Sheridan gave its Homecoming crowd much to cheer about Friday night at Bud Wright Stadium, as the Blackhawks overwhelmed Clinton Prairie 50-12 in a Hoosier Heartland Conference game.
Sheridan literally ran away with the game, gaining 573 yards of rushing offense. Gavin Reners was unstoppable in the early going, making two long touchdown runs in the first quarter, from 35 and 16 yards. The ‘Hawks went for two after both scores and were successful both times, with Cole Webel and Peyton Cross making runs.
Cross later scored a 56-yard rushing touchdown in the second period, then Reners added a 10-yard running score in the third. The Gophers also scored a pair of touchdowns in the middle periods, staying within 28-12 after three.
Sheridan closed the game out in the fourth, pouring in 22 unanswered points. Reners started things off with a 29-yard score just seconds into the quarter, then Cross blasted to the end zone on an 81-yard run. Eli Kolb finished the scoring on a 42-yard rush. Cale Cummings made a two-point run after Reners’ touchdown, and Owen Bell kicked extra points following the other two scores.
“I thought we played pretty good,” said Wright. “We came out ready to play.” The coach said that five of Sheridan’s starters that had missed earlier games were back on the field on Friday, and the team was pumped up as well.
“A lot of those kids have missed the last two or three games, so we had most of our team back,” said Wright. “We had three interior offensive linemen that didn’t play last game. That makes a big difference when you get your starters back in there.”
Reners led the rushing with 267 yards, while Cross totaled 207 yards.
Sheridan is 3-1 in conference play and 3-2 overall. The Blackhawks continue HHC action next Friday at Taylor.
SHERIDAN 50, CLINTON PRAIRIE 12
Score by Quarters
Prairie 0 6 6 0 – 12
Sheridan 16 6 6 22 – 50
Team Stats CP SHS
First Downs 9 22
By Rush 3 22
By Pass 4 0
By Penalty 2 0
Rushes-Yards 25-103 59-573
Yards Passing 108 0
Comp-Att-Int-TD 9-23-1-0 0-1-0-0
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 4-3
Penalties-Yards 2-23 11-85
Punts-Average 5-36.0 0-0.0
Sheridan Scoring
First Quarter
9:15 – Gavin Reners 35-yard run (Cole Webel run)
2:40 – Reners 16-yard run (Peyton Cross run)
Second Quarter
8:22 – Cross 56-yard run (pass failed)
Third Quarter
0:46 – Reners 10-yard run (run failed)
Fourth Quarter
11:52 – Reners 29-yard run (Cale Cummings run)
6:40 – Cross 81-yard run (Owen Bell kick)
1:46 – Eli Kolb 42-yard run (Bell kick)
Sheridan individual stats
Rushing: Reners 31-267, Cross 13-207, Jaylen Herron 5-43, Kolb 1-42, Webel 2-12, Cummings 7-2.
Passing: Cummings 0-1-0.
Receiving: none.