Audrey Reed finished her career with 15 points; she is a 1,000-point scorer for the Blackhawks. Nixon Williams made three 3-pointers for nine points and also led the rebounding with five.
Sheridan finished its season with a 13-9 record.
Monroe Central 67, Sheridan 37
Sheridan FG FT TP PF
Jillian O’Flaherty 1-3 0-0 3 1
Nixon Williams 3-3 0-2 9 2
Allie Delph 2-4 0-0 4 0
Lillian Barker 0-2 0-0 0 0
Izzy Mangin 0-1 0-0 0 0
Heather Barker 1-8 0-1 3 3
Emma Tomaszewski 0-3 1-2 1 1
Audrey Reed 6-11 1-1 15 5
Holly Barker 0-3 2-2 2 0
Lillie Dickerson 0-0 0-0 0 0
Emma Went 0-0 0-2 0 0
Olivia Raines 0-2 0-0 0 0
Totals 13-40 4-10 37 12
Score by Quarters
Monroe Central 16 15 19 17 – 67
Sheridan 8 6 19 4 – 37
Sheridan 3-point shooting (7-24) Williams 3-3, Reed 2-4, He. Barker 1-4, O’Flaherty 1-3, Ho. Barker 0-3, Delph 0-2, L. Barker 0-2, Tomaszewski 0-2, Mangin 0-1.
Sheridan rebounds (14) Williams 5, Delph 3, Reed 2, O’Flaherty 1, Tomaszewski 1, Ho. Barker 1, Dickerson 1.