Sheridan nearly made a comeback at Bethesda Christian on Tuesday before falling to the Patriots 52-48.
The Blackhawks trailed 18-10 at halftime and 31-16 after three quarters. Sheridan blasted through the fourth period by outscoring Bethesda 32-21, but couldn’t catch all the way up.
Caleb Duke scored 17 points for the ‘Hawks, including three 3-pointers. Sean Weitzel drained four 3s on his way to 14 points. Ange Gnamkey added 12 points, five rebounds and two blocked shots.
Sheridan is now 11-10 and finishes its regular season Friday at No. 4-ranked Frankton, the defending Class 2A state champion.
Bethesda Christian 52, Sheridan 48
Sheridan FG FT TP PF
Austin Hunter 2-5 0-0 5 4
Jack Waitt 0-3 0-0 0 1
Drake Delph 0-2 0-0 0 3
Brody Perry 0-0 0-0 0 0
Caleb Duke 7-13 0-2 17 4
Ange Gnamkey 4-6 4-8 12 4
Nick Burnell 0-1 0-0 0 1
Sean Weitzel 4-8 2-3 14 3
Tanner Swindle 0-1 0-2 0 1
Jesse Kolb 0-0 0-0 0 1
Totals 17-39 6-15 48 22
Score by Quarters
Sheridan 8 2 6 32 – 48
Bethesda 11 7 13 21 – 52
Sheridan 3-point shooting (8-18) Weitzel 4-7, Duke 3-6, Hunter 1-3, Waitt 0-1, Swindle 0-1.
Sheridan rebounds (18) Gnamkey 5, Duke 3, Burnell 3, Delph 2, Weitzel 2, Hunter 1, Swindle 1, Kolb 1.