Sheridan cruised to another Hoosier Heartland Conference victory on Friday, overwhelming previously unbeaten Clinton Prairie 42-0 at the Gophers’ field.
The Blackhawks got stronger as the game went on. Sheridan scored one touchdown in the opening quarter, on a six-yard run by Zach Bales. In the second quarter, Peyton Cross made two huge touchdown plays for the ‘Hawks, first catching a 50-yard scoring pass from Caleb Alexander, then rushing 67-yard for another touchdown. Sheridan led 19-0 at halftime.
In the third quarter, the Blackhawks tacked on three more touchdowns. Jacob Jones made two big scoring runs, from 31 and 40 yards. In between, Cross jogged in a three-yard touchdown, his third of the night.
“We started out a little slow, but then we picked it up in the second half, started playing better,” said Sheridan coach Bud Wright. The coach said he thought his team’s defense “played pretty good all night long.”
Cross led the rushing with 236 yards, followed by Jones with 79 yards.
The Blackhawks improved to 4-0 in conference play and 4-1 overall. Sheridan continues HHC action next Friday by hosting Taylor.
SHERIDAN 42, CLINTON PRAIRIE 0
Score by Quarters
Sheridan 7 12 23 0 – 42
Clinton Prairie 0 0 0 0 – 0
Team Stats SHER CP
First Downs 18 4
By Rush 16 2
By Pass 2 2
By Penalty 0 0
Rushes-Yards 43-386 27-6
Yards Passing 60 38
Comp-Att-Int-TD 2-4-0-1 4-11-0-0
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-1
Penalties-Yards 10-80 3-15
Punts-Average 2-31.5 3-31.9
Sheridan Scoring
First Quarter
4:28 – Zach Bales 6-yard run (Owen Bell kick)
Second Quarter
9:41 – Peyton Cross 50-yard pass from Caleb Alexander (kick failed)
2:16 – Cross 67-yard run (run failed)
Third Quarter
10:11 – Jacob Jones 31-yard run (Cross pass from Trent DeCraene)
7:03 – Cross 3-yard run (Bales run)
3:40 – Jones 40-yard run (Bell kick)
Sheridan individual stats
Rushing: Cross 20-236, Jones 3-79, Bales 8-42, Eli Kolb 4-31, Gavin Schwedtfeger 3-5, Jonathan Barnes 1-2, Alexander 4-minus 9.
Passing: Alexander 2-4-60.
Receiving: Cross 1-50, DeCraene 1-10.